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Subject:Re: Great Day Trip
From:mike
Date:Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:47:32 -0700

What kind of engine do you have to get 24 mpg?

mike

On 7/30/07 9:56 PM, "Bill Witz" <pbwitz@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:

> Hello All: This weekend we drove up highway 88 over the carson pass to
> Grover Hot Springs- A Cal. State park, in the smallest, and highest county
> in Cal.just outside of Markleeville in the Eastern Sierra. This is a great
> place to camp if you can get a site. The Hot springs are a real treat.
>
> Leaveing Markleeville we drove down to 395 and into Carson City back up 50
> to Spooner Lake so we could hike around the lake. Lake is about 8,000 ft.
> but The grades are forgiveing. Past Tahoe and up over Echo summit and down
> back home to the Valley. So one 8,575 ft. pass,one 7,300 ft pass and our
> 84 Westy at 236,175 miles just kept on truckin.It feels like it just wants
> to be on the road. Got around 24 mpg. Drove 550 miles
>
> Sunday I drove over to see Ben T and pick up those Recaro Seats.
>  Thanks Ben.
>
>
> Keep it between the fence posts
>
> Bill Witz 84 Westy Tiico Ol Paint