Made it home after 4200 miles of touring the Pacific Northwest and a week in Hawaii with the family.  Pretty nice time, saw quite a lot and not one rain storm the whole time. Well, not exactly. Just as we crossed the Continental Divide on Hwy9, about 5 miles from Fairplay, it poured for about 5 minutes! Damn, now I have to wash the car!

We did have a little game going during this trip. Collette wrote down every trailer, camper and motorhome we saw along the way. We also kept track of the road kill, sounds a little morbid but it helped pass the time. After we got home we rated the names, based on whether it was macho or sissified. You know, used to be campers were named after parks or dogs and birds, now it has to be threatening.  As you can see, most of these recreation vehicles start with the letter “S”. I’m sure there was a study performed to determine the letter with the most impact. 

We saw quite a few Raptors, Shockwaves and Thunderbolts; and an occasional Honey. These names just set the stage for a relaxing weekend when your camping neighbor pulls in with their 60’ Voltage  Eliminator and unloads 6 ATV’s, 4 motocross bikes and a boat. Here’s to the great outdoors!

Here are the results:

Road Kill:

Deer:                    11            Coyote:                2

Raccoon:             5               Rabbits: 32

Prairie Dogs:       Too Many to count

Skunks:                 4             Unknown:           24

Hawk:                   1             Badger:                1

Sheep:                  1             Birds:                    4

Possum:               5             Squirrel:               2

TFTT (Too Flat To Tell):   12

 Near Misses:

Cow:                     1             Horse:                  1

Prairie Dogs:       Too Many to count

Camper, Trailer and Motorhome Survey

Trailers & Campers: 

               W – Whimpy

               M – Macho

               C – Cute

               S – Stupid

               B – Boring

               P – Philosophical

               Ok – Ok

A-21

S             Advantage

M           Attitude

OK          Air Stream

C             Aspen Trail

W           Artic Fox

P             Aspire

B             Alpine

S             Aluma-scape

B             Arrow lite

M           Avenger

M           Amped

B             Ace

B             Aristocrat

B             Airbus

B             Ameri-lite

M           Adventure

B             Allegro

S             Aljo

S             Alfa

B             Admiral

S             Atrium

B-11

B             Big Country

B             Big Sky

S             Big Horn

C             Bounder

M           Bullet

P             Brave

OK          Blackstone

C             Bambi-Airstream

B             Blue Ridge

S             Beaver

S             Big Foot

C-27

B             Country Coach

S             Cherokee

S             Carbon

W           Cambridge

M           Cougar

M           Challenger

M           Crusader

OK          Cruiser

S             Columbus

S             Crescendo

B             Cedar Creek

B             Coachman

W           Chateau

S             Cardinal

W           Cypress

OK          Creekside

B             Carri-ite

W           Catalina

W           Country Coach

S             Crossover

S             Citation

S             Cameo

M           Cyclone

M           Conquest

C             Cub

B             Chateau Sport

W           Caribou

 D-7

W           Dolphin

C             Denali

B             Dutchman

W           Desert Fox

S             Designer

B             Dutch Star

Ok          Discovery

 E-7

S             Embark

S             SEVO

M           Eagle

B             Elk Ridge

OK          Excursion

P             Espier

M           Everest

P             Elevation

M           Edge

S             Excel

 F-12

S             Flair

B             Four Winds

S             Fox Mountain

C             Frontier

P             Freedom

B             Flagstaff

C             Forester

S             Fun Finder

B             Fox Creek

P             Fiesta

S             Fun Runner

S             Fun Pac

G-4

S             Grand Junction

B             Grey Hawk

P             Genesis

B             Gulf Breeze

H-5

M           Hornet

OK          Hideout

OK          Hitchhiker

S             Holiday Rambler

C             Honey

 I-5

OK          Infinity

S             Impact

B             Itasca

P             Imagine

P             Ideal

 J-6

B             Jayco

B             Jamboree Sport

B             Jay Flight

S             Jay Feathers

S             Jazz

OK          Journey

K-3

B             Kodiak

S             Komfort

C             Kiwi

L-8

S             Lance

S             La Cross

S             Light

M           Laredo

S             Leprechaun

OK          Landmark

B             La Palma

P             Lakota

N-5

S             Nash

Ok          Nomad

Ok          North Trail

S             Neptune

S             Navion

O-4

OK          Outback

S             Orbit

OK          Open Range

M           Outlaw

P-15

B             Phoenix Cruiser

M           Pulse

OK          Prowler

OK          Pioneer

S             Pilgrim

S             Prada

B             Presidential

S             Palomino

B             Passport

B             Puma

B             Pinnacle

B             Pacific Ridge

S             Prism

M           Phantom

B             Patriot

Q-1

B             Quantum 

R-10

B             Rockwood

M           Raptor

C             R-Pod

M           Road Ranger

S             Raccoon

P             Regal

S             Raven

P             Reflection

B             Rubicon

M           Rebel

C             Roo

S-39

M           Storm

S             Sunbird

B             Sprinter

S             Sunset Creek

B             Shadow Cruiser

S             Sun flyer

B             StarCraft

B             Summerland

C             Scamp

S             Sonic

OK          Springdale

S             Shadow Carrier

Ok          Sun Seeker

B             Sierra

B             StarCraft

S             Sun storm

B             Sanibel

OK          Sportsman

B             Salem

M           Spartan

OK          Surveyor

S             Stellar

B             Sunset

M           Seismic

M           Silver back

S             Sundance

S             Spirit

P             Solitudes

OK          Silver streak

S             Siesta

B             Sea Hawk

M           Stealth

S             Sandstorm

C             Sandpiper

M           Storm Seneca

OK          Surf Side

B             Silver Creek

M           Shockwave

T-16

B             Terrain

B             Travel Supreme

B             Tracer

B             Trail Cruiser

S             Track & Trail

B             Tahoe

B             Tour

OK          Trail Blazer

B             Rail Runner

M           Thunderbolt

S             Terry

B             Transport

S             Trail-lit

B             Trail-Bay

S             Tiffin

B             Tioga

 V-8

B             View

S             View Finder

P             Vision

OK          Vista

B             Ventura

M           Voltage

M           Vibe

M           Vortex

 W-14

M           Warrior

M           Wildcat

M           Wolfpack

C             Wild Flower

OK          Wanderer

OK          Wilderness

B             White River

B             Wind River

S             Weekend Warrior

B             Wind Jammer

S             Wilderness

B             Wind Sport

S             Wolf pup

OK          Wildwood

Y-1

B             Yellowstone

 Z-1

S             Zinger

Enough of this foolishness, now on to WW,Too and our Tour de France!