Date:         Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:31:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil2 <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sunday drive: Big Vanagon population
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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I think it's a Portland thing.  I can easily see 6 to 12 just driving down
to the local CoOp meeting but when driving 4 hours north to Cle Elum and
back this weekend I only saw 3 the entire trip.

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:

> During about 400 miles round trip yesterday in NW Oregon, I saw 6 vanagons
> being used and a few parked.  Went to a cycle event.  West along I-84 I saw
> three westies, in seperate encounters, two with sailboards and bikes on
> top.
> Then south along I-5 towards Corvallis, I ran alongside an extra nice
> silver
> fancy van.  Then west again on Hwy 30 I saw another headed to the Oregon
> coast.
>  At the bike race there were three of us, two GLs and me and I had lots of
> admiring comments from other bikers...Many were coveting the room and
> accommodations in my "team bus" as I pulled cold Gatorade from my fridge,
> changed clothes on my clean carpets, listened to Lyle Lovett on my stereo
> while lounging on my "couch"..
>  Leaving home at 5am with a deserted interstate and plenty of time in hand
> to get to Corvallis, I drove at 60mph and got an amazing 29.1 mpg!  My
> all-time best ever mileage.
>   Don Hanson
>



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