FJ40 Cross-Country Expedition: Will YOU join us???

[cruiseroutfit]

@John in Utah , I am planning to be in Moab area the week of 9/13 to wheel and backpack lockhart basin, are you interested in joining us, might be a few other Land Cruisers ( @CheyenneTrucker @offrd63 @Jason hansen )joining us hopefully! If @cruiseroutfit can't make the hand off I'd like to pass the briefcase baton to you. I'd love to get a group together to celebrate my 45th in style! Who's in ?

Unfortunately I can't make it that weekend but I'll be there the 1st weekend of September with a whole pile of Cruiserheads that are going from there to the LCHM offroad for the CruiserFest event. Any chance it could make it earlier?

 

[rmckay1021]

Put my 64 fj40 in the hat for 150 miles from Chattanooga, TN.

 

[mesa man]

Unfortunately I can't make it that weekend but I'll be there the 1st weekend of September with a whole pile of Cruiserheads that are going from there to the LCHM offroad for the CruiserFest event. Any chance it could make it earlier?

There's a chance we could make it on the 2nd of sept., will you be in moab still?

 

[cruiseroutfit]

There's a chance we could make it on the 2nd of sept., will you be in moab still?

We won't be there until the 4th, actually meeting in Green River, Utah. I do know an awesome Moab based Mud member that could take delivery on the 2nd and bring to Green River. It would then join our caravan to The LCHM in Moab.

 

[mesa man]

We won't be there until the 4th, actually meeting in Green River, Utah. I do know an awesome Moab based Mud member that could take delivery on the 2nd and bring to Green River. It would then join our caravan to The LCHM in Moab.

I would really love to hand the briefcase to @cruiseroutfit , is there a chance we could meet half way? Or I suppose we could drive a little further to Green river if that would insure a classic hand off. I really want to meet @John in Utah and check out his 83 FJ40 as well, maybe a hand off convoy for a few miles and some cool photo's.
I have lined up most of my plans for the week of the 13th to celebrate my birthday...but I can show up with the briefcase on the 4th if it works out for all.

 

[John in Utah]

I have no problem missing the briefcase this time around, the caravan with @cruiseroutfit to SLC for cruiser fest is a much cooler ride than I could ever give.

I’ll still try to get down there that week of the 13th. I can always make an excuse to meet up with some cruiser folks.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

I would really love to hand the briefcase to @cruiseroutfit , is there a chance we could meet half way? Or I suppose we could drive a little further to Green river if that would insure a classic hand off. I really want to meet @John in Utah and check out his 83 FJ40 as well, maybe a hand off convoy for a few miles and some cool photo's.
I have lined up most of my plans for the week of the 13th to celebrate my birthday...but I can show up with the briefcase on the 4th if it works out for all.

You're coming from the south on 191 I presume?

I'll be meeting a group of ~12-15 Cruisers in Green River so I'd either need to do it earlier or meet you in Green River as I can't ask them to all drive down and back up

 

[mesa man]

You're coming from the south on 191 I presume?

I'll be meeting a group of ~12-15 Cruisers in Green River so I'd either need to do it earlier or meet you in Green River as I can't ask them to all drive down and back up

@cruiseroutfit Okay Kurt, I will meet you in Green river for the Briefcase hand off on the 4th.

 

[mesa man]

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[cruiseroutfit]

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[mesa man]

So... Mudders, sometimes plans change. The plan with @cruiseroutfit wasn't working smoothly with the earlier dates etc. so we are sticking to the original plan of the week of the 13th to celebrate my b-day around moab and hand the Brief case off to @John in Utah. We will be backpacking, wheeling and exploring the beautiful area, stay tuned for updates!

 

[mesa man]

Sunrise morning departure for the Moab breifcase-baton hand-off to @John in Utah

 

[Mesa Woman]

Making our way to Moab with the baron-briefcase:

Stopped near Abiquiu, NM with Abiquiu Lake and Pedernal Peak in the back ground.

Colorado... the briefcase is there... gotta find it.

Visited our new friends Shaun and Justin @ High Country Cruiser in Pagosa and enjoyed a photo shoot with @ShaunHCC and these lovely 40s

Crashed at our buddies home and just had to see his awesome cruiser! @CheyenneTrucker

This 1980 FJ40 needed some attention as well...for sale and ready for a new home 79,000 original miles... @CheyenneTrucker has more info.

 

[4Cruisers]

Making our way to Moab with the baron-briefcase:
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Stopped near Abiquiu, NM with Abiquiu Lake and Pedernal Peak in the back ground.
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Colorado... the briefcase is there... gotta find it.
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Visited our new friends Shaun and Justin @ High Country Cruiser in Pagosa and enjoyed a photo shoot with @ShaunHCC and these lovely 40s
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Crashed at our buddies home and just had to see his awesome cruiser! @CheyenneTrucker
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This 1980 FJ40 needed some attention as well...for sale and ready for a new home 79,000 original miles... @CheyenneTrucker has more info.

Glad to see the briefcase headed to Utah. BTW, if you haven't already done it, a hike/climb to the top of Cerro Pedernal is well worth it. Safe travels.

 

[mesa man]

@John in Utah

 

[mesa man]

Passing the brief case baton from one 1983 FJ40 to another 83' FJ40, near Geyser pass, La Sal Mnts. Haystack mountain in the background. Great place to beat the Moab heat!

 

[POTATO LAUNCHER]

Very cool Gabriel. Glad this is still going.

 

[mesa man]

Very cool Gabriel. Glad this is still going.

Thanks Casey, it was very cool. I enjoyed meeting @John in Utah, and backpacking 25 miles on the beginning of the Hayduke route thru Arches NP.

 

[mesa man]

 

[John in Utah]

Combining 40s and hiking through arches was definitely a special kind of weekend.

The briefcase is officially in SLC. I’m excited to keep it trucking north/west!