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chevymad · 07-30-2005, 05:54 PM

How many of you take your trucks on vacation? I go camping just about every year and have pics from different places. Thought I'd show off a few because I just got back from a trip.

Here's one from last year at Crater Lake. I believe there was a sign there saying that I was over 10k feet in elevation at that point. Truck sure ran like crap!! I live at sealevel, so there's a huge difference.

Now these are from this year. We're at Newberry Volacanic Monument in central Oregon. Here the trucks at about 6400ft elevation on East Lake in the crater. Again it sucked!

Here's camp at Lake Billy Chinook again central Oregon.

Here it is at on the rim of Billy Chinook.

No truck here but pretty pic. This is from a view point in the LaPine Oregon state campground.

You can't tell from that last pic, but I'm glad to be back on the west side where things are GREEN!!! The desert is nice for awhile but everythings in shades of brown compared to here.

LUV2XCLR8 · 07-30-2005, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by chevymad

How many of you take your trucks on vacation?

Never done it yet, but that is my goal for when I'm finished, Nice pic's

71-longbed · 07-30-2005, 07:33 PM

Great !!!.. i love that 1st one ... have any more ???

**tnblazerk5** · 07-30-2005, 08:03 PM

thats sum great pics !!!!!!!!!

**Canadian694x4** · 08-02-2005, 08:45 PM

Sweet Pics! I would love to drive my Truck out west sometime...beautiful country out there!

Alex Hayley · 08-02-2005, 08:51 PM

Wow!!! Those are some AMAZING pictures!!!!

**guyryan100** · 08-02-2005, 09:52 PM

You must have towed that Dodge up the hill?

chevymad · 08-02-2005, 10:45 PM

Didnt even realize there was a dodge in the picture... gotta keep quiet though, dad bought a new dodge last year..

Those are the main truck pics from the last 2 years. I have some from previous years but not on the computer at the moment. This trucks been a daily driver for me for 10-12 years now. It's time to start redoing the body/paint work actually. I was pretty pleased with the mileage coming home though. 350/th350 with all the usual goodies like comp cam etc. I drove 325 miles and went over Mt Hood in the process. Averaged almost 20mpg.

ClayMore_5by5 · 08-02-2005, 11:02 PM

Great pics. As soon as I can afford a vacation, I'm taking my truck. (Of course, that so many years into the future, that we'll all be driving flying cars. I'll just have to upgrade the '72.)

4x4Poet · 08-04-2005, 04:52 AM

Great scenery. The landscapes looked great too.

A recent issue of Fly Fishing Northwest said that East Lake has some big German Browns. Catch any?

KEH · 08-04-2005, 10:27 AM

Makes me want to load up the truck and go camping!

68gmcdually · 08-04-2005, 04:28 PM

We just got back from the east coast with the El-Camino and had a blast.

Also we just got a Class III hitch installed on the '68 today to tow the 21' house trailer to go camping next month.

edmonton72 · 08-04-2005, 04:46 PM

I plan on doing everything with my truck when I am done building it. I am hoping for next summer so I can take it to Kelowna. I just hope it will amke the 1000km trip probably towing a boat.

'71c204x4454 · 08-04-2005, 06:14 PM

Next time you go over Mt. Hood stop by. Right by my house.

cheyenne10 · 08-05-2005, 01:25 AM

We have before and will be again real soon fishing tht stretch of the Deschutes River in your last picture. Also decent mountain biking. I like the pics, thanks, I will try to remember to snap some and do the same. Plan to live in that area some day if I can afford it. I get tired of the brush and too much green in addition to spring allergies every year.

chevymad · 08-05-2005, 10:07 PM

It is a nice area, but I like it better here. Even with all the rain we get. Funny thing bout the allergies, turns out that when I went swimming in Billy Chinook I must have gotten into some toxic algae. Went swimming and broke out in Hives. Huge welts all over. Spent my whole vacation covered in them. Come home and read in the Oregonian that the Deschutes area is having a problem with toxic algae.. and what does it cause...exactly what happened to me. Crazy.

Cheyenne, that cab you sold me is coming along nice. Won't be long I hope before I spray some paint. You going to Wes's next weekend? I'm thinkin of headin up there.

*newin72* · 08-05-2005, 11:32 PM

my goal next year when I get done restoring the 72 burban, is to restore a 72 airstream travel trailer to tow behind it!

the burban I have now, my parents bought new when I was born and we have been all over the continent(s) in it!

TexasJeff · 08-19-2005, 12:21 PM

I built my truck to tow a camper, we travel around texas and camp at least once a month with it

07-30-2005, 05:54 PM	#1
chevymad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: skamokawa, WA, USA Posts: 527	Vacation truck pics How many of you take your trucks on vacation? I go camping just about every year and have pics from different places. Thought I'd show off a few because I just got back from a trip. Here's one from last year at Crater Lake. I believe there was a sign there saying that I was over 10k feet in elevation at that point. Truck sure ran like crap!! I live at sealevel, so there's a huge difference. Now these are from this year. We're at Newberry Volacanic Monument in central Oregon. Here the trucks at about 6400ft elevation on East Lake in the crater. Again it sucked! Here's camp at Lake Billy Chinook again central Oregon. Here it is at on the rim of Billy Chinook. No truck here but pretty pic. This is from a view point in the LaPine Oregon state campground. You can't tell from that last pic, but I'm glad to be back on the west side where things are GREEN!!! The desert is nice for awhile but everythings in shades of brown compared to here.

07-30-2005, 07:33 PM	#3
71-longbed Its Magically Delicious Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oregon Posts: 2,398	Great !!!.. i love that 1st one ... have any more ??? __________________ 71 C10 LWB 350sbc -TH350 12 bolt 3.42 Posi Of all my favorite things to do, The utmost is to have a brew. My love grows for my foamy friend, with each thirst-quenching elbow bend. Beer so frosty, smooth, and cold it's paradise pure liquid gold. Yes beer means many things to me that's all for now cus I gotta pee.

08-02-2005, 08:45 PM	#5
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Sweet Pics! I would love to drive my Truck out west sometime...beautiful country out there! __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

08-02-2005, 11:02 PM	#9
ClayMore_5by5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Clever, Missouri Posts: 32	Great pics. As soon as I can afford a vacation, I'm taking my truck. (Of course, that so many years into the future, that we'll all be driving flying cars. I'll just have to upgrade the '72.) __________________ '72 C-10 Deluxe '74 Porsche 914 (Skateboard on Meth) '76 Harley XL (Another project) Combat Zen: There is no problem in this world too great or too small that cannot be solved through a careful application of high explosives.

08-04-2005, 04:52 AM	#10
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	Great scenery. The landscapes looked great too. A recent issue of Fly Fishing Northwest said that East Lake has some big German Browns. Catch any? __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup.

07-30-2005, 08:03 PM	#4
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	thats sum great pics !!!!!!!!!

08-02-2005, 08:51 PM	#6
Alex Hayley Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NC Posts: 987	Wow!!! Those are some AMAZING pictures!!!!

08-02-2005, 09:52 PM	#7
guyryan100 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 484	You must have towed that Dodge up the hill?

08-02-2005, 10:45 PM	#8
chevymad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: skamokawa, WA, USA Posts: 527	Didnt even realize there was a dodge in the picture... gotta keep quiet though, dad bought a new dodge last year.. Those are the main truck pics from the last 2 years. I have some from previous years but not on the computer at the moment. This trucks been a daily driver for me for 10-12 years now. It's time to start redoing the body/paint work actually. I was pretty pleased with the mileage coming home though. 350/th350 with all the usual goodies like comp cam etc. I drove 325 miles and went over Mt Hood in the process. Averaged almost 20mpg.

08-04-2005, 10:27 AM	#11
KEH Better late than never Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 324	Makes me want to load up the truck and go camping! __________________ 1970 C/10 SWB Stepside

08-04-2005, 04:28 PM	#12
68gmcdually Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fenelon Falls, ON Canada Posts: 1,454	We just got back from the east coast with the El-Camino and had a blast. Also we just got a Class III hitch installed on the '68 today to tow the 21' house trailer to go camping next month. __________________ James Bellwood 1968 930 Extend-A-Cab Dually 5.7l, 5 speed,

08-04-2005, 04:46 PM	#13
edmonton72 Nothings as cool as my 72 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Kanuckastan Posts: 181	I plan on doing everything with my truck when I am done building it. I am hoping for next summer so I can take it to Kelowna. I just hope it will amke the 1000km trip probably towing a boat. __________________ 1972 C10 Longbox In the middle of body off restoration Rebuilt 355, turbo 400, 3.42 12-bolt Rolling chassis finally done and cab mounted. Now onto sanding, bondo and more sanding.

08-04-2005, 06:14 PM	#14
'71c204x4454 '71k204x4454 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hood River Or. Posts: 137	Next time you go over Mt. Hood stop by. Right by my house. __________________ 1971 K20 4x4 1964 buick skylark convertible

08-05-2005, 01:25 AM	#15
cheyenne10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,512	Lapine State park We have before and will be again real soon fishing tht stretch of the Deschutes River in your last picture. Also decent mountain biking. I like the pics, thanks, I will try to remember to snap some and do the same. Plan to live in that area some day if I can afford it. I get tired of the brush and too much green in addition to spring allergies every year. __________________ Bob

08-05-2005, 10:07 PM	#16
chevymad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: skamokawa, WA, USA Posts: 527	It is a nice area, but I like it better here. Even with all the rain we get. Funny thing bout the allergies, turns out that when I went swimming in Billy Chinook I must have gotten into some toxic algae. Went swimming and broke out in Hives. Huge welts all over. Spent my whole vacation covered in them. Come home and read in the Oregonian that the Deschutes area is having a problem with toxic algae.. and what does it cause...exactly what happened to me. Crazy. Cheyenne, that cab you sold me is coming along nice. Won't be long I hope before I spray some paint. You going to Wes's next weekend? I'm thinkin of headin up there.



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08-05-2005, 11:32 PM	#17
newin72 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Texas Posts: 545	my goal next year when I get done restoring the 72 burban, is to restore a 72 airstream travel trailer to tow behind it! the burban I have now, my parents bought new when I was born and we have been all over the continent(s) in it!

08-19-2005, 12:21 PM	#18
TexasJeff Don't Crush em Restore em Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pinehurst, Texas Posts: 764	here is one of mine I built my truck to tow a camper, we travel around texas and camp at least once a month with it __________________ TexasJeff 2009 Silver with Linen Interior Cadillac DTS 1990 Red with White Top and Interior Ford Mustang GT convertible 1998 Red with Gray Interior, C3500 Chevy Crew Cab Dually

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