Bird of the Week Special

[Jon]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
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> 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!
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>
> 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



I believe that someone here questioned what kind of car that was in the photo
and its a Kaiser. Here is a photo of a convertible one that can be found at the
Lamay Museum in Tacoma Washington.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/1942...sercar.jpg

JIPJOB
1978 WANDERLODGE
BREMERTON WASHINGTON
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