Well almost never!
We spent the day relocating from Sisters Oregon on the East side of the Cascade Mountains to Detroit Lake near Salem on the west flank of the Cascade Mountains. We are meeting our daughter, Renee and Neil and their daughters Georgia and Mathilda. We drove over US 20 to Sweet Home. It crosses Santiam Pass at 4751 feet. It was raining hard as we approached the pass. Then suddenly it was snow. Continue reading We Never Drive in Snow:
Goodbye California, Hello Oregon:
I admit, I have been a little slack on the blogs recently. Not because of a lack of interesting topics, just so busy and yet we get nothing done. I don’t understand. California hasn’t been all that good to us this trip through. Yet we had some delightful times. We visited Lynn and Doug Johnson on our way up 101. Then on our way over the hills into Gilroy we started to develop an unusual vibration; especially when we started pulling hard on the hills. Judy was driving when it started to sink in that something was changing in the sound of the coach. Continue reading Goodbye California, Hello Oregon:
The Missing Link:
Golanth, the Bronze Dragon, is now electrified! Whoee! The electric auxiliary boost drive works pretty much as I had envisioned it. Actually I envisioned the bicycle to be about 10 pounds lighter, but that is another story.
What I have is an Astro 60 Brushless Motor, a 10:1 gear reduction and a 2:1 cogged belt reduction. This is powered by 2 each 9 A-Hr Lead acid batteries. These weigh 12 pounds by themselves. The motor is controlled with an Electronic Speed Controller (ESC). We control that with my Futaba R/C radio control. I am still working on the thumb throttle.
On the web site you will find a couple photos of the power train…and the missing link! Continue reading The Missing Link:
New Oven
You never know how handy an appliance is until it quits. About two weeks ago our microwave/convection oven went on the fritz. We searched high and low for an oven that would fit the slot. Microwaves, by the way, come in a wide assortment of sizes and styles. Continue reading New Oven
The Shop Van is Done!
The new Sprinter Van has now completed its enhancements to make it a fully qualified “Toad.” In the parlance of the RV folks that is the car you tow behind your motor home so that you have transportation when you get to your destination. Continue reading The Shop Van is Done!