Testudo
Germantown, MD
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I frequently try to conceptualize recent history by comparing the passage of time in my own life to spans going back a hundred, hundred-and-fifty, or two hundred years. The technology we take for granted, the advantages we have over Lewis and Clark or Sitting Bull or even Libby Custer, is not all that old. Some of the luxuries we camp with (lead-acid batteries; refrigeration; as examples) have historical roots going back less than 150 years. Multiply our life experiences by two or three and we can almost transport ourselves back to Lewis and Clark or Sitting Bull. What our minds tend to dismiss as ancient history (on account of being before a time that we can personaly remember) is not so very long ago.
Testudo & Princesse Caribou
2012 FORD F-250 6.2L 4x4 EC SB SRW
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Nemo667
Louisiana
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...good lord Clattertruck. What an awesome historical post!! This needs to be in truck camper annals for sure. Thank you sir.
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2006 Outfitter Apex 8, 220W Solar and 3 AGM's
2008 Jeep Rubicon 
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69cayo
new port richey,florida
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Wow, great pictures and history.
Thanks for sharing.
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daverich
Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Sumner, MO
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One of the most touching and enjoyable posts I have read. Thanks!
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SoCalDesertRider
SanDiego, CA, USA
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That was awesome. Thanks for the photo journey. 
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c.traveler2
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Thanks for taking us down memory lane, loved many of your photos.
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cewillis
Tucson, az, usa
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Fantastic history. Many thanks. I agree with Nemo.
Cal
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17oaks
17 Oaks Ranch
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GREAT read, enjoyed it!
Don
17 Oaks Ranch, Texas
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LanceCamper845
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This would have to be the best post I had ever read on RV.net !
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whazoo
Arizona
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I have to echo others... priceless, priceless, priceless. Your pictures are a living memorial to the best of times in my opinion. Thanks so very much. I knew you had a million bucks worth of pictures...we were not short changed. I hope there is a special section for this in the trip report sticky, hint hint Silver.
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