Monthly Archives: December 2007
Day 3 – 12/19/07
12_19_07.gpx We headed out of Tombigbee State Park and headed for Helena, AR. There are only a few places you can cross the Mississippi, so we couldn’t drive willy nilly and hope to end up someplace useful. So we gassed … Continue reading
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Extendeding Cellular Communications Range
AT&T Cellular coverage is great near major freeways, but to get coverage as you get farther away from urban areas can sometimes require a larger external antenna. My Motorola V3XX phone has an external antenna jacks. I purchased the following … Continue reading
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A Bear!
As we were driving up the (dark, twisty) road to Tombigbee state park, I saw something moving along the side of the road. It was big, and black. After Val let out an expletive, I reassured her that it hadn’t … Continue reading
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Day 2 – 12/18/07
12_18_07.gpx We woke up very cold this morning. We think it got down to the mid-20s in the forest last night. And since we didn’t have shore power, we couldn’t run our heater. It affected Jay more then me, and … Continue reading
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Inside/Outside temperature sensor
After spending a cold night in Alabama, we bought a wireless indoor/outdoor thermometer. I installed the “outdoor” unit inside of our “tackle box” mounted on the rear of the van. Although it’s inside of a wooden box, at least it’s … Continue reading
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Natural Bridge
The biggest Natural Bridge East of the Mississippi exclaimed the sign! Of course, this is the same part of the country that calls the Appalachians a mountain chain. As a western boy, I know better. Val and I stopped to … Continue reading
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Day 1 – 12/17/07
12_17_07.gpx Here’s the route for the first day out of Atlanta. We finally managed to get on the road about 2pm. It was later then I would have liked, but we had family in town for an early Christmas celebration … Continue reading
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New Tires and Shocks
We purchased four new Michelin LTX mud/snow all weather tires (235/75 R15) from tirerack.com that are extra load rated. They replace the original tires on the van, which were in relatively good shape, but did not have quite as much … Continue reading