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[AbbaDatDeHat]

I've spent the last week on a road trip, 4 of those days were on a vehicular scavenger hunt of sorts. It's called a Lemons Rally, and the route we took went from Casper, WY to Idaho Falls, ID to Missoula, MT to Bozeman, MT and finally back to Casper, WY. Each day we had 10-15 checkpoints to locate and take a photo for proof that we were there. Our checkpoints included dams, old bridges, mining sites, a ghost town, Oregon Trail landmarks, and some quirky odd sites thrown in just for the heck of it. I wore my Akubra BP for this trip, it only got blown off my head once in Wyoming, I was able to collect it before it ended up in South Dakota though. I hope you enjoy a few of my favorite pictures from the trip.
Grand Teton:
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Wyoming Red Rocks
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Granite Ghost Town in Montana:
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The Berkeley Pit in Butte, MT:
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Fire Tower in Helena, MT:
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Wind River Canyon, WY:



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Absolutely beautiful. Fun trip.
But did you take the Mustang??
B

 

[StoryPNW]

Absolutely beautiful. Fun trip.
But did you take the Mustang??
B

Not this time, my friend and I drove his late grandparents 1996 Chevy Caprice, what a great road trip car. It's really comfortable, which was great since we drove almost 4500 miles in a week.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Not this time, my friend and I drove his late grandparents 1996 Chevy Caprice, what a great road trip car. It's really comfortable, which was great since we drove almost 4500 miles in a week.
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I used to drive a Caprice just like that. It was a very comfortable car and it had some get-up-and-go.

Incredible scenery and it looks like a great trip all around.

 

[Mighty44]

I've spent the last week on a road trip, 4 of those days were on a vehicular scavenger hunt of sorts. It's called a Lemons Rally, and the route we took went from Casper, WY to Idaho Falls, ID to Missoula, MT to Bozeman, MT and finally back to Casper, WY. Each day we had 10-15 checkpoints to locate and take a photo for proof that we were there. Our checkpoints included dams, old bridges, mining sites, a ghost town, Oregon Trail landmarks, and some quirky odd sites thrown in just for the heck of it. I wore my Akubra BP for this trip, it only got blown off my head once in Wyoming, I was able to collect it before it ended up in South Dakota though. I hope you enjoy a few of my favorite pictures from the trip.
Grand Teton:
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Wyoming Red Rocks
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Granite Ghost Town in Montana:
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The Berkeley Pit in Butte, MT:
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Fire Tower in Helena, MT:
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Wind River Canyon, WY:
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Spectacular—sounds like a lot of fun!

 

[The Shoe]

I've spent the last week on a road trip, 4 of those days were on a vehicular scavenger hunt of sorts. It's called a Lemons Rally, and the route we took went from Casper, WY to Idaho Falls, ID to Missoula, MT to Bozeman, MT and finally back to Casper, WY. Each day we had 10-15 checkpoints to locate and take a photo for proof that we were there. Our checkpoints included dams, old bridges, mining sites, a ghost town, Oregon Trail landmarks, and some quirky odd sites thrown in just for the heck of it. I wore my Akubra BP for this trip, it only got blown off my head once in Wyoming, I was able to collect it before it ended up in South Dakota though. I hope you enjoy a few of my favorite pictures from the trip.
Grand Teton:
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Wyoming Red Rocks
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Granite Ghost Town in Montana:
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The Berkeley Pit in Butte, MT:
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Fire Tower in Helena, MT:
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Wind River Canyon, WY:
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Spectacular!

 

[Who?]

Magnificent!

 

[BobHufford]

4 of those days were on a vehicular scavenger hunt of sorts. It's called a Lemons Rally,

Fun! Was there timing or mileage involved or just the scavenger hunt aspect?

Thanks for sharing the pics ... great hat choice for the weather.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Not this time, my friend and I drove his late grandparents 1996 Chevy Caprice, what a great road trip car. It's really comfortable, which was great since we drove almost 4500 miles in a week.
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Good cruiser.
I still want a 95-96 Impala SS.
Grandpa’s hot rod cruiser!!
In black of course.
B

 

[StoryPNW]

Thanks everyone, it really was a great trip through some beautiful country.

Fun! Was there timing or mileage involved or just the scavenger hunt aspect?

Thanks for sharing the pics ... great hat choice for the weather.

No, they make sure to let you know it's not a race. There is a "winner" based on points, these are assigned to the check points and you also get points based on the perceived terribleness of your car. We finished middle of the pack because our car didnt get many points for being terrible, there were about 20 teams.

 

[Yamahana]

Thanks everyone, it really was a great trip through some beautiful country.

No, they make sure to let you know it's not a race. There is a "winner" based on points, these are assigned to the check points and you also get points based on the perceived terribleness of your car. We finished middle of the pack because our car didnt get many points for being terrible, there were about 20 teams.

That sounds like a blast! I’d love to do one of those… and I’ve got just the car..
Mahana

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

That sounds like a blast! I’d love to do one of those… and I’ve got just the car..
Mahana
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Holy ***i love that!!
Is that a Pontiac?? Looks like a Chevy but those tail lights???
B

 

[Yamahana]

Holy ***i love that!!
Is that a Pontiac?? Looks like a Chevy but those tail lights???
B

Yes it is a 1960 Pontiac. Old school big block cruiser.

 

[StoryPNW]

That sounds like a blast! I’d love to do one of those… and I’ve got just the car..
Mahana
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That would be the perfect car. Check out their website.
24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/

 

[Frunobulax]

That sounds like a blast! I’d love to do one of those… and I’ve got just the car..
Mahana
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It's... Beautiful!

 

[Yamahana]

It's... Beautiful!

Thank you sir. That makes 2 of us with the gift of discernment… my wife and 3 daughters not so much.

 

[Yamahana]

That would be the perfect car. Check out their website.
24hoursoflemons.com/lemons-rally/

That really does look like a great time and some big fun. I’m going to see if I can get them to hold one in AZ fall or winter.

 

[StoryPNW]

That really does look like a great time and some big fun. I’m going to see if I can get them to hold one in AZ fall or winter.

They usually have a SW/California route, we have done that one before. When I was talking to one of the organizers during the event they said that they were probably going to have reduce the number of rallies per year. Unfortunately not enough people are signing up for this kind of thing.

 

[Yamahana]

They usually have a SW/California route, we have done that one before. When I was talking to one of the organizers during the event they said that they were probably going to have reduce the number of rallies per year. Unfortunately not enough people are signing up for this kind of thing.

Then I’ll have to get some of my buddies together for the sw California. It really does look like a great time.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

That sounds like a blast! I’d love to do one of those… and I’ve got just the car..
Mahana
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Since that’s a wagon I’d be tempted to put tubs in the back, run 60” lake pipes under the doors, & drop it down in the weeds.

 

[Blare]

That sounds like a blast! I’d love to do one of those… and I’ve got just the car..
Mahana
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