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We took it for a little Kanas tour today, visited a few spots that my Boulder Buddy was not familiar with. He has a motorcycle in his trailer and it is supposed to rain pretty hard tonight and tomorrow. I told him to take the Blazer "home" today, he is camped about 25 miles west of me. He sent...

I wish I had known, it sure feels good to have the added safety of a running mate. I spent the night in Boulder and the M1009 fired right up in the morning. I hooked up with my high school locker partner and his F550 Utility custom camper rig. He was headed to Salina and I just followed him...

As I was rolling across the southern side of Wyoming, I was really wishing I could drop south into the Rockies, I know that area is fantastic. The thought of running into 24" of snow or possibly a break down pulling snow, kept me north. There was a series of great looking mountains as I rolled...

Hammertime... I saw a shiny black El Camino get on a few cars ahead of me. I could tell it was a 1968 to 1972 model and it looked like it has SS badges. I used to have a really nice 69 black with a 427 in it. I was hoping it was my old 69. I tried to catch it, but I was not riding a fast enough...

Rock Springs I wanted to stop in Rock Springs and the Green River area do a little invesitigating, but I had many miles to go and had burned most of my day in SLC. The country was stunning here! I was surprised to run into a tunnel on I-80, I had never heard of it before. It is much shorter...

Wind Farm! I had never seen a wind farm this narrow before. They are just a few mills deep and ran along the top of the ridge. I hope you can pick out the windmills when the site resizes the images.

Seems like the battle was all uphill for a long time! Then up pops a Wyoming sign! 1 state down, two to go! I just barely caught that Wyoming sign, right behind a light pole and I was running about 65. The M1009 held 60 up that long grade without getting into the kick down switch. I was...

That is a Solargizer, a solar panel to charge the batteries with. I have no idea how good they work, but I am sure somebody else here is familiar with them.... Shortly after getting out of Salt Lake City (SLC) I started east on I-80 and that is one long climb! A few miles east of town there...

1016 miles in two days, the M1009 is home! Thanks Gunner, I will surely have to do that! 4X4 Forever, I have several photos to process, they will start showing up shortly.... When I took my first look yesterday, it read 62,906, when I parked it behind the garage tonight, it read 63,925. I...

Must have been the weekend for it, I just got in from Salt Lake City, with a detour into Boulder. 1016 miles in two days in my new to me M1009. Glen

This one has been some time in the making... and this post will be pretty long... I bought a M1009 from a fellow member a few months ago. I thought I had a free ride home, but it fell to the wayside. I had a free ride there, but I missed it too with a knee operation. I made plans for a long...

It was over 100 days from the time I paid until my SF97 came. Seems like I was around 67 days waiting for the EUC to clear. I was ready to be informed my truck was being relisted. Glen

They are reliable, especially in the useage you are talking about. I sure wish I had one when I was your age. It was tired old 40s and 50s Jeeps for me. You will probably want a taller tire for your trail use. I used my old one in the rocks quite a bit. They have a lot going for them in that...

I hope that you guys are right and I just live in the land of poor 6.2s. I was just at the GMC dealer today with my M1008 getting the front toe set, it has been pulling to the right a little. Anyway, the shop manager and the business owner both want my M1008. The shop manager said he used to...

I think a huge difference in the prices is finding a rust free or low rust vehicle in the northern states. Those guys in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, some parts of Kansas, Colorado, Utah and California do not realize the rust battles the north and east fight. It is not just...

He was trying to sell the deuce yesterday that has the winch on it, the sand colored one next to the river bank. It was a 4,500 dollar truck that he had sold last time I talked to him. He is a tough guy to read, I just gave up on buying trucks from him. He did not crush the M1009s, but he should...

I bought this one from a fellow SS member. I have a friend in the Salt Lake area that has been driving it on weekends. He says it starts immediately and runs down the road really nicely. It is setting on like new rubber and both batteries had to be replaced by the SS member, I paid for half of...

Your avatar looks like one of our local Marine Corp heroes, amazingly so... I am hoping my second M1009 is a nice one, I am headed to Utah this weekend to drive her home. Congrats! Glen

Did you get the winch? If not, it is crushed. It was still there last time I saw the five tons. That is a crime in itself. Glen

On the way over, we stopped by the VFW in Junction City to let the boys blow off a little steam... I found a wheelbarrow there that I would love to buy.... not sure if it is original, but it is unique. Of course, no trip with Sir along is complete without a little help navigating... Glen