Mr.BlueSky

We made it back to Needles alive, rovers  mostly survived.
stories to come, but first, breakfast at the Wagon Wheel.

We made it back to Needles alive, rovers  mostly survived.
stories to come, but first, breakfast at the Wagon Wheel.

Well, made it back home - ready to see the hand surgeon on Friday.  
 
What an adventure - great people, great location, great heat - temperature and food.
 
Thanks again.  100% going next year.
 
 

Spotted a D90 on Lombard in San Francisco on Sunday. 
Anyone we know?

and not a rover, but too cool to share:

and the coffee wasn't terrible! : 0

Picked up Gabriel. We should make it to Baker by 5 PM.

I’m waiting!!

Well, I think we are 98% packed, just need to throw on some shoes in the morning, button up a few things on the homefront and then it is time for Rovers N Donuts. See everyone tomorrow!

Unfortunately, I'm out for this trip. It would have been a fun trip and will be for those attending. For sure. I just have to many things going on. 

I’m planning to meet the Bay Area convoy at Kelcy's for Lunch. 
see you tomorrow!!
pd I’m bringing sausages for Wednesday  

The song that runs through my head as I pack last minute late into the night.

I will get all the taco sides - chips, salsa, beans, etc

If you need me to bring anything let me know we can throw it in our fridge we're only going to be there till Wednesday and of course have to leave and now I'm not bringing the new truck need some maintenance and gone through a little more. So the old lr3 will be doing its job

So, I signed up for this thing - https://www.breakfastclubrally.com/. There’s a British Steel 3 Tour, so all British Cars made before 1999.  It’s a three hour drive through some nice roads with other old cars - what could possibly go wrong?  🤣
it’s $50 - if you sign up, let me know if you want to caravan.  
 
 

I will have the cookoff chili ready for weds then.  
I want to also try out this new Nomad Traveling Slow Cooker I have and stew birria tacos all day while we are driving.  There should be lots to go around
 
Looks like drive time is almost the same from Bay Area, Reno, or Salt Lake - about 7 1/2 hours not including traffic for the CA folks

Man sorry to hear Jeff, was looking forward to having you along. Not to worry, we will pour one for you! Hopefully you will back up and running in time for the next one ; ). Sounds like we may make our way back down again in the fall!

So sorry to hear Jeff . Wishing for a speedy recovery. 
 
So I do have a tour now on Saturday 11th in the afternoon so we'll be making a late night to get to camp. Also found out my nephew will be running in state championship for high school on Friday the 17th. So we'll have to cut my trip a little short and exit out on the 15th. So I can get my mom to the airport so she can go watch him run. Finally good news though I picked up a new Rover and can't wait to try it out off-road. 

Sunday July 2nd, Return to Home
Some folks awoke early and made it over to the ridge to gaze down one last time on Summer Lake. Eggs and fajitas were cooked up for the crew; one last big breakfast before heading for home. All packed up, we said goodbyes to Mike and Leigh Anne, they would drop down Government Harvey Pass and take 395 back to Reno. The rest of us would cut west towards Klamath Falls to make our way to I-5, shaving an hour off our return.

Just before reaching Klamath Falls, Oliver had a check engine light reporting a misfire on cylinder 1. They pulled off with Sasha to diagnose while the rest of us made it into town for fuel. While Sasha and Oliver troubleshooted replacing the sparkplug and swapping a coil pack, Miles called around to see if there were any injectors in town. The soonest we could get one was July 6th… bust.
Robert, meanwhile, found himself introducing the Travel Buddy Oven to very amazed gas station attendants before meandering, with Paul and Cris, to a coin wash.

Eventually, Sasha and Oliver made it to town, the group split, Cris, Miles, Johann, would head out as a group keeping a steady 60mph. Paul would rocket back to the Bay to catch up with family, and Robert, Sasha, and Oliver would head back together after some additional troubleshooting.
 By the time we reached Lake Shasta, Robert, Oliver, and Sasha had caught up to us. Oliver was able to get the LR3 going after adding some Seafoam. Our fuel stop was in Red Bluff where it was found that Snowflake’s radiator pin-hole leak had returned after two trips. The leak had been patched with stop-leak on the Lost Coast Trip. About this time we got the call that Mike and Leigh Anne had made it back safely.

After leaving Red Bluff, Oliver fought the LR3 again as the misfire code returned. Just outside of Maxwell, the light began flashing, forcing Oliver to pull over and call for a AAA tow. Sasha stayed with them and ferried Oliver and Amelia back to the Bay Area while Mark awaited the AAA truck.
We decided to continue since the temperatures were a sweltering 110 degrees F. Snowflake and Cris’ D90 air conditioning could only make cabin temps bearable. So the group split again, and there were no further issues – most everyone made it home before 9PM.

Man sorry to hear Jeff, was looking forward to having you along. Not to worry, we will pour one for you! Hopefully you will back up and running in time for the next one ; ). Sounds like we may make our way back down again in the fall!

Jeff - That sucks, hope this latest round of chemo goes ok.  

Some interesting data on where people are listening. 
 

Had the whole Rovicon Committee (myself, Don, and Greg)  at the studio today. Check out the podcast, check out the swag!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nclr-after-dark/id1615586586?i=1000654496027
 

Man sorry to hear Jeff, was looking forward to having you along. Not to worry, we will pour one for you! Hopefully you will back up and running in time for the next one ; ). Sounds like we may make our way back down again in the fall!

Well my latest PET scan and numbers came back and my little trespasser has unfortunately grown and spread so they are putting me back on the gnarly chemo starting next Tuesday (have been on a maintenance regimen which was not so debilitating), that basically wipes me out for at least a week, so I am going to have to bail.
Difficult to find the words to describe how bummed I am to miss this.
Sorry mates.
jcb

Agreed with Sasha - if there are any roadside extracurriculars that arise we can work through them together! 

FYI, I have just replaced the itineraries that have been uploaded with V2. We will set a later departure time from Hole-in-the-Wall to give folks the opportunity to take a morning hike, big breakfast, etc. if desired.
An email has also gone out to everyone as well with the itinerary to ensure everyone is paying attention ; ).
7 DAYS REMAINING!!! : 0
 

I'll be leaving Santa Rosa at 6:00 AM to arrive for donuts at 8:30 AM !      Hwy 101 to 880.