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T minus 2... The car is pretty much ready to go at this point. Got the oil changed - a little early, but don't want to have to deal with that on the road. Inspected pretty much everything and changed a couple of exhaust hangars. The flex disk is starting to show signs of age and I'd be concerned except that these are the larger V-8 disks and I'm running a (relatively) low power diesel, so should be fine for the time being.
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We are in Winnipeg now. See ya soon!
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07-08-2015, 11:45 PM
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Safe Travels.
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07-09-2015, 12:12 AM
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Survived LA post rush hour traffic - Arrived Bakersfield safely.
Nothing picture-worthy.
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Bakersfield is oil country did you park beside a pump jack at your hotel? With a bit of midnight plumbing you could have a tank full of crude. Bakersfield is an interesting place for sure.
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Bakersfield to Grants Pass
Had a wonderful day on the open road today.
Left Bakersfield at around 7 heading for Oregon. Anyone that has been around the CA Central Valley in July, knows the heat can be absolutely brutal, but not today. Believe it or not, at noon going through Sacramento the temperature was 68...and that's not a typo. It was a spring-like day. (Now I'm realistic enough to know that on the return trip I'll pay the price) Most have probably heard about the CA drought and I can attest that it's real. Here's a picture of a pickup truck driving around on the dry bottom of the Shasta Reservoir.   Here's a couple images of the drive through Northern California    Had a little excitement on the drive today. Just before Oregon I looked in the rear view mirror and saw flashing lights, I knew it wasn't for me as I meticulously held the speed limit all day. A pickup truck roared by followed by 12, count 'em 12, law enforcement vehicles - Sheriff, Highway Patrol, City Police and what appeared to be fed-type officers in unmarked cars. Moments later the "procession" went the other way on the other side of the freeway, and then again passed me going back the original direction. Further down the road I saw officers getting ready to deploy spike strips and other potential tactical strategy. Unfortunately I have no idea what the chase was all about and didn't get to see the end. The car has done really well thus far with the only issue being the rear view mirror - the little flipper quit flipping and the mirror started flopping. The fix was a piece of coffee stirrer strategically placed - but I'll definitely need a new mirror. The fuel mileage is quite good thus far with tank #1 providing 38.2 mpg and tank #2 providing 34.2 mpg. Jumped off the road earlier than I wanted due to rain and getting tired. Tomorrow, Canada
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68 sounds perfect. Need some of that over here, 54 and raining at the mo
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It was great meeting you and seeing your wonderful car in person! Have a great rest of your trip!
  
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Made it to Canada. Yea!
It was a pretty grueling day, due primarily to heavy Friday traffic in Portland and Seattle. The border crossing is a piece of cake - 3 minute wait, friendly agent and on my way. It's always great spending time with my niece and her husband. Looking forward to some Canada sightseeing and local activities before heading out for Calgary on Sunday. As referenced above, had a great time with bkc, seeing his great project and comparing swap notes. One of the best things about road trips is meeting up with forum members and putting the face with the posts. The car continues to run really well. Had another good mileage day - 35.1 mpg. I'm not sure what's different that's producing the high numbers, but my suspicion is speed. On my east-west trips I've been going the limit 70, 75 and sometimes 80 (west Texas) and on this trip it's been pretty much all 65... also winds, this trip has been pretty much calm with what winds there were were pretty much quartering on the tail. One thing of note was I've yet to see an accident on this trip.
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