Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 15:42:27 -0400
Reply-To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Shun-Piking
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Please tell me if my wife is a vanagon lady :)
This past weekend we camped on the fly, pulled and just winged it. 7pass van with the
seat down. 2 kids/dog me and my wife 1.5 day, 1 night. ( are we closer ;-) ) yes! hehe
Joe
85gl
OR.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
>Sent: May 17, 2008 1:13 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Shun-Piking
>
>An old term for avoiding the mains. Once one reaches a particular
>milepost in life one does tend to look for the prettiest route.
>Personally, I think the superslab has it's advantages for quick
>passage when time enroute eats into time onsite. But when it means
>hours of white-knuckled, hemorrhoid-hammering, survival-mode tunnel
>vision, I opt for the Blue Highways told in the story by William Least
>Heat Moon and his van, Ghostdancer.
>
> If the journey is the thing and the Lincoln Highway calls (US40) or
>the Mother Road (US66) or the Lonliest Highway (US50) then pottling
>along poppywatching and contemplating the clouds to the strains of
>Jerry Garcia and entourage (on Sirius Radio) has major benefits.
>Plotting the route to include little off the track spots such as the
>Owl Cafe in Austin, or Gene's Valmy NV, or the Atomic Cafe, or the
>cheese factory in Loa, or Moms Cafe, or Vermillion Pass, or Watson
>Lake, or Terlingua is a worthy enterprise. Yes, it takes a little
>more planning, but for some that's part of the charm.
>
>Waking early to sit outside in the thin grey line between dark and
>dawn and watch the colors unfold with the morning cup warming your
>hands, is a fine state of affairs and all too rare in the crowded
>west.
>
>After all, the vanagon is pretty much the ideal touring car, the
>Westfalia even more so. I invite you to watch Rubber Tramps by Ken
>Kesey a story of 'at home on the road', or spend some time with
>Roadhaus, for inspiration for the journey.
>
>Change those fuel lines. Change the oil. Think good thoughts and mosey on.
Have a nice Day :)
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