It was good meeting you the other night! Hopefully you didn't fall asleep at the wheel after eating your body weight in ribs
Enjoy the trip!
Enjoy the trip!
Alaska trip thread - Here goes!
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Great to have meet you. Enjoy the rest of your trip and maybe we'll see you again at CM09!
Here's some pics for all those following the thread.
Here's some pics for all those following the thread.
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It was a blast to be able to host you for a couple days, I know our place wasn't as luxurious as Corbets but between us both I and I'm sure Corbert, hope you had a good time while you were here. I know you didn't leave hungry! You'll be "digesting" that Chorizo Cure from The Diner well into Utah! Safe travels! Watch out for those Utah Chupacabras, they're even nastier than the ones in the 505.
*Great idea/spot to do that Mark, part of why I mentioned Speiskammer is you can get similar shots from the Alameda shore,but Fish-N-Chips at Pier 30 for a great price we're always down for.
what's the plan?
So kevin, is this an official invite for a meet and greet?hey mark nice of you to post the pics that you took i almost forgot about that.were ever we end up having a meet i think it will be a blast lookng forward to meet up w/ you guys.have a safe trip on the way to the bay area BTW.
john
So kevin, is this an official invite for a meet and greet?hey mark nice of you to post the pics that you took i almost forgot about that.were ever we end up having a meet i think it will be a blast lookng forward to meet up w/ you guys.have a safe trip on the way to the bay area BTW.
john
hey ill be in the bay area around then, can i play too?
but if this thing is sat the 4th im pretty sure i have a race in the east bay...
either way ill stay tuned here in case it moves to a day when im free
but if this thing is sat the 4th im pretty sure i have a race in the east bay...
either way ill stay tuned here in case it moves to a day when im free
Comin' back for break? You damn sure better, you have a seat with us if flying out.
It'll be good to see you and hang out for a bit! Heck, consider us trying to convince ivan to join in and take the photos for us? 
I'll pm you my new number.
rover67
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Hey JGordon,
What's your 20?
Sounds like yo umay be headed farther west this week.. Look forward to seeing you in Cruise Moab on the flip side!!
What's your 20?
Sounds like yo umay be headed farther west this week.. Look forward to seeing you in Cruise Moab on the flip side!!
He maybe out of range today, he left Durango yesterday (Sunday) at about 1:30 and was going to camp in Arches overnight and then today head up to just south of SLC.
Here's some more poser and wheelin shots from the 505
At the trailhead (or where we went in anyway)-airin down
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
serious NM sky
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
long shot for scope
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
Corberts 80 doing the two-wheel teeter dance
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
Jared checkin the line
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
twisting it up a bit
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
the view
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
another great sky poser
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
more rock practice for when we hit CM09
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
break time
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
We had a blast and didn't break anything, so a great day!
Here's some more poser and wheelin shots from the 505
At the trailhead (or where we went in anyway)-airin down
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
serious NM sky
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
long shot for scope
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
Corberts 80 doing the two-wheel teeter dance
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
Jared checkin the line
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
twisting it up a bit
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
the view
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
another great sky poser
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
more rock practice for when we hit CM09
By trapper50cal, shot with Canon PowerShot SD750 at 2009-03-23
break time
By trapper50cal at 2009-03-23
We had a blast and didn't break anything, so a great day!
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Well Jared...... You should be getting close to Utah today. I'm sure you are white knuckled coming over the passes as we had over a foot of snow fall last night. Looking forward to your arrival. I just wish I had found Mud before I did my trip from Alaska to Central america in 93'. It would have made it a bit easier and the comfort level of knowing you were all out there for me would have been priceless.
Looks like another major road trip is due! I think I'll put together some ideas and planning for a big road trip with all that are interested. This may take a while to plan but I will put it together.
I think it would be hoot to have a bunch of cruisers rolling on a expedition from MUD.
See you soon Jared
Looks like another major road trip is due! I think I'll put together some ideas and planning for a big road trip with all that are interested. This may take a while to plan but I will put it together.
I think it would be hoot to have a bunch of cruisers rolling on a expedition from MUD.
See you soon Jared
That was a great place but if that pier was not open for parking it could be difficult to find parking around there. It might depend on what is going on that weekend.
That or Speiskammer sounds fine. So there is a park nearby on the bay we could park and hangout?
rover67
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Cool, thanks for the update Trapper, Looks like you guys had a good time!
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Hey guys. As I write this I'm sitting in Alaska60's basement in Utah. Camped last night overlooking Moab (arches campground was completely full). Had 75 degrees and sunny in CO on Friday, 80+ in New Mexico for the wheeling (I promise there was some stuff worth sticking my head out the window for just ahead of me in Corbet's second pic!) and a snowstorm coming over the pass into Cedar hills UT this morning.
JT, Corbet - I can't thank you enough for the great time I had in Durango. Both of you are welcome in NYC any time. I can't promise great wheeling (unless we take your trucks through central park) but I'll do my best to repay the kindness and generosity you both showed me.
This is the stuff I was driving PAST to get to the actual good stuff:
My view out over moab last night:
Banging around Arches National Park this morning:
Alaska60 (Tom) and I are heading out snowmobiling tomorrow, maybe some fly fishing on Wednesday. I'll be rolling into SF on Friday, but will be with the woman and a friend of mine. Next Sunday/Sunday night/Monday is I think when we're lining up to do some sort of meet/run in the SF area. Norcal, I saw you PM'd me - cleaned out my box, or just give me a ring.
Jared
JT, Corbet - I can't thank you enough for the great time I had in Durango. Both of you are welcome in NYC any time. I can't promise great wheeling (unless we take your trucks through central park) but I'll do my best to repay the kindness and generosity you both showed me.
This is the stuff I was driving PAST to get to the actual good stuff:
My view out over moab last night:
Banging around Arches National Park this morning:
Alaska60 (Tom) and I are heading out snowmobiling tomorrow, maybe some fly fishing on Wednesday. I'll be rolling into SF on Friday, but will be with the woman and a friend of mine. Next Sunday/Sunday night/Monday is I think when we're lining up to do some sort of meet/run in the SF area. Norcal, I saw you PM'd me - cleaned out my box, or just give me a ring.
Jared
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By the way....
I hit 86.8 mph on the way to DC. While getting 15-16 mpg. And I'm picking up a rebuilt carb in SF that JimC is shipping to me. Booya.
This is but a sample of the fury that is my cruiser when unleashed on a highway. I'll take a pic of the max speed as it stands, tomorrow:
I hit 86.8 mph on the way to DC. While getting 15-16 mpg. And I'm picking up a rebuilt carb in SF that JimC is shipping to me. Booya.
This is but a sample of the fury that is my cruiser when unleashed on a highway. I'll take a pic of the max speed as it stands, tomorrow:
Sounds like you are having a blast on your trip.
Keep the pics coming.
Keep the pics coming.
Jared, shot you a p.m.
FWIW it seems the lastest and greatest way to galvanize the local Toyota Heads into a Meet-Up is for someone to do a cross-country.
*Do I/We even want to pass the info about this onto other owners who are in the same boat as me, no longer rolling a 60 but still Toyota lovers?? *Hint..I'll be using the 4Runner* Shouldn't be too hard to put the word out if anyone actually wanted to.
Shane
p.s. Great news!! I've started working again!! (P/T but still better than nothing!!) Woot..I'm trying to schedule the w/e off so I can still do this, meh...I am scheduling the w/e off, heck w/ trying.
;p What better excuse, right?
FWIW it seems the lastest and greatest way to galvanize the local Toyota Heads into a Meet-Up is for someone to do a cross-country.
*Do I/We even want to pass the info about this onto other owners who are in the same boat as me, no longer rolling a 60 but still Toyota lovers?? *Hint..I'll be using the 4Runner* Shouldn't be too hard to put the word out if anyone actually wanted to.
Shane
p.s. Great news!! I've started working again!! (P/T but still better than nothing!!) Woot..I'm trying to schedule the w/e off so I can still do this, meh...I am scheduling the w/e off, heck w/ trying.
;p What better excuse, right?
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Just published the whole album from Choke Cherry on Facebook. SHould be accesssible, let me know if it's not.
Jared Gordon's Photos - Wheeling New Mexico | Facebook
Jared Gordon's Photos - Wheeling New Mexico | Facebook
Your truck is gorgeous. Thanks for posting up pics as you go!
You were mentioning playing in dirt and in light of the access, or lack of it out here I mentioned Hollister Hills *the spot where my avatar pic is from, as one venue, but there is also Prairie City out in Rancho Cordova which is actually on the way into the Bay Area.
I went ahead and set my schedule to what we discussed tonight, I have pretty much Sunday and Monday off, but need to either be headed to dinner or towards home by 7pm Monday night, as I have to be at work by 4 or 5am the next morning.
I went ahead and set my schedule to what we discussed tonight, I have pretty much Sunday and Monday off, but need to either be headed to dinner or towards home by 7pm Monday night, as I have to be at work by 4 or 5am the next morning.
