mmcan

Holy Moly!

There is a GOD!!!!!

Awesome picture!!

Ryno

I can attest to that. Darn Swedish ancestors...

FAZ'S JK

Thanks to everyone for your recomendations. I am looking into all your suggestions.

I'm definately trying to spend some extra time in Moab and check out the easier trials around there. The terrain there is nothing like it is here in Pennsylvania.


Keep all the ideas coming!


Anyone knows some great backroads and easy trials in the Rockies?


How many jeep waves will it take to round the whole country? Over 100?

Gravel Gertie

That is a terrific question. Why don't you keep score and let us know when your finish your vacation!!!

FAZ'S JK

Thanks for the play by play. Sounds like it was a great trip.

6 days in Vegas is a loooong time especially if you did this trip alone.

pkess3

Oh trust me, there's plenty to keep yourself occupied for 6 days in Vegas....even if you're by yourself!

Ryno

Not if you don't drink or gamble. I went a few years ago and was bored by the second day.

yetibear

I did that East Coast/West Coast thing every week for the better part of 25 years. And the 3 main things I remember are,1) the incredibly bad coffee in Van Horn, Texas, 2) the car size boulder bouncing off the road in Feather River Canyon, in California, and 3) The Thing,in Dragoon, AZ. The Thing was the best, but I still want my buck back!

Now this is where I give you the real good advice.........stay the hell off the
Interstates!!!! They are great if you are in a hurry, but you will see nothing, meet no one, and enjoy your trip a lot less, take the blue roads, you will have a much better time.

pkess3

You must not have explored the area very much. Nearby there's Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, Red Rock Canyon, and Valley of fire State Park. Plenty of outdoor recreational activities including boating, camping, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking and of course offroading!!

Now if all you want to do is indoor type stuff then I could see you getting a little bored. But then again there are attractions such as the Stratosphere tower which is I think is the 2nd tallest building west of the Mississippi and has a spectacular view. There's the water show in front of the Bellagio which is free and pretty cool if you've never seen it. There's the Shark Reef exhibit in Mandalay Bay. There's a dolphin exhibit at the Mirage. And then there are countless shows such as O and Cirque de Soliel that have absolutely nothing to do with drinking or gambling. Now yes a lot of these things cost money so I guess if you were somewhat broke and didn't gamble or drink then I could see you getting pretty bored here in Las Vegas. But to say that there's not much to do here to keep yourself occupied for 6 days by yourself??? I think not. My first visit here was in 2000 and I didn't have a whole lot of money at the time and I wasn't really a big gambler or drinker but at the end of my two day visit I felt like I only scratched the surface of what Las Vegas had to offer.

Pilotbob

I just got back from a two week Jeeping ride to Utah and back to Texas.

Had the 08 Unlimited Rubicon loaded, including a cargo carrier with extra Jerry cans of fuel, and a lot of camping gear. There were three of us.. Never had to use the extra fuel. Gas prices ranged from $3.85 to $4.39 per gallon.

Got 18.0 mpg from FW to Amarillo, then 19 and over all the rest of the trip, a total of 4,000 + miles. (Paid the gas bill today). Mostly got 19.7 and 20.4 mpg acrosss NM, AZ, UT, and back home. I attribute the good mileage to the Jeep computer thinning out the fuel to match up with the higher altitudes driven.

Will post more later, as soon as I figure out how to add pictures to posts.

Pilotbob
Paradise, TX