Recent content by sparty

FWIW, I got my ham license to be more helpful as a volunteer at a local car racing event (forest rally); all of the comms are handled by ham radio, seeing as the event takes place spread out over many miles of logging road in large swaths of forest (often with enough elevation change that there...

Another one (relatively short & easy out-and-back, can be done in a stock 4x4 if you don't mind babyheads and being near some drop-offs) is Hellroaring Road just outside of Red Lodge. It climbs to the plateau on the opposite side of the canyon from 212, and the views are worth it, especially if...

Road is closed, according to the Park County Sheriff's office (it was scheduled to close April 1 per the seasonal schedule anyhow, but they closed it earlier due to the slides). Yup, USFS closure order, should reopen 15 July: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd574491.pdf

AAA rules vary by regional club, and the fine print may or may not actually be evident before signing up (or even afterwards). I was a AAA-Northern New England member, and they refused to cover a tow on my E350 box van when I was moving because of a line about "standard available towing...