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Would i be right thinking that rock appeared in the film " Close Encounters of the 3rd kind " back in 1977 ??
It’s an incredibly moving place. Very strong Native American presence and a humbling visit. The movie was fantastic but it’s so much more. Take the time to visit if you can.
What did you wind up paying for the Renntech tune and the ILS plug? I've never seen the ILS in a plug...
Check the Rentech website, they’re running a sale. Give them a call.
ILS plug/chip mod from MWMods is on their website also. Discounts if you add others mods. I only did the lights. Had a glitch during install and a few back and forths on WhatsApp got it sorted. Their module is on the bottom right in the top picture.
It’s an incredibly moving place. Very strong Native American presence and a humbling visit. The movie was fantastic but it’s so much more. Take the time to visit if you can.
Just looked at the link thank you, and I had also just googled it myself and I was correctly remembering the images in the film, cannot believe the film was 46 years ago arghh !
I last visited the USA probably 16 years ago or so, never to that part of the country though.
Just looked at the link thank you, and I had also just googled it myself and I was correctly remembering the images in the film, cannot believe the film was 46 years ago arghh !
I last visited the USA probably 16 years ago or so, never to that part of the country though.
Wow… 46 years ago! Geez, time flies. I just read through the website again and it’s such an incredible place. The movie makes it “Hollywood” but the sacred history is so moving.
I always think of the sister when star gazing using an app like Sky Guide.
Many Native American cultures have myths surrounding the tower's creation, including the Kiowa of the western Great Plains. According to the Kiowa, the great rock formed of a tree trunk which grew to lift seven sisters into the sky to save them from an attacking bear. The sisters then became the stars of the Pleiades.
Wow… 46 years ago! Geez, time flies. I just read through the website again and it’s such an incredible place. The movie makes it “Hollywood” but the sacred history is so moving.
I always think of the sister when star gazing using an app like Sky Guide.
Many Native American cultures have myths surrounding the tower's creation, including the Kiowa of the western Great Plains. According to the Kiowa, the great rock formed of a tree trunk which grew to lift seven sisters into the sky to save them from an attacking bear. The sisters then became the stars of the Pleiades.
Hope you get back for a visit soon!
Oh gosh, I remember my parents telling me about various star constellations as a child and one of them was " The seven sisters ", I never did know the "correct" name for them, I must watch the film again now we have discussed it, a very young Richard Dreyfuss in it haha, mind you I am 63 today so I was still a teenager when I first saw the film !
I also use the APP " Star Chart" which I guess is a similar APP.
Some pics of our trip west a few weeks ago. Looking beyond the trunk and fuel door issue it was another really good trip. I love a road trip with lots of miles. Beautiful country to see! The S is fantastic to drive. And it's a full car with my wife, mom, our dog, and me. Plenty of space, comfortable, good music, good times.
Seeing the hood star against the snowy landscape brought back memories from years ago. The threatening cold outside and the Mercedes providing us with warm safe comfort inside.
Seeing the hood star against the snowy landscape brought back memories from years ago. The threatening cold outside and the Mercedes providing us with warm safe comfort inside.
Always good to hear fond memories! That star brings back so many.
Another trip east. First two days we had stiff head winds, cold winds, made our rest stops rather unpleasant. I think the winds really affected our mpg. Third day was all rain as we followed a storm east. Mileage picked up and it was a decent trip across WV and MD, even with the mountains and rain. Traffic wasn't bad and no one did anything crazy so no accidents and we all moved along.
The S did great. Didn't miss a beat and perfectly composed in the wind and rain - and the wipers worked perfectly during the last day for 600 or so miles.
Some pictures of the drive. And a rest stop in Cedar County, Iowa. Remembering the Underground Railroad with quilt codes, secret messages, they mapped the path to follow.
Back west for the summer. So glad to get away from the Mid-Atlantic humidity.
Only dicy part was OH and into IN with the remnants of Beryl, very windy and occasional fast hitting drizzle or rain for a few minutes then gone. Wipers worked great and in the wind everything was stable and solid. And the trunk and fuel door worked as expected!
Didn't see many interesting cars on the trip, drove with a blacked out M550(?) for a while, hard to tell with logos blacked out. Then a black Caddy CT6(?). Then an Audi Q8 at a gas stop. Lots of pickup trucks and basic cars. Counted three Mercedes for the entire trip.
Incredible car for covering lots of miles. It turned 10,000 miles about 15 miles from where it turned 2,000 miles in Iowa about a year ago. I was focused on the 10,000 mile part and missed the trip at 1,111.1 at the same time as it hit 10,000.
2019 SL450, 2019 E450 Luxury Trim Wagon, 2024 BMW I7 xDrive60
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Back west for the summer. So glad to get away from the Mid-Atlantic humidity.
Only dicy part was OH and into IN with the remnants of Beryl, very windy and occasional fast hitting drizzle or rain for a few minutes then gone. Wipers worked great and in the wind everything was stable and solid. And the trunk and fuel door worked as expected!
Didn't see many interesting cars on the trip, drove with a blacked out M550(?) for a while, hard to tell with logos blacked out. Then a black Caddy CT6(?). Then an Audi Q8 at a gas stop. Lots of pickup trucks and basic cars. Counted three Mercedes for the entire trip.
Incredible car for covering lots of miles. It turned 10,000 miles about 15 miles from where it turned 2,000 miles in Iowa about a year ago. I was focused on the 10,000 mile part and missed the trip at 1,111.1 at the same time as it hit 10,000.
I salute you for truly enjoying your car. It’s nice to see someone taking long roadtrips in a S Class.
Driving an S-Class on the other hand, it is like an occasion. Enjoy the beautiful views and the serene experience!
I've got one of those too. It likes to stretch its legs also. The S-Class is such a different car - serene is a good word, but it will move, especially with the renntech tune.
I've got one of those too. It likes to stretch its legs also. The S-Class is such a different car - serene is a good word, but it will move, especially with the renntech tune.
Congrats! Certainly a different personality, one is comfort one is sporty : )
That's an unusual Ferrari to me ,thanks for sharing it .Speaking of beauties, that's one of the forum beauties as in a dedicated W 222 S Class Forum , there's a Ferrari that belongs to the op
Another good trip. Same numbers as before which is fantastic. Such a nice way to travel. We had beautiful weather the entire trip and light traffic so we relaxed and enjoyed the countryside. Across Iowa and Illinois so much corn and soybeans to harvest. Iowa is basically one big beautiful corn and soybean field. Farmers are getting into it. Lots of equipment staged or harvesting. It’s quite the sight.
Apple’s new iOS 18 was flaky with Car Play. Sometimes the Command system would lock up and become non-responsive. I’d have to power the Command unit off/on a couple times then back to normal. I used Apple Maps all the way with no problems, and Apple Music with a few playlists. All good.
Iowa80, baby! Big place and busy. And what I thought was better gas than it is. Sure it’s still fine.
Blue lights get your attention… turned out to be a state police escort for this guy. A first for me.
Thanks for the pictures. Nice trip recap. We've been past Iowa 80 (The World's Largest Truck Stop) many times. Years ago, we lived not too far from there in the Quad Cities (Davenport). Yeah, the fields have come alive with all of the equipment running around. There's a lot of $$$$'s invested in all of that stuff.
Thanks for the pictures. Nice trip recap. We've been past Iowa 80 (The World's Largest Truck Stop) many times. Years ago, we lived not too far from there in the Quad Cities (Davenport). Yeah, the fields have come alive with all of the equipment running around. There's a lot of $$$$'s invested in all of that stuff.
Davenport and Iowa City are nice. One of these days we’ll stop in Moline to visit the John Deere HQ to see an Eero Saarinen masterpiece.
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Many decades ago—when I was married to a Western Airlines “Stewardess” and could fly free, I flew to Iowa and bought a 1973 Porsche 911T Coupe. I started driving it home to California and as I drove through millions of acres of cornfields, down perfectly straight highways, it became evident to me that if I drove close to the speed limit I’d probably fall asleep, crash & kill myself. Or, if I drove 100mph, I’d probably end up in some hick jail. So, I drove to St. Louis, left the car with a shipping company and flew home. It was a nice car.
Davenport and Iowa City are nice. One of these days we’ll stop in Moline to visit the John Deere HQ to see an Eero Saarinen masterpiece.
I've heard that the John Deere HQ is nice and definitely worth a visit. The museum on Arsenal Island in Rock Island is worth a visit too. I'm from Cedar Rapids originally and the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City corridor as they now call it has really grown.
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