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[KodiakChassisClassC] Road info

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Greg

I have made that trek many times. I usually follow I25 across Raton Pass. Taking 64/87 to Dumas and then down to Amarillo. Two years ago I hit ice going north in early Dec and wound up in a ditch for 3 hrs between Lubbock and Amarillo.

If you want to avoid the pass, you can take 70 east out of Denver and then cut south at Limon. Secondary rds will get you to Dumas also. Less traffic but fewer places to stop.

Corpus is a great place to thaw out for a day or two. I grew up there. If you stop in San Antonio / Kerrville / Fredricksburg area, it is still fairly warm and keeps you on I10. From there you can go due east to Houston and hug the coast the whole way.

Safe trip
Bob

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The National Museum of the Pacific War is in Fredericksburg (www.pacificwarmuseum.org/‎) (I know - Why you ask - Because Nimitz was born here - Fantastic covers many blocks. - And the Town is GREAT. Make sure you pick up some cold cuts at O'pas. Stop by the Hanger Hotel - some great RV parks and wine tasting close enough to walk home.

Down the road a bit is the Lyndon B Johnson National Historic Park (www.nps.gov/lyjo/) Ranch and it is worth unhooking the toad and taking a day trip - maybe 45 minutes?

Kerrville is where the sweetheart rally is held. [Sorry folks - I dropped out of things, because of the Texas Floods Disaster Relief effort (Red Cross) and missed all the deadlines.]

Of course San Antonio has the River walk and Alamo. AND you can read the Texian Illiad when you are driving through. What a great military history.

Kevin



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Kevin (Real) McCoy wrote:

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The National Museum of the Pacific War is in Fredericksburg
(www.*pacificwar*museum.org/‎) (I know - Why you ask - Because Nimitz
was born here

We did this a couple years ago and plan to return. You are dead on with
all the things you said about the area, we loved it. My father would
roll in his grave knowing I went to the Johnson ranch, but it was a very
worthwhile visit.

We stayed in the Fredricksburg RV Park and I met some great folks there
for a Submariner's reunion. The town is spectacular in its small town
charm and the cold cuts and bakery products are great too :-)

We still have lots of wineries in that area we didn't hit, so there is a
return planned. I don't know if we'll hit it this time or not.

Greg

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Bob wrote:

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I have made that trek many times. I usually follow I25 across Raton
Pass. Taking 64/87 to Dumas and then down to Amarillo. Two years ago I
hit ice going north in early Dec and wound up in a ditch for 3 hrs
between Lubbock and Amarillo.

Yikes, that's no fun. I think we're going to keep the pass for a spring
or fall trip when the weather isn't quite so temperamental.

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If you want to avoid the pass, you can take 70 east out of Denver and
then cut south at Limon. Secondary rds will get you to Dumas also.
Less traffic but fewer places to stop.

That's Ron's suggestion from his son's experience and we'll take it.

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Corpus is a great place to thaw out for a day or two. I grew up there.

I haven't been there in years, I used to deliver old ragged out Army
helicopters there for the Depot and pick up a nice new one to return to
Ft Bragg. We did our test flights out over the barrier islands because
they didn't want us crashing on their base :-) Nice. I loved the trips
to Corpus.

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If you stop in San Antonio / Kerrville / Fredricksburg area, it is
still fairly warm and keeps you on I10. From there you can go due east
to Houston and hug the coast the whole way.

That's a route we're looking at too. We haven't been to Kerrville yet
and Kathy would like to return to that area. I've also given some
thought to hitting the Air Force Base in San Antonio for a couple days.
That's a nice military park.

Greg