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The adventure begins!!
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Jim Oaks
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- 2.3 EcoBoost
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- 3.5-inches
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- 295/70/17
This has been an absolute epic adventure!! There's so much to share!
I'm sorting through all of the photos and videos to post.
From narrow shelf trails on the side of a mountain at 12,000+ feet to old mines, mine tours, tight high elevation switchbacks with 18-degree inclines, water crossings, antelopes, moose, donkeys in the campground, and getting robbed by racoons.
Then there's people we met with cool Rangers, everything we saw at Overland Expo, pics of my Ranger at the Skyjacker booth, and so much more.
Be sure to watch this thread so you don't miss it. I'll start updating it this evening.
I'm sorting through all of the photos and videos to post.
From narrow shelf trails on the side of a mountain at 12,000+ feet to old mines, mine tours, tight high elevation switchbacks with 18-degree inclines, water crossings, antelopes, moose, donkeys in the campground, and getting robbed by racoons.
Then there's people we met with cool Rangers, everything we saw at Overland Expo, pics of my Ranger at the Skyjacker booth, and so much more.
Be sure to watch this thread so you don't miss it. I'll start updating it this evening.
Jim Oaks
Just some guy with a website
Administrator
Founder / Site Owner
Supporting Vendor
Article Contributor
TRS 20th Anniversary
VAGABOND
TRS Event Participant
GMRS Radio License
TRS 25th Anniversary
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2000
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- 15,097
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- 57
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- Nocona
- State - Country
- TX - USA
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- 2005 Jaguar XJ8
- Vehicle Year
- 2021
- Vehicle
- Ford Ranger
- Drive
- 4WD
- Engine
- 2.3 EcoBoost
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Total Lift
- 3.5-inches
- Tire Size
- 295/70/17
Day 4:
Robbie and I headed to La Veta, Colorado to make camp and meet up with @Snoranger (Kevin) and @sgtsandman (Mike). @Curious Hound (Eric) had gone to Durango and experienced some mechanical issues and would meet up with us later.
This campground gave us an opportunity to get a warm shower before heading out as a group on our adventure the next morning.
Robbie, his son Zane and I were tent camping and didn't like the tent site they had, so they let us look at the empty sites and pick one to share. When Kevin and Mike arrived, they put them on the sites next to us.
Mike and Kevin had rooftop tents, and Robbie, Zane, and I had ground tents, so it was an interesting combination. By the end of the trip, we were comparing fuel mileage to see how the different weight of our vehicles and objects mounted above the cab height was affecting mileage. If there was an award for the most MPG, I would have won it.
The next morning, we packed up and headed for Bishop Castle. Bishop Castle was the dream of a guy that seemed to be in a constant battle with the local government over it.
The castle was cool, although a little sketchy in some areas. I think the guy that built it taught himself how to weld as he went along. IDK.
The have gas tanks connected to the Dragon head on the front of the castle and can make it breath fire.
Next Stop - Marshall Pass........
Robbie and I headed to La Veta, Colorado to make camp and meet up with @Snoranger (Kevin) and @sgtsandman (Mike). @Curious Hound (Eric) had gone to Durango and experienced some mechanical issues and would meet up with us later.
This campground gave us an opportunity to get a warm shower before heading out as a group on our adventure the next morning.
Robbie, his son Zane and I were tent camping and didn't like the tent site they had, so they let us look at the empty sites and pick one to share. When Kevin and Mike arrived, they put them on the sites next to us.
Mike and Kevin had rooftop tents, and Robbie, Zane, and I had ground tents, so it was an interesting combination. By the end of the trip, we were comparing fuel mileage to see how the different weight of our vehicles and objects mounted above the cab height was affecting mileage. If there was an award for the most MPG, I would have won it.
The castle was cool, although a little sketchy in some areas. I think the guy that built it taught himself how to weld as he went along. IDK.
The have gas tanks connected to the Dragon head on the front of the castle and can make it breath fire.
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Jim Oaks
Just some guy with a website
Administrator
Founder / Site Owner
Supporting Vendor
Article Contributor
TRS 20th Anniversary
VAGABOND
TRS Event Participant
GMRS Radio License
TRS 25th Anniversary
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2000
- Messages
- 15,097
- Age
- 57
- City
- Nocona
- State - Country
- TX - USA
- Other
- 2005 Jaguar XJ8
- Vehicle Year
- 2021
- Vehicle
- Ford Ranger
- Drive
- 4WD
- Engine
- 2.3 EcoBoost
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Total Lift
- 3.5-inches
- Tire Size
- 295/70/17
The Day One & Two story is now on the front page:
Vagabonds Colorado Adventure 2025 - Day One & Two - The Ranger Station
For 2025 the Vagabonds set out on a Colorado Adventure. Day 1 & 2 of the trip would see Wichita Mountain, the Big Texan, and Cadillac Ranch.
www.therangerstation.com
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