Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

At Portland July, 2005

Posted on July 3, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

I didn’t take many pictures after getting to I-5 since it was a straight shot to Portland, and I’ve seen it all a million times. But after I got to Portland, turned out that a bunch of my friends were … Continue reading →

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On the road North.

Posted on June 25, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

After spending 6 weeks at Lake Tahoe, I planned to head north to Portland, OR. I asked the locals and got several comments that Highway 89 wasn’t suitable for a 37′ RV, to many tight turns or something. I tried … Continue reading →

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More from Lake Tahoe

Posted on June 20, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

While I was at Tahoe, I worked as a volunteer at the Tallac National Historic Site, and I was assigned to fix this double gate into the ‘bone yard’, which is the fenced area that the scrap wood is kept. … Continue reading →

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At Lake Tahoe

Posted on June 15, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

It’s now June and I’ve been at Lake Tahoe for 3 weeks. This place is the best, but some stuff is expensive. Like tourist expensive. It took some skill on my part to find the stores that offered the bargains. … Continue reading →

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On the Road to Tahoe.

Posted on May 25, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

After spending two, three weeks at Mush’s farm house, I left to go to Lake Tahoe and work there at the Tallac National Historic Site as a volunteer. As I was leaving I took a pix of the old barn … Continue reading →

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Leaving Salt Lake…

Posted on April 30, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

After visiting with a company in SLC that owes me money, I ended up getting stuck there for several days because of snow. This first picture is me in the only RV park or parking lot where I could find … Continue reading →

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On the Way to Ely…featuring Black Rock Lava Flow

Posted on March 27, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

After leaving Scotty’s Castle, I headed up US267 to US95 and on north to Tonopah. Then east on US6 towards Ely. About 3:30 or so, I passed a wide spot in the road named Black Rock Lava Flow. This is … Continue reading →

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Out of Death Valley

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

On the way out of Death Valley, I was forced by several areas of washed out roads to backtrack on US190 and then north on US267. There were some deaths of people caught in a flash flood a few days … Continue reading →

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Into Death Valley…

Posted on March 25, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

Next morning at about 200′ below sea level. Note that it looks like a desert! Weird! It’s been so wet this year that there is still some water hanging around the valley. This flower is an example of the billions … Continue reading →

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On the Road to Death Valley

Posted on March 23, 2005 by Jim@HiTek

On the way down that long lonely road…Death Valley is just over those hills. Stopped at Pinamint RV park. Off in the distance…nothing. Just a couple run of the mill plants…

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