Barsky Family "Big Trip" 1969

A 2 month vacation for Nina, Howard, Michael, Benjamin and Daniel Barsky (Marea not yet born)... towing an Airstream Trailer, eastward across the United States, north into Canada, then westward all the way to the west coast of Canada, then south down the US western coast back to Los Angeles. June 30, to September 3, 1969. 64 days, 12,220 miles.


Rockies, Wyoming. Altitude 11,000 ft

DAY 1

Monday, 6/30/69
Left LA at 1:45 pm on a very warm day and proceeded to get hotter as we headed for San Bernardino.. Very Hot!! Luckily we drink loads of water and eat fruit.. kids are constantly hungry… through San Bernardino and in the El Cajon pass our car refuses to pull the load.. sputtering, cries, etc.

Very hot, tempers frayed, kids ask questions and we park on side of the freeway.. unhitch trailer, and head for Highland (town nearby), and to a man who installs a “Vapor-Kool”(special device to keep cars from overheating) in our car… Making the arrangements and the installation takes till 9:45 pm. ..Dinner at a crummy drive-in.. all arrangements for the first night altered.. we pick up trailer where we left it.. air still quite warm.. ... all fall asleep in car, including me.. Howard drives as far as Barstow, where we find the nearest school (college) parking lot and bed down for the night.
6/30, Overnight in Barstow, California.
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