This is our planned on-road route. Starting out in Jersey and going west to Moab, UT for a week of off road fun in the desert. Heading northwest to Seattle then over the border to Vancouver. Into the Canadian Rockies in Jasper and Banff, then continuing east above the Great…
And the packing begins… the truck maintenance is (nearly) done, we’ve finally finished shopping for everything we need. This is starting to feel real, and it’s hard to think about anything else.
This happened in the last 2 weeks. Rebuilt all 4 calipers, new OEM pads, new hand brake shoes, new OEM master cylinder, new OEM water pump (old one was indeed toast), new OEM alternator, all new OEM belts/hoses, replaced distributor o-ring, new plugs/cap/rotor/wires/air filter, PCV valve/grommet, oil change and filter…
For the last year or so I was planning to get back to Moab, Utah to join my fellow Land Cruiser compatriots for their yearly southwest event. I’ve driven round trip from our home in Jersey to Moab in 2011 and again in 2012, both times with my old 1991…
So many miles, so many wonderful sights, so many laughs. I couldn’t imagine doing this sort of excursion with anyone else. My wife is the single best partner and co-pilot anyone could ever ask for. She drove for hours on end while I rested, she is an ace navigator, and…
This is our planned on-road route for our 2018 adventure. All hotels are booked and fuel stops planned.
This is our planned on road route to/from Newfoundland. I realize this will be a significant amount of backtracking, so we may cut west into New Hampshire and avoid the Maine coast, because fuck Maine. If we keep to this route, it works out to be around 3400 road miles…
This time around, she needed a bit more TLC than expected. Apparently driving into the city every day takes its toll when you’re running 35″ tires. In the last 2 weeks all 4 corners have had new brake rotors, new wheel bearings, rebuilt brake calipers, new brake pads, and new…
We knew today was going to be a long one. We had to cover 575 miles before dinner time on the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend. Needless to say, we had a late dinner. Both Tracy and I had been deeply involved in our respective jobs for the last year,…
We left Saint John early this morning and headed home. We had originally intended to stop overnight in New Hampshire, but in the end decided we’d rather spend the night in our own bed. Fortunately it was bright sunshine and blue skies all the way. We stopped in Portland for…
This is our intended route for our winter 2024 road trip. Today was supposed to be an 8 hour drive. Yea, right. Left the house around 8:30am, arrived in Rocky Mount, NC at 7:00pm. Stopped once for lunch, stopped twice for fuel, stopped 27 times to pee, ran into heavy…