On the Road Again - Purple ZR-1 Road Trip to Utah

[QB93Z]

Lyndi and I have been waiting patiently to get out for another Corvette Adventure and now is the time.

The 2021 Purple ZR-1 Road Trip to Utah begins tomorrow. We will be heading west on I-70 and I-80, headed for Park City, Utah. Our plan for this road trip is to take it slow and spend more time relaxing and not so much driving every day.





We will be driving about 440 miles a day to get to Park City in 5 days. Stay tuned as we are - On The Road Again....

Jim and Lyndi

[Jagdpanzer]

Passing through Cheyenne so you have the opportunity to visit the Union Pacific steam shop and check out Big Boy #414.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_4014


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[tf95ZR1]

Yay! Life is returning to normal (?).
Or are you just going stir crazy?
We get to follow Jim & Lyndi on a trip!

[QB93Z]

[QUOTE=Jagdpanzer;323371]Passing through Cheyenne so you have the opportunity to visit the Union Pacific steam shop and check out Big Boy #414.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_4014

The Scuttle Butt is that the Southern Pacific Steam Team is planning some excursions for the Fall of 2021.

I will miss the reopening of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, IA by about a month

Jim

[secondchance]

Happy trails, Jim & Lyndi!

[nelson007]

Have a safe trip.
Nelson

[tgonyaw]

Enjoyed your previous trip!
Looking forward to this one.
Have a great time!

[WARP TEN]

[QUOTE=QB93Z;323375]

Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

Passing through Cheyenne so you have the opportunity to visit the Union Pacific steam shop and check out Big Boy #414.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_4014

The Scuttle Butt is that the Southern Pacific Steam Team is planning some excursions for the Fall of 2021.

I will miss the reopening of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, IA by about a month

Jim

You are right that UP is planning another another run for the #4014 Big Boy. Current plan is for it to start in August. #4014 rolled through Lake Bluff in 2019 and hundreds showed up to watch it. Took a great video of it charging by and I even went out to the West Chicago yard (with about 10,000 other railfans) where it camped for a couple days. I know Paul Workman did too. When you get to Cheyenne you might see if you can get a tour of the Heritage Steam repair shop. Don't know if that is possible but worth a phone call. Here is the link to the UP Heritage Steam website. When they actually get rolling you can track the engine's progress. Have a great trip Jim and Lyndi. --Bob

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/

[secondchance]

Jim,

Glad to hear the damage was minimal. I would have chosen a board as opposed to a guard rail also.

[QB93Z]

Hello ZR-1 Net Registry...

I got the WIFI working connected to our Verizon HotSpot and I can access the Internet again.

Now, to start the Journey properly, we took a photo of the Purple Z fully loaded and ready to get underway in the garage:




We drove west on I-70 across the Alleghany Mountains of southern PA and crossed in to Ohio. Most of the trip to Columbus was flat land and farming:




We continued west on I-70. Just west of Columbus we had a serious incident by running over a piece of wood cribbing in the left hand lane in heavy traffic. We were able to get the bent front left rim straightened and ready to travel by 5 PM. Lyndi and I would have had to return to home and swap out the rim from one of my spares and then drive 850 miles to get "caught up" to our scheduled trip plan.

Lyndi and I can not say enough Thank You's to the crew at Wheel Medic, Inc, 2971 Silver Drive, Columbus OH. Our mechanic, Bandon, gave us his full attention and using a torch and a wheel press, straighten the rim.

We made it to our first-day destination of Springfield on time. We relaxed in one of our new favorite bars, the Wayside Tavern and Patio. It is not fancy but the people were very friendly, the beer was cold and the food was good:




Jim