All,
I'm with Robert.
We just finished a 3,800 mile trip from Portland, Oregon to El Paso, Texas and back though the red rock country of the desert southwest in our 97 EVC and wouldn't have done it any other way. It can be rationalized in many ways, $ per day, cheap sleeping, great views from the front seat of a Eurovan, etc.
As for the Oregon trail, My son and I started at Oregon City one summer and back tracked the Oregon Trail east until we ran out of time. It took us a week to get to just inside of Idaho. As our not so distant relatives had been immigrants on this trail it was very moving to see it, stand on it, look both ways and be glad our prairie schooner had springs, an engine, fridge and beds.
If the EVC is driven at a leisurely pace the mileage is relatively good (20-22) considering the thing is hauling all of you stuff, your selves and will weigh in at around 6,000 lb when fully loaded for a trip. Just more reasons to take the backroads, slow down & relax.
When tracking the Oregon Trail be sure to take in every museum and interpretive center on the way, there are many and they vary greatly.
Good travels,
Dale, 97 EVC
Portland,
Oregon
Robert Webster <salsared2004@...> wrote:
Yeah I know, it seems like a lot of $$$, but when compared to the overall costs associated with a 4 - 6 week, 10K mile vacation, it doesn't seem like so much. For me it is all in the budgeting.
Sea2river@... wrote: 10,000 miles divided by 20mpg = 500 gal of fuel; $4.00 x 500 gal = $2000.
Dang!
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In a message dated 5/27/2008 4:38:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
salsared2004@... writes:
We're planning a trip of approx. 10,000 miles in the fall.
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