Well, I did get up in time, but I was having troubles moving. I left about 7 minutes late but close enough to 7:00 local time (Moab).
I only did two gas stops. The first stop was at the Flying J’s in Richfield. And the second place was in North Los Vegas at another Flying J’s.
The trip went by fast. Of course on any LONG trips lately I get muscle strange in my neck and a slight headache.
I arrived at home at 5:00. So the total time was 11 hours – wow – yes I was flying low :).
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Moab – Tuesday – EJS Week!
The group got a late (planned) start to do the trail ride.
The trail was Steal Bender. We started the trail like normal, aired downed and off we go.
We missed the left turn that the Safari usually does, so we did have to make a u-turn and head on down the correct (longer) trail.
We were just about ready for lunch and we hear over the CB that one in the group could not turn left - ? Well come to find out he broke his pitman arm at the steering box. Not a very easy fix, so two vehicles left for town to get a new pitmen arm.
The two Jeeps stopped at three different locations before finding the part (for way to much).
Once back with the other Jeep, putting the part back on went really fast, and now the whole group was heading back to camp.
Once back at camp the group went to the Branding Iron Restaurant.
The group did enjoy setting around the fire the last couple of nights.
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On another note:
I found out today that Amanda did not go to school for the last three days. What a way for me to feel, fighting about what to do.
Cheryl made a decision about putting Amanda in some type of home / internet schooling, but of course it does cost money.
The trail was Steal Bender. We started the trail like normal, aired downed and off we go.
We missed the left turn that the Safari usually does, so we did have to make a u-turn and head on down the correct (longer) trail.
We were just about ready for lunch and we hear over the CB that one in the group could not turn left - ? Well come to find out he broke his pitman arm at the steering box. Not a very easy fix, so two vehicles left for town to get a new pitmen arm.
The two Jeeps stopped at three different locations before finding the part (for way to much).
Once back with the other Jeep, putting the part back on went really fast, and now the whole group was heading back to camp.
Once back at camp the group went to the Branding Iron Restaurant.
The group did enjoy setting around the fire the last couple of nights.
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On another note:
I found out today that Amanda did not go to school for the last three days. What a way for me to feel, fighting about what to do.
Cheryl made a decision about putting Amanda in some type of home / internet schooling, but of course it does cost money.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Moab – Monday – EJS Week!
The group had to get up early, so we can get to the staging area and get checked in.
The trail that the Dirt Devils paid for was Pritchett Canyon. The trail is the only trail that is rate 5 on any list. When Easter Jeep Safari (EJS) does a trail they will stop any other people to go onto the trail, so the EJS has exclusive rights to the trial. For this trail, they limit the number of participates on the trail to 15 to 20.
The group left the staging area to head for the trail head.
Once at the trail head, we picked up one more vehicle to the group, so we had 15 vehicles totals for this group and the Dirt Devils made up 6. We had a BLM guy ride with the leader a little ways into the trail. He did give a very positive talk about how the clubs/ESJ groups usually very good about the usage of the environment.
Once we started. The going was going really good. The trail leader did point out in two different locations that we should not play in because it is in the wilderness study area.
The first problem was a guy had ground and carburetors problems. Those were resolved.
The obstacles are getting harder and harder. Some of the obstacles were nothing to think of when I ran the trail 3 years ago, but now you have to pay attention else you can get in trouble.
I did a lot of spotting for our club on several of the step climbs. When we made it to the ‘rocker knocker’, I spotted the whole club through the bypass route.
The straps and winch lines came out several times on the trail. The last two to get a winch line was Jeff and Dan so as of Monday – they have the cow bell for at least a day, maybe more.
I did go out with a small group from the club to enjoy a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant in beautiful down town Moab, UT.
The trail that the Dirt Devils paid for was Pritchett Canyon. The trail is the only trail that is rate 5 on any list. When Easter Jeep Safari (EJS) does a trail they will stop any other people to go onto the trail, so the EJS has exclusive rights to the trial. For this trail, they limit the number of participates on the trail to 15 to 20.
The group left the staging area to head for the trail head.
Once at the trail head, we picked up one more vehicle to the group, so we had 15 vehicles totals for this group and the Dirt Devils made up 6. We had a BLM guy ride with the leader a little ways into the trail. He did give a very positive talk about how the clubs/ESJ groups usually very good about the usage of the environment.
Once we started. The going was going really good. The trail leader did point out in two different locations that we should not play in because it is in the wilderness study area.
The first problem was a guy had ground and carburetors problems. Those were resolved.
The obstacles are getting harder and harder. Some of the obstacles were nothing to think of when I ran the trail 3 years ago, but now you have to pay attention else you can get in trouble.
I did a lot of spotting for our club on several of the step climbs. When we made it to the ‘rocker knocker’, I spotted the whole club through the bypass route.
The straps and winch lines came out several times on the trail. The last two to get a winch line was Jeff and Dan so as of Monday – they have the cow bell for at least a day, maybe more.
I did go out with a small group from the club to enjoy a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant in beautiful down town Moab, UT.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Long Drive – Third of four – Problems
The day started out really early. We got up at 5:00 Wichita time and left the hotel at 6:00. And it only took 20 min to get to the airport. I was on the road heading for Moab, UT.
About three hours later I was getting tired so I stopped and took a quick cat nap at a rest area.
About another hour later – I hit a RV hubcap! It made a lot of noise. I pulled over to see what type of damage it did to the car. But first, I needed to get the hubcap out from under the car. While getting the hubcap out, I put a very deep cut near the base of my thumb. The damage to the car is a muffler (or catalytic converter) has a whole in it. And the muffler pipe is bent and hanging down. I got no error messages or codes on the dash, so if that is all the damage, that’s not too bad. But it does mean the car goes into the shop as soon as I get home, we will see then how bad the damage is as well as the normal maintenance that needs to be done.
I pulled into Moab about 6:00 Moab time – so that means I drove for 13 hours. With two unplanned stops and three gas stops.
I found where the group was camping. Found out that some of the group had problems from broken parts to breaking parts and doing some body damage.
The group did go out for dinner at the Mexican restaurant that is on the north end of town.
Thanks to J&N for letting me sleep in there RV for the few days that I am here!
About three hours later I was getting tired so I stopped and took a quick cat nap at a rest area.
About another hour later – I hit a RV hubcap! It made a lot of noise. I pulled over to see what type of damage it did to the car. But first, I needed to get the hubcap out from under the car. While getting the hubcap out, I put a very deep cut near the base of my thumb. The damage to the car is a muffler (or catalytic converter) has a whole in it. And the muffler pipe is bent and hanging down. I got no error messages or codes on the dash, so if that is all the damage, that’s not too bad. But it does mean the car goes into the shop as soon as I get home, we will see then how bad the damage is as well as the normal maintenance that needs to be done.
I pulled into Moab about 6:00 Moab time – so that means I drove for 13 hours. With two unplanned stops and three gas stops.
I found where the group was camping. Found out that some of the group had problems from broken parts to breaking parts and doing some body damage.
The group did go out for dinner at the Mexican restaurant that is on the north end of town.
Thanks to J&N for letting me sleep in there RV for the few days that I am here!
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Tuesdays – Dirt Devils Meeting Night
I had Lunch with two other buddies at Pino Pizza.
After work, I waited for Cheryl to get home before leaving to go to the Dirt Devils meeting. Nobody else wanted to go, so I had to go by myself – bummers.
This meeting stretched on longer then normal because the club needs to tell me, as a delegate, what they wanted me to vote for in the CA4WDC convention meeting. There are currently four items that I have instruction to vote on. So I will do my duty when its time.
After the meeting, we did our normal thing of hanging around and talking, but also a group was trying to get things ready / organized for the annual Moab trip. I was giving my two cent even though I will not be able to go but for two days and only as a passenger. (I will be returning from Witicha, so I can be a passenger).
On the way home, I talked to my mom, the first phone battery died within 8 minutes of talking, but the second battery that I had, lasted over 45 min. (The only way I can get the phone to last that long is if I use the earpiece). The drive home was extremely foggy – I had to slow down (I know – wow, he slowed down)
After work, I waited for Cheryl to get home before leaving to go to the Dirt Devils meeting. Nobody else wanted to go, so I had to go by myself – bummers.
This meeting stretched on longer then normal because the club needs to tell me, as a delegate, what they wanted me to vote for in the CA4WDC convention meeting. There are currently four items that I have instruction to vote on. So I will do my duty when its time.
After the meeting, we did our normal thing of hanging around and talking, but also a group was trying to get things ready / organized for the annual Moab trip. I was giving my two cent even though I will not be able to go but for two days and only as a passenger. (I will be returning from Witicha, so I can be a passenger).
On the way home, I talked to my mom, the first phone battery died within 8 minutes of talking, but the second battery that I had, lasted over 45 min. (The only way I can get the phone to last that long is if I use the earpiece). The drive home was extremely foggy – I had to slow down (I know – wow, he slowed down)
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