ORP 282 – Nevada Recap x2

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Tonight, Aaron runs for the border, Jeremy spends the show’s entire yearly budget…and then some, & Ben spins some wrenches

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Aaron – Great trip.  Van did amazing. 🙂

Ben – Worked on my rig

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NEWS

• GM starting to use the ZR2 Colorado that looks like it was built by the Gambler 500
  • GM delivered the first infantry squad vehicles to the US military
    • 120 days between contract award to delivery
  • Based on the Colorado ZR2
  • 90% commercial parts
  • LIght and small
    • Hang under a Blackhawk
    • Fit inside a Chinook
  • Will eventually deliver 649 of these
• Kia building their own military truck
  • Hummer like
  • Open-top All-terrain vehicle
  • Mohave frame
    • Evolution of the Borrego V8 that only sold in the US for 2 years
  • Using lessons from developing this to improve durability of civilian models
  • Truck will spawn variants for different industries, including the industrial and leisure sectors
  • Ready in 2021
  • Also planning on producing 2.5 & 5 ton trucks

MAIN TOPIC  

Trip 1 Sunday through Wednesday

Day 1- Drive to Nevada & camp at a very remote reservoir.  Angry land owner.  26* at night.  18* when waking up. Frozen Nalgene Heater ran out of propane.

Day 2 – Drive just a few miles to the next site. 7,000’ elevation at a trail head for a chain of lakes.  Chewed the fat with a Forest Service crew who was making the trail easier.  Fish truck & honey Bucket truck couldn’t get up there.  Looking in the pit toilet proved that! Only 1 other rig at the campsite.  Cloudless sky was amazing.  Moon was so bright it was casting dark shadows.

Day 3 – Drive to last campsite, Willow Hot Springs in SE Oregon.  Came across an awesome mine.  Lunch in Denio Junction, NV.  Checked out some cool homesteads.  Soaked for 2.5 hours in the hot springs chatting with some randos.  Learned about boat building and gold mines.

Day 4 – Drive home.  Left at 9am  Fields for a milkshake.  Hines for lunch at Boomers.  Stop over at CVT.  Through Detroit & Mill City to look at the forest fire damage.  Home by 8pm.

Shooting stars every night

Camp fires every night

Great off roading in a select few spots

Had trouble with my tranny overheating

Rock hounding

Fishing at the lakes

Dead cow

Wild donkeys & horses

TRIP 2  ***INTRODUCE JERRY***

Thanksgiving Thursday through Sunday

Took van for comfort, winter tires, Fuel economy, & Places we were headed didn’t require 4wd.

Day 1 9 hours on the road

Denio Junction Motel

Thanksgiving Dinner at Denio Junction

Bog hot springs

DAY 2

Alvord Desert

Lunch in fields

Motorcycle movie, “The Passenger”

Willow Hot springs

Bog Hot springs

Dinner at Denio Junction

DAY 3

Spoke with Jeepers about 

Kenny Cabin

Bog  Hot springs

Big fire

Dam building
Lots of cuts from volcanic rock

Toyota Guys

Dinner at Denio Junction

DAY 4 10.75 HOURS ON THE ROAD

Pete French Round Barn

Barn owl

Gift Shop

Boomers for lunch

Wild horses, Donkeys, Antelope, Deer, Birds of prey, coyotes

Temps in the teens every night

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