2020 Trip To South Dakota

[JEBar]

Glad you made it home Jim. We are headed out again about the 23rd of Sept for are final voyage until we head south in Dec.

with our truck's tag expiring at the end of this month, first thing this morning I took her in for her annual state safety inspection .... she passed with flying colors .... our next outing is scheduled to be October 11- 29 at Thousand Trails Chesapeake Campground

[markiver54]

Don't know what you paid, but the grower here on Burnsville sells them for $35.00 for a half bushel or $1.89 Lb.

we paid $53 a bushel at Coates Produce in the first building .... just got through stringing and snapping both bushels .... about half have been canned, the rest tomorrow

Sounds like Ya done good then Jim...congrats, and enjoy!!

[Hatchdog]

Where you headed to in SD?

Mt Rushmore, Wind and Jewell Caves, Crazy Horse and whatever else time allows. Then to Deadwood. Two stops in Montana on the way over.

[Shakey Jake]

Glad you had safe travels! Enjoy being home for a spell.
Jake

[JEBar]

Where you headed to in SD?

Mt Rushmore, Wind and Jewell Caves, Crazy Horse and whatever else time allows. Then to Deadwood. Two stops in Montana on the way over.

if you pass near the Little Big Horn on the way, its well worth a stop .... be sure to listen to the Ranger's presentation prior to going out on the battlefield .... its a remarkable area

[JEBar]

well, we are home and things are SLOWLY returning to normal .... yesterday I had our truck safety inspected, today my wife bought the 2021 sticker .... today I had to do some running around to find a mower deck belt .... camper roof repair booked for next week .... DISH tech due this afternoon .... home security control updated .... and so on, and so on, and so on .... next project is to start unloading the truck and camper

[Hatchdog]

Where you headed to in SD?

Mt Rushmore, Wind and Jewell Caves, Crazy Horse and whatever else time allows. Then to Deadwood. Two stops in Montana on the way over.

if you pass near the Little Big Horn on the way, its well worth a stop .... be sure to listen to the Ranger's presentation prior to going out on the battlefield .... its a remarkable area

Yes, our second Montana stop is the Little Big Horn, staying near Garyowen MT. Thanks for the tip on the Ranger Presentation, we’ll do that for sure.

Doesn’t it seem like all the work to get ready for a trip and then all the work waiting for you when you get home is the price paid for having a great time? Best to you with all your projects and your next trip.

[JEBar]

we've seen the Ranger who did our presentation on the History Channel ..... they do an excellent job of setting the scene in a way that makes seeing the area much more meaningful

[markiver54]

our morning began with driving from our campground to the Farmer's Market in Asheville where we picked up 2 bushels of white half runner green beans .... they are old time string and snap beans that my father raised and, for me, they are the only green bean I really enjoy

Jim, as it turns out, we did pick up some white half runners here in Burnsville based on your comments.
thank you for the tip. they ARE the best green beans I've ever had!!
Thanks for the tip!

[JEBar]

because they require both stringing and snapping, they do require a bit more effort to get ready to cook ... as noted, they are the beans my father raised in his garden .... so, they are the green beans I was raised on and have the taste I prefer

[markiver54]

because they require both stringing and snapping, they do require a bit more effort to get ready to cook ... as noted, they are the beans my father raised in his garden .... so, they are the green beans I was raised on and have the taste I prefer

yes, Carol did the stringing and snapping, and then cooked them to perfection....at least they tasted like it!

[brm4450]

Where you headed to in SD?

Mt Rushmore, Wind and Jewell Caves, Crazy Horse and whatever else time allows. Then to Deadwood. Two stops in Montana on the way over.

i grew up in that area, you'll have great time

[JEBar]

trip recap ====> in spite of COVID we attempted to make this summer's trip as routine as possible .... we put 4,648 miles on our truck .... participating in the TSD Logistics Diesel fuel discounts program (discussed in this thread http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... am#p138291 ) really saved us some money .... during our entire trip back home, we never paid more than $1.809 a gallon for diesel fuel .... all in all, the truck ran well .... we did get one check engine light that ended up being for being 2 1/2 gallons low on antifreeze .... we had the truck checked and it doesn't have a leak .... we now have 173,000+ miles on our truck and this is the first time we've had to add antifreeze .... as covered in this thread we did have to replace a suspension bolt on the camper, found a bad spot in the camper's roof (to be repaired day after tomorrow), as per usual, had the roof AC's cleaned .... it appears that cleaning of the front AC clogged a drain hole .... taking care of the clog is on the top of our current list .... we also switched to a new portable DISH, with appears to be a good upgrade .... all in all, not a bad report on our truck and camper that are both far from new .... we did have to make some accommodations for COVID but we didn't allow it to dominate our considerations .... we are now planning an October trip to Chesapeake and January return to Texas

[markiver54]

All considered, sounds good Jim!

[Hatchdog]

Great trip, thanks for taking us along.