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Steve M.
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Upstate NY is beatiful out away from civilization!
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Sodo
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Dreaming of Gallaher Head lake again (2009 pic)
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BCgee
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Nevada.
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mrshrimp
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| Sodo wrote: |
Dreaming of Gallaher Head lake again (2009 pic) |
I know you were trying to get a trip up there going recently. If we want to try again I would be down, maybe get a few other vans in the mix. Its a fun trip up there. You got an extra oil pan handy, just in case?  |
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Sodo
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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got my old steel pan...
You don't have your skidplate yet?
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 6:44 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Out in my neighborhood, a/k/a "the sticks":
Almost 400 miles off pavement last weekend, mud only turned me around once, all quality van time... 
- Dave
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thomast
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Valley of the Gods - Utah - Oct 2019
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bobbyblack 
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| dhaavers wrote: |
Out in my neighborhood, a/k/a "the sticks":
- Dave |
Sweet area! Hope to be up your way a couple times this Summer  Getting Furloughed a week in June and another in July (all I know thus far, maybe more news later on weather or not there will be more of that)
Anyway, Hope to see you for a social distance Burger or such when we blunder bye.
BTW, LOVE the bud vase on the dash 
-bobby
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Sodo
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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OK now we're rolling on VITW!
Moab, Utah, 2018
Cross-canyon view of this spectacular campsite from VITW page 60
Utah wants me back.
And we were gonna go, but....
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 10:34 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| ...LOVE the bud vase on the dash |
Yeah, I love it too - THANKS!
Keep in touch!
- Dave
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tjet
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 10:40 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| Sodo wrote: |
OK now we're rolling on VITW!
Moab, Utah, 2018
Cross-canyon view of this spectacular campsite from VITW page 60
Utah wants me back.
And we were gonna go, but.... |
Just watch that second step when you get out of the passenger side |
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Utah wants me back... |
Damn, you had to go posting that! 
I was prepping for this ^^^ to be my June roadtrip until the sh!t hit...now it's not gonna happen unless someone REALLY convinces me... 
Anyway, keep posting up from your neighborhoods, all y'all...a man's gotta have a dream!
- Dave
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bettingonvans
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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In the smokey final days of our 3 months on the road during parental leave in 2018. I've been wanting to make a trip report for those 12,000 miles but haven't quite had the time.
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joetiger
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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| bettingonvans wrote: |
In the smokey final days of our 3 months on the road during parental leave in 2018. I've been wanting to make a trip report for those 12,000 miles but haven't quite had the time. |
Make time! We need a good trip report. Badly.
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P.ainbirds
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| Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 2:52 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Took a drive out to catch the sunrise!
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joetiger
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| Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 5:46 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Valley of the Gods - Utah - Oct 2019
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That's an incredible place.
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Joe T.
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'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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syncroanddestroy
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| Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:20 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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^^^ Dude, you only missed a couple steps:
- Dave
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Steve M.
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| Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:24 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Oh shit...not sure I want to see the follow on pictures. I hope that is at high tide.
Driving on the beach you never go closer then the high tide marks on the sand.
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SCM
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| Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Vanagons in the Wilderness Thread |
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Here's a few from a quick Memorial Day getaway. Because we saw no other people the entire time we were there, my wife and I decided to keep the exact location hush-hush. Somewhere in SW Montana is all I'm allowed to say.
The wildlife was actually pretty scary. This boy had a chip on his shoulder. And yes, it's already been pointed out that I should have grabbed the wine in case a retreat to the van became necessary. 
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