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Old 08-02-2012, 08:09 PM
Finley Atherton Finley Atherton is offline
 
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Awesome pics Fin

just awesome!

We did a similar trip last year and it is the best time to go during July.

Katherine Gorge.....I can show you another view there too.....
We had a great trip and it was good to escape the cold down south.

I have one up on you - I bet you can't show us another view of Kachana


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Old 08-03-2012, 05:11 PM
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After Kachana it was time to head home. We went to Borroloola then Burketown near the Gulf of Carpentaria for the first night then Cloncurry to Longreach to Kyneton (S 23 49.18' E 145 24.28') a property near Barcaldine for the second night then home the next day.

Coast between Borroloola and Burketown

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Smoke from a large fire blocked our path along the coast so we diverted inland.

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Stayed at the Savannah Lodge Burketown. Owned by the local Air Charter Operator. Very pilot friendly - picked up from the airport and given a vehicle for our use. Burketown is a step-off point for fishing in the Gulf.

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Last photo - Winton Queensland

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No doubt you are all pleased that you will no longer have to put up with my holiday snaps. Have not planned an RV trip for next year yet. We may not have time as we plan to see if the USA can match Australia. So far we have planned to cross America by train then driving the New England in the fall (2013). I would be grateful for suggestions for aviation related places such as museums etc we could visit along the way.

Fin

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Old 08-04-2012, 02:56 PM
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Come on up! Hopefully, the buck and 'roo will remain at parity for you.

If you take the train from our west coast to Washington, D.C, you can visit the two major National Air and Space Museums - at the Mall and Dulles Airport. It's still a short (by Oz & western US standards) drive up to New England.

If you can make it to Idaho, I'll take you into the back country.

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Old 08-04-2012, 08:12 PM
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Fin keep em coming, these are awesome, and not boring.

As for Kachana.... no you win there. Tell me more though.
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Old 08-04-2012, 09:06 PM
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Finley,
If you are going on a train trip, we are between Denver and Grand Junction on the Amtrak train lines. The station is Glenwood Springs. Lots to do and see around here - not as much aviation, but Aspen is close. We have lots of room and an extra SUV for visitors! If it needs to be aviation related, you can check my build!
http://www.visitglenwood.com/
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Old 08-05-2012, 12:42 AM
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Finley: If you make it to the southwest-most spot in the USA, (San Diego), there is a world-class Aircraft Carrier museum, the USS Midway. http://www.midway.org/ Come on down, and I'd be happy to host you for a few days. [Spare bedroom, keys to the Ute, etc.]

Other museums in the US: in Pensacola, Florida there is the Naval Aviation Museum, fabulous. http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/

In Dayton, Ohio, there is the US Air Force Museum, also fabulous. Many others all around the country. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/
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Old 08-05-2012, 11:00 PM
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USAF museum in Dayton is a credit to the American people, outstanding.

Smithsonian at Dulles is also.

Evergreen in McMinville not far from Vans Factory, and the list goes on forever!
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Old 08-06-2012, 06:22 PM
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Thank you for the PMs and posts offering suggestions for my visit to the USA next year.
Please don't take offence but I would not presume to prevail upon your hospitality to the extent that you board and lodge us and have to put up with us for a few days. As for the offer of vehicles, remember us Australians are not used to driving on the wrong side of the road!
However, come closer to the time, if we will be in your area you may get an email/PM from me and it would be great meet other RVers and to find out more about your local area.

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