The adventures of a Jeep and its driver.
When I came out to EJS last year, we stayed in a tiny house at an RV park about 40 minutes north of town. Did it differently this year. Found a condo right in town. It was so nice to be able to come off the trail, wash the Jeeps if we want to, and relax in a nice home.
It was pricey at around $800 a night, but split 4 ways, it’s reasonable.
Spent our first full day in Moab on the Top of the World trail. The trail itself isn’t too difficult. The trip down was harder than going up. But it was the view at the top that made everything worth it. It’s quite a drop off the ledge. Some folks like to drive their Jeeps on the out cropping. I’ll pass. 🙂
You meet people from all over out here. Had a Jeep that was shipped here all the way from Australia.
I wish I had snapped a pic on our way down as we passed a wedding party headed up to the top. Pretty epic way to start a life together.
Well, buying that TPMS setup for the trailer has paid off in spades. But this isn’t even the first tire issue I have had.
Not more than 45 minutes from home, the alarm started going off. Yup, flat tire. There I was, on the side of the freeway, trying to change a flat tire on a trailer. To make matters worse, I couldn’t get the spare off. The lug bolt holding it onto the bracket was stripped and it was just spinning. After a lot of persuasion, it finally came off and I was able to change the tire. I found a spare somewhere in Indiana. I also bought a second spare just in case.
The alarm went off again in Kansas. Another flat. While changing it, I see the tire next to it has a screw in it. Good grief.
Got that one changed as well. So I now had one good spare and one with a screw in it. The drive home is going to be a blast!
On our way to Easter Jeep Safari. Rob, Chris, TJ and I had to stop at Jeep Road!
Good to be back home. That was a lot of miles. My first ever trip to Moab and Easter Jeep Safari is in the books!
Had a blast. TJ and I shared the driving on the way there and back. That part of the country is just plain awesome. Unbelievable. Pictures don’t do it justice.
I even got to meet Ian Johnson from Velocity’s Extreme Off Road TV show. And I got to meet a real legend in the automotive industry, Jessi Combs – the fastest woman on 4 wheels.
The trip wasn’t without its drama, however. I got the flu on the drive out that I couldn’t shake. We ended up skipping the second day of trails. Coming out of Cliffhanger, on the second to last day, I busted a brake line. Found a replacement, but it would have been too short to go offroad with. I would have ripped it apart.
I can’t wait to go back. Maybe next year. 😉
We got invited to spend the day riding a trail with a production crew for Jeep social media. They were filming an online ad to be aired this Christmas for Jeep. It was fun and all, but it made for a long day on a shortened trail. We had to stop repeatedly in order to move the cameras or set up shots
I do love this state. We almost moved out here last year. But Ohio is still home.
Moab here I come!
The new trailer came in. I ordered a 20′ PJ Trailers B5 Buggy Hauler to haul the Jeep. The trip to Moab will be its maiden voyage.
I ordered it will a toolbox on the tongue, but unfortunately, the toolbox gets in the way of the brackets for the load distribution hitch.
So I had to cut off the toolbox with an angle grinder. Ugh. Brand new trailer, already hacking it up. LOL.
Hacked up my finger a bit, too. Ooops.
Getting things prepped for Easter Jeep Safari. Greasing all the fittings. Some WD-40 on the control arm ends (they are rusty AF – I might need to replace some).
I have an axle seal leak (minor) so I drained the front diff just to be sure – everything looked really good.
