Heading out to SE Utah this morning to spend 6 days on the San Juan from Sand Island to Clay Hills Crossing. Hard to get a permit in the lottery system nowadays. Rafting friend got one. Will be rowing the 18' Achilles for the first time in 7 years. I'd be more fun in a canoe but my daughter is bringing two friends so it's easier to accomodate novices in a big sluggish grey inflatable than in canoes. Current is pretty fast on this section anyway. It has a steeper gradient than the Colorado in the Grand Canyon but no significant rapids. There's fair number of Anasazi ruins and petroglyphs. Taking along a couple of copies of Edward Abbey's essays to get a good flavor of the Western spirit.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

have fun, we will expect a slide show upon your return. Be safe, be happy and check in if you can!

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Have fun, be safe, and you do remember what portage means right?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Off the river. Had a good trip. Blew a hydraulic hose on the SLS so stuck in Blanding, UT at the moment. Hope to get it repaired in the am and head home. Hot as hell out here. 107 degrees when we stopped in Mexican Hat. Good thing the river was cold.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Hey maybe RickG has one.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

sounds like fun.

except the stranded part.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.