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Thanks, that's a sweet setup.

 

As Brett pulled into line at the top of the hill, I jogged back down to my truck - excited as usual when the trail requires a bit of attention. And, like the first three guys, I made it up unscathed - though I did stall once, "A little too trusting of the low gears, like Frank." Laughed Monte.

The low gears definitely are nice!

Ruining Around Utah 3 - Stymied by Snow in Beef Basin


Ruining Around Utah 3 - Stymied by Snow in Beef Basin​

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...Our last step before new ground was to head down the Silver Steps one more time. This is a fun section of trial that makes it's way over the slickrock and gets the trucks a little flexy-twisty. In fact, while I found this entire trail to be fun - and while there are definitely more challenging parts - I think this is the most enjoyable part. Plus, the views in front of you while you're there...

Ruining Around Utah 4 - Over-Under & Saving a Jeep

Ruining Around Utah 4 - Over-Under & Saving a Jeep

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...Having dozed off to sleep, I was awoken by an unusual sound about an hour later. It sounded like small grains of sand landing on the tent and rolling down the rain fly. Rain? No - it definitely didn't sound like rain, which lands with a single drop. A squirrel in a tree above, dropping pieces of pine cone on the tent? I didn't think I'd parked under a tree...

Find out what it was, and the photos to go with it: Ruining Around Utah 6 - Hite to Home

Ruining Around Utah 6 - Hite to Home


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Keeping it simple out in Johnson Valley during the King of the Hammers

LR4A4424 by Zach Youngberg, on Flickr

 

Too good not to share.

 

A few days in Death Valley

 

Summer in the Pacific Northwest is hard to beat. So, I wouldn't blame you for wondering why - with a week of sun and 75°F in store before Memorial Day - we were headed for the inclimate weather of the Oregon-Idaho border and Hells Canyon.

So let's start there.

Read the first part of the story and see all the photos - Cold Day in Hell('s Canyon)

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Mt. Hood. Every trip changes my plans for the truck.

 

...This reroute - it turned out - had a few highlights in store for us. With plenty of recent rain and snow melt, there were some reasonably sized puddles on the road - a temptation that few truck owners would be able to pass up.

And I'm not one of them.

Read the full story and see all the pics: Hells Canyon Part 2 - Zumwalt Prairie to Hat Point

Hells Canyon Part 2 - Zumwalt Prairie to Hat Point

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I used the ARB awning room for the first time last night. It sure was nice to pee standing up. I still have my RTT on my trailer. This is a great backup plan for quick trips.

 

Do you usually sit to pee?

 

Usually laying on my side in a RTT into a big mouth Gatorade bottle.

 

I added a second LED strip to my awning. This thing is slowly turning into a UFO with all the lights.



Any suggestions on adding some red lighting to my shell? The white light is nice but I wanna add some red as well for night vision. I thought about changing all the LED strips to RGB+W strips to be able to change the color but it seems like a ton of work I don’t wanna redo. I’d like to install a small red LED pod kinda like a dome light but haven’t found a solid solution.

 

As we ticked away the miles, there were two things going through our minds: first - how beautiful it was down here at bottom of the canyon. A bit further north, the sun was now out again, the temperatures were in the 80°F's, and the many-greens-of-spring were all around us. Second - where was this horrible road that we'd been warned - and become so excited - about?!

It's all covered in the full story, complete with photos: Hells Canyon Part 3 - Dug Bar, "Gold Mines," and Horses

read about it in: Hells Canyon Part 3 - Dug Bar, "Gold Mines," and Horses

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Part 4: The Last Full Day

...It was at that point that we were waylaid by the fishery folks who were back at the tent we'd investigated the night before - there to count how many fish they'd caught in their Archimedes-screw trap during the night. We chatted each other up for a few minutes - us curious about their operation; they curious how we even found this place - before setting off downstream.

Hike along with us to the confluence of the Snake and Imnaha Rivers in
Hells Canyon Part 4 - Eureka Bar and a Miscalculation​

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Hells Canyon Part 4 - Eureka Bar and a Miscalculation​

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Had a nice weekend by the lake and roaming around

 

Did a little camping. Tried a thermarest z-lite pad and it really wasnt comfortable. Sure i slept but there were quite a few toss and turns. Might buy a small air mattress to replace.

 

I really like my klymit static V. For me it's super comfy for back and side. I'm only 5'-6" and 155# though.