Decemburr Death Valley Run

[Moody]

Are they load range E or D?

They are D rated.

KCOWYO:
I wish he knew that....

 

[Redline]

That's nice, better ride.

They are D rated.

KCOWYO:
I wish he knew that....

 

[kcowyo]

KCOWYO:
I wish he knew that....

You know the drill. He will.

......when he turns 30



Were we any better sitting in the way back of the family truckster, listening to Dad read all the goofy roadside billboards, playing with Stretch Armstrong or Coleco football and drinking out of our Dukes of Hazard thermos while Mom made PB & J sandwiches on the dashboard?

Now that's hardcore history.

 

[Willman]

Right on guys!!

Great trip!!

:jumping:



Redline......255's are where it is at!....I got 285's for the trailer...way to wide for me.....Just put 255's on the trailer...much better!

 

[locrwln]

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Nice job with the trailer on this turn on Lippencot. Who is that?

That is the Ali clan driving the wife's 80 pulling their Kamparoo.

Jack

 

[spressomon]

Here's a few photos from the trip from my perspective .

I might even figure out how to add individual photo titles before next year rolls around!

http://web.mac.com/dstteight/Site/My_Albums/My_Albums.html

 

[Redline]

Nice slide show Dan. Makes me wish I went with you guys but also looking forwad to my MLK weekend trip to the valley of death.

James

Here's a few photos from the trip from my perspective .

I might even figure out how to add individual photo titles before next year rolls around!

http://web.mac.com/dstteight/Site/My_Albums/My_Albums.html

 

[Redline]

Yep, I temporarily have these weak moments, wanting what I don't have. I've seen your trailer shots, does look better with 255s.

My 4Runner and Chaser are on 255s and I've been a 255 fan since about '98.

The heavy rain, then snow that fell this evening helped bring me back to normal.

....255's are where it is at!....I got 285's for the trailer...way to wide for me.....Just put 255's on the trailer...much better!

 

[spressomon]

Looks like you guy's had a great time. We were ahead of you guys by a day. I kept looking out for you but never caught you. The hot springs were wonderful at 7:00 am, after a cold night. We had a great time, but it was cold after the sun went down.

We took the 100 and it was very smooth, compared to the 62. The only problems we ran into were a pinched tailpipe and the cover on the roof-top-tent blowing apart coming back through mojave. Luckily my son saw it before the whole thing came apart. 70mph driving plus 40+ mph winds ended up being more than the cover could handle.

Glad you had fun and were safe. Cheers :safari-rig:

I think you rolled out the morning after the night we arrived. Were you camped at the upper springs?

 

[spressomon]

A couple more:

Roger: Nice pics! It was great to meet you, Hillary and your children. Hopefully we'll connect on another trip some day!

Dan

 

[alvarorb]

Dan,

Very cool shots. Nice to see that you got the Mac thing down.
Pretty soon you'll be doing podcasts.

Regards

Alvaro

 

[CaliCruiser]

Looks good guys, I can't wait for my first trip to Death Valley.

 

[OverlandZJ]

Great pics... thanks for sharing.

Whats the story on the traveling rock? Seen a few pics of that now.

 

[Joanne]

Yes indeedy, it was quite a chilly time at Death Valley! I used the hot springs about twice daily just to stay warm. It was a pleasure making new friends and we got to break in the Kamparoo on the famous Saline Valley washboards. After we left Furnace Creek campground, we headed to what we thought were warmer parts, Lake Havasu, but we got denied. The temps were nice but the wind chill made camping a tad chilly.

I'm glad I got to meet Joanne and check out her teardrop trailer. Sadly, we left before the dutch oven extravaganza took place on NY's eve. I hope it all went smoothly and I'm sure the food was delicious. Thanks again for the invite!

I'll post up pics once I dig the camera out of the 80!

Cheers,

AA

Hey Ali!!!

It was great meeting you guys and seeing the cool rigs. Seeing pictures is one thing, seeing them in person is a whole different experience. I was amazed how many expedition type vehicles I saw running around there.

New Year's day turned out to be the nicest day of the whole trip. It was the only morning when we didn't have ice in the dish pans when we got up.

I didn't do any of the neat off-roading that you guys did, but here's a couple of photos anyway.

Catch up with you guys down the road!

Joanne

 

[alia176]

Great pics... thanks for sharing.

Whats the story on the traveling rock? Seen a few pics of that now.

http://picasaweb.google.com/alia176/DeathValleyXmas2007/photo#5151852690852311506

http://picasaweb.google.com/alia176/DeathValleyXmas2007/photo#5151852738096951778