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Landrover, I just took a look at your profile and it looks like you are subscribed to the entire "Welcome To The Oliver Travel Trailers" forum. This may be intentional, or as I said earlier, could easily have been a slip of the thumb while scrolling through the forum on a phone. That's an easy forum to get subscribed to and not realize it, since it gets relatively little traffic and you could go for some time before receiving any notifications. We did in fact have quite a few spam posts in that forum yesterday, and so you would have received a separate email for each post. You can follow the instructions above to delete that subscription, or if you'd like, one of the moderators can do that for you. If you'd like to keep the subscription, just understand that if more spam gets posted to that forum, you will get another email.

Hi all, I am here to help everyone understand a couple of things as best as I can explain. First thing would be that spam is not hacking, it isn't close to anything hacking. Basically what these people are doing is they are legitimately registering through the Registration page and then using that newly created account to post topics and that's it. No hacking involved. Our host security is some of the best in the world and there are several security checks on the server side that helps to keep you all safe and secure. It's one of the many perks we all enjoy for having a top notch managed hosting provider. Secondly, I found the problem this morning in the registration page that was not stopping these spammers from creating accounts, but this correction is not a fix all solution because one does not exist in all the world however, It will help in stopping spammers. As for the Subscribed to the topic and getting emails - I am currently looking into this. I have made posts in topics and have never received an email from the forums unless I physically selected to subscribe to the topic or forums. You can easily just as well Unsubscribe from the topic and/or forums. Picture below: Per the 404 errors, We have been working with the host on this issue and we're still working on pinpointing the cause of the issue. Info here: https://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/forums-and-404-errors/

I forgot to post the pic's of the Steak Fondue and should you venture up to Banff, Jasper & Canadian Ice fields there is a great hike up to this Glacier lake on the travels as your driving along we hit it about 2 in the afternoon between the two parks I think before the Ice fields beautiful. Good luck and be safe great open spaces to see. The Blue lake pictured is Peyto Lake about 40 KM north of Banff and Lake Louise nice hike up to the viewing area mostly up hill but if I could do it you'll have no issue. Gary & Jona

If you go to Waterton and if "High Tea" is not your thing and if you are looking for a nice day hike then strongly consider the hike to Crypt Lake. You take a boat across the lake in Waterton, hike up to Crypt Lake and make sure that you are back to the dock before that last boats leaves to take you back across the lake - it would be one heck of a swim otherwise. Bill p.s. I just got home from Montana and Yellowstone. The Park was VERY crowded this year but should be much less so by the time you get there. If you camp outside the Park, just north of West Yellowstone is a NFS campground called "Baker's Hole". All sites are first come, first served and site 51 is the best in the entire campground - right on the Madison River with killer views into the Park. Pit toilets and potable water are available.

Hey Mike & Carol have a great trip i'll give you a couple places to think about, Roosevelt National Park be sure to drive it and at the very outside on the north west corner is an old Fur trading fort that you can visit and native Indian locations. In Medora they do town fund raiser call a steak Fondue which was pretty good I'll post a pic or two. Also there is Old Fort Lincoln which you can camp at I think Custer was stationed here at one time reminded me of Fort Davis in Texas. If your hitting Glacier you might as well take your passports to go to Waterton right out side the East entrance north there is a crossing and see the Canadian side of Glacier very pretty nice little town. Carol can have afternoon high tea at the Lodge overlooking the lake. When your heading south from Glacier look for it and I think it is north of Helena it's on the map a crossing at "Three Forks" there is a Pastry/Bread/Deli/Sandwich shop which will have a parking lot full of car's in the middle of nowhere. ( do a quick Goole search you'll find it Wheat Montana Bakery & Deli) The slogan is we grow it, sow it, dough it I think. Great sandwiches or pastries long drive down to Yellowstone so a great short stop on the trip down or up. Just a couple quickies as I sit here if I think of more I'll get back with ya. Be safe and have a great trip The last photo is of the Old fur trading post north of the North Roosevelt NP section.

Hehe. You realize that's an invitation to many of us, lol. But honestly, I did not find the road challenging, even in its worst state just prior to resurfacing. Slow and bumpy, not for the unadventurous, and mainly no turn arounds if you do get into trouble, but otherwise didn't require any advanced skillset to navigate. The camp host at Apgar and the woman at the visitors center there both recommended Bowman to us. In general, however, I would not take an Oliver down a bumpy road without being prepared to make electrical or plumbing repairs. From the factory, I don't think that those systems are durable enough to withstand heavy hits or prolonged vibration.

Mike and Carol, I live in Bozeman and know these areas well. Fires: we have had an extremely mild summer this year with virtually no fires at all, lots of rain and what few have existed thus far have not made for bad air quality in fact its been quite good on all but a couple of days. Its my understanding a small fire has broken out in YNP lately though. IOW's this would be an excellent year to travel to this part of the country. Hope you have a great trip. Bowman Lake: Regardless of what Overland has done, do not do this! He is extremely lucky he succeeded. Ask any ranger in this park and they will tell you the same. Normally you only see tent campers, vans, and truck campers up there and there is a good reason for it. I have been to this lake dozens of times and my wife and I have paddled the entire length of it a couple of times. Its gorgeous and one of the nicest parts of this park. Don't go on the weekend it gets very busy with folks who come up from the Flathead Valley and other surrounding areas. Camping: I find it interesting others like St Mary, to me its just too busy cramped with tight spaces et al. A bit further on the same road is a small campground with a couple of spaces just large enough for an Oliver. Most are too small and tight to fit an Oliver but Rising Sun is a sweet little campground. As others have suggested Two Medicine and Many Glacier are also very nice. Most but not all of the hikes from Two Medicine can be quite long so be prepared. At the time of year you will be there most likely Apgar crowds will be long gone and camping should be fine. Mid summer its a zoo. One of our favorite campgrounds is Avalanche and while the area gets lots of crowds due to the hike up to Avalanche Lake the campground itself is quiet and peaceful, but it does close early in the year. BTW the dump station at Apgar is awful for Olivers, not worth going into for now but there are better choices out of the park. You might also consider some of the excellent State Park campgrounds in and around Flathead Lake, Wayfarers is awesome which is in Bigfork, but all are quite nice. I would not advise Whitefish Lake St Park though, well unless you like to be jolted awake in the middle of the night with freight trains that run directly next to the park. Nice park otherwise. YNP: As suggested the crowds should be thinning out quite a bit. Pebble Creek on the far end of Lamar Valley is also nice, as is Slough Creek on the way there. As you head out the park to the east don't miss the chance to travel over the Beartooth Highway. It will be a trip you're not likely to ever forget. This road will take your over two summits that are 11,000 feet in elevation. Views are out of this world and there is some great hikes to be had as well. There are some excellent campgrounds along the way, Beartooth Lake, Island Lake are two. For your first trip I would suggest NOT towing the Oliver over the road. Suffice it to say its steep and winding and gets a fair amount of traffic, yes even at these altitudes. It closes at the first snowfall so pay attention to that. The road drops down into Red Lodge on the far side and if you decide to go up from that direction there are also some great campgrounds up Rock Creek Canyon. They allow for lots of dispersed boon docking (free) as well as pay sites. I was there last weekend and due to reservations most were all booked. If you travel down Paradise Valley on the way to YNP, Pine Creek is an excellent campground with at least one very steep hike but well worth going up to the falls a short way. The Madison River Valley further to the west is well worth the effort with several BLM and Fish and Wildlife campgrounds along the way. The Madison is heavily fished. GTNP: Also not to be missed, Gros Ventre is a huge campground but still nice. I agree with the assessments regarding the other campgrounds here. I could go on, but good luck and have a safe trip. Rob

So to summarize the above posts and relay additional info from Jason at Oliver: 1. The forum suffered a fairly intense spam attack yesterday which occasionally overwhelmed the moderators' ability to get the posts deleted in a timely enough manner. 2. This was due to the CAPTCHA feature on the account registration page getting disabled in the latest forum update. The CAPTCHA is the little box you click to say that you aren't a robot and is what prevents spam bots from signing up multiple accounts quickly. 3. The CAPTCHA issue has now been fixed and we should be back to normal. 4. The emails that are posted above are unrelated to the spam attack, and are automated emails that the forum sends to users who have subscribed to topics (either intentionally or not). They are NOT due to the forum or anyone's account being hacked. If you get an unwanted email like the one posted above, the solution is to go to the very first post of the topic in question and click the text at the top right of the post that says "Unsubscribe". If you are receiving mulitple emails, it is possible that you have inadvertently subscribed to the entire subforum. In that case, go to the subforum in question and again, you should see the text "Unsubscribe" at the top right of the page. Alternatively, you can go to your user profile page and click on the Forums button. Then you will see a button for Subscriptions where you can see and delete any subscription from there. If for any reason this doesn't work, please PM a moderator and we'll see if we can help. 5. While people aren't intentionally subscribing to spam topics (one assumes), it's easy to accidentally click the subscribe button, particularly on a phone, which can sometimes interpret a swipe or scroll gesture as a click. I've asked Jason if it's possible to add a verification popup or page to the subscribe buttons, but I have no idea if that's possible with the forum software. Regardless, if you do start receiving emails like those above, just follow the instructions to unsubscribe and you'll stop receiving them.

Mike - you have a dog - use it!

Darryl - Most likely problem is the push-button switch. I assume that you have checked all your circuit breakers and they are OK and all of your other lights are functioning properly. Since you are still under warranty, a call to Service at the number listed about would be in order. Bill

I am from Chattahoochee, FL, and very familiar with Lake Seminole, about 45 minutes west of Tallahassee. The COE have a couple of really nice campgrounds near Jim Woodruff Dam that the snowbirds have not taken over completely (yet). Not much to do in the area except appreciate life. My favorite is River Junction COE campground, actually in GA (Chattahoochee is on the FL/GA border, and AL is nearby). I am actually camping at River Junction COE campground next week for my Chattahoochee high school reunion (many,many, many years ago; only 60 in my graduating class). No reservations required, usually only 2 or 3 campers there. A really best kept secret and only $10 per night with Senior Pass. Another more known COE campground is East Bank (also in GA near Chattahoochee). Beautiful view of Lake Seminole and Jim Woodruff Dam. The snowbirds have found that one, so advance reservations are recommended. My third secret place is Three Rivers State Park (local secret spot, in FL) on Lake Seminole. Unfortunately, Hurricane Michael did a number on that park, most trees are gone, but recovering. A very nice FL State park located on Lake Seminole. And the Apalachicola River actually starts in Chattahoochee, south of Jim Woodruff Dam, which backs up the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers to form Lake Seminole. Great fishing, lots of alligators, this time of year lots of bugs that bite or irritate. AC is required until late fall. Near Panama City, FL, is St Andrews State Park. Very popular campground - not sure if crowded. Some damage from Hurricane Michael - have not stayed there in a while, very good fishing (on the Gulf)

I've gotten a dozen or so emails like this (photo attached) since I subscribed to one forum a couple of months ago. I'm hesitant to click on the link included so I just delete them instead. Additionally, lately, almost every post that appears through a search in the forum results in a "page not found" or 404 error.

You might try this one - https://www.geomac.gov/viewer/viewer.shtml

Oh my goodness, half the fun is the drive. She's gonna be missing out! We just spent 90 days on the road covering almost 14,000 miles. We drove through Oak Harbor on our way down to Coupeville to visit Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve. We ate at the Coupeville Wharf and bought some books at a sale the Library was having. We never have an itinerary and never make reservations. I think it took us another 3 weeks to get home from there. Take your time, enjoy the ride, it won't last forever.

So that's where the half bottle of REJEX I found in our camp site at the Rally came from??. And I thought it was the Norton's that we’re spreading gospel about Duragloss. One of us is losing it and I haven’t spent the last 2 months casting flies in Mountian streams for large mouth bass bait. Mike Mossey