Where’s Ollie?

[jd1923]

Where are all the Ollies?
On this 4th of July, the 250th Anniversary of our Great Nation?

In 2 weeks, we'll be camping the Coconino NF, first Walnut Canyon and then boondocking the Kaibab NF just south of the Grand Canyon.

But on this special holiday, our Ollie is just parked at home. We enjoyed Prescott Frontier Days, the "World's Oldest Rodeo" this year. Annually, it runs over the 4th of July weekend. It was a fun evening! 🤠

[johnwen]

Walker Fork Campground (BLM) approx 15 miles north of Chicken, AK.  33 degrees this morning but warmed up nicely while we panned for gold...not much luck...this time.  Dirt courtesy of Top of the World Highway coming from Dawson City, Yukon Territory.

 

 

Edited July 5 by johnwen

[topgun2]

A bit of rain last night with a low temp of 51 degrees at Lower Sunshine Reservoir just outside Meteetse, WY.

[Galileo]

Hanging out at Glacial Lakes State Park (near) Starbuck Minnesota. Our second time here as the campground hosts. Been here since the first of July and leaving the 29th. 

I saw a camp host at another campground that put out hummingbird feeders, so I thought I’d give it a try. 

This isn’t “elegant” by any means. I grabbed an old fishing rod and secured the handle end under the edge of the A/C - twist-tied it to the TV antenna to keep it from coming loose. (Extreme vibration of our love-to-hate Dometic Penguin 2)

Hummers showed up less than 24 hours later. I have it rigged just outside of the rear window so we can relax in bed and watch them come and go. 

Edited July 13 by Galileo
Fat fingers - and more fat fingers. Added video

[Steph and Dud B]

Association Island campground on the shores of Lake Ontario in upstate NY. This place has an interesting history. The island used to be the General Electric executive retreat. Thomas Edison held court there. Now it's a campground surrounded by water (there's a causeway), but some of the original buildings are still there. The largest, which was a lodge, has been refurbished into hotel rooms and there are dozens of sites and cabins, including many waterfront sites.

[Townesw]

Over the past few days I’ve looked through all 39 pages of this thread. Very pretty pictures of “Where Is Ollie”.  I have pictures of a not-so-pretty location. During late September, 2019 our Oliver was here for a few days 

 

 

We were parked near the base of this building 

 

A hint as to the location 

 

A screenshot from the campground’s website 
 

At the next campground after my one-and-only venture into NYC our Oliver was parked here. A much better looking location. September 30, 2019.

 

And then again in June of 2026. Libby’s Oceanside Camp, York, ME. One of our favorite campgrounds. 

 

 

Bill

 

Edited July 13 by Townesw

[Mike and Carol]

Quite a difference in camping sites!

[Boudicca908]

5 hours ago, Townesw said:

all 39 pages of this thread

Where's Ollie is my favorite thread and it's 10 years old!  Thanks @Mike and Carol for getting it started!

Edited July 13 by Boudicca908

[Mike and Carol]

7 minutes ago, Boudicca908 said:

Where's Ollie is my favorite thread and it's 10 years old!  Thanks @Mike and Carol for getting it started!

Never thought it would last this long!  Since we’re not able to travel for a while it’s inspiring to see everyone else contribute with really interesting places to keep it going.  I had our Oliver in the driveway last weekend for some maintenance and at one point I just sat at the dinette and thought we’ve got to get on the road soon!  Mike

[rideandfly]

3 hours ago, Boudicca908 said:

Where's Ollie is my favorite thread and it's 10 years old!  Thanks @Mike and Carol for getting it started!

Agree, started participating in this thread  almost 10 years ago.
 

At home working on Ollie, it’s raining, so cannot finish everything today. Hopefully will be on the Blue Ridge Parkway camping soon, will take some “Where’s Ollie” photos, too!

 

 

Edited July 13 by rideandfly

[jd1923]

On 7/13/2026 at 10:21 AM, Mike and Carol said:

I had our Oliver in the driveway last weekend...

Ours too, but we're hoping to go camping for a few days next week! 😎

We just had a guest Ollie here, for a few great days! 😂 But now she's gone. You might know who.

Woke up yesterday, looked out our living room window and I got scared! Thought for a moment we still had a Dometic P2, oh NO! 🤣

Edited July 16 by jd1923

[Mike and Carol]

8 hours ago, jd1923 said:

We just had a guest Ollie here, for a few great days! 😂 But now she's gone. You might know who.

 

Hopefully her brake issue is fixed for good!

[Boudicca908]

1 hour ago, Mike and Carol said:

Hopefully her brake issue is fixed for good!

Time will tell!  
John and I don’t think the wire pulled from the axle looks like the culprit (though only the wire from front axle was pulled, the other is still in there, cut free)… only the small section near the hole with missing grommet was nicked. However, there were no warning messages yesterday. Today will be a longer tow, and I will keep the forum updated. 

[ScubaRx]

On 7/16/2026 at 9:45 AM, Boudicca908 said:

Time will tell!  
John and I don’t think the wire pulled from the axle looks like the culprit (though only the wire from front axle was pulled, the other is still in there, cut free)… only the small section near the hole with missing grommet was nicked. However, there were no warning messages yesterday. Today will be a longer tow, and I will keep the forum updated. 

I'm feeling good about it.

 

[jd1923]

[Mike and Carol]

That’s a frame worthy shot!

[rideandfly]

43 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:

That’s a frame worthy shot!

Agree, Beautiful Shot!

[jd1923]

2 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:

That’s a frame worthy shot!

Thank you, Mike. Probably 50+ Forum Members will read this today. Where are all y’all’s on your Summer trips? Please show us your pictures!

Where’ Ollie? 😂

[jd1923]

2 hours ago, rideandfly said:

Agree, Beautiful Shot!

Thanks Bill, yes we found a great spot 25 NW of Flagstaff off US-180 towards The Canyon. 1.3 miles of dirt west on FS 191C. Lots of dispersed camping up here. Our first Oliver trip 3 years ago was  to the south of Kendrick’s Peak. Now we have a great view of it to our SW!

At 7500 ft after a warm day it was 62F at dinner time. I got just the right light and distance in the shot above. The one below, our view from the Oliver entrance, was taken hours earlier. One other camper and 2 trucks down our road all day! 🤠

[jd1923]

6 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:

That’s a frame worthy shot!

I will get a print made!

What you didn’t know is, as soon as we pulled into that spot, the rear tires of my 2WD truck dropped into a shallow ditch and we got stuck in the mud! (recent monsoon rains) Our truck is in the picture mostly hidden by the Oliver.

We’re not leaving until Saturday, the Oliver was in a good spot to level. Let’s spend the night, deal with it in the morning! 😎

Had 74 PSI in the rears. Aired down to 30 PSI. I unhitched the TV and drove it slowly out. Ran down the main rocky dirt road fast to get the mud out of the treads. Lined the truck straight in front of the trailer and backed her out.

There was a 30” drop to the “jeep trail.” Don’t try this with your Oliver without a leaf spring upgrade! 🤣

We’re in a new spot just down the road. We have an onboard compressor that came with our Pacbrake exhaust brake. Wonder how long will it take to get these big tires back to highway PSI?