We are back from the road trip, logging over 4600 miles including ~900 miles of significant off road. It was a fantastic time in the SW, and the truck had only one
extremely minor hiccup- a stuck dump valve for the central tire inflation system, which was solved with a quick application of WD40.
Had a blast with the wife and dog, and a handful of people we caught up with along the way. It would be extremely enjoyable to do this full time...
Checked out Colonnade Arch:
Yet another permit for the Wave...
Wire Pass
Took some pretty pictures
A full week on Lake Powell
Ruins we just happened to stumble upon next to where we racked out for the night... just along the side of the road
Made the trek out to Reflection Canyon for sunrise
Had one of my climbing buddies meet me for a "hike"
It got narrow...
And closed out the road trip portion of my time off with gravel roads and gorgeous camping in the San Rafael Swell and the Uinta mountains
We traveled roads we'd been on and places we'd visited before, and we also made fresh tracks in new-to-us areas. All the work to get the boat to travel with us we well worth it as it opened up an entirely new mode of exploration. We caught up with some friends and made new ones when we stumbled upon them. It was a fantastic experience and I look forward to the next one.
I did put together a few videos, but never seemed to get enough signal for long enough to post them in real time... so here they are now. Mostly from the canyons I did with my climbing buddy. Feel free to peruse if interested:
High Spur slot canyon
Red Breaks slot canyons
Egypt 3 slot canyon
Drone shots from our last backcountry campsite of the trip
As for the truck, it was awesome in its element. It did things I thought I'd never do with it and has far more capability than I have courage with it. It simply went anywhere I pointed it, without issue and without fail. I will never again complain about it's highway speed going uphill. It is a truly daunting and capable piece of gear, which just happens to have all the comforts of home along for the ride.
I will have more vids and such as I have time to go through things... stay tuned for updates.
Steve- It was a pleasure to connect with you in Page and glad you guys had such a good time and memorable trip.
Joel- Your still on my list of people to connect with and I hope to do so in the near future when we (eventually) get down to see the inlaws.
Chris