Baystate Jeepers

Day two and another 600 miles down.

Traffic was heavier than expected through Ohio and lots of road construction in Indiana slowed us down a bit but we came in at less than 11 hours on the day.

Currently in Coralville, IA, right near Iowa City and the University of Iowa.

Some photos, but not many.







Crossing the Mississippi River:





This Masshole had been tailgating me for 1100 miles at this point:

Safe travels!!!!!!

*sigh*.....wish I was going.

Road trip's rock. I'll try and get you on channel 4 during the next sun spot.

Thanks, wishing you were all here with us. The road gets a little boring without anyone you know on the other side of the CB. LOL

Currently in Ogallala, NE. I'll post up road pics after we get back from dinner.

Pics from today:

As close to Boonieville as we could get


Dead straight in Iowa





Nebraska didn't have a Welcome sign, but Omaha did as you crossed into the state.


The RallyFighter.com internet build that was on Pirate and Jeepforum.




SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Slide show of the days so far, will get added to tomorrow night.
http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx35 ... =slideshow

Running Fins & Things with our neighbors today as our first trail. So much for only running easy/moderate as first trails. LOL

Modeler wrote:Running Fins & Things with our neighbors today as our first trail. So much for only running easy/moderate as first trails. LOL

Fins-N-Things isn't bad/tough... Plenty of go-arounds for the challenging stuff. I think that was the first trail we hit in Moab in '09 too.

Lots of nice views too!

Have a good time!

JW

Thanks John.
Beth was a little freaked out on doing Fins first off. Let's just say that after today on something as easy as Bull Canyon and Gemini Bridges, we won't be doing Fins & Things this trip. She doesn't like cliffs or drop offs. LOL

Pics if I can get a good connection tonight.

A couple pics from Monday around the Campground:



Slideshow from Monday around Moab and the campground:
http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx35 ... =slideshow

And from today:






This:

Is up there:









Link to today's slideshow:
http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx35 ... =slideshow

If you don't like dust, don't come here. LOL The Jeep is full of red dust.

Mr Fisher borrowed my safari top when he went out and it still has red dust on it. That stuff never comes off.

I like Beth's choice of shirt too.

Yeah, not looking forward to cleaning it. I may pay and have it detailed. LOL

Modeler wrote:Yeah, not looking forward to cleaning it. I may pay and have it detailed. LOL

Seabass?

absolutely GORGEOUS!

schwalby wrote:

Modeler wrote:Yeah, not looking forward to cleaning it. I may pay and have it detailed. LOL

Seabass?

Maybe. LOL

Did the touristy thing today and hit the Arches National Park. All pavement but found out at the Visitor's Center there was a dirt and 4x4 only road out to Tower Arch and around the back side of some of the structures to the North side of the main road.
Selected pics of the day:



Look at the little spot on the top of the spire

It is this guy




Yes, I know it isn't a Jeep, but I love old iron.



Slide show from today's Arches National Park (on some of the pictures near the end the camera setting changed, they came out grainy):

http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx35 ... =slideshow

Replaced the front driveshaft this evening with a spare I'd rebuilt a couple years ago. It started to vibrate at speed and I found that the spline joint had about an 1/8 of an inch movement when I pushed up from the underside, it was also making the sparrows angry (but that could have been lubed out).

Going to the La Sal Mountain area tomorrow.

Pics from today.












Slideshow:
http://s771.photobucket.com/albums/xx35 ... =slideshow