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  1. rholbrook

    Durango has died. The Pilot is moving up. Can it take it?

    I've only used low range during a few steep and slick descents and once when I had a trailer stuck in deep sand (fun fact, you need to air down the trailer tires too). The sand and most other situations I would usually stay in AWD anyways. Then if I started bogging or spinning I'd lock it in.
  2. rholbrook

    Durango has died. The Pilot is moving up. Can it take it?

    Our long time best friend the Dodge Durango finally died last week. Many miles and many trips with the whole family. It's hard to find a vehicle for a family of eight that met all our needs. Forest roads, state parks, beaches, rocky tracks, she went everywhere I asked her. And pulled anything I...
  3. rholbrook

    Plymouth Island NC

    On our trip we had none of those problems. We saw a ranger on an ATV once a day. She never stopped to talk. When we were at the ferry dock she was very talkative and friendly. We did not have a dog. But did have 5 kids running amuck for a week. We cooked on a fire or with coals in a dutch oven...
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    Cape Lookout North Carolina

    I could say our trips are purely recreational. But we take our 5 kids ages 9-1. They don't have phones or electronics. They learn about nature, planning, moving forward when plans change or storms hit, and that is ok to play and run around without shoes on. I hope to teach them to make their own...
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    Cape Lookout North Carolina

    Lunch stop on Hatteras Ockrakoke ferry. Free first come first serve. Cedar Island ferry. Reservation needed NCDOT ferry.ncdot.gov Nice interior lounge with drink and snack vending. Nice exterior decks. 2.5 hour trip. Morris Marina and Ferry Service 252-225-4261 Talk to Kari Martin, she will...
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    Cape Lookout North Carolina

    Trip to Cape Lookout this summer. Quick report. Day one exploring Corolla and finding wild horses. Night one at Oregon Inlet NPS campground. $28/night Day two playing on the beach and walking around Pea Island refuge. Night two also at Oregon Inlet. Day 3 spend driving to Ocrakoke Island...
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