Back in Colorado
Made it home after 4200 miles of touring the Pacific Northwest and a week in Hawaii with the family. Pretty nice time, saw quite a lot and not one rain storm the whole time. Well, not exactly. Just as we crossed the Continental Divide on Hwy9, about 5 miles from Fairplay, it poured for about 5 minutes! Damn, now I have to wash the car!
We did have a little game going during this trip. Collette wrote down every trailer, camper and motorhome we saw along the way. We also kept track of the road kill, sounds a little morbid but it helped pass the time. After we got home we rated the names, based on whether it was macho or sissified. You know, used to be campers were named after parks or dogs and birds, now it has to be threatening. As you can see, most of these recreation vehicles start with the letter “S”. I’m sure there was a study performed to determine the letter with the most impact.
We saw quite a few Raptors, Shockwaves and Thunderbolts; and an occasional Honey. These names just set the stage for a relaxing weekend when your camping neighbor pulls in with their 60’ Voltage Eliminator and unloads 6 ATV’s, 4 motocross bikes and a boat. Here’s to the great outdoors!
Here are the results:
Road Kill:
Deer: 11 Coyote: 2
Raccoon: 5 Rabbits: 32
Prairie Dogs: Too Many to count
Skunks: 4 Unknown: 24
Hawk: 1 Badger: 1
Sheep: 1 Birds: 4
Possum: 5 Squirrel: 2
TFTT (Too Flat To Tell): 12
Near Misses:
Cow: 1 Horse: 1
Prairie Dogs: Too Many to count
Camper, Trailer and Motorhome Survey
Trailers & Campers:
W – Whimpy
M – Macho
C – Cute
S – Stupid
B – Boring
P – Philosophical
Ok – Ok
A-21
S Advantage
M Attitude
OK Air Stream
C Aspen Trail
W Artic Fox
P Aspire
B Alpine
S Aluma-scape
B Arrow lite
M Avenger
M Amped
B Ace
B Aristocrat
B Airbus
B Ameri-lite
M Adventure
B Allegro
S Aljo
S Alfa
B Admiral
S Atrium
B-11
B Big Country
B Big Sky
S Big Horn
C Bounder
M Bullet
P Brave
OK Blackstone
C Bambi-Airstream
B Blue Ridge
S Beaver
S Big Foot
C-27
B Country Coach
S Cherokee
S Carbon
W Cambridge
M Cougar
M Challenger
M Crusader
OK Cruiser
S Columbus
S Crescendo
B Cedar Creek
B Coachman
W Chateau
S Cardinal
W Cypress
OK Creekside
B Carri-ite
W Catalina
W Country Coach
S Crossover
S Citation
S Cameo
M Cyclone
M Conquest
C Cub
B Chateau Sport
W Caribou
D-7
W Dolphin
C Denali
B Dutchman
W Desert Fox
S Designer
B Dutch Star
Ok Discovery
E-7
S Embark
S SEVO
M Eagle
B Elk Ridge
OK Excursion
P Espier
M Everest
P Elevation
M Edge
S Excel
F-12
S Flair
B Four Winds
S Fox Mountain
C Frontier
P Freedom
B Flagstaff
C Forester
S Fun Finder
B Fox Creek
P Fiesta
S Fun Runner
S Fun Pac
G-4
S Grand Junction
B Grey Hawk
P Genesis
B Gulf Breeze
H-5
M Hornet
OK Hideout
OK Hitchhiker
S Holiday Rambler
C Honey
I-5
OK Infinity
S Impact
B Itasca
P Imagine
P Ideal
J-6
B Jayco
B Jamboree Sport
B Jay Flight
S Jay Feathers
S Jazz
OK Journey
K-3
B Kodiak
S Komfort
C Kiwi
L-8
S Lance
S La Cross
S Light
M Laredo
S Leprechaun
OK Landmark
B La Palma
P Lakota
N-5
S Nash
Ok Nomad
Ok North Trail
S Neptune
S Navion
O-4
OK Outback
S Orbit
OK Open Range
M Outlaw
P-15
B Phoenix Cruiser
M Pulse
OK Prowler
OK Pioneer
S Pilgrim
S Prada
B Presidential
S Palomino
B Passport
B Puma
B Pinnacle
B Pacific Ridge
S Prism
M Phantom
B Patriot
Q-1
B Quantum
R-10
B Rockwood
M Raptor
C R-Pod
M Road Ranger
S Raccoon
P Regal
S Raven
P Reflection
B Rubicon
M Rebel
C Roo
S-39
M Storm
S Sunbird
B Sprinter
S Sunset Creek
B Shadow Cruiser
S Sun flyer
B StarCraft
B Summerland
C Scamp
S Sonic
OK Springdale
S Shadow Carrier
Ok Sun Seeker
B Sierra
B StarCraft
S Sun storm
B Sanibel
OK Sportsman
B Salem
M Spartan
OK Surveyor
S Stellar
B Sunset
M Seismic
M Silver back
S Sundance
S Spirit
P Solitudes
OK Silver streak
S Siesta
B Sea Hawk
M Stealth
S Sandstorm
C Sandpiper
M Storm Seneca
OK Surf Side
B Silver Creek
M Shockwave
T-16
B Terrain
B Travel Supreme
B Tracer
B Trail Cruiser
S Track & Trail
B Tahoe
B Tour
OK Trail Blazer
B Rail Runner
M Thunderbolt
S Terry
B Transport
S Trail-lit
B Trail-Bay
S Tiffin
B Tioga
V-8
B View
S View Finder
P Vision
OK Vista
B Ventura
M Voltage
M Vibe
M Vortex
W-14
M Warrior
M Wildcat
M Wolfpack
C Wild Flower
OK Wanderer
OK Wilderness
B White River
B Wind River
S Weekend Warrior
B Wind Jammer
S Wilderness
B Wind Sport
S Wolf pup
OK Wildwood
Y-1
B Yellowstone
Z-1
S Zinger
Enough of this foolishness, now on to WW,Too and our Tour de France!