SW PA/Pittsburgh and wherever camping, wheeling and beer trips

I pulled into a KOA! I’m at the Kansas border. I’ve never tent camped here, but wanted to make some time today. I pulled into my spot next to a Cement Tacoma with a RTT!



The dude is an engineer and plumbed in an air conditioner!

 

Man, I'm sure you've heard guys on job sites making fun of engineers for not knowing how stuff actually works, but there's picture proof of it.

Let's exhaust all the dry air right underneath where I'm sleeping for it to rise and negate the cooled air being pumped in. Brilliant!

 

Slept up on Rollins Pass last night.



The view

 

I camped just below this pond. I was probably around 10,500 feet. At 9 am this morning it was 52 degrees.





The road -

 

@disconnected

How goes the trip?

 

It was pretty awesome! I got home yesterday and today I’m resting. I was gone 12 days. That’s enough solo. I did visit a friend and got some awesome mountain biking in.. I also brought plenty of local Colorado beers home too. We where out in September too. Seems my intervals of getting out are getting more regular.




The mountain biking was really cool too-



I told my Wife I’d like to get back out for 17 days in September 21, so in 13 months we will have a killer route. I’d like to get to Crystal Mill and Black Bear Pass in that trip!

Now it’s back to work at Pitt Monday for a year long remodel at the Cathedral on night shift. I’m glad I was able to get out!

 

Love Beer too-

 

Good deal, I’m glad you had a fun trip. I had a trip not unlike yours planned back in March but it got canceled for obvious reasons.
I was going to drive my Taco out to Utah and explore for a week. Maybe I can go in the spring of 2021 instead.

 

We made Utah in September. It’s really cool, we spent time in Moab, Arches and Canyonlands!

 

Tailgate Buffet.

 

Has anyone been using RCI skids?

 

I have full RCI minus gas tank. I like them. Havent had to reinforce yet.. i also havent been harder wheeling in a while

 

We are in the planning stages of a Labor Day weekend trip.

 

I dont have that monday off, but i do have the friday before. That is, if i don't start my new job yet

 

I’m working in familiarizing myself with the Gaia app

I uploaded the link Platinum Cloud sent me.

 

I like the app ONxOFFroad. It has trails too. And you can choose if you want 4x4, overland, side by side, dirt bike, etc. And then the same functions as Gaia, like record, and save offline maps

 

We are planning a trip for Labor Day all. Right now it’s me and two Jeep dudes. Planning a route in WV camping the first night in Canaan Loop.

These are my Jeep dude buddies.

We are all very serious

 

I think Ill be in. No other plans as of yet. Canaan is about 3 hours from me. Except Ill have to branch off on Sunday to get back home for work on Monday.

 

Cool. Thinking we will take the overland route South at least to Snowshoe. It’ll be slow casual, I’m pretty sure my Wife is coming and daughter, but there pretty tough. I drove them all over Colorado and Utah in September.


The one Jeep dude makes pretty elaborate meals too, so we spend more time at camp than I like, but it’s a fun crew. We run our cb’s on #7 so there isn’t a dull moment.

 

My Wife and daughter are headed down this weekend for 3 nights. I’ll take some pictures!