Where’s Ollie?

[jd1923]

2 hours ago, CRM said:

My wife would have made me stop for a pic for sure! 

We have pics from our first visit too, 21 years ago.

[Haoleboyk]

First Post, awesome thread. We were on Lopez Island, WA over the weekend.

[Mike and Carol]

Welcome to the group and great picture!  Mike

[Tideline77]

after 3.5 months on the road and the Colorado mountain hiking trails we are heading home….

 

pulling out of Alvarado campground USFS near Westcliffe, Colorado

San Isabel  National Forest

Sangre De Cristo Wilderness 

we hiked mountain trails all over Colorado and hit the pickleball court in Gunnison 

our longest hike was 10.5 miles, 2600 ft elevation gain

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Tideline77

[routlaw]

clear skies and no smoke, amazing. AQI here this morning is 136 and getting worse.

[Tideline77]

3 hours ago, routlaw said:

clear skies and no smoke, amazing. AQI here this morning is 136 and getting worse.

We got lucky and only had a few Smokey days in Gunnison

a little smoke in the wet mountain valley

we just missed the flash floods and landslides in Ouray, Telluride and near Ridgway,and the Black Canyon……..missed the Aspen fire and the Gold Mountain fire

it was a fantastic trip

 

our only bad luck was

on the way home in Oklahoma's panhandle it hit 109 degrees and the demonic squirrel cage developed a significant rattle………and was out of service

Night temps dropped down and a box fan allowed us to sleep

didnt have a chance yet to take the lid off the Penguin

 

 

[jd1923]

4 hours ago, Tideline77 said:

and hit the pickleball court in Gunnison 

Robert, I see you're local to Alabama. Going to the Rally with pickleball gear?

Ours are always in the TV. Last summer on our Minnesota trip we played in 6 states! I see there are two public court locations right at the lake! 😎 (Pickleheads app)

26 minutes ago, Tideline77 said:

didnt have a chance yet to take the lid off the Penguin

We're sorry, but please don't bother. Remove the interior panel, loosen 4 bolts, cut wires and then all you need to do is get up rooftop and heave! 🤣

Edited 2 hours ago by jd1923

[Tideline77]

33 minutes ago, jd1923 said:

Robert, I see you're local to Alabama. Going to the Rally with pickleball gear?

Ours are always in the TV. Last summer on our Minnesota trip we played in 6 states! I see there are two public court locations right at the lake! 😎 (Pickleheads app)

We're sorry, but please don't bother. Remove the interior panel, loosen 4 bolts, cut wires and then all you need to do is get up rooftop and heave! 🤣

we might not make the Rally @Lake Guntersville after 110 days in our Oliver. 
for some reason we are both tuckered out 😂
Hope somewhere along the way we can play pickleball with you guys in the future 

I can’t shove the Penguin off the roof until we salvage the east start out of it !!!

 

I should have said we missed the worst of the fires……they were still ongoing 

 

 

 

Gunnison has very active open play at 9am Mon-Sat. Mostly seniors that are lots of fun ……a few advanced players on one court. 

[jd1923]

8 minutes ago, Tideline77 said:

I can’t shove the Penguin off the roof until we salvage the easy start out of it !!!

Modern variable speed and inverter A/C units don't need the Easy Start and if your fan slipped alignment and jammed, unfortunately the Penguin has little to no used value. Perhaps you could sell the Easy Start.

21 minutes ago, Tideline77 said:

we might not make the Rally @Lake Guntersville after 110 days in our Oliver. 
for some reason we are both tuckered out 😂
Hope somewhere along the way we can play pickleball with you guys in the future

Yeah, I get it! We have campground reservations but everyday I wonder how 1700 miles one-way will "tucker us out! " Are we crazy?

I may have to start a thread titled, "Calling all Rally Pickleball Players!" We would likely play pickleball or more often hike around the lake vs. attending vendor presentations. Chris and I are 4.0 rated seniors! But we play weekly with friends with less experience, so we "work on our soft game!" Hope to meet you and play someday. If not in Alabama, keep it in mind for the next time you travel SW! 😂