ABSOLUTELY NOT AN OFFICIAL CLUB EVENT
My wife and I will be leaving the Bozeman area at about 8 AM Saturday the 15th of May. We'll be driving (at V8 40-series speeds) on 191 and 20 to Idaho Dunes RV Park.
We'll spend Saturday afternoon playing in the dunes, tent camp at Idaho Dunes RV Park Saturday night, get up whenever we get up Sunday morning, probably get breakfast in Rexburg or St. Anthony, and head north on 20 to Ashton where we'll follow 47 (Mesa Falls Scenic Byway) to Mesa Falls. Then (depending on time, how we're feeling, and how the 40 has been running) we'll either head back to the Bozeman area the same way we came or detour on 87 and 287 to Three Forks to stop at the Iron Horse Cafe & Pie Shop for lunch. We'll be back in the Bozeman area middle-late afternoon Sunday 16th of May.
This is a shakedown run for the FJ-40 and our car camping/overlanding gear and an excuse to try out wheeling in the sand dunes. I have zero experience driving in dunes, so I'd be the worst possible person to tag along with if you're hoping to learn anything. I imagine this will be a weekend of lots of digging and self-recovery. I'll be monitoring 146.520 MHz and 146.460 MHz during the drive and while in the dunes. We'll be in our red '78 FJ-40 and we'll be camping in an MSR tent with a green rainfly. Say hi if you happen to be in the area.
My wife and I will be leaving the Bozeman area at about 8 AM Saturday the 15th of May. We'll be driving (at V8 40-series speeds) on 191 and 20 to Idaho Dunes RV Park.
We'll spend Saturday afternoon playing in the dunes, tent camp at Idaho Dunes RV Park Saturday night, get up whenever we get up Sunday morning, probably get breakfast in Rexburg or St. Anthony, and head north on 20 to Ashton where we'll follow 47 (Mesa Falls Scenic Byway) to Mesa Falls. Then (depending on time, how we're feeling, and how the 40 has been running) we'll either head back to the Bozeman area the same way we came or detour on 87 and 287 to Three Forks to stop at the Iron Horse Cafe & Pie Shop for lunch. We'll be back in the Bozeman area middle-late afternoon Sunday 16th of May.
This is a shakedown run for the FJ-40 and our car camping/overlanding gear and an excuse to try out wheeling in the sand dunes. I have zero experience driving in dunes, so I'd be the worst possible person to tag along with if you're hoping to learn anything. I imagine this will be a weekend of lots of digging and self-recovery. I'll be monitoring 146.520 MHz and 146.460 MHz during the drive and while in the dunes. We'll be in our red '78 FJ-40 and we'll be camping in an MSR tent with a green rainfly. Say hi if you happen to be in the area.