Bird of the Week Special

[whistles_n_bells]

Mike, Rose Mary:

I believe the bus is a circa 1935-37 Fitzjohn, possibly on a Reo
chassis. I'll try to research this further with my old bus driver
buddies that are as old as I am. The car appears to be a 1947 Kaiser of
Fraser.

Joe (Pappy) Hagan

St. George, UT

(Wannabe)








--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> I love this week's photo! I believe our long term members, Rose Mary
Smith and her mom, Clara, get the longevity in RV'ing award for this
week. I had to lighten the picture up some to see Clara a little better.
Anybody have any pictures to verify that they have been RV'ing or
camping longer? What a wonderful childhood summer vacation Rose Mary
had!
>
> Please read the attached email that Rose Mary submitted as background
on the picture. She is looking for someone to identify the car and the
bus. Who knows what makes they are?
>
> Happy Easter everyone!
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX - heading out soon for somewhere!
>
>
> Hi Mike
> Thought you might get a kick out of this old photo.
> Me hanging out the door, mom's head just showing at top.
>
> When I was a kid we would go up to the Sawtooth Mtns. near Stanley,
Idaho. We lived like hillbillys I reckon, check out the wash board and
ICE frig., wood stove inside the bus. There were 5 of us kids. We had a
tent for the girls and a tent for the boys, while mom and dad slept in
the bus. That was real boondocking! Ice cold water from a creek. We'd
spend the whole summer up there. Dad harvesting poles.
>
> Trying to find out what that ole bus was? Think the car was a Kaiser
>
> Amazing the roads/climb that bus had to maneuver to get up to camp,
not to mention crossing Hell Roaring Creek.
>
> Don't know how they got the old milk cow Bessie up there.
> Horse was a necessity to pull down the logs to the landing.
> This was in the 50's (mid?) I'm sure the bus was an oldster before dad
bought it to convert for our summer use.
>
> Regards
> Rose Mary & Mom (Clara young at 88)
> JP'S White Bird
> making our was north (noooo) from Arizona desert
>