Where Has Your 80 Taken You?: 80 Series Camping/Overland/Adventure Thread

[DKBrulles]

 

[Hornd]

High Rock Bay
end of Keewenaw, UP of Michigan

@greentruck
Have you done Isle Royale?
I did the Porkies, Keewenaw, and Drummond Island.

 

[greentruck]

No, we've seen the boat to IRNP in Houghton, but not enough time to do that. Would be nice, however, both of us have flaky backs, so the amount of hiking and packing we can do without the 80 is rather limited. In fact, I built a chuck box after that trip, nicely made but too heavy, so have been thinking about getting one of those little pickup bed cranes like HF sells to sling it in and out of the M101's bed.

Driven by the Porkies, no camp yet, looks interesting.

Drummond Island, too, but gotta save something. If you're down by the Soo, definitely do not miss the Bush Plane Museum on the Canadian side, well worth the visit.

 

[SeaJay]

We just got back from a trip to Kalbarri, Western Australia.

 

[Qball]

You people from down under make me sick!


......one day after I win the lotto.

 

[SeaJay]

A few more

This beach close to town, so is a bit crowded but great for snorkelling, the amount of fish was amazing.

Sunset on the foreshore, best chips I have ever had from the local fish n chip shop, toped of with a 6 pack of Budweiser

once you get a mile or two out of town its like your the only people on the planet

 

[rjinga]

Did an 1800 mile tour up the Blue Ridge ....

I really want to do that.

 

[lockedLC]

Just some mild trails and dirt roads around the Kenai peninsula, Chugach mountains and turnagain arm.

Lots of camping planned this summer down towards Seward.

The plan is a winch, 33s , roof basket an a snorkel eventually and then more serious trails will happen. Over this next year or so though, it's the wife's DD in Los Anchorage.

May wnd up passing you on some of those trips. We're planning family trip down to Kasilof beach this summer for dip netting.

 

[retrofive]

Ran down a local spot for the weekend.

 

[Ocho77]

Along the Snake River

Crouse Canyon, UT

Wild Horses along the Pony Express

Sitting atop an old piece of the Transcontinental Railroad...

 

[Ocho77]

Taking a break for a little refreshing swim time...

Old gold mining town...

Somewhere around the Nevada/Utah border

Attempting to catch some dinner...

And finally, the initiator of this thread (Shawn and his wife). We met them along our trip...they are the nicest people you'll ever meet. Their entire family took us in for a week, and Shawn helped perform an engine swap on our 80 series. Great people. They even took us for a ride in their old Ford (1932, I think?)

 

[Tofel]

Up tp 11 800 feet at the slopes of Volcano Tajumlco. Parking space was scarce, but somehow we made it

 

[atomicshawn]

...And finally, the initiator of this thread (Shawn and his wife). We met them along our trip...they are the nicest people you'll ever meet. Their entire family took us in for a week, and Shawn helped perform an engine swap on our 80 series. Great people. They even took us for a ride in their old Ford (1932, I think)

You poor people. Not only did suffer from catastrophic engine failure a million miles from home, you subjected yourselves to our crazy family for a week! Glad you survived, and it was a pleasure for us to be an impromptu part of your vacation. You were wonderful guests. We just hope you haven't associated too much pain and suffering with these parts and find yourselves in UT again sometime soon!

Here are a couple, slightly less picturesque photos I snapped of your "vacation":

...and the Ford's a 30 Model A Roadster

 

[atomicshawn]

Spent some time in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Camped off the 50 Mile BenchTrail (37.326556, -111.131364) in the cliffs above Dance Hall Rock. Hiked some canyons...

 

[atomicshawn]

 

[atomicshawn]

 

[atomicshawn]

We've made the trip to the Hole In the Rock from the east side several times. This was the first time we visited the actual hole from the west. The area has a fascinating history. Hard to believe Mormon pioneers stuffed wagons down this shoot...

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[atomicshawn]

 

[Diggs84]

WOW! @atomicshawn What lake/reservoir is that?

 

[atomicshawn]

Lake Powell