BulrissBus of the week

[mbulriss]

Bob,

On the way up, I was told Boulder Dam was closed also, so we went over
to Laughlin and then up. Saw *many* RVs on that route that must also
have been told it was closed. I would not recommend that route as the
trek over the hills from Kingman, AZ to Laughlin, NV is 7% twisty
downhill for 13 miles as memory serves. The "scenery" is not worth it.

On the way back from Las Vegas I went the extra 11 miles from the 95
turnoff to show my wife Boulder Dam, fully assuming we would have to
turn around after visiting the dam. Before we got there we got
shunted into a Homeland Security inspection area. I explained to the
private security guards we were planning to park and take the toad to
visit the dam. They said "NO problem going on. We just need to ask
you a few questions and inspect all the storage bays and the interior
and you can go across." Questions included standard where you from,
where you going, any explosives, weapons and/or ammo on board?
Inspecting the interior consisted of one guard standing in the
stepwell talking to my wife while I opened all the bays for the other
one to glance in. They never even looked at the Jeep interior
(probably not good security tactics). Less than 5 minutes and we were
on our way to the dam.

Much better than going back down to Laughlin!

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "one_dusty_hoot"
wrote:
>
> Mike, I understood the road across Boulder was
> closed to motorhome traffic, guess not huh? I
> enjoy the scenery shots as well, thanks for the
> picture. Coming in to Las Vegas from Boulder
> at night is one awesome sight.
>
> bob janes, greenville, sc
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Greg,
> >
> > Thanks, we like the colors also. Green seems to be an acquired
> taste.
> > Folks seem to love it or hate it. It may look long, but it felt
> even
> > longer doing those very tight steep downhill 180 switchbacks on the
> > approach to Boulder Dam.
> >
> > Yes, it was quite a hike up some rough terrain to get that shot,
> and I
> > did have to go when I got back down, but I get emails all the time
> > from members saying they enjoy the Bird of the Week pictures that
> have
> > scenery in them so they can see places they have never been to but
> > might want to go to. That's what prompted the hike. Hadn't seen a
> > car in over half an hour up to that point, but then about 6 passed
> by
> > as I was trying to get the pictures. It looks like I was on the
> road,
> > but I was actually in a pull off lane for a scenic overlook I
> couldn't
> > fit in.
> >
> > We got tons of desolate scenic pictures on Route 66 (saw 2 cars in
> two
> > hours) and other out of the way places.
> >
> > Mike Bulriss
> > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> > San Antonio, TX
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Mike, Sue, Nice looking Bus, I like the colors and graphics. It
> looks
> > > long.
> > > Mike is there an issue with the Microphor? It must have been
> quite a
> > > hike just to take that pic.
> > > GregoryO'Connor
> > > 94ptRomolandCa
> > >
> >
>