[SEL] What was your best engine trip?

[Curt]

George,
Suspect after hearing about your HOWT tours and the EHOWT we all feel 
like our little trips to see engine collection pale by comparison! 
Personally only having been in the hobby 7 or 8 years we've simply not 
had the time yet to see many of the collections. With work and limited 
vacations only short trips are permitted. But a few trips/shows are 
memorable. Early on when putting the 6HP Herc buzz saw together I could 
not find a front axle for the cart. The cart itself had required a drive 
to east Virginia and that was a good father son adventure. The front 
axle required a trip to St. Louis to see Jim White. He had the front 
half of a cart and a deal was struck. His engine collection of I'm 
guessing 500 engines was sure worth the long drive. We made it a family 
event and took in the arch in St. Louis and other sites.
A few years ago we decided to do the Mt. Pleasant show. We took the 
round about way home thru Baraboo and the Dells and visited Nels 
Johnsrud to see his collection of David Bradleys.
I have to count annual pilgrimages to Portland and Coolsprings as HOWT's 
tours in themselves, when you consider the number of engines seen per 
miles driven!
I image when we are enjoying the 7 day weekend, there will be more 
opportunity for the HOWT trips you've tantalized us with! We really have 
enjoyed your reports.
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC
P.S. In a few weeks a OzHOWT report should be coming ;-)

George Best wrote:

>I've been disappointed that hardly anyone has shared their engine trip
>stories.
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>Don't you people ever go anywhere????
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