Rusty Bowtie
General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: TFoch on July 22, 2013, 06:47:54 PM
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My wife and I are on vacation. We flew out to Denver last Friday and hopped into our rental, a 2013 Chevy Camaro RS Convertible. I know it’s not an early 30’s Chevy but it’s the best Avis could offer. We drove towards Yellowstone National Park staying overnight part way. We arrived at Yellowstone Saturday morning with the top down ready to see some sights. Here’s a few pics (to keep Moose happy!). We are now on our way to the Black Hills of South Dakota. To be continued…
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Tom
I'd say it's hard to beat the scenery in Yellowstone...Those are some great pictures.
Don't let yourself get spoiled by driving that nice new Camaro convert and just remember anyone can buy a new car but your 33 is one of a kind!
Oh yeah...Don't worry about those stories the geologist keep telling us about Yellowstone being the most likely place for a super volcano to erupt in the at any point in time....How fast did you say a 2013 Camaro can go???
Moose
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Nice ride Tom. You guys keep it on the road, and hopefullly I will see ya at the sonic this friday. It looks promissing...John
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Nice ride Tom. You guys keep it on the road, and hopefullly I will see ya at the sonic this friday. It looks promissing...John
Oh yeah I forgot to mention we end our vacation at a cruise night in Denver. I'd prefer to have the 33 there but that's a long drive!
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Tom
Oh yeah...Don't worry about those stories the geologist keep telling us about Yellowstone being the most likely place for a super volcano to erupt in the at any point in time....How fast did you say a 2013 Camaro can go???
Moose
Lots of hot bubbling springs there but we made it out before any catastrophe!
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Very cool! Have a safe trip. Hope you catch up with Ghost.
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Thanks Chopper. We made our way east from Yellowstone to South Dakota. The drive out of the park was steep and winding. Lots of spectacular views to see through the windshield. We had a stop at Devils Tower in Wyoming and then made our way through Sturgis. Last night we visited Mount Rushmore and watched the lighting ceremony, Very patriotic! To be continued…
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Tom
Thanks for posting some more of those great pictures! Someday I gotta get out to see Mount Rushmore!
A little trivia for you guys.....When the proclamation establishing Devils Tower as a national monument was published, the apostrophe was unintentionally dropped from “Devil’s”—and this clerical error was never officially corrected....Who knew or maybe your saying who cares ;)
Moose
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You learn something new every day.......I was just hoping I would learn something a little more important. ???
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I was just hoping I would learn something a little more important. (http://rustybowtie.com/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
That just goes to prove that you can't always get what you want ::)
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For our last day in South Dakota we made our way to Deadwood. Cool little town with an old west feel on the main street. We saw this old truck parked there and on the way out we saw this old Texaco Station restored and turned into a speed shop. Boondock's was on the way back to our cabin in Hill City.
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The last full day of our vacation was spent driving back to Denver. In all we put 2,308 miles on the Camaro. We spent the last evening at two Cruise Nights in Aurora. The first one was at Rosie's Diner and we got to meet Ray Prager and his wife Geri (hope I spelled it right). My wife and I had a great time there and we got to check out Ray's truck. Nice job Ray! From there we followed Geri to the next Cruise at the Sonic in Aurora.
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The Sonic Cruise was a blast. I got to meet John (Ghost28). We've been talking on line for over 6 years so it was great to finally meet. We got to check out the 28 he's finishing and there were a few other old Chevys there. The I was lucky enough to get a ride in his son in laws wild roadster with a blown hemi. It definitely messed up my hair. What a wild ride!
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We ended the evening with a trip over to John's house to check out the Buick Roadster. It is going to be a really cool ride. John, Ray Geri my wife and I sat around and chatted for a while before it was time to go. It was a great way to end the vacation and I'd like to thank John, Ray and Geri for their hospitality. My wife Elaine and I felt like we were hanging out with old friends. I hope we get to do it again!
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Back in New Hampshire, time to get back to work on the 33!
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Tom
Looks like you really know how to pack the maximum number of activities into a short period of time. By the time you get back to New Hampshire your gonna need to take a vacation from your vacation.....Also I gotta give credit where credit's due...You did a great job with the photo expo !!!! ::)
Thanks
Moose
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Thanks Moose. We had a great time and it was cool to meet John & Ray. You're right I could use a vacation now but as Ray would say, busy busy!
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Tom it was really a great time meeting you and Elaine, I hope chad didn't give you too wild a ride in the roadster. I told him to behave. Anytime you guys any of you are in my neck of the woods give me a shout and I'll show ya around....John
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Great Pictures...Great Company...Great Visit...!
Busy,Busy....
Ray
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I haven't been posting much this week as my wife and I are off seeing the USA. We are in Nashville Tennessee for the week. We took a road trip down to Memphis and visited Graceland. It was worth the trip! The trip through his home was great. It is preserved like it was in the late seventies. We got to see the Pink Cadillac he gave his mom in the Auto Museum.
We went to tour Sun Records Recording Studio where he and others recorded their first hits. They had some of the old equipment they used back in the day. I even got to hold the microphone that Elvis sang into. Really cool!
Took a trip down Beale Street and had a beer at BB Kings Blues Club. Great week so far.
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Tom
Looks like your having a great time.....So did you see Elvis??????? ::)
Moose
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Tom
Looks like your having a great time.....So did you see Elvis??????? ::)
Moose
No Elvis had left the building :) But we did stop at Antique Archeology (American Pickers) in the old Marathon Automobile Factory in Nashville. Didn't see Frank or Mike but saw some cool old bikes and parts.
Tom
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Few old bikes and parts.
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Welcome back...looks like you had a great time with great friends!
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Thanks Ed we'll be back home tomorrow. Had a great time down here. Going to the Grand Ole Opry tonight and flying home first thing in the morning.
Tom
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Tom, how the heck many vacations do you take?? That car will never get finished! ;D
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Tom, how the heck many vacations do you take?? That car will never get finished! ;D
He might be playing golf with our president ::)
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He might be playing golf with our president ::)
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President of the Rusty Bowtie, That would be you Ed. Didn't know you played golf. Chopper only two vacations a year but I make the best of them!!! When I get home tomorrow I put the bass boat in storage for the winter which gives me both stalls of the garage to work on the car. Back to work on it on Sunday :)
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Seeing a different part of the USA in a Chevrolet. This time my rental is a 2013 Camaro SS Convertible with a V8. First place we checked out was Roswell NM. Had to see if there were any aliens still hanging around. We took in the UFO museum and visited the former Air Force base where the government allegedly took what it found at the crash site. Check out the street lamps from downtown. Heading north from here.
Tom
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Tom, did you check out Walker air museum? I was always gonna run down there if nothing else but to see the old WW2 air fields an alternents.
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to find any aliens down in roswell NM ya gotta go to the local WALMART to see the wall-martians.[
mike lynch ::)/size]
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Tom, did you check out Walker air museum? I was always gonna run down there if nothing else but to see the old WW2 air fields an alternents.
No I wish we would have had more time. We drove through the airport but it was Sunday morning and not much open. Should have done more research before we went.
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Headed up to Durango Colorado and took the Narrow Gauge Train to Silverton. It's a 3 1/2 hour 45 mile trip along some steep cliffs to an old mining town with a steam engine. It goes up in elevation from 6,512 ft to 9,308 ft. When we arrived in Silverton some of the restaurant owners were using classic vehicles to advertise. Here are a few. Sorry no Chevys but the Checker had a Chevy in it.
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Saw this cool old 1925 Buick Roadmaster in the museum next door to where we were staying. Sorry the pictures are a little dark.
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Back in New Hampshire after a great vacation in the south west. Time to get back to work on the 33.
Tom
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Back in New Hampshire after a great vacation in the south west. Time to get back to work on the 33.
Tom
Thanks for posting all of those great pictures from your vacation. I really enjoyed them!!!
Moose
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Tom
Thanks for posting all of those great pictures from your vacation. I really enjoyed them!!!
Moose
Thanks Moose. We had a great time staying Durango Colorado. We saw Mesa Verde, Arches, Canyon Lands and Black Canyon National Parks. We also saw Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments. We drove the Million Dollar Highway (wish it was in the 33!). We put 2,260 miles on the Camaro in 9 days. It is a beautiful part of the country and I would recommend it for a vacation if you love great scenery. Here's a few final pics
Tom
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Tom, sounds like you had a great time. Your pics bring back fond memories, my grandparents took me and little brother on vacation there for several years back in the mid/late 60's. Doesn't look any different. And yes in a Chevrolet, a brand new '66 Impala wagon ( grandpa bought grandma for Valintines day)
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Tom. All the pictures are great ans you guys no how to have a vacation. Maybe as you said next year you could cruize the 33. I'm sure that would be a blast.
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Wow, looks like you guys have been enjoying some great adventures. Its taken me some time to read this thread proprerly due to being busy, thanks for sharing your good times Tom.
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We do enjoy going out west and seeing the great landscape out there. Sammons that must have been a fun trip as kids. I still remember the television ads with the song "See The USA In A Chevrolet". Ghost, hopefully I will get to do it in the 33 someday. That would be a blast. Haven't picked a destination for next year yet. Have to throw a dart at the map on my wall :)
Tom
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Here ya go Tom:
Dinah Shore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boertpylK0M
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Just got back from a weeks vacation in Reno Nevada. Got to see the Rockabilly Riot car show the first day we were there (posted pics in another thread). Some great looking Chevys and more than I thought I'd see. While out there we went to Lassen Volcanic National Park and Yosemite National Park. Both are worth seeing, very beautiful. Yosemite was the first national park we visited 34 years ago the summer before we got married. We visited the Mariposa Grove Sequoia Trees to recreate a few pictures from from our first visit. The highlight of Yosemite was sitting outside our cabin and having a black bear run by us about 20 feet away! Surprised the crap out of us. We took a ride around Lake Tahoe and then took a scenic ride to Virginia City where I got to hangout with Sixball and have a couple of beers with him. Had a great vacation. Sucks to have to go back to work!
First pic is Bumpass Hell in Lassen
Second is the Grizzly Giant in Yosemite
Third is the view looking into Yosemite Valley
Fourth is Virginia City
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Very cool TFoch. Thoe trees are awesome and Virginia City looks like a cool place to hang out for a while. Good that you got to meet Sixball, huh?
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Yeah it was cool trading stories with him :)
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Anybody following the O'brien family? Now this is what it's all about, 50 day road trip. Wife, kids and a '59 Chevy wagon. Santa Barbra Ca. to Chicago, down to Florida along the gulf up through Branson, to KKOA Lead sled spect.in Salina and back to Ca. They stopped last night in Greensburg when a storm front came thru, I missed them this morn when the came thru here headed to Dodge City. That trip is really going to be a memory for them. ;) truly seeing the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet. I wish them the best.
You can catch them on " surfcaliforniasurf " on the H.A.M.B. or on instagram #obriensgoingforbroke .
Oh, and NO A/C! :o
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Yes I've been checking all the updates. Great thread and awesome memories!
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Just got back today from a road trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Made it all the way out to Grand Forks North Dakota. Will post pics later. It was 3,616 miles round trip from Manchester New Hampshire in 8 days. If you're wondering why the wife and I put on all those miles, we've traveled 44 out of the lower 48 states. We needed to drive through Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. Now that this trip is complete, the last state we need to travel to is Louisiana. Guess we'll have to plan a trip to New Orleans to complete the lower 48 ;D
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Very cool Tom. The only thing I can think of is Rickey Nelson singing traveling man. ;D
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Just a few pics from the road trip. Niagara Falls, Mackinaw Bridge, Grand Hotel Mackinaw Island and Studebaker Sprinkler.
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Few more. Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore on Lake Superior.
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Tom those are some great photos. It looks like the second to the last photo has a shadow of a large shark going towards the guys in the kayak? I tried to warn them.
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Nice pictures. That Studebaker wagon is a little older than my son's.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pFKlJSxXPeI/SLDjUM2M_uI/AAAAAAAAA2w/8lF5cPEHKW8/s640-Ic42/pics.jpg)
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Great photo's Tom, looks like you got to see a lot of nice scenery.
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62131 That's not a shark that's a muskie It is in lake Superior that is the largest fresh water lake of the great lakes vette59jdwl
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Vette59jdwl I didn't make the comment about the shark chasing the kayak Ghost did ;)
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Tom, you should'a been a photographer! That picture of the Mackinaw hotel looks like the hotel from that movie with Christopher Reeve, "Somewhere In Time"
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Ghost28 you behave yourself and don't be playing in the traffic vette59jdwl PS stay out of the water when visiting Lake Superior.
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The bridge looks a lot like the Golden Gate but longer. I looked up some history on it, interesting.
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Yes it's the fifth longest suspension bridge in the world and the longest in the western hemisphere.
Thanks Chopper!
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Ghost28 you behave yourself and don't be playing in the traffic vette59jdwl PS stay out of the water when visiting Lake Superior.
If and when I get the roadster roadworthy I will be playing in traffic, I'm sure of that. Have you guys ever driven or played in denver traffic? SHEESH what a mess all the time.