Larry Shank Family Teardrop on RV Magazine

[greekspeedoman]

Larry sent a physical copy of RV Magazine to me a few months ago when we were working together on my teardrop film project. AT LAST, RV magazine has published it online.

If you have seen my film and liked the vintage footage and photos from Larry's family, you'll love this article. It has more photos that weren't featured in my film.

http://www.rvmagonline.com/features/1107rv-trailer-tribe-road-less-traveled/index.html

[Miriam C.]

Thanks for sharing! Still looks like a lot of fun!

[kirkman]

Thanks! That is so Cool!

[Danny]

Awesome!! The more publicity we get the better.. Tough little kenskill I would say..Try doing that in a georgie boy..

[cuyeda]

Congratulations on getting Larry's story published. Perhaps you can answer a question I have. In one of Larry's home movies, there is a photo of his parents with a natural rock formed overhead bridge. I would like to know the name of that location. I've seen either the same, or similar location with an overhead rock formation on a travel video. The one showed on TV was either in Utah or Arizona.

[toolman]

I absolutely loved the article! Really brought back fond memories of family trip with my parents. Okay, no camping we always stayed in motels and ate in restaurants, but it was still fun!

Thank you so much for sharing the article.

Regards,
Jerry

[pete42]

Too cool

[Forrest747]

One of the pictures gae me a Grapes of Wrath feel to it will all the gear hanging on the teardrop

[Corwin C]

Congratulations on getting Larry's story published. Perhaps you can answer a question I have. In one of Larry's home movies, there is a photo of his parents with a natural rock formed overhead bridge. I would like to know the name of that location. I've seen either the same, or similar location with an overhead rock formation on a travel video. The one showed on TV was either in Utah or Arizona.

A little bit of a sidetrack here --- apologies to the thread - this brings up an emotional subject for us in southern Utah

If it is the image that I'm thinking of, I believe that it was in Glen Canyon and is now underwater in Lake Powell. I read somewhere that the Shank family camped Glen Canyon more during the mid/late 60's because they were aware that it would be inundated once the reservoir was filled. Even though much was lost, much was gained. The camping possibilities now are almost innumerable by boat because of the accessibility that has been created by the lake. FYI -- depending upon water level, Lake Powell can have almost 2,000 miles of shoreline (longer than the entire west coast of the US.)

The real tragedy to me in hearing these stories and seeing the pictures is that now it's impossible to go the places they went and see the things that they saw because of "environmental preservation," the Grand Staircase National Monument, and a multitude of other unrealistic and poorly thought out regulations and restrictions. The Paria River (one of their favorite places I understand) has been recently closed to anything with wheels. I'm all for taking care of the environment, but what good is it if you can't access it and enjoy it?

Ahem ... stepping off soapbox ... there are many similar places still accessible, however, to further answer your question Cuyeda. Along the Colorado River (highway 128) near Moab, Utah, I believe that there are some very similar scenery and camping areas. It used to be dispersed camping along the river, however, it has been more than fifteen years since I've camped there because it became too busy for my taste. Capitol Reef NP, Arches NP, and Canyonlands NP are other possibilities that I can think of off hand that have similar accessible rock formations which may have made it into a travel video.

[cuyeda]

Congratulations on getting Larry's story published. Perhaps you can answer a question I have. In one of Larry's home movies, there is a photo of his parents with a natural rock formed overhead bridge. I would like to know the name of that location. I've seen either the same, or similar location with an overhead rock formation on a travel video. The one showed on TV was either in Utah or Arizona.

A little bit of a sidetrack here --- apologies to the thread - this brings up an emotional subject for us in southern Utah

If it is the image that I'm thinking of, I believe that it was in Glen Canyon and is now underwater in Lake Powell. I read somewhere that the Shank family camped Glen Canyon more during the mid/late 60's because they were aware that it would be inundated once the reservoir was filled. Even though much was lost, much was gained. The camping possibilities now are almost innumerable by boat because of the accessibility that has been created by the lake. FYI -- depending upon water level, Lake Powell can have almost 2,000 miles of shoreline (longer than the entire west coast of the US.)

The real tragedy to me in hearing these stories and seeing the pictures is that now it's impossible to go the places they went and see the things that they saw because of "environmental preservation," the Grand Staircase National Monument, and a multitude of other unrealistic and poorly thought out regulations and restrictions. The Paria River (one of their favorite places I understand) has been recently closed to anything with wheels. I'm all for taking care of the environment, but what good is it if you can't access it and enjoy it?

Ahem ... stepping off soapbox ... there are many similar places still accessible, however, to further answer your question Cuyeda. Along the Colorado River (highway 128) near Moab, Utah, I believe that there are some very similar scenery and camping areas. It used to be dispersed camping along the river, however, it has been more than fifteen years since I've camped there because it became too busy for my taste. Capitol Reef NP, Arches NP, and Canyonlands NP are other possibilities that I can think of off hand that have similar accessible rock formations which may have made it into a travel video.

Corwin,
Thanks for your insight, and Googled your references. Looks like there are plenty of similar natural arches that can be viewed. When viewing Larry's video, I made a mental note to visit that exact spot some day. That may not be possible now. :-( However, with renewed hope there are many other spots to enjoy!

[greekspeedoman]

Corwin & Cuyeda! You are right. It is under lake powell. It is Glen Canyon. Larry shared a lot of footage and stills of that area with me for the film project.