Tag Archives: Winnebago

Sierra Nevada Base Camp

Posted on June 25, 2016 by winnebago70x

We picked up the Conestoga from See Grins just in time for a weekend trip into the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 

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Yet Another Rock n Roll Recap

Posted on June 10, 2016 by winnebago70x

Do you want to hear about our Half Marathon in San Diego last weekend or get a status report on the Conestoga? Ok, I’ll start with the run report. I’ll finish with a Talking Cartoon Horse.

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R and R (Races and RVing)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by winnebago70x

We are signed up for the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon next week.  If you’ve seen the highly acclaimed movie Sideways with Paul Giamatti, you’ll have a good idea of the towns, back roads and vineyards we will be running … Continue reading →

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Climbing the Mountain

Posted on February 18, 2016 by winnebago70x

I joked about the hill at mile 12 of the Austin Half Marathon in my last post, which was an about face from my cursing of that hill as I ran it. I named it the Crusher, because after conquering the … Continue reading →

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The Cruelest Half Marathon

Posted on February 15, 2016 by winnebago70x

The Austin Half Marathon is one brutal course.  Sunday, Valentines Day 2016, started at 5:15 a.m. with a quick trip to Starbucks for a caffeine jolt before we walked across the Congress Avenue Bridge for the 7 a.m. start.  That morning, … Continue reading →

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Winterizing

Posted on December 31, 2015 by winnebago70x

  If anyone from McClain’s RV is reading this, it’s been a few days since I left VMs with your Corinth Store Service Department, looking for a time I can bring in the unit for winterizing.  You still have not … Continue reading →

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Texas, West Coast, Texas, East Coast, Texas

Posted on December 12, 2015 by winnebago70x

It’s a geographical club sandwich. About 10 days ago, we headed to the Western Outpost to work a few days and collect the Conestoga to drive it back to Texas for the winter.  I’ve flown the TX-CA route so many times … Continue reading →

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ERA70X at almost 5 Months

Posted on October 23, 2015 by winnebago70x

We’ve had the RV almost 5 Months now, and as part of our continuing effort to document the 2016 Winnebago ERA70X we thought it time for an update.  The unit now has 7,129 miles on the odometer which is about … Continue reading →

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Visiting the 51st State for Coffee

Posted on October 19, 2015 by winnebago70x

Thursday evening before the long weekend started with a record-setting PAC-12 showdown at Stanford Stadium where the Cardinal had no problem handling the UCLA Bruins.  We witnessed a record-setting all-purpose yards game by the Stanford running back as well as … Continue reading →

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Those damn Winnebago window screens

Posted on September 30, 2015 by winnebago70x

I drafted this some time ago and never posted it.  These are still a problem in search of a solution.  McClain’s “fixed’ the window screens that attach to the inner frames when the coach was in last time, but the … Continue reading →

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