Beautiful Lamoille National Forest - Secret of the Ruby Mountains
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- Опубліковано 12 сер 2019
- Wow, this has to be our favorite campground so far on our "90 Day Around America." As you'd expect in a National Forest, the 40 site campground only has the basics - running water and restrooms (no showers). But the hiking trails and views are definitely breathtaking and well worth the 20 mile drive from Elko, Nevada.
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Beautiful place! Thanks for posting this. Are there bears and mountain lions there?
So we spent a night in nearby Elko, thinking we'd continue Northeast the next morning until a nice couple informed us about all the wildlife in the Ruby Mountains and Lamoille. While like California, bears no longer roam Nevada, yet they did mention an abundance of wildlife in the area - marmot, pika, beaver, mule deer, mountain goats, Rocky Mountain bighorn, mountain lions, coyotes, and bobcats.
BridgeHands Cool thanks. Although some Ranchers are reporting some evidence of Grizzly in the Northeastern remote area of Nevada. You haven’t heard this yet?
Not that many years ago I heard about a Grizzly in the Modoc County, the Northeastern part of California. These days, besides Alaska and Canada, they are found in Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming - but hey, there's always a few with wanderlust in their paws, itching for travel and adventure!
California Travel Videos Lol! Yes I do believe you are right. :)
So no solar or generator? I've never seen anyone run the engine in a Sprinter as the primary energy source. Have you ever had the error code come up for a clogged diesel particulate filter? I was told that can happen when you idle the engine too long. I am jealous of your travel plans. I've gotten my wife to go out on a few month-long trips but never one that long. That's my dream.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment. Sorry if I gave the impression we only use the inverter during idling period - we very much prefer to use it when we are driving down the road for many hours. That said, during evenings when no A/C power is available, the economics to spend $5-10K+ for solar and Lithium batteries isn't all that attractive for a three month trip. To your point about diesel particulate filters (DPF), that's a complicated topic with lots of assumptions and variables - things like diesel motor and DPF characteristics, length of idling periods, ratio between running and idling periods, etc. To be sure, all cross-country commercial truckers leave their engines running when they pull into a truck stop during overnight sleeping periods. I notice that on our Mercedes diesel engine, the turbo kicks in from time to time, which may also be a "feature" to prevent particulate build-up. Then there's the matter of sensor error messages - for some situations/motors, just taking the vehicle out of the road for a brief period (20-30 minutes, aka "forced regeneration") will clean out the DPF and clear the code. That said, we don't needlessly want to create pollution nor cause unwarranted engine wear - we should be mindful of this quote:
Daimler Trucks North America/Freightliner Trucks (page 9.3): "The belief that idling a diesel engine causes no engine damage is wrong. Idling produces sulfuric acid, that is absorbed by the lubricating oil, and eats into bearings, rings, valve stems, and engine surfaces."