Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Estes Park - again

Since this is what the whole trip is about, I'm posting this video again...

...See post for May 6th, 2008.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Vail Pass

Like the first settlers crossing the continent, the old T-Bird needed to conquer the Rocky Mountains...

As you see and hear, a creative approach was needed much of the time to keep the vehicle alive. Also, I want to illustrate the fact that I've heard the same story over a hundred times, often twice in the same day.

Friday, October 2, 2009

T-Bird - Part 3.

The low-tech solutions are always the best...

Probably all we needed to do was to break an egg into the radiator.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

T-Bird - Part 2.

The '78 T-Bird is like an old man...

The steep mountains and high altitude was just a little too much for the '78. Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion.