Htchevyii Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 Heather just uploaded the first part of last weeks adventure in our 1989 XJ. For those that didn't see my previous posts, our friends gave us the XJ when they moved from N. CA to Ely NV about 6 months ago. It had been off the road for 10 years after a botched engine swap by a previous owner. We had planned to go visit them and I thought it would be neat to surprise them by showing up in the XJ. It was a lot more work than anticipated, but we made it. 1985 miles with an average MPG of 17.97. We reached elevations as high as 9000 FT. I was a bit leery after the ignition Control module failed on my first drive to work and the EGR valve got stuck open two days before we left, but it was a successful trip and our friends were very surprised and excited when we rolled up in their Jeep! There will be more to come and please consider subscribing if you enjoy, (YouTube doesn't pay a cent until you have 1000 subscribers, no matter how many views you get). Thanks for following along!
jeff351 Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 Its funny how some of us enjoy the giddy excitement of "when will it break down" on a road trip.
Htchevyii Posted June 24, 2023 Author Posted June 24, 2023 It definitely adds to the sense of adventure! I figured worst case it's a good excuse to buy a "new" truck to tow it home. 😉
Pete M Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 2 hours ago, jeff351 said: Its funny how some of us enjoy the giddy excitement of "when will it break down" on a road trip. I've learned that it's important that everyone in the vehicle share that same level of enthusiasm. not everyone is happy when I announce that we need to blast the heat in the Jeep for a bit because it's starting to overheat on the 100 degree day.
Htchevyii Posted June 30, 2023 Author Posted June 30, 2023 Part 2 is out if anyone is interested. Thanks!
gvthnks Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Wife watched the first part with me the other day. She's looking forward to part two.
Htchevyii Posted June 30, 2023 Author Posted June 30, 2023 Thanks! This ones a little shorter, but still some good stuff to come. I'm kinda sad that it over and it's back to work another 4 months until the next big trip. I am pretty happy that I don't have so spend all of my free time working on it although I do need to find time to paint it one of these days.
Htchevyii Posted July 1, 2023 Author Posted July 1, 2023 True, but we get more time off to play than many people and I'm grateful for that. 4 day work weeks are great as well, but sometimes getting up for that 10 hour shift is rough!
Eagle Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 The rock paintings are pretty interesting. It is a shame that people are so disrespectful that they had to erect that massive cage to protect the art, but that's better than seeing "For a good time call Suzy ###-###-####" in the middle of an archeological treasure. Are those painting Anasazi in origin?
WranglerMangler Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 My Wife and I Just watched both videos. Awesome job you guys do. Makes me want to do that drive. Subscribed too!
Htchevyii Posted July 1, 2023 Author Posted July 1, 2023 13 hours ago, Eagle said: The rock paintings are pretty interesting. It is a shame that people are so disrespectful that they had to erect that massive cage to protect the art, but that's better than seeing "For a good time call Suzy ###-###-####" in the middle of an archeological treasure. Are those painting Anasazi in origin? It looks like Western Shoshone. They are supposed to be some of the best preserved pictographs. Yes the gate is unfortunate, but unfortunately there's a lot of disrespectful people out there. https://travelnevada.com/indian-culture/toquima-cave/
Htchevyii Posted July 1, 2023 Author Posted July 1, 2023 12 hours ago, WranglerMangler said: My Wife and I Just watched both videos. Awesome job you guys do. Makes me want to do that drive. Subscribed too! Thanks! It was a pretty neat trip, I wasn't sure what to expect on America's Loneliest HWY. Not much traffic on 50 or 375, so that was nice. My wife gets a little discouraged sometimes, but hearing comments like that definitely helps!
gvthnks Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Htchevyii said: My wife gets a little discouraged sometimes, but hearing comments like that definitely helps! Nonsense. She has inspired my wife to want to do similar weekend trips for fun.
Htchevyii Posted July 1, 2023 Author Posted July 1, 2023 2 hours ago, gvthnks said: Nonsense. She has inspired my wife to want to do similar weekend trips for fun. I just passed that along. It made her happy!
Manche757 Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 Thanks for living life as it should be lived. And thanks for doing it in a Jeep instead of a new F150. Life has many offerings just for the having. Should you be close to the south end of Flathead Lake, (Recently moved from the eastern edge of the continent, just a walk from the Atlantic Ocean.) give a shout and say hello. Your wife has camera presence and you already know that.
Htchevyii Posted July 2, 2023 Author Posted July 2, 2023 7 hours ago, Manche757 said: Thanks for living life as it should be lived. And thanks for doing it in a Jeep instead of a new F150. Life has many offerings just for the having. Should you be close to the south end of Flathead Lake, (Recently moved from the eastern edge of the continent, just a walk from the Atlantic Ocean.) give a shout and say hello. Your wife has camera presence and you already know that. I appreciate that! Thanks for your kind words!
Htchevyii Posted July 8, 2023 Author Posted July 8, 2023 I think this is the best video yet of the series. Next weekend, we will head off to the Gambler 500 in the Comanche. It's going to be a hot one, 95 and no AC.
Eagle Posted July 9, 2023 Posted July 9, 2023 On 7/8/2023 at 6:32 PM, Htchevyii said: I think this is the best video yet of the series. Next weekend, we will head off to the Gambler 500 in the Comanche. It's going to be a hot one, 95 and no AC. Great music to accompany views of ghost towns!
Htchevyii Posted July 9, 2023 Author Posted July 9, 2023 36 minutes ago, Eagle said: Great music to accompany views of ghost towns! Thanks for watching!
gvthnks Posted July 10, 2023 Posted July 10, 2023 They're all good. Getting to ride the train is cool, especially in an open car like that.
Htchevyii Posted July 11, 2023 Author Posted July 11, 2023 It was pretty neat. First steam train we've been on and the museum was good. It was surprising that the relatively small town could support such a large operation.
Eagle Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 Tourist dollars at work. There's another steam train that runs up into the Rockies, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway, from Chama, NM to Antonito, CO. Chama isn't a big city -- I don't know about Antonito. https://cumbrestoltec.com/
gvthnks Posted July 11, 2023 Posted July 11, 2023 Dollywood in Tennessee has a steam train you can ride through the smokies as well. It's a short ride, but it's cool. Soot and ash falling from the sky is cool to me. Dollywood Express
Htchevyii Posted July 11, 2023 Author Posted July 11, 2023 44 minutes ago, gvthnks said: Dollywood in Tennessee has a steam train you can ride through the smokies as well. It's a short ride, but it's cool. Soot and ash falling from the sky is cool to me. Dollywood Express The weird thing was getting pelted by what looked like grains of sand from the exhaust at times. It wasn't sooty or anything though.
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