Airstream and Campgrounds

I found I had a series of images of our 1995 Airstream RV so I put them all in this post. We get around pretty well with this unit and enjoy seeing the country in it. We have enjoyed travel in this unit since purchase in 1998.
Many years of exposure to UV rays was hard on the clear coat finish so we took it to Toledo Ohio to have the finish redone this spring. While we were in that part of the country we explored various areas and campgrounds.

At the Canal Park south of Toledo

East of Des Moines, Iowa

Outside Great Lakes Museum in Toledo

At the Meijer Gardens

Parked neat the Meyer May house

Our campground in Traverse City Michigan

Heading towards Mackinaw City

Parked at Whitefish Point Michigan

Not our Airstream, but I liked the picture.

Parked in front of power plant at Marquette Michigan

At the Iron Ore Museum in Michigan

Ore Museum parking lot

Marina in Lake City Minnesota

Julie in Lake City, Minnesota

Watkins spices in Winona, Minnesota

Outside Dubuque Iowa

River Museum in Dubuque

Campground just west of Kankakee, Illinois

Kankakee campground

This is where the Airstream was refinished

Pulling out of refinish shop in Helena Ohio

Bus ride through the mountains

I had occasion to ride the Durango and Silverton bus to Silverton through the southwest Colorado mountains at the height of the fall color change. It was a great trip with a driver who was also an excellent tour guide.

This driver know the history of the area and pointed out the old travel routes from days past, types of trees and wildlife, explained some of the politics that led to opening up the area and stopped the bus for the riders to take pictures of the wonderful fall colors.

Waiting for the bus

KC Bike Trail

The nice November weather allowed us to take the grandsons out on the bike trails for their first time.

The youngest travelled on a "Tag along"

Wesley relaxing after pedaling 10 miles on a single speed 20" bike. 

20" single speed

Emery rode on his 16" bike. Boy were those legs spinning...

Bennett striking a pose

Our trikes

Silverton History Museum

Silverton Colorado has a great history museum. Part of it is the old jail which shows how prisoners were confined in times past. What makes this unique is the confinement portion of the jail was made of steel by outside companies and installed in the desired building. I thought jails were purpose built, but he jail "kit" allowed any building to become a jail.

Other parts of the museum cover mining history and techniques. These exhibits showcase everything from types of minerals to the methods of extracting them from the mountains and transporting them to the mills.

The cable systems that carried buckets of material over harsh terrain were documented very well. If you are modelling these structures this is a good place to get first hand information.