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08-26-2017, 01:49 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Time to turn around! Anyone on out return path interested in meeting up?
Hey guys! We've been on the road since February. We left from Florida and are currently in Oregon. More about us, our bus, and our trip in my thread: http://www.skoolie.net/forums/f27/sp...bus-17338.html
Tomorrow we're getting back on the road. While we don't have a specific route or time line, we're generally discussing hitting:
Nampa, Idaho
Montana
South Dakota (Mt Rushmore)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Clarksville/Detroit, Michigan
Bridgeport, West Virginia
Raleigh, North Carolina
Then finally back towards Tampa, FL.
We love meeting other bus folks, anyone in those areas interested in meeting up?
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08-26-2017, 04:44 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,751
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
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I may be crossing some of those paths.. you wont be close enough to Columbus.. I do have several trips between ogio and st pete planned (and orlando and miami and nashville too).. if we end up close to each other we could connect.
-Christopher
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08-26-2017, 04:46 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Sure thing. I'm in Lockwood, Montana, 0.5 miles from the Flying Fishhook truck plaza.
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08-26-2017, 05:47 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Well....
If you happen through Dayton, WA I can offer overnight parking, dinner and beer....
Safe travels!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Da...4d-117.9724367
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08-26-2017, 07:26 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Georgia
Posts: 2,264
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: IH
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 14
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I am off of I-85 in GA, Northeast of Atlanta (not far from the Pilot truck stop off exit 129).
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08-27-2017, 12:19 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Mud Lake, Idaho
Posts: 136
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If you come through Mud Lake, Idaho, stop in and say hi! Spend the night here at my place if you like. Just got through hosting a big eclipse party and have a decent place to camp. Here is a link to a video from my friends drone of the big event.
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08-27-2017, 08:29 AM
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Traveling
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Midwest
Posts: 2,573
Year: 2003
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: TC2000
Engine: 5.9L Cummins
Rated Cap: '00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 84chevyguyid
If you come through Mud Lake, Idaho, stop in and say hi! Spend the night here at my place if you like. Just got through hosting a big eclipse party and have a decent place to camp. Here is a link to a video from my friends drone of the big event.
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Decent? Looks amazing. Thanks for sharing the video. I want to drive through the Northwest- will have to check out Mud Lake now.
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08-27-2017, 10:49 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Mud Lake, Idaho
Posts: 136
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It was definitely an amazing weekend and the grand finale Monday was incredible.
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08-27-2017, 11:00 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
Well....
If you happen through Dayton, WA I can offer overnight parking, dinner and beer....
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Sending PM.
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08-27-2017, 11:13 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 84chevyguyid
If you come through Mud Lake, Idaho, stop in and say hi! Spend the night here at my place if you like. Just got through hosting a big eclipse party and have a decent place to camp. Here is a link to a video from my friends drone of the big event.
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Mud Lake is perfectly on the way. Totally a guesstimate but I'm thinking we'll be coming through around the 9th of September?
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08-27-2017, 11:15 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brad_SwiftFur
I am off of I-85 in GA, Northeast of Atlanta (not far from the Pilot truck stop off exit 129).
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Can you give me a zip code to look on the map?
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08-27-2017, 11:20 AM
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#12
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillackid
I may be crossing some of those paths.. you wont be close enough to Columbus.. I do have several trips between ogio and st pete planned (and orlando and miami and nashville too).. if we end up close to each other we could connect.
-Christopher
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Christopher we'll find where you're at when we're getting closer and work it out for sure. You probably drove more miles in your bus this summer than we did!
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08-27-2017, 01:07 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Georgia
Posts: 2,264
Year: 2001
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: IH
Engine: T444E
Rated Cap: 14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
Can you give me a zip code to look on the map?
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30517 Braselton is somewhat unique in that it spans 4 counties (Barrow, Hall, Gwinnett, Jackson). They also held the world record for "Most scarecrows in one location" (I don't know if the record is still held or not). Braselton relies fairly heavily on tourism and industry for revenue. Chateau Elan Winery and Resort, Mayfield Dairies, numerous antique shops, and Road Atlanta bring thousands of visitors every year.
***FAIR WARNING TO TRAVELERS*** Braselton police patrol I-85 *VERY HEAVILY* and are known to enforce laws very frequently. WATCH YOUR SPEED in this area. Braselton is a small town and law enforcement is a very high portion of the city's revenue. Officers *DO* have jurisdiction in *ALL FOUR COUNTIES THE CITY COVERS*. They also have pursuit jurisdiction statewide. I-85 is considered a "Human Trafficking" corridor. They can and will chase down lawbreakers.
In all fairness however, in all my years here, I have never heard any corruption stories about the Braselton cops. They don't have to resort to that, there's plenty of legitimate infractions for them to catch. In all my dealings with them (Grand Juror this year, not to mention all the business I conduct in the area), they have all seemed to be polite and professional. I have (so far) never been stopped or hassled by them. (I did get stopped by a local Public Safety Commission cop for a random inspection once). Having said all this, many thousands of visitors come every year and the cops know they can't be too strict, otherwise it will harm tourism for the town.
I actually live in 30680, but I'm about halfway between the two.
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09-03-2017, 08:15 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptSquid
Sure thing. I'm in Lockwood, Montana, 0.5 miles from the Flying Fishhook truck plaza.
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How's things up there? I'm hearing a lot about fires in Montana. Lockwood would be right on our path if that route is still reasonable!
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09-03-2017, 08:18 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Weeki Wachee, FL
Posts: 3,056
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 FE
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 84chevyguyid
If you come through Mud Lake, Idaho, stop in and say hi! Spend the night here at my place if you like.
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We're in Idaho today, trying to judge the next few steps based on the heat and fires that seem to be happening all around us.... I don't really want to go to Wyoming again but if MOntana is on fire there's not much getting around it.
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09-05-2017, 07:26 AM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Mud Lake, Idaho
Posts: 136
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Just got back from a family reunion last night, sure got smoky over the weekend in Kilgore and is pretty smoky here now too. The East Idaho State Fair is going on this week in Blackfoot, if you guys are looking for something to do.
https://funatthefair.com/
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09-05-2017, 07:53 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ridge Manor, FL
Posts: 311
Year: 1993
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: Ford B600
Engine: Cummins 5.9
Rated Cap: 20 person
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That was a cool video. We can't wait to finish ours and hit the road....
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09-05-2017, 04:01 PM
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#18
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 1,269
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: HDX
Engine: Cat C7
Rated Cap: 84 passenger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brokedown
How's things up there? I'm hearing a lot about fires in Montana. Lockwood would be right on our path if that route is still reasonable!
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Lockwood is right off I-90, near Billings. We've no fires in our area, but we're getting plenty of smoke from the west.
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