This is getting VEEEEERY tempting. I could even stop and see my
family for a bit.
Where is the start of the trail? Anyone used Mapquest to figure out
the distance? It took Norah and I almost 5 days to cover Salt Lake
City to Toronto, but we were traveling in the dead of summer without
A/C, pulling a UHaul trailer, and trying to keep track of a cat who
was lose in the cab (no place for the cage in the regular cab, and I
wasn't about to just stick him in the greenhouse effect under the
tonneau cover).
(So much for my decision not to do any more big road trips. :-)
On Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:09:52 -0500, jstolarz@loa.com ("Josh Stolarz")
wrote:
>Wow, getting risky.. It is a highway, all she has to do is keep it straight,
>and out of the rear ends of others... I'll have to try to remember to bring
>this 4x4 trip up a little closer to July...
>
>Josh
>
>"Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>news:3A554EF2.9D1AA835@bigfoot.com...
>> Yeah, but I think everyone would want to drive their own just to say
>> they did it.
>>
>> Who knows, maybe by then I'll trust my girlfriend enough to drive my
>> truck (*snicker*).
>>
>> Josh Stolarz wrote:
>> >
>> > We could always DakPool... Kind of hard for me to figure out time off
>that
>> > far ahead. I am planning on finding a new job soon, so my future time
>off is
>> > unknown.. But for a trip like that, I guess quitting work would be
>> > acceptable...
>> >
>> > Josh
>> >
>> > "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>> > news:3A553684.A15E2E23@bigfoot.com...
>> > > Figure a couple days to make the haul out there. My father figured
>> > > probably 14 days for the round trip. Especially if you only have one
>> > > driver per Dak.
>> > >
>> > > Josh Stolarz wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Your tempting me... Seeing that 700 miles of off-roading really got
>me
>> > > > thinking.. It shouldn't take to long to get out there, it took me
>16-17
>> > > > hours to get to St Lous from RI. Proably 24 hour or less drive to
>get to
>> > the
>> > > > start of it in Cali.
>> > > >
>> > > > Josh
>> > > >
>> > > > "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>> > > > news:3A55284E.F1CB4461@bigfoot.com...
>> > > > > Just say when.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Josh Stolarz wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > I say we organize a east coast to west coast convoy... Who's up
>for
>> > it?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Josh
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
>> > > > > > news:3A550DB0.19C06DDC@bigfoot.com...
>> > > > > > > If it weren't for the fact that my Dak is on the east coast,
>and
>> > > > Oregon
>> > > > > > > is on the west coast, I'd be all over that trip in a second!
>> > Looks
>> > > > like
>> > > > > > > a great ride!
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Norah Bleazard wrote:
>> > > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > > 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 ߯@tT@
Linux: Because a 486 is a terrible thing to waste.
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Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 239 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
hers: '98 Dakota Sport 4x4, 318 V8, Auto, Club Cab, black
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