thardy
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What if this Fred guy is performing some sort of initiation for a new hardcore JKO gang? :dont_tell:
You might be on to something. May be that's how they choose their new moderators.
What if this Fred guy is performing some sort of initiation for a new hardcore JKO gang? :dont_tell:
Elko County, Nevada covers about 17,000 sq.mi. (almost twice as big as the entire state of Vermont). Yet, Elko has just over 52,000 residents compared to Vermont's 626,000+ people. The elevation variation in Elko is over 7,000 feet (up to 11,387 feet above sea level). In the entire state of Vermont, the elevation variation is only about 4,300 feet (up to just 4,393 feet above sea level.) If I drive 20 minutes from my house, I climb more than 4,400 feet.
Look, I'm not knocking the East Coast. I'm sure there are some great places to wheel and visit. But don't come on this forum and act like you are this badass "overlander" because you drive on some logging roads in a state park. There are many, many places in Nevada (and throughout the West) in which a vehicle breakdown would mean DAYS of walking on foot to get help.
Negative ghost rider. I've driven a mini van and other cars through the Adirondacks. Post some pictures to prove it.
You are making yourself sound more and more like the dumb fuck that you are.
I should place a call to one of my dads good friends who is with DEC or a friend I went to high school with who is also with DEC and ask them if you can Offroad in the Adirondacks. Maybe record their answer.
Fred sounds like a cast member from the cartoon 'over the hedge'
Fred sounds like a cast member from the cartoon 'over the hedge'
Elko County, Nevada covers about 17,000 sq.mi. (almost twice as big as the entire state of Vermont). Yet, Elko has just over 52,000 residents compared to Vermont's 626,000+ people. The elevation variation in Elko is over 7,000 feet (up to 11,387 feet above sea level). In the entire state of Vermont, the elevation variation is only about 4,300 feet (up to just 4,393 feet above sea level.) If I drive 20 minutes from my house, I climb more than 4,400 feet.
Look, I'm not knocking the East Coast. I'm sure there are some great places to wheel and visit. But don't come on this forum and act like you are this badass "overlander" because you drive on some logging roads in a state park. There are many, many places in Nevada (and throughout the West) in which a vehicle breakdown would mean DAYS of walking on foot to get help.
What if this Fred guy is performing some sort of initiation for a new hardcore JKO gang? :dont_tell:
I'm also willing to bet that there is nothing at the end or in-between, on these "roads" you are talking about. No old ruins with a cool history, no abandoned building, no fossils to dig up, and no point to it all other than some nice landscape photos. Lame.
This "I explored a rarely explored place" stance is weak to say the least.
You can't just drive into any old part of the Adirondack forest with a vehicle:
A) because its illegal.
There are certain roads/trails/whatever you want to call them (unimproved surfaces) that do allow vehicular travel and go through remote parts of the park. Due to infrequent maintenance and seasonal weather (snow, rain) these roads do require 4wd, locking diffs, and winches at times to get through them....so, in that sense, there are parts of the park worth exploring with off-road, 4wd rigs.
I know people in the DEC and local LE as well...unlike you, I don't try and name drop to try and inflate my importance in front of others.
Go check out the ADK park before you knock it.
You can't just drive into any old part of the Adirondack forest with a vehicle:
A) because its illegal.
B) because the trees and vegetation is too thick to allow vehicles through (at least without a whole lot of chainsawing).
There are certain trails designated for ATV and snow-mobile use.
There are certain roads/trails/whatever you want to call them (unimproved surfaces) that do allow vehicular travel and go through remote parts of the park. Due to infrequent maintenance and seasonal weather (snow, rain) these roads do require 4wd, locking diffs, and winches at times to get through them....so, in that sense, there are parts of the park worth exploring with off-road, 4wd rigs.
I know people in the DEC and local LE as well...unlike you, I don't try and name drop to try and inflate my importance in front of others.
Edit: and if you want pics, send me a PM later this summer. I'll be happy to indulge you.
...unlike you, I don't try and name drop to try and inflate my importance in front of others.
Edit: and if you want pics, send me a PM later this summer. I'll be happy to indulge you.
I don't belong to the other JK forums, but I did found it entertaining that there were other jeep groups that had a problem with the way that this forum conducts itself.
Better yet I will be in the area for two weeks in July. I would love for you to show me some "offroading" trails there.
Just know that I will only have one of three vehicles to drive. Just tell me which one to bring.
Dodge mini van
Chevy Equinox
Chevy Silverado 1500
I just returned from a 3-day long trip on the Mojave Road (an old wagon-train supply route from the Colorado River to an old fort north of Barstow). I would describe this route as "overland". But, since I live near the Rubicon trail, I built m jeep for crawling. Given what I know now, I would of changed a couple of things for an overland trip such as the mojave road:
- more gas!! I added a jerry can holder to my rock hard tire carrier, but should of really gone for two of them
- a ham radio. Unlike taking 20 rigs up the rubicon in a line, on overland trips, you may not see another group in time
- internal water bladder/pump (like I've seen on some safari vehicles) would be really nice
- a snorkel: I was in water up to my doors. Would of felt better with the air intake up higher
- terrain-appropriate recovery gear: soft sand requires a trail jack base, etc
lastly, be sure people know where you are, what our route is, and when you're expected back
Better yet I will be in the area for two weeks in July. I would love for you to show me some "offroading" trails there.
Just know that I will only have one of three vehicles to drive. Just tell me which one to bring.
Dodge mini van
Chevy Equinox
Chevy Silverado 1500
Better yet I will be in the area for two weeks in July. I would love for you to show me some "offroading" trails there.
Just know that I will only have one of three vehicles to drive. Just tell me which one to bring.
Dodge mini van
Chevy Equinox
Chevy Silverado 1500