Hi Norah,
I am a lucky man. Not only do I have the time and the means to do this trip,
MY WIFE WANTS TO DO IT!.
She navigates and I stomp the pedels and spin the wheel.
We may not be able to make the whole trip in one shot but we are going to
give it a go. I figure if we push hard and don't stop for other rereation,
we could do it in 10 days. One day to get to the start, 8 days of 88 miles a
day and one day to get home. Well that won't happen, so I figure two weeks
and we may not get all the way through at that. We would love it if others
joined us on all or part of the trip.I suspect we will be traveling alone,
however, this route traverses through recreational areas and logging roads
so help will never be too far away should we need it. We will be as
prepaired as possible.
I am a amature photographer and I plan on doing a fair amount of still work
as well as some digital video along the way. I will definatly post
hightlights of the trip. Char, my wife, and I are very excited about this
adventure.
FYI the route is being expanded both north and south to extend from Canada
to Mexico (and beyond).
What part of the contry are you and Jason in?
Patrick O'Day
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norah Bleazard" <nbleazard@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 5:09 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Tire selection for off road use.
> Hey Patrick,
>
> I'm so jealous. Sounds like you're going to have the trip of a lifetime.
> After looking at the link you provided, Jason and I decided that we too
will
> make this drive some year. How long have you estimated that it will take
> you to complete? Are you camping all along the route? Are you going with
> other vehicles? Keep notes on your trip and fill us in with as much
detail
> as you can. We want to hear all about it. Take lots of pics too! Jason
> and I will be waiting for updates with baited breath. You lucky dog! :-)
>
> Hey Jon S. Wouldn't this be a great DML off road adventure? Maybe we
could
> organize a trip like this someday ;-)
>
> TTYL,
> Norah
> current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
> current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
> RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
> previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of WOT or waiting at a
> > Red
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:34 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Tire selection for off road use.
> >
> >
> > There is a series of back roads, Logging roads and 4 wheel
> > recreation trails
> > that connect together to form the Oregon discovery trial. From
> > California to
> > Washington state through desert, mountains, hills and valleys
> > it's 700 miles
> > of changing scenery and road conditions. I have been on section of it
but
> > have not yet tried to do the whole thing. We plan on starting the run in
> > early July.
> >
> > There is a website sponsored by the Oregon Off-Highway Vehicle
Association
> > with details and links to all the topo maps you need to do the run. I
have
> > downloaded them all (gota love the cable modem).
> >
> > Patrick O'Day
> >
> > http://oohva.org/Back%20Country/BCDRmain.html
>
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