Gophers and Cheese

Over the past year, I've really been thoroughly enjoying the 1978 Dodge Tradesman I bought last October, but it's not my first van.  It's my second.  I mentioned it a long time ago ( here ) but I was feeling nostalgic and felt my first van was worth revisiting.  I bought my first van in February 2015 and it was a 1999 GMC Savana conversion van (conversion by Jayco).  It had a 5.7L V8 and about 110K miles on it.  I bought it from a guy in St. Paul.  All the photos in this blogpost are from when I listed the van for sale later that same year... more on that in a bit.

Here's the last big batch of photos I took at the 2022 Twin City Vans Good Times Truck-In.  Of course, we should start with airbrushed murals...

Ready for lots more van photos?  Good!

While I've been going to Chariots of the Gods for years (usually on a motorcycle), I attended my first proper "truck-in" in my Dodge van since buying it last year.  I headed down to the Filmore County Fairgrounds in Preston, MN for the 45th Annual Twin City Vans Good Times Truck-In (June 10-12, 2022).  I wasn't really sure what to expect but the weather was good and everyone was really friendly.  It was all very laid back, which is probably what I should have expected.  This is my 1978 Dodge Tradesman B200:

Wrapping up coverage from Motosota 2022...

 Lots more pics from Motosota !

The 6th annual Motosota "A Motorcycle Farewell to Summer" was held on September 24, 2022 at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis.  I had just picked up a new (to me) bike, a lightly used 2022 Honda Grom (which is very fun) and I decided to ride it to the show.  It was quite the adventure as it was the farthest I had ridden the Grom and I had to be sure to avoid highways and interstates.  Weather wasn't ideal - very cloudy with spotty showers, but there was still a very strong turnout.  Motosota attracts a great mix of bikes (vintage, cafe, chopper, moped, you name it) and features lots of vendors, music, and of course the brewery.