Ummm....KAMIKAZE??? Please explain what you are trying to say. I get the
feeling that you have a problem with 'easterners' visiting, or worse yet,
MOVING to the west. Perish the thought! Really, now, the west is FAR from
'full up', and never will be! Granted there are a lot of cities that are
already overgrown. But you should never worry about us 'easterners'
(cowboys/girls??) coming out and taking over all the land, some (or most)
from the east would last no time in all that space. The fact is, that there
ARE more gorgeous vistas, and wide open panoramas, in the west, and it gives
a good feeling to this world traveler that the US really isn't all
overpopulated, and overdeveloped as is so much of the east. So, I will
continue to travel, and to enjoy the west, and maybe one day Mt. Hood WILL
erupt, and will create a fresh slate for a future civilization. Part of the
reason I travel is because my father, who passed away 19 years ago, never
got to see retirement, or the wonders of the west he so greatly wanted to
see. One day I will be able to tell him about all that he missed..........

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: George Chapman <landmark@thegrid.net>
To: <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 1:15 AM
Subject: Re: My trip to the Northwest , with the Westfalia Syncro TD
(longish)

> Volks:
>
> Now don't no one get the foolish impression that the
> Northwest (or the West, for that matter) is one big panorama
> after the next. Especially those of you in the East!  We
> have our share of traffic problems and ugly cities.  And
> while Mt. Hood is majestic it's also a "dormant volcano"
> (like Mt St. Helen's !).
>
> My point, you ask?  It is stories like Karl's kamikaze trip
> in his vanagon that encourages an influx of cowboys 'n
> cowgirls. When, in fact, the West is full up; has been for
> years.  ;)
>
> - - George Chapman, 91 GL
>      Lake Almanor, CA  (In the shadow of Mt. Lassen -- an
> active volcano)
>