Where’s Ollie?

[topgun2]

Hi Carol!

What a ray of sunshine she is.

[Mattnan]

On 12/3/2021 at 11:00 AM, mossemi said:

11-27 to 11-30, 2021

Eastbank COE campground near Bainbridge, GA.  Very nice campground with clean facilities and grounds.  And the heated shower house was a bonus as the low temps were 50, 34 and 37 our 3 mornings there.

Mossey

 

We just left this park yesterday after 4 days.  Great park!   We had wild weather with temps in the mid 80s when we arrived, severe wind and thunderstorms, then evening temps drop in the low to mid 30s with windy conditions.  Mis 40s when we left yesterday. I would definitely stay here again at $12 per night with the geezer pass it can't be beat.  Beautiful park and very well kept.  Really becoming big fans of COE parks.

[Mountainman198]

Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ. What a beautiful park

[Mike and Carol]

1 hour ago, Mountainman198 said:

Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ. What a beautiful park

Looks like you’re in the right spot for a spectacular sunset!

[Mike and Carol]

Sunrise at Dead Horse Ranch State Park just south of Sedona in the town of Cottonwood.  Just 20 minutes from Sedona.

 

This is Red Rock State Park a few miles north of Dead Horse Ranch State Park. No camping here but some nice hiking.  We hiked to the top of the “hill” behind me for some great views.

 

Dead Horse Ranch State Park.

 

[John Welte]

33 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:

Sunrise at Dead Horse Ranch State Park just south of Sedona in the town of Cottonwood.  Just 20 minutes from Sedona.

 

This is Red Rock State Park a few miles north of Dead Horse Ranch State Park. No camping here but some nice hiking.  We hiked to the top of the “hill” behind me for some great views.

 

Dead Horse Ranch State Park.

 

Where did you get the tongue box?   It looks like it doesn't overhang the tongue like the Oliver box. 

[Mattnan]

44 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:

Sunrise at Dead Horse Ranch State Park just south of Sedona in the town of Cottonwood.  Just 20 minutes from Sedona.

 

This is Red Rock State Park a few miles north of Dead Horse Ranch State Park. No camping here but some nice hiking.  We hiked to the top of the “hill” behind me for some great views.

 

Dead Horse Ranch State Park.

 

We have reservations at Dead Horse in about a month.  Looking forward to it. Thanks for sharing these pictures.  

[Mike and Carol]

30 minutes ago, John Welte said:

Where did you get the tongue box?   It looks like it doesn't overhang the tongue like the Oliver box. 

I got the box on Amazon 4 or 5 years ago.  It was about $100.  It holds my chocks and blocks, gloves and locks.  Not much overhang.  If you do a search on aluminum box there’s a thread in there about the installation.

[CnC]

Birds & Barrels Vineyard near Willcox, AZ - a Harvest Host overnight stay 1/13/2022.

 

[John Welte]

On 12/3/2021 at 7:51 AM, mossemi said:

11-10-2021 Overnight stop while traveling.

White Oak Creek COE campground near Eufaula, AL.  Very typical for COE campgrounds. It is clean, waterfront and cheap for old people.  And they even had the heat on in the shower building.

Sweet.

Mossey

 

I notice that many people have custom decals on the front.   I like yours.   Where do you get those? 

[Mattnan]

I am not sure about Mike and Carol,  a number of us have used Banana Banners in Bowdionham, Maine.  Good materials and good to work with at a fair price.  

[Mike and Carol]

17 minutes ago, Mattnan said:

I am not sure about Mike and Carol,  a number of us have used Banana Banners in Bowdionham, Maine.  Good materials and good to work with at a fair price.  

I used a local graphic designer and a local print shop.  It sounds like Banana Banners does good work.  Mike

[mossemi]

2 minutes ago, John Welte said:

I notice that many people have custom decals on the front.   I like yours.   Where do you get those? 

The decal was made or sourced by Olive in 2018.  I found the silhouette on Etsy by an artist in the UK, purchased a small piece and requested permission to reuse the art for the decal.  He approved my request and sent me a jpeg file.  I added the text and sent it to Oliver and they installed it while completing some service work.  I requested some additional decals from Oliver last year and they declined.  Banana Banner’s come highly recommended from other OTTO'S and some have had local sign shops complete their decals and help with the artwork.

Mossey

[Mike and Carol]

Winter camping at Zion National Park.  No crowds.  It was about 60 degrees this afternoon, short sleeves in the sun.  Scenery is spectacular.  We’re at Watchman campground.

[Mike and Carol]

 

This is the parking lot for Horseshoe Bend just outside of Page, AZ.  I have a collection of Carol holding our Oliver in the  palm of her hand at various spots around the nation!

 

A nice fellow tourist offered to take our picture.

 

It’s worth the stop and 15 minute walk to see this.  It was a bit cool but pretty spectacular.

[Jim and Frances]

Sea Rim State Park, Texas this past weekend.  The beach with lows in the high 20's - trying to learn how much propane we use to keep warm!  Great facilities and rangers.  Short walk to beach on which camping is also allowed (we're not there yet!).

[topgun2]

J & F - 

Be sure to send that shot to Matt Duncan as he might use it in some Oliver advertising.  

Very nice capture of the sunset reflection.  Did that stop sign help in slowing the sunset?🙂

[CnC]

Sunrise on BLM land near Congress, AZ

Charlie.

[topgun2]

CnC - 

A bunch warmer there versus in PA!

Nice.

[John E Davies]

On 1/13/2022 at 5:28 PM, Mike and Carol said:

 

Mike, that looks like a Tiiley hat? I won’t wear anything else, I used to wear ball caps, but Tilleys are WAY better. I got another this Christmas, now I have four. See my avitar picture 😁 That is my Airflow in 2002….  My hats: T5 Cotton Duck, (looks like yours, good for spring and fall),  Montana (wool with drop down ear flaps), Rainproof Bucket (for really wet days), and a LTM6 Airflow for those really hot summer days.

https://www.tilley.com/collections/hats

BEST hats EVER! My only complaint with the Airflow is that I get burned through the mesh crown, I have to wear a Coolmax SPF50 biker “doo rag” when working outside for long periods.

John Davies

Spokane WA

[Jim and Frances]

1 hour ago, topgun2 said:

J & F - 

Be sure to send that shot to Matt Duncan as he might use it in some Oliver advertising.  

Very nice capture of the sunset reflection.  Did that stop sign help in slowing the sunset?🙂

LOL - can you tell I'm not a photographer!  I didn't even notice the stop sign - how funny!  Either two steps to the right or Photoshop I guess.

[Mike and Carol]

2 hours ago, John E Davies said:

Mike, that looks like a Tiiley hat? I won’t wear anything else, I used to wear ball caps, but Tilleys are WAY better. I got another this Christmas, now I have four. See my avitar picture 😁 That is my Airflow in 2002….  My hats: T5 Cotton Duck, (looks like yours, good for spring and fall),  Montana (wool with drop down ear flaps), Rainproof Bucket (for really wet days), and a LTM6 Airflow for those really hot summer days.

https://www.tilley.com/collections/hats

BEST hats EVER! My only complaint with the Airflow is that I get burned through the mesh crown, I have to wear a Coolmax SPF50 biker “doo rag” when working outside for long periods.

John Davies

Spokane WA

Yes John, it is a Tilley, my second.  I’ve had a LTM8 Airflow for about 5 years.  This one is a T3 Wanderer that I got last fall.  Good products!  Mike

[Mountainman198]

Roper Lake State Park. Safford,AZ

[Ralph Mawyer]

I usually stay there when going to the Overland Expo from San Antonio, but have never seen the mountains with snow, since it’s May.  Really nice little park. 

[CnC]

Boondocking in the only non-electric space in the Quail section of Dead Horse Ranch State Park (AZ).  We just fit as the height restriction was 10' for RVs shorter than 30'.  BTW, there was one more Ollie II staying in this section of the park - from Colorado.