KingKolzig Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 38 mpg? what are you talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 6:33 AM, IAG said: Wow. We went and did some touristy things yesterday.Bear Country USA and misc, and saw a TON of Wisconsin plates there. Head West young man! yeah we're in kentucky/tennessee for the next couple weeks... would much rather be in vegas where there is no humidity/bugs/allergies heat index for the nascar races sat/sun in nashville looks like 103/104 jeez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, milwaukee mike said: yeah we're in kentucky/tennessee for the next couple weeks... would much rather be in vegas where there is no humidity/bugs/allergies heat index for the nascar races sat/sun in nashville looks like 103/104 jeez Yikes, I will likely be in Nashville area mid July. Hope it cools down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 I'm in Clayton NM now, took a 9 mile hike up black mesa(rd trip) some beautiful views but it was hot hot hot. Only saw one other group - 2 women with little kids, on was prob 3, the other maybe 6, I dont know what they were thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 6 hours ago, KingKolzig said: 38 mpg? what are you talking about Dont you have a car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKolzig Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 i just looked at some trees from about 200 yards away. gave me a huge buzz. wouldnt get that if i was drinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKolzig Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 you said like 2003 toyota something? thats like 25 mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milwaukee mike Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, mikeman said: I'm in Clayton NM now, took a 9 mile hike up black mesa(rd trip) some beautiful views but it was hot hot hot. Only saw one other group - 2 women with little kids, on was prob 3, the other maybe 6, I dont know what they were thinking. holy shit congrats on being able to walk 9 miles in the heat granted i'm drinking cheladas and margaritas in a can instead of water on a walk like that, but either way i would be dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just now, milwaukee mike said: holy shit congrats on being able to walk 9 miles in the heat granted i'm drinking cheladas and margaritas in a can instead of water on a walk like that, but either way i would be dead I had a backpack with 1 20 oz pop, 1 can of beer, and a water bottle containing maybe 32 oz, used almost all of it. It was a 600 ft climb total alhough that was all in about 3/4ths of a mile. Will post a pic when I get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, mikeman said: I had a backpack with 1 20 oz pop, 1 can of beer, and a water bottle containing maybe 32 oz, used almost all of it. It was a 600 ft climb total alhough that was all in about 3/4ths of a mile. Will post a pic when I get back. . I took a 45 min walk around the neighborhood this morning and am having chest pain. Wtf. Good for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, KingKolzig said: you said like 2003 toyota something? thats like 25 mpg Sheet, I dont have an old jalopy like that- it's a 2008 corrola, practically brand new. The car that broke a few months ago was a 2003 Mazda. On this trip 38 is my best, 34 my lowest - going about 73-75 typically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKolzig Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 i wouldnt trust it fill your tank. drive 35 miles and see if you put in exactly a gallon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHHEAD Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 3:18 PM, mikeman said: just checked in, I'm in ultra glamorous sidney NE, came the western way through wyoming via scottsbluff, my car is utterly filthy after driving 20 miles down some dirt road trying to get the the highest point in NE, I stopped and talked to some farmer on the road - he directed me, turns out if I went a different way I'd have only had maybe 4-5 miles of dirt. JFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAG Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 You should have stayed in Deadwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, KingKolzig said: i wouldnt trust it fill your tank. drive 35 miles and see if you put in exactly a gallon That's exactly what I do, except I drive 380 miles and put in 10 gallons. For example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 57 minutes ago, FISHHEAD said: JFC I blame google, they sent me the bad way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 I'm currently in colorado springs, todays agenda was the Capulan Volcano in NM - very nice, you can drive to the top and then hike down into the caldera. Also saw the great sand dunes in southern CO, what happened there made me shake my head - after driving 2000+ miles and visiting 7 states the sand dunes visitor center requires masks inside, the only place I've seen a mask this whole trip basically.. I was like WTF is wrong with these people, the monument is a couple hundred miles from liberal land around denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKolzig Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 colorado springs pulled san diego was amazing place that wasnt too too expensive. then exploded plus homeless go there cause its unreal weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKolzig Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 look at this guys ride. what a nerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, KingKolzig said: look at this guys ride. what a nerd Is that your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Made it home, drove straight through from Colorado springs - left at 6:20am, arrived home at 10 pm, I'll post pics of the highlights later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeneMorgan Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 Aren't you coming back to Vegas. Thought that was part of this trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 6 hours ago, EugeneMorgan said: Aren't you coming back to Vegas. Thought that was part of this trip. I'll be back in vegas in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKolzig Posted June 26, 2022 Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 11 hours ago, mikeman said: Made it home, drove straight through from Colorado springs - left at 6:20am, arrived home at 10 pm, I'll post pics of the highlights later. was c.springs nice and clean? were you impressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted June 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, KingKolzig said: was c.springs nice and clean? were you impressed? No, it was the only place i saw what appeared to be bums walking along roads(and even the highway) - I barely saw the town too, my motel was on the edge and I did drive around for a little while getting something to eat . i drove close to 2000 miles off the interstate and drove through countless small towns, saw town after town that are virtually abandoned - I'm talking small rural towns in far west nebraska, wy, etc. You drive through and the buildings are straight out of the 1920's or 30's - all closed down and abandoned. In cities when places go out of business someone buys the land and a new building replaces it - in these towns no one wants the building or land so they just sit there, every town had a tiny little movie theater, almost all closed now. Kinda sad. What i did see is almost every one of these dying towns has a brand new dollar general store - about the only building in town new except for a gas station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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