Jim Oaks
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I have been a member here for quite a while, and have enjoyed and been inspired by the stories shared by the forums members. I wanted to contribute to those stories, and share mine.
On June 2nd, 2019 I left my home north of Fort Worth Texas, and traveled north to intersect with the Trans America Trail at the New Mexico / Oklahoma border. My goal is to do the whole trail, but instead of driving to Tennessee and backtracking, I decided to do the section between Oklahoma and Tennessee later this summer when I travel back to Ohio (where I'm originally from).
The Ranger is outfitted with the optional Yakima Rack and Skyrise tent, and I replaced the tires with 265/70/17 Cooper Discoverer STT PRO mud terrains. The bed is loaded with a Scepter gas can, water can Lifetime cooler, shovel, Hi-Lift jack (it's behind the cooler), and some X-Bull recover tracks mounted to the front of my Contico storage box.
With the exception of some LED lights added to the front and rear, and a receiver shackle, the truck is stock.
Oh ya, I mounted my Samsung tablet to the console so I could navigate the trail with the Gaia GPS app.
I had never been to Palo Duro Canyon just south of Amarillo Texas, So I stopped and visited there along the way.
On June 3rd, I was finally on the TAT in New Mexico from the Oklahoma border. It was a great feeling to finally be doing it.
I feel like Long Canyon Road is one of the most photographed spots on the TAT.
Here's an in-cab video highlight of the days trip:
Trans America Trail - Monday June 3rd, 2019
NOTE: I blogged about my trip daily on my own site, and you can read about my adventures on the Trans America Trail starting HERE.
On June 2nd, 2019 I left my home north of Fort Worth Texas, and traveled north to intersect with the Trans America Trail at the New Mexico / Oklahoma border. My goal is to do the whole trail, but instead of driving to Tennessee and backtracking, I decided to do the section between Oklahoma and Tennessee later this summer when I travel back to Ohio (where I'm originally from).
The Ranger is outfitted with the optional Yakima Rack and Skyrise tent, and I replaced the tires with 265/70/17 Cooper Discoverer STT PRO mud terrains. The bed is loaded with a Scepter gas can, water can Lifetime cooler, shovel, Hi-Lift jack (it's behind the cooler), and some X-Bull recover tracks mounted to the front of my Contico storage box.
With the exception of some LED lights added to the front and rear, and a receiver shackle, the truck is stock.
Oh ya, I mounted my Samsung tablet to the console so I could navigate the trail with the Gaia GPS app.
I had never been to Palo Duro Canyon just south of Amarillo Texas, So I stopped and visited there along the way.
On June 3rd, I was finally on the TAT in New Mexico from the Oklahoma border. It was a great feeling to finally be doing it.
I feel like Long Canyon Road is one of the most photographed spots on the TAT.
Here's an in-cab video highlight of the days trip:
Here's the story:Trans America Trail - Monday June 3rd, 2019
NOTE: I blogged about my trip daily on my own site, and you can read about my adventures on the Trans America Trail starting HERE.
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