Since we fall off the low end of the chart I e-mailed them to see what pressure they thought we should run at for our RV weight. They feel 65 psi is ok and that is also what is printed on the RV door.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tire pressure chart for our Hankook AH11s
We bought Hankook AH11 8R19.5 tires. The RV totally loaded weighs 13000 lbs with 4800lbs up front and 8200lbs in back. . This means 2400 lbs on the front and 2050 lbs on the back tires. They e-mailed me the chart below for the 8R19.5 size which was not on their general chart.
Since we fall off the low end of the chart I e-mailed them to see what pressure they thought we should run at for our RV weight. They feel 65 psi is ok and that is also what is printed on the RV door.
Since we fall off the low end of the chart I e-mailed them to see what pressure they thought we should run at for our RV weight. They feel 65 psi is ok and that is also what is printed on the RV door.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Flat Rocks Campground - Pike National Forest
We headed into the National Forest to camp this weekend. We knew not where we were going to stay but had a map with some campgrounds on it and were keeping an eye out for boon-dock locations. We tried one campground and a National Parks employee said they were full but 5 miles away we could go to Flat Rocks Campground which he had been at a half hour before and it was half empty. So we headed off. The road to get there was dirt and although flat had the bumps that sometimes develop in a dirt road from lots of travel. It was rough going so we went slow. But we ended up with our choice of beautiful well spaced campsites. As reported it was probably less than half full so there was no one around us. Even if it had been completely full the sites were very well spaced. Lots of room between most of them and quite a few were very isolated.
Our site.
The picnic table and fire ring were down the hill a bit. Below, I'm sitting on the picnic bench and taking a picture of the RV back up the hill.
We were surrounded by forest views. The next three pics are of the views from the picnic table.
On the way to the campground there were many boon-dock locations but they were already occupied. The area had tons of trails for off-road vehicles so is popular with the motorized crowd.
In the evening we went for a nice long hike as the moon was bright and full. This was my favorite part of the trip.
During the day we headed off on semi-paths through the forest. These weren't really paths, just drainage ditches so petered out after a while. The official trails were all for the off road vehicles so were deep sand and gravel which was very dusty. As beautiful as the forest was, I wouldn't return to this location. There weren't any non-motorized trails that we could find.
Funnily only two sites in the campground were occupied by the motorized set. The rest were just campers. I'm guessing it was mostly empty due to the large number of free boon-dock sites. The campground was $15.
Walking the campground road.
Max and Blossom exploring a valley/meadow in the forest.
Sunshine ready to head down the trail.
Our site.
The picnic table and fire ring were down the hill a bit. Below, I'm sitting on the picnic bench and taking a picture of the RV back up the hill.
We were surrounded by forest views. The next three pics are of the views from the picnic table.
On the way to the campground there were many boon-dock locations but they were already occupied. The area had tons of trails for off-road vehicles so is popular with the motorized crowd.
In the evening we went for a nice long hike as the moon was bright and full. This was my favorite part of the trip.
During the day we headed off on semi-paths through the forest. These weren't really paths, just drainage ditches so petered out after a while. The official trails were all for the off road vehicles so were deep sand and gravel which was very dusty. As beautiful as the forest was, I wouldn't return to this location. There weren't any non-motorized trails that we could find.
Funnily only two sites in the campground were occupied by the motorized set. The rest were just campers. I'm guessing it was mostly empty due to the large number of free boon-dock sites. The campground was $15.
Walking the campground road.
Max and Blossom exploring a valley/meadow in the forest.
Sunshine ready to head down the trail.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Hardin Montana KOA
On the drive home we stayed at our first KOA. The poor owners try so hard to make it a pleasant experience but the location and facilities work against them. In addition we were disappointed that their advertised "Montana sized pet walk, covering a full acre" was just a thin strip down one side of the campground and a slightly thicker strip in the back. Don't know how they measure an acre in Montana but with a one acre yard here at home we know what an acre is like. Very disappointing.
The showers here bordered on the unusable. The floor was an extremely uneven concave hole for each shower and the shower head only comes up to the top of your shoulders even if you aim it as far up as it will go. Trying to crouch down to get your head wet had you fighting for balance in the concave hole of the floor. Waste of good money staying at this campground. There has to be a better choice. It didn't help that this was our first ugly site with a view of the back of their building.
Nice commercial campground - Nugget RV
I was so impressed with Nugget RV that I wished we could stay longer. Unfortunately I only took one pic. while there. They had a nice pool, great clean showers and plenty of hiking trails for the dogs.
Here is their website to see more pics.
http://www.nuggetrvpark.com/index.html
This was my favorite commercial campground. Just a comfortable, wonderful place to stay.
Helena Montana, a divergence
Prior to going on this trip we got a bad alignment. When we hit Bozeman Montana we decided to get it realigned. J&D Truck repair http://www.janddtruckrepair.com/ in Helena could accommodate us the following day so we rerouted to stay the night near them. They did a great job so if you are ever in the area and need a repair shop this is a good one to go to. Our RV drove great after the alignment and it was less expensive than the bad one we got in Denver.
We picked a gorgeous camp ground but the mosquitoes were fierce so I took my pictures from the inside of the RV. Once again we chose a site well away from everyone else and up on a little bluff. You can see below that we are all by ourselves. I took this pic. the following morning after the mosquitoes went to bed.
This is the view of the other campers from our RV. These were the closest people to us.
As the sun set the colors were beautiful.
We picked a gorgeous camp ground but the mosquitoes were fierce so I took my pictures from the inside of the RV. Once again we chose a site well away from everyone else and up on a little bluff. You can see below that we are all by ourselves. I took this pic. the following morning after the mosquitoes went to bed.
This is the view of the other campers from our RV. These were the closest people to us.
As the sun set the colors were beautiful.
National Forest camp ground just N. of Yellowstone
We didn't have a reservation for the night. I thought we might find a place inside Yellowstone on the North side but they all fill up very early in the day. So we continued N. and crossed our fingers.
We shortly happened upon a National Forest Campground. It was GORGEOUS! There were tons of sites available. Most were separated by large boulders from each other. The one we chose was at the very end and quite far from the adjoining sites.
Max getting ready to cook dinner.
A typical site.
We shortly happened upon a National Forest Campground. It was GORGEOUS! There were tons of sites available. Most were separated by large boulders from each other. The one we chose was at the very end and quite far from the adjoining sites.
Max getting ready to cook dinner.
A typical site.
Driving out of Yellowstone - The thermals
Museums can intrigue me forever. The thermals were pretty but after a while I got tired of them. We were able to park at all but one area with our 30 ft motor home so I think we saw it all.
The dogs and Max at a picnic spot walked along the river. It was very pretty.
As we left the park a herd of deer dined on the grass.
The dogs and Max at a picnic spot walked along the river. It was very pretty.
As we left the park a herd of deer dined on the grass.
Highlight of the trip - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Despite the gathering clouds we headed to the canyon area of Yellowstone.
What we didn't know was that Artist Point was going to be so spectacular! It was the highlight of the trip for me. Below is our first glimpse.
The views of the falls were magnificent even in low light conditions.
The colors and textures were something to see!
Down below the river was very pretty.
Another postcard view.
And another.
And again.
Eventually we had to leave and went to the North Rim.
Absolutely stunning.
This was my favorite area of Yellowstone.
What we didn't know was that Artist Point was going to be so spectacular! It was the highlight of the trip for me. Below is our first glimpse.
The views of the falls were magnificent even in low light conditions.
The colors and textures were something to see!
Down below the river was very pretty.
Another postcard view.
And another.
And again.
Eventually we had to leave and went to the North Rim.
Absolutely stunning.
This was my favorite area of Yellowstone.
On our way to the canyon area
On our way to the canyon area we saw our first thermal area, Mud Volcano.
The landscape steamed.
Boiling waters.
To get to the various areas you walked on a board walk.
The Dragons Mouth was well named.
Of course when we saw more bison we had to take more pictures.
The landscape steamed.
Boiling waters.
To get to the various areas you walked on a board walk.
The Dragons Mouth was well named.
Of course when we saw more bison we had to take more pictures.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Driving Yellowstone
There were beautiful views throughout.
With dogs one must take them out by the road in Yellowstone since they are prohibited on all trails. So we stopped alot as we went along. Here is one stopping place where there was a little path along the road. Very few places had this.
We did take the dogs along these rapids where there was a wood board walk. We didn't see any no dog signs and we were still within the required distance of the road.
Shortly we spotted a bison so of course we got some pics.
Then we saw more bison.
Blossom and Max observe the bison together.
Sunshine was happy to just look cute and pose for pictures. He had no interest in the bison or looking out the window.
With dogs one must take them out by the road in Yellowstone since they are prohibited on all trails. So we stopped alot as we went along. Here is one stopping place where there was a little path along the road. Very few places had this.
We did take the dogs along these rapids where there was a wood board walk. We didn't see any no dog signs and we were still within the required distance of the road.
Shortly we spotted a bison so of course we got some pics.
Then we saw more bison.
Blossom and Max observe the bison together.
Sunshine was happy to just look cute and pose for pictures. He had no interest in the bison or looking out the window.
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