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my gf needs to know waaay in advance when the moab thing will be going on so she can get days off at work. To that end, I thought I'd ask when you portland-area guys plan on running the caravan on down there. Yahoo maps says its a 1000.3 mile trip from portland OR to Moab UT via I-84 etc. Sounds like a 2 day trek to me, unless you want sleepy drivers and hot engines. If thats the case, would us portland-area guys be leaving on the 21st? Maybe start early and drive from portland to some-where-between Boise and Salt Lake on that 1st day (approx 500 mi), and then the rest of the way the next? That'd let us set up our camping spot or cabin on whatever was left of the 22nd and then to rest up and be ready to roll on the 23rd when the fun begins.

I dunno, I am just throwing out ideas. What do you guys think? At some point, and it should prolly be soon, we need to figure out these kinds of things so when the event actually is upon us, we can just have fun and enjoy it and not worry about logistical poo-poo. ;)

J


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Jason, curently we have the site starting noon on Aug. 23rd to noon on Aug. 26th. So for us to arrive there Aug. 22nd we would need to reserve the site for an additonal day. This is not a problem, I just need to find out how many people will be there on which days. I guess I need to re-state this on the group site post.

My original tenative plan was to leave here the night of the 22nd and drive to Pendleton and stay the night at my Dads. ( I grew up in Pendleton) Then leave like 5:00 AM the next morning ( Aug. 23rd ) and drive the remaining 15 hours, putting us in Moab around 10:00 PM. Of couse this is pushing it. Your plan sounds viable as well. We just need to find out how many days everybody can get off, and when they want to leave. I can be flexible.

Mike.

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I would rather do a 2 part trec for the trip, like what Jason said, go half way then stop for a rest, them make a final push. I guess we could roll into Moab the morning of the 23rd and hang out til noon to dump our things at the campsite. How far is Boise from Moab? I have a brother in Boise...Let me go get my atlas.
Think Kodak will do a group buy on filmhttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
Mike-
what are we down to, 175 days??



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[b] What do you mean, Where did I get it??...I <font color=blue>BUILT</font color=blue> the damn thing!!

Ok I was doing a little research on mapquest. It looks like to me that somewhere near Ogden, Utah would be the best midway point. This would give us a 12.5 hour drive from Portland to Ogden for the 1st day, say the 22nd. Then the next morning, the 23rd, leave by 6:00 AM, and drive the remaining 6.5 hours, putting us there just past noon. How does this sound?

Mike.

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That sounds good.
BTW how many days we down to?
lol I should probably ask and see if anyone in my family wants to go,LOL they know nothing about my plans of the great trec to MOAB.http://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif



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[b] What do you mean, Where did I get it??...I <font color=blue>BUILT</font color=blue> the damn thing!!

that sounds ok hvymetal, but I'd personally prefer to get to the site *well* before the noon kick off of the event. Give me plenty of time to swap tires, let the rig cool down, set up my little camp area and all that jazz. I don't wanna hit the trails with the temp of all my fluids already jacked up by flyin at high rpm on the hwy. ;) If our reservations at the camp site dont start until the 23rd...and the event kicks off at noon...Id prefer to get to the site 3-4 hrs before hand. Maybe 9-ish at the latest. Only problem I can see with that is that it might mean some wacky driving times on the interstates. Not like we can't drive in the dark or anything, i was just thinking that I'd like to keep my sleep schedule somewhat normal so I'm not passing out on the trail. I guess thats mainly why I wanted to leave the 21st and get there late on the 22nd...set up camp, set up rig, talk to peeps, then sleep and hit the trail with a fresh mind/body in a rig that was ready to rock. ;)

anyway, i might be the only wacko thinking this way. If not, and it sounds good to other PNW CK5ers, maybe we should put in a reserve for the 22nd heavymetal. i dunno. &lt;shrugs&gt;

BTW, what are you guys thinking for sleeping arrangements on the way there and back? I dunno about you guys, but gas is gonna cost me plenty of ca$h already...I'd rather not stay in hotels and stuff on the way, thats just to much extra $ for no real reason. I'd prolly just rack out in my rig at a rest stop. What are you guys planning on doing?

J


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Rene said:
"Just looking at the Calendar...I think I want to arrive at the Slickrock campground late thursday afternoon (Aug 22) and leave the Tuesday morning (Aug 27). That should leave 4 full days without setting up or packing up to enjoy the wheeling etc.

I guess departure would have to be early (6 am) Wednesday the 21st of Aug, possibly hooking up with a few other guys in Pendleton OR along the way. I'd be looking at stopping for the night a couple of hours past Boise ID and making it to Moab by late afternoon of the 22nd."

I'll be following Rene, if I can keep up,http://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/tongue.gifto Moab. Don't want to get losthttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

How many of you can hookup with us in the Pendleton area? Would convoy from there to Moab. Anyone know of a good overnite campground past Boise? Nothing fancy, just a place to park overnite is fine with me.

87 K5, 427/340hp BBC,4.56 D60 &amp; 14BFF, NV4500, NP208, TSM rear disc's,

I'm in for the Rene expresshttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

<font color=blue> I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy!

OK then, the tRusty Rene Express leaves Surrey, BC 6am 8/21/02 for Moab. Figure 2 days for Rene to get thru customs,http://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/smile.gif 1 day for Immigrationhttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif and another because Border Patrol is going to have his numberhttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/mad.gif. He'll arrive in time to start homehttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

87 K5, 427/340hp BBC,4.56 D60 & 14BFF, NV4500, NP208, TSM rear disc's,

Ok it sounds like everyone wants to get there on the 22nd, so I will call Monday and add that day. As far as when we leave, I am flexible.

Mike.

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Nice truck Mike, you've been a busy guy swapping bodies and all. You can be proud of the efforts thoughhttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/smile.gif.

87 K5, 427/340hp BBC,4.56 D60 & 14BFF, NV4500, NP208, TSM rear disc's,

LOL...we'll be leaving your place on the 21st. I'll be leaving in July sometimehttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

Rene

<font color=green>Dyslexics of the world...UNTIE!</font color=green>
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Yea, to bad I have to tear it all apart and start over. I need to replace the frame and rebuild the engine.

Mike.

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guess you'd better get busy huh?.......so when are we meeting up in Pendleton?.......there's a huge parking lot and truck stop there at Wildhorse just before Cabbage hill and deadmans pass.............Just wanna get my dates and times lined up..........Thanks again for all your efforts on the campsite.........can't wait to meet ya'll,
Jared

Rene said:
"I guess departure would have to be early (6 am) Wednesday the 21st of Aug, possibly hooking up with a few other guys in Pendleton OR along the way."

So, as the leader of the tRusty Rene Express, he'll be leaving Surrey, BC at 6am, (not sure if he cleared this with his wifehttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/shocked.gif), so figure we should arrive in Pendleton about 6-7 hours later. So figure about 12noon - 1pm arrival time at the truck stop parking lot. Anyone know what CB channel we'll run? Need someone that will definitly be there to have a cell phone and I'll PM our cell phone numbers to. Can keep tabs of progress that way. Just in case Rene has to pull me into Pendletonhttp://coloradok5.com/forums/images/icons/wink.gif.

87 K5, 427/340hp BBC,4.56 D60 & 14BFF, NV4500, NP208, TSM rear disc's,

Noon to 1:00 PM at the truck stop in Pendleton on the 21st sounds good to me.

Mike.

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well guys,was on this site the other day.so just got word of the moab thing.its a place ive always wanted to go.on that note,im trying to work out the details this week for planning to go.im in puyallup,and would be driving down with all of you from the PNW.its looking pretty good so far though.girlfriend wants to go.ifshe can get the time off.so ill let you all know for sure when iget it figured out

shane

73,K5,14ff welded,44front,4.10s,465,doubler,36`s

Thats cool Shane, hope you can meet with us all at Pendelton. OR. You can also tagged onto the tRusty Rene Express coming down I5 and onto I90 towards Yakama in the morning of the 21st.

So...........1pm at the wildhorse truckstop? Sounds good to me...........I'm sure my neighbor will have his phone with him. I can double check that, and get back to ya....

Cool Jared, catch us at the truck stop and we'll head down the road together. Rene will head up the express, so don't get in his way, you all know how those Canadians drive /forums/images/icons/shocked.gif, well maybe you don't/forums/images/icons/wink.gif. Got this idea from those California guys, check out map <a target="_blank" href=http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&amp;do=nw&amp;2ex=1&amp;src=maps&amp;ct=NA&amp;1ah=x2mcn U4TDKOlE2jnQA%252baZ%252b%252fd51w5vDG5rdabI3ve%25 2f6wKq9mf9Y%252fKGGgSna9AdfJEaWC6DkmQ6ic%253d&amp;1a=&amp; 1p=&amp;1c=&amp;1s=&amp;1z=&amp;1y=US&amp;2s=UT&amp;2c=Moab&amp;2ic=31&amp;2ex=1&amp;2 g=qL7mN1mf9UYndPok1qZlbg%253d%253d&amp;2y=US&amp;2l=lOTlxP ZuA8E%253d&amp;lr=2&amp;x=40&amp;y=11>PNW map</a>

OMG I totally forgot about Rene being from Canada and following him , does that mean we're going to have to drive on the wrong side of the road all the way to Moab.../forums/images/icons/tongue.gif/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

eh?/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

LOL...how did I get volunteered to lead this band of riff raff? BTW 'fumes'...you're welcome to drive on whichever side of the road you like./forums/images/icons/wink.gif

Just curious...does everyone have a functioning CB?

Rene

heh, "functioning" CB. =p I have an el-cheapo hand-held that has the VERY annoying habit of working fine at the trail step-off point... and then once I get on-trail I can receive but NOT send. I guess thats what I get for using a CB that I got for like $20 after rebate on the internet. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif Replacing it with a real CB is so far down the pre-moab priority list that I doubt it will get done. Maybe I can add a whip antanae b4 then, we'll see. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

J

OK Rene, this is what you get for being the most northern CK5 member in the PNW caravan, and as the "Grand Marshall" of the <font color=red>tRusty Rene Express</font color=red>, you get to lead it /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif . Besides, as a Canadian, aren't you half scout and trailblazer?/forums/images/icons/wink.gif And yes, I have a functioning CB plus a couple sets of handhelds I'll probably bring along.

Just to double check...............wednsday, between 12 &amp; 1 PM the 21st of August...........This Is going to be F@#$%^&amp; awsome!! I can't wait!

I will have a cb by then. I have one, just no battery to wire it to, no dash pocket for it to mount on and no rear bumper for the antanea..other then that I HAVE ONE. LOL

You got the date correct, time will depend on how fast tRusty will run. If he slows down, I might give him this this view (http://www.fototime.com/77BE8374649F64D/standard.jpg>view</a>) /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Sweet looking rig man...............yeah i expect that would slow you down a bit..........thats ok though..........i see my neighbors Ram at the back of the pack anyhow.......LOL

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i see my neighbors Ram at the back of the pack anyhow.......LOL

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What you guy's in Canada don't drive on the left side of the road?/forums/images/icons/wink.gif My CB works fine, ten four good buddy, copy that over.../forums/images/icons/tongue.gif

Do we have any CK5'rs in or around Boise, Mountain Home or Twin Falls, Idaho? We're going to need a campground for a Thursday night layover. Not sure how many trucks are in the tRusty Rene Express, but I know that Rene and I will want someplace to park for the night. I've got nothing against dry camping as I carry everything I need, (will have to suffer some as microwave and TV won't work)/forums/images/icons/smile.gif. Can someone do some scouting around for possible locations. A cow pasture is fine with me, as long as the bull is tied up./forums/images/icons/wink.gif We could "circle the wagons" and have a real great time. eh Rene? If I put the awning out, could even give about 10 guys a tent overhead for the night.

77fixer is near Boise. I'll send him a PM and ask if he knows a good place to crash for the night.

Mike.

Great Mike, would be nice to have everything well planned out for this trip. Weather should be warm to VERY warm at night. Camping should work well if everyone is up for it, Not sure about Rene, he may want a water bed with a vibrating mattress/forums/images/icons/wink.gif after the long drive.

I recall a good size rest stop near Twin falls...I don't know how busy it would be or if there'd be enough room for us all though.
Without pulling a trailer and all it took me 12 hours to get to Twin Falls from home...so theortically we should be there or near there by early evening.

Rene

Rene, this would be good enough for me, not sure how well this would work for everyone. Does Idaho allow overnight camping in there rest area? Hopefully someone from idaho will know this. Some states are real A/holes about spending too much time there and throw a fit if you setup camp. So I assume dry camping for you is OK. Don't need all the comforts of a full service RV park with cable TV, 30amp service for A/C and message service/forums/images/icons/wink.gif?

All we need is a place to crash and a relax...

I'm not sure what Idaho's regs for the rest stops are. I never stayed at one long enough to find out/forums/images/icons/wink.gif A campground would be ideal though. I'll see what I can dig up that's somewhere in that area.

rene

bah, dont need no stinkin camp site. If we were in BFE Idaho/Utah it wouldnt bother me to just pull over off the road a little and just rack out in my rig. A campsite would be ok I guess, but I dont wanna pay anything for the luxury. I guess all the times I slept in a water-filled muddy fox-hole in the marines has made me less picky than some with respect to where I sleep. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

J

How many of you LOCAL guy's want to caravan to Pendelton from the Vancouver Portland area. We could meet at Jantzen Beach or Delta Park or something at like 7:00-7:30.

WOW NICE SIG PIC... aaaahhh what was the question/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif?????
oh yeah thats right, sure I'll met ya guys then and there.

C.O.C. is America's volume dealer!/forums/images/icons/wink.gif

sounds like a plan fumes... so long as we can get from J-beach to Pendleton by 1pm (that is the meeting time right?). I have never driven to pendleton (got flown near there to fight forrest fires once..never drove!) so I dunno...

at this point, I just hope I can go. /forums/images/icons/frown.gif

J

I usaully make it to Pendleton from Salem in 4 to 4.5 hours. I imagine it would take 3.5 to 4 hours from Portland depending on how fast you go and how many pee stops you have to make. I will probably be going the night before and staying at my Dads house till time to meet up.

Mike.

Anyone find anything on Idaho camping? I did find out there's no overnighting allowed.../forums/images/icons/frown.gif

Channel 4 should be somewhat free of other chatter...we use it all the time when wheeling so it seems appropriate.

I'll keep digging for info for a stop in Idaho and keep y'all posted.

As for Pendleton, our arrival time might be affected by bathroom breaks and all. I'll have my wife and 2 daughters with me...nuff said!/forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Rene

Brett in Boise didn't know of any off the top of his head. I'll check some other sources.

Mike.

MMM "off the top" yes I will be toppless, just not like in my sig pic MMMM, Sorry.../forums/images/icons/wink.gif

Having raised 4 daughters and a wife, I know all about "rest stops" and bathroom breaks. Was afraid about that overnight camping thing in Idaho. I remember years ago, I got run out of a rest stop because I was trying to sleep there. There's got to be some camping spot someplace around Boise/Twin Falls area. I'll do some checking too. By the way, after towing that 24' trailer of mine to San Jose and back, must say, most expensive fuel was in Northern California. Fuel mileage, 8 at best.

How many of us are there?? My brother lives in Boise, and he'll be calling tomorrow night. so how many rigs do we need room for, I can ask him what kinda spots there are.

there's a large truck stop outside of twin falls called "the garden of eden".........I 84 exit 182..........it's a full service truck stop with a pretty big parking area. If we are nice to the bigger boys I'm sure we won't have any problems........

I think there are like 14 of us so far, so go out and start recruting, I want atleast 50.... /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

Northern Cali fuel prices are brutal! We paid over $1.80 just north of Redding a couple years ago. My mileage towing our trailer usually hovers around 9 mpg...it's pretty hard to get better than that towing a barn./forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Rene