Camp Perry 2005

Tuesday, July 4. 

Start at 0-dark-30.

First fuel stop,

Holbrook, AZ.  We

wouldn't have

stopped but for the

two flat tires on the

left side of the trailer.

Hey, where's the

trailer?

Oh, trailer's winning. 

2 tires, one

refrigerator door, and

one bathroom

doorknob.  Long

story!

John Zurek's turn at

the wheel.

Chased by the

lightning heading into

tornado alley.

KOA, Amarillo.

Damp morning start,

second day (Tuesday

July 5).

When we hooked up

with Bill and Gary in

Oklahoma, we see

another tire wearing

down to the belt.

Mingo RV Park -- nice

place!

We're Stuck waiting

for a new trailer axle. 

Nice rig on the left,

eh?

Makes the 31 foot

travel trailer look

tiny.   The Prevost's

toad is a H2 Hummer.

Coffee and Donuts,

Mingo RV Park (very

nice RV park).

Pulling out for Hale's

Trailer for axle

replacement.

Our trailer service

shop in Tulsa.  Ray

was very helpful!

The trailer in the

service bay.

And the breakaway

brake cable had some

problems.  Pulled the

brakes on us twice at

the service center. 

Had to figure a new

way to attach it.

So we spent the day

touring Tulsa!  One of

the many pawn shops

and gun shops we

visited during our

down time.

Down time, surfing

the web, at the RV

Park.

Woo-Hoo!  We're

ready to roll.   Back

on the road about

5:30 pm Wednesday. 

Will drive straight

through to Canton.

About 50 miles west

of St.. Louis.  Driver

change with about

600 miles to go.  11

pm.

Everything's a blur

after 10 hours.

Only 300 miles to go. 

7:30 am Thursday

July 7.

John cleared the back

seat, which made a

quite comfortable

bed!

The GPS phone voice

needs a name, any

suggestions?

Canton McKinley Rifle

and Pistol Club, 1:35

pm Thursday. 

Hooray!

Travel Photos to Canton,

OH.

Home PR&G Club Travel to Ohio Canton Regional Camp Perry

Our first plans had us leaving

Phoenix on Tuesday morning.    A

potential detour through Nebraska

led us to leave on Monday

morning.   Good thing we didn't

need the detour, cause we sure

needed the time.

The trailer had a tweaked axle

from an off-road excursion in the

snow in February that I hadn't

notices.  But that led to tire

failures, which led to a reefer door

falling off, which led to a door

knob being removed from the door

to the head in the trailer.

The front right trailer wheel had

some excessive camber, and

outside Tulsa we started seeing

belts showing on the inside of the

tire.   With the axle clearly out of

kilter, John and I crept into Tulsa,

with Bill and Gary on our six, to

have the axle replaced.  Bill and

Gary kept on their way while John

and Ifound a shop to replace the

axle.  Wednesday afternoon we

were back on the road again for a

non-stop run to Canton.

We pulled into the Canton

McKinley Rifle and Pistol Club

around 1 pm local time.  Whew!