Recent content by K Dub

I missed it. I do feel like I'll be back though. I really enjoyed the upper canyon a lot and would like to explore some more. Looking at the canyon from Google Earth, I can see why that canyon's been a thoroughfare for millennia. There's a lifetime worth of nooks and crannies to explore.

Here are some pics with more visible sheet metal from Chidago Canyon north of Bishop, CA. Every inch of this unpaved but well maintained road was a treat. Calling @surfpig for the petroglyph pics.

I played peekaboo with my truck. 🫣

I was just talking about Broncos with my Jeep buddy. Neither of us has ever seen one on the trails. Not even Raptor specific, the Broncos around here all seem to be pavement queens. There's no shortage of top-dollar rides getting abused, I've seen G-Wagons and Land Rovers at the OHV area, but...

I just realized I've posted a better pic of this exact same obstacle before, back in 2021. I was more worried about scraping my front bumper this time, hence where I stopped and got out. I think it's gotten rougher in the past 4 years.

I'm heading your way in a couple of weeks! My oldest friend is getting married in Estes Park on Easter weekend, so I'm doing a whirlwind tour in and out over a couple of days. I haven't been to my home town in about a decade, and it pains me that I won't have time to go even though I'll be so...

There was once a time when $50 could get you a nice ass in Denver. I got curious after posting what the actual backstory was and found this article from 1982. 4,000 Burros Need Homes - https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1982/06/05/4000-burros-need-homes/62882559007/

We had a rescue donkey named Beans when I was a kid. He'd been part of a herd on China Lake and the Navy was working towards eradicating them from the base, so some kindly hippies stepped in and the rest was history. Those guys might've been his cousins. I woke up to his braying on many mornings.

I may well take you up on that. We're looking into Santa Barbara options, because that's our usual trajectory, but I appreciate the offer and will give it real consideration. Thank you.

Don't get me wrong, I'd absolutely love to visit Australia. I'd just rather spend a week camping on Fraser Island with a Land Cruiser, than to stay at a fancy hotel in Sydney. My wife and I have very different tastes, but enough tolerance and flexibility to make it work. We just have to make...

One of the many perks of living here is the "something for everyone" aspect of SoCal. Mountains, beaches, cosmopolitan, rural, you name it... My biggest frustration is during vacation planning when my wife only wants sandy beaches with palm trees. Like, why fly to Bondi Beach when Malibu is...

I haven't been in the dirt for a couple of months, which is pretty long by my standards. I've gotten out of town plenty, but I only have but one vote in the family and the girls prefer sandy beaches and fine dining over muddy trails and ham sammiches. I stole the truck keys and went on a solo...

Off topic for trucks, but on topic by B.S. standards: I just blew out a Genelec 8050B powered speaker at work. I'm in an office I'm not used to, since we have a guest in town working in my normal suite. When I launched my software this morning, I was greeted by a loud POP, followed by the...

I know that spot too, but I haven't been up there since '08. I camped up there with my buddies and we got a lil' bit wild. The next day I had to hurry back down the mountain to go on a first date with the woman who later became my loving wife. I was all hung over and couldn't hang, I thought for...

If we're being honest, this probably describes a lot of us to some extent. I enjoy outdoor sports but I won't buy camo or tan accessories, so that usually leaves me with black/grey as the only alternative. When I gear up for a hike, I look like a SWAT member ready to execute a no-knock warrant...