2019 Ranger Adventure - Trans America Trail (TAT)
I've been wanting to do the Trans America Trail (TAT), and I figured I might as well put the wear and tear on Ford's Ranger than mine. LOL
Seriously though, I've had this truck in an off-road park in the rocks and mud, and then drove it to Overland Expo and explored some Forest roads, and played in sand dunes. This next adventure is going to put 1,000's of off-road miles on this truck, and I anticipate having to deal with mud, rocks and even snow on the high mountain passes. If this 2019 Ford Ranger has any weak areas, I'll probably find them. Hopefully it doesn't go home on a flatbed.
I'm typing this right now while parked in a rest area and using the Ranger's WiFi.
My only
issue at the moment is the 110 volt outlet on the back of the console. The plug for my laptop is very loose in the outlet, and the loose connection probably isn't good for the laptop. IDK. I had issues with it on my Arizona trip. I was trying to use a USB wall charger in it, and it kept falling out of the outlet. This truck was used by others before I got it, so maybe something happened to it when they had it. I can't imagine that it came from the factory this loose. It reminds me of an old worn out outlet in an old house when you have to go through and update the electrical.
Day #1 - Sunday June 2nd, 2019:
I had planned on leaving on Monday, but the road was calling me, so I decided to leave a day sooner. It took me a little longer than expected to get the truck loaded, and then I needed to find Marley's (my Labrador Retriever) vaccination paperwork. Some campgrounds require that you have proof of vaccination, and I usually keep a copy in my console, but it's in my Expedition, and it's parked at my daughters.
I looked up his records online, and realized he was do for his rabies booster in May. Crap! I use
www.vippetcare.com for my vet. They hold clinics at various pet stores and Tractor Supplies during the month, and they were going to be at a Pet Supplies Plus 8-miles from me today at 4pm. That's going to slow me down, but at least I can get it taken care of before I leave.
After getting Marley caught up on his shots, we headed north From Fort Worth Texas towards Amarillo. My goal is to catch the Trans America Trail around Boise City Oklahoma. The (official) Trans America Trail starts in Tennessee, but the most interesting portions start in New Mexico headed west. I couldn't see driving from Texas to Tennessee just to back track. I'll be going to Ohio this summer, so I may head up to Oklahoma and take the TAT east to Tennessee on my way.
Checking out the Sirius XM Travel Link current weather radar map.
Riding off in to the sunset chasing a new adventure.
Nothing exciting to share today, but I'm off. Hopefully I'll have some good photos tomorrow. I'm going to try and update this every day, and hopefully get some video.
For now, it's time to get some sleep in a rest area.