Recent content by AlekG

Thanks for the invite! Actually, TheRoadie is in San Diego. We actually met halfway a year ago in MO at an event. He can be my proxy :smiley_drive:

Thanks much again everybody :wavey: One thing I should note, the voting numbers make up only 15% of the full contest. The rest is judging different criteria by the company execs. So even though it helps, don't waste too much of your time voting multiple times (if it lets you), I'm going to...

Thanks everybody! Hi Frenchie, this was actually the rig I was set to use for one of your Colorado adventures back in 2007. Still sorry it didn't work out. Maybe in 2011. Alek

Sorry, bad "cut and paste". I fixed it.

This not only blocked my way: It actually crunched my Trailblazer: I was NOT a happy overlander. You can read more about it on my X88 expeditions blog.

Well almost ... I have entered a local TV commercial contest with an overlanding/adventure theme which prominently features my Trailblazer. Gotta taste for adventure? :safari-rig: Please help me out and vote 5 stars for my entry here...

The Big Western Trip - Days 17 & 18 Day 17 & 18 - September 20 & 21 The next two days were long drives again and luckily, with great weather. There must be a better way to get out west with your vehicle! I didn't take many photos, except of other Trailblazer/Envoy vehicles that passed me...

The Big Western Trip - Day 16 Day 16 - September 19 This day was going to be a very long drive across mostly flatland. I started out heading south from Espanola, NM and around the other portion of the Santa Fe National Forest. The road actually took me right through Santa Fe. Once on I40 it...

The Big Western Trip - Day 15 Day 15 - September 18 - Part 5 I decided then that I would make time to head a bit more south than I originally planned to pass through Monument Valley, although I didn't have time to stop by the visitor center and drive the 17 mile loop road. I did get some nice...

The Big Western Trip - Day 15 Day 15 - September 18 - Part 4 The trail winds its way through and around the impressive rock formations with short side trails that lead to what look like spectacular backcountry campsites at the base of the buttes along the ridge. Towards the end I stopped at a...

The Big Western Trip - Day 15 Day 15 - September 18 - Part 3 As I headed south on State Route 261, I basically ran out of plateau. The highway turns into a wide graded gravel road and descends the cliffs, known as the Moki Dugway. I tried to snap a few photos heading down but could not stop as...

The Big Western Trip - Day 15 Day 15 - September 18 - Part 2 At about the halfway point, the trail heads up through the rocks. Its easy to follow but definitely slow going as there are many areas where wheel placement is key. The last picture shows an area where it is quite narrow...

The Big Western Trip - Day 15 Day 15 - September 18 - Part 1 This was a melancholy day for me as it was time to start to head back home. Originally I planned 4 days for the trips out and back so that I could stop here and there at interesting places instead of just tearing along the...

The Big Western Trip - Day 14 Day 14 - September 17 - Part 4 The next grand overlook was at the Goose Neck where the Colorado river almost doubles back on itself. Several vehicles were stopped here with a group of young Germans taking pictures and horse-playing awfully close to the edge. On...

The Big Western Trip - Day 14 Day 14 - September 17 - Part 3 Once at the bottom, the trail widened and became mostly a graded dirt road. There were some wash crossings which combined with the steep, narrow descent rates the trail a 3 in the Utah book, with a scenic rating of 10 of course. The...