Jack's 2007 Chevy Build

[java]

Thank you and you seem to post up some pretty awesome trips yourself.

Jack

Thank you, nothing long term like you guys.... Yet! Gotta play adult for a few more years

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[locrwln]

A couple of weeks ago, we and some friends headed into the mountains with a goal of Mt. Patterson. Now I have traveled into this area a few times before, but never with my current setup.
Of course we had to get some BBQ in Walker.

Camp in the morning

Of course SpressoDan made coffee for everyone.

"You see that mountain over there; someday, I'm going to climb that mountain."

Had to do some tree trimming to fit through.

Starting to get a little more challenging

Crap... Don't you hate washouts on shelf roads.

We attached a strap to SpressoDan to be sure, but the truck actually drove out of this.

Getting to towards the top.

Made it to the top. Mt. Patterson @ 11678' pretty sure mine is the first Bundutec camper to reach the top.

Jack

 

[locrwln]

Camp time.

Added some more pinstriping to the camper.

From there, we headed down the mountain and into the adjoining range.

Mono Lake in the distance.

Jack

 

[locrwln]

You know that if you go up, you must go down.

That little trail was very tight and there were a few places that I was inches from the fence on the left and boulders on the right. Almost made it unscathed.

Camp time.

The next day, we made our way into Bodie and down Aurora Canyon. We were told that the road washed out, but we decided to see for ourselves.

Yep, it was.

So we turned around and tried another road. It started out rough and only got more so.

We crossed this little spring while traveling down into the valley in the background. Unfortunately, the road ended and we had to turn around. Needless to say, no amount of locker or traction mat would work. I had to break out the winch for the first time since installing it. The tree you see in the background was the only one within winch range. Fortunately, SpressoDan was in front and I was able to anchor to him to pull me up this section.

And on the way down, I heard the truck hit something. I thought perhaps it was the rock slider. It wasn't...

After this, we decided it was time to head for home.

Jack

 

[locrwln]

Thank you, nothing long term like you guys.... Yet! Gotta play adult for a few more years

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I hear you. We made some sacrifices to get where we are, but are happy to be able to live this way. You'll get there and you already have a great rig to do it in.

Jack

 

[spressomon]

Without your great driving skillz Jack, your rig would still be...stuck in any number of places we went

 

[Pacific Northwest yetti]

Thanks for sharing!

I am looking forward to spending a month or so doing just this, when im back from this Contract.

I am thinking maybe a PNW hot springs tour...

or heading down to the Alvord desert and NV area.

 

[locrwln]

Without your great driving skillz Jack, your rig would still be...stuck in any number of places we went

Hah! I don't know about that, but I'm sure a smart person would have turned around long before we did.

Thanks for sharing!

I am looking forward to spending a month or so doing just this, when im back from this Contract.

I am thinking maybe a PNW hot springs tour...

or heading down to the Alvord desert and NV area.

You are welcome and I don't blame you. Either would be an amazing time.

Jack

 

[chilliwak]

Cool pics Jack! Proof that your truck is not a mall crawler! Me like! ?

 

[Overlandtowater]

You know that if you go up, you must go down.

That little trail was very tight and there were a few places that I was inches from the fence on the left and boulders on the right. Almost made it unscathed.

Camp time.

The next day, we made our way into Bodie and down Aurora Canyon. We were told that the road washed out, but we decided to see for ourselves.

Yep, it was.

So we turned around and tried another road. It started out rough and only got more so.

We crossed this little spring while traveling down into the valley in the background. Unfortunately, the road ended and we had to turn around. Needless to say, no amount of locker or traction mat would work. I had to break out the winch for the first time since installing it. The tree you see in the background was the only one within winch range. Fortunately, SpressoDan was in front and I was able to anchor to him to pull me up this section.

And on the way down, I heard the truck hit something. I thought perhaps it was the rock slider. It wasn't...

After this, we decided it was time to head for home.

Jack

Gonna have go bolt some 1/2" plate on the bottom of those cabinets!

 

[locrwln]

Gonna have go bolt some 1/2" plate on the bottom of those cabinets!

Or better yet, not try to fit down tiny, overgrown trails that I shouldn’t be on. ?

Jack

 

[locrwln]

Time for another update. We left in September for a loop through America. Again, our travel partner for the first portion was Spressmon in his '07 DMax with Escape trailer. Our first stop was a hot springs north of Wells, NV.
Beginning mileage:

Camp and surrounding area:

From there we made our way to the area where to "Golden Spike" was driven in Utah for the meeting of the two rail lines.

We headed into Idaho to meet up with a friend that was building a house. This is looking to the east from where he is building.

And camp:

Jack

 

[locrwln]

From there we headed through Yellowstone. We didn't spend too much time there as we were on a bit of a time crunch, so there were some driving days.

Just as we were almost through the park, Momma and cub decided to cross the road in front of Spressomon.

Of course there was a second cub that passed between us and Spressomon. Unfortunately, it wasn't in perfect health.

If you look closely at this picture you can see the large gash on his/her right rear leg (that was as good of a picture as I could get). Not sure what caused it, but it still managed to climb that rock wall, just a little slower.

From Yellowstone, we headed to Buffalo, WY.

Stayed in the Occidental. Very cool hotel if you are ever in the area.

Stayed in the Teddy Roosevelt Suite.

From there, we headed over to The Devil's Tower. This was our first time there.

More to come.


Jack

 

[Pacific Northwest yetti]

Thanks for posting! Its always good to see Wyoming, as it is where Kp and I are from. Always feels like home.

 

[CrazyDrei]

Great to see your adventures, especially making it to the top of Mt. Patterson. Truck is looking good and your driving is pretty impressive. Keep up the adventures and pictures.