We got Puck Chop plushies and Julie even managed to get hers signed! Fun times and good memories.
2026-03-09
Jeep coming down trail 57 at Windrock
Some of the folks in front of us captured this video of me and the lady behind me crawling down. Just for fun, she tried to stay up level like I did, but slide down into the rut. Fun times!
Cool night ride pic
We had a long ride on the second day (Saturday) last weekend. It meant we got to watch the sunset and use our extra lighting. I thought it made a cool pic as we were coming off the harder parts of Windrock Trail 57.
Staying in touch…!
This is kind of crazy to think about. When we first started using cordless, then cellular phones, I didn't really imagine It would come to wrist based satelite comms in my lifetime…
My schedule changed a bit last weekend and I wanted to let Julie know we were still safe, but would be getting off the trails late. My watch offered to let me connect to the satellites overhead. I gave it a try, and while crawling down the mountain, managed to get a message through to Jewels.
To be clear, this isn't my watch connecting to my phone, but rather my watch connecting to and conducting 2-way messaging via the satellites… Crazy stuff. Even better, it's "free" for the first two years you own a current Apple Watch or phone. This comes in pretty handy as I am so often out in the boonies.
2026-03-08
Tire nail worked as a valve stem fix…?
A branch flipped into my rim and cut the vale stem right off… Luckily, I had a repair kit that included these molded rubber over steel "nails". I pounded one into the remaining part of the stem, refilled the tire with the other valve stem and we were back on our way. I'll see how long it holds before I replace the valve stem with a Colby external stem or change it out next time I have to unmount my tire.
2026-03-07
Elk sighting!
It was cool to stumble across a small herd of elk in Tennessee. You can just barely make out one of them in this picture. That's my first in-person sighting of big game. :)
Interesting differences depending on how you take it…
You can see that the line you follow makes a difference. Check out the difference in orientation as two different Jeeps go through this rut. I’m the silver Jeep two in front of the 392 that’s taking the video.
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