![]() Today's pictures are all from Yuma. This is a picture of the once mighty Colorado River, looking at it today it's hard to believe that once riverboats steamed up and down it and the pioneers had trouble getting across it but due to damming and extensive irrigation the river is but a trickle of its former self.
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Tim
3/1/2018 02:33:02 pm
Hi Tom,
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theboondork
3/1/2018 04:38:08 pm
I do take HDR pictures but I don't believe I've ever posted one on the Internet. I always shoot in Cannons Camera Raw format, and I under expose the picture when I take it. And I've always found that it has enough digital information in it to bring out whatever is hidden in the shadows. You can do some amazing things with HDR but it takes a little more effort, and I'm basically lazy.
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tim
3/2/2018 11:39:11 am
Yeah, I agree about HDR taking more time. I used to do a lot of it, but got tired of it, mainly all the photo management that was required when I returned back to process everything. I also shoot in Canon Camera Raw and do most of my processing with Lightroom, although occasionally I'll use Photoshop. I had some other programs for awhile for processing HDR (such as Photomatix), and others for general processing (such as Topaz), but find I can do everything I want in Lightroom and Photoshop now.
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theboondork
3/2/2018 01:25:11 pm
It looks like I'm doing the same thing you are, 98 percent of what I do is in lightroom but I will sometimes send it over to Photoshop for spot removal and sharpening.
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Tim
3/2/2018 02:07:40 pm
That's incredibly timely that you mentioned trucks again. That's a lot of trailer to be pulling with a 3/4 ton, but it's obviously doable. I would be most concerned about pin weight, but I guess if you monitor it close, maybe it's not such a big deal?
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theboondork
3/2/2018 04:28:39 pm
I don't know about the Fords but like I've said the Chevy three-quarter tons exactly the same as the one ton minus a rear spring leaf. Put air shocks on it or a pair of Timbrens and you've got a one ton. The tires it comes with may be different I'm not sure but I've never liked factory tires on anything and usually take them off immediately and put Michelin's on it.
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Tim
3/2/2018 06:12:09 pm
I started looking at F-250's tonight on-line close to me and I remembered now why I gave up on them - most of the F-250's here are the gasoline engines. In fact, several of the dealerships I looked at have nothing but the gas engine in the F-250.
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theboondork
3/2/2018 06:57:06 pm
It sounds like decisions are narrowing down which is good because to many decisions for too long can drive you nuts. Americans are very lucky to live in a country that gives us so many choices but it makes decisions so very difficult.
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Tim
3/3/2018 07:12:37 pm
Hopefully I'm narrowing things down, depending on what I think after Monday. I had to take a little trip today and I was driving by a lot of houses. It struck me how boring it would be to live in the same place for the rest of my life.
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theboondork
3/3/2018 10:03:02 pm
I can't see myself living in a home without wheels until my physical and or mental health requires that I do otherwise.
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Tim
3/4/2018 09:37:36 am
Well, I'm heading out in a few minutes for the four hour drive. Going to spend the night in that area and see the 27-5L in the morning then drive back. Pretty exciting stuff.
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theboondork
3/4/2018 11:49:33 am
Wow you really did have an epiphany, I'm surprised that with all of that expenditure of brainpower you're still able to drive.
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Tim
3/6/2018 09:57:19 am
Back from my trip to see the 27-5L. Everything went well and I was able to see the 27-5L and some of the Arctic Fox travel trailers.
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theboondork
3/6/2018 11:59:28 am
Well congratulations, in the world of full timing you have just found your home. Remember the location of your home has no meaning anymore because anywhere you stop you will be at home, it's the home itself that's important.
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tim
3/6/2018 01:12:54 pm
I'll probably take one off the lot, since there really aren't any options I want to add. I want it to have the Thermal Pane windows and table and chairs, which are all standard. The rear view camera would be nice, but that should be easy to add later if it doesn't have it. The only thing I may be picky about is the sofa, since there are so many options in that area. But, I might remove it anyway and put a desk and office chair at some point. Oh, I guess the one thing I would like to have is a hitch receiver on the back, but I don't see that as an option, so I'm guessing the dealer installs them? Any options I'm not thinking about that you would recommend?
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theboondork
3/7/2018 11:55:52 am
I added rearview cameras to mine and it's a fairly easy DIY project. Changing out the sofa for an inexpensive furniture store sofa or sofa bed is easy to do as long as you have someone help you carry it all. The receiver hitch isn't a big problem I imagine a dealer could do it as well as any welder or fabricator. When I had my motorcycle rack built the fabricator actually welded a receiver hitch to each side of the frame and the motorcycle rack slides into the two receiver hitches.
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tim
3/8/2018 08:13:19 am
If I'm not mistaken, the power awnings and double pane windows are standard now on the 27-5L's, but need to confirm that. Definitely want both of those. The automatic levelers would be nice, but that probably wouldn't stop be from buying a unit with or without them. That's a great idea about installing double hitch receivers.
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theboondork
3/11/2018 03:30:31 pm
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you but I just now got some Internet service, so I'm way behind on everything.
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Tim
3/12/2018 11:48:22 am
No problem Tom - I figured that you were in an area with no internet (or the alien's actually did get you).
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theboondork
3/12/2018 02:08:17 pm
Yes you will have to have a way to charge the house batteries other than from the tow vehicle. My experience has been that the wires coming from the tow vehicle to the trailer are too small to get any serious charging to your batteries, especially if your day drives are short ones.
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Tim
3/13/2018 08:37:07 am
Those are really good thoughts. My best guess on where I'm going to spend most of my time will be in the West, although the first summer I'll probably be in the Midwest and there may be periodic returns to the East (although I doubt too many). Mostly, I plan being in the West. So, in general, trees probably won't be a problem, but there will be times when I might face that issue.
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theboondork
3/13/2018 01:55:11 pm
Since I installed my own solar panels and battery bank and couldn't do it immediately after buying the Arctic Fox, staying with hookups and boondocking sometimes is exactly what I did until I put the solar panels on, which by the way I did in Arizona in the winter because the weather was so much nicer than Colorado.
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