Yellowstone 2016 or Bust! Forum Rally May 15 through May 21, 2016

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Tired. Left West Yellowstone, MT this morning at 30 degrees with snow flurries. 504.6 miles later we arrived at Green River, UT with 78 degrees and sunny.
 
I'm tired just reading about your change of locations. We sat in one spot all day with only a 30 mile trip (on way) to Sandpoint! 
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skyking4ar2 said:
Apparently, the custom made walking stick with machined handle and end, contributes mightily to her youthful exuberance....
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She says she doesn't like her picture taken but the photograph says otherwise. ;D 

Great picture of my sweetie though Kim.

Mike.
 
Normally it would have been a 2 day for us, but we stayed an extra day at Yellowstone and have reservations in Santa Fe.  Had to make up some lost time. 
 
Hello guys. After leaving the rally we stayed 2 nights in Cody. Then headed back through Yellowstone to Tetons. In the middle of climbing what seems like the biggest mountain, the Turbo charger blew. We made it through Yellowstone (10 mph on inclines) to our destination in Colter Bay. To all those who had to follow us "sorry".  Truck is being towed to Afton Wy for service. We have a rental car and enjoying Tetons. FYI, truck was under warranty thank goodness for that! Hope to see all of you again soon. Patty
 
pgray52246 said:
Hello guys. After leaving the rally we stayed 2 nights in Cody. Then headed back through Yellowstone to Tetons. In the middle of climbing what seems like the biggest mountain, the Turbo charger blew. We made it through Yellowstone (10 mph on inclines) to our destination in Colter Bay. To all those who had to follow us "sorry".  Truck is being towed to Afton Wy for service. We have a rental car and enjoying Tetons. FYI, truck was under warranty thank goodness for that! Hope to see all of you again soon. Patty
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Sorry to hear that Patty.  Hope you get it taken care of quickly so you can get back to your travel plans.

Mike.
 
Wow, sorry to hear about the turbo charger. Glad it is covered under warranty. Hope all else goes better and the rest of your journey has calm seas.
 
We too had an eventful departure from Yellowstone.  We only made it as far as Island Park before the check engine light came on.  Spewing black smoke from the exhaust and off and on loss of power, we limped our way to Rexberg, Idaho before the stop engine light came on.  At that point we stopped and called Good Sam emergency Roadside Assistance.  They arranged for a flatbed tow to Idaho Falls for the nearest Cummins repair center. FWIW, they were very responsive and they did a great job with the tow.  Spent the night parked in front of the repair shop.  The next day, the diagnosis was a small motor assembly that controls the EGR exhaust valve had burned out.  Mind you this is Friday of a holiday weekend.  The closest the part could be found was Salt Lake City and the soonest it could be there was Tuesday.  At that point, we packed up the toad with 2 dogs, some clothes and some food to head for home (near Los Angeles).  We figured we would drive until we got tired, they try to find a place to stay that would accept dogs and would have availability on Memorial Day weekend.  Well, we kept driving and driving and before you know it, we decided to come all they way home.  899 miles and 14 hours later, we arrived safe and sound at home.  The longest I have ever driven in one stretch, but of course, faster and easier than driving the MH.  Now on Friday, we get to fly to Salt Lake City (the closest airport), rent a car, drive 3 hours to Idaho Falls, drop off the rental car, pick up the motorhome and make the same 899 mile drive home.  Although, believe me, we won't do it in 1 day.  For the icing on the cake, our extended service contract doesn't cover emissions equipment, which this is.  So, the 900.00 repair will all be out of pocket, bu since our deductible is $ 500.00 it's really only an extra $ 400.00.  We are one of the few that are still ahead (or at least even) on our service contract.  But the 10 days in Yellowstone made it all worthwhile.  One of the best places we've ever visited.  Special thanks to Kim & Christi for organizing and showing us around.  Forum framily is the best!

Steve & Dee
 

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The "Yellowstone or Bust" has seen some emphasis on the "bust" part, but you seem to be taking everything in stride. RV'ing is a lot of things, but predictable? Maybe not..  :'(

Glad you had a great time and hope everyone hits their mark and you are back on the road as expected.  8)

Kim
 
Made it back to Taos OK.  2.5 days roughly.  three years ago we got some Toyo tires from a small tire store in La Jara, just south of Alamosa.  From day 1, I thought that the front driver's tire was probably a little out of balance... not enough to get too concerned but a bother, primarily on really smooth roads.  So, as luck might have it sometimes it works out... he was open and had some time on Tuesday so we stopped and had the tires checked.  They rotated some and checked the balance and sure nuff the Driver's side front was off, about 4 oz.  Now it rides on the rear and the old rear rides on the front and everything has become noticeably smoother.  Even the sun came out.

Thanks once more to the Bertrams for pulling this together and being so gracious.
 
And for those who may have wondered about why we had the rally when we did, these are pictures of the traffic on Sat, May 28, at 1130.

The line backed west out US 20 PAST Electric St which is where many of you coming up US 20 from Rexburg turned off for Grizzly. This went on for a while!
 

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Yep...as cold and miserable as the weather might have been at times, having the rally before schools got out all over the country just made good sense.
 
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