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So up early as normal and drinking coffee and stumbled upon a distinct line between dawn and sunrise. In the sky but if you look there is a distinct line on the ground too.

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A few minutes later the sunrose above the distance mountains over by Sedona Arizona.
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The right place at the right time. I think it is going to be a great day.
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It is by far one of my favorite mods. I think it is just as quiet as having the freedom panels in. I open and close it all the time. One of Carla and Angie’s favorite mod too. Bestop is a great company to work with. Gary’s and Angie sun rider was not as quiet as mine. Gary talked with Bestop in Moab during Easter Jeep Safari and they replaced it right then. They took his off and installed a new one right there in the parking lot at their booth.

I would 100% buy another one. My word of advice is spend the extra money on the twill model . Another bud of mine has the vinyl one and the twill is quieter and warmer in the winter. Yes the winter. If the sun is out I will open it in the winter. If you keep the front windows closed and crack the rear windows about two inches there is little to no buffering at HYW speeds.
I couldn't agree more-my favorite mod of all. Takes 5 seconds to open or close so I open up way more often than when I just had the Freedom panels. I do put the panels back on for the winter, but winter in northern Maine is long. I think the Sunrider could handle the snow but when clearing the snow, it slides off the fiberglass way easier than off the fabric.
 
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We have arrived at Overland Expo to camp for the long weekend. Thursday through Monday. Even though the Expo does not start until tomorrow, there are already thousands of vehicles here camping and it is exciting. So I started snapping some pics of big rig type campers today. There are just cool people all over here from everywhere. This is going to be a blast. To give you an idea how big this event is , it is almost a mile walk from our campsite to where the vendors are. So two mile round trip before you do any walking around the vendor or food truck area. It will take a couple days and miles and miles of walking and probably not see everything.
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Going to have to stop in and see if they have any cloths for me. Lol.
Maybe some size 15 stripper boots.
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We need pictures of that!
On second thought, maybe not....

Yeah, we need pics! That would certainly be a party!
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Of course, just messing with you, since you opened that up & put that picture in my brain.
 
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Well not a lot off Jeep specific stuff at Overland Expo. It was all stuff you you would expect to see like rooftop tents and off road tear drops campers. Nothing really stood out to me Jeep wise. There were probably 10 van builds for every Jeep build. Plus all the huge off road truck campers and big earth roamed style campers.

What was cool is there were a ton of train classes that you could attend for free. For instance there was 115, yes a 115 classes available on Friday alone. Everything from emergency preparedness, self defense, to traveling in Ice Land. Same thing on Saturday and Sunday. Carla and I took classes relating to Alaska and Canada travel, touring Europe and Eastern European countries, classes about electronic navigation, classes about using Gaia and so on. I had planned on taking a class when I showed up and saw the instructor, I thought to myself, I know this YouTubeers and they are idiots and moved on.

We did run into a couple famous Jeep YouTubeers.

Brad from TrailRecon and Marco from Overland X
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Shawn fro The Story tTill Now
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We did buy a meal or two from the Food Trucks. I give you the smoked chicken, bacon , ranch , bacon cheese curly fries. This masterpiece was a touch of heaven.
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Overland Expo was an awesome experience. The people camping was just as much fun as going through the vendors . After riding some E-bikes, we may have to get some. I was surprised that there was not many t-shirt vendors. Just a ton of cool products, many more were wants vs needs. I did buy some stuff, a storage thing for the door pockets, an 11 gallon propane tank, an Omni oven muffin pan.

I would 100% go again.
 
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So yesterday we left Overland Expo and headed back to Utah to pick up Buckskin Gulch.

Had to pull over and check the art work on this abandoned motel.
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We pulled in and camped right at the trail head.. We had the place all to ourselves.
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I just love the rugged high desert at night. It is so quiet. As I sat in my chair enjoying my solitude the only noise I would hear was the sound of occasional airline flight as they frew overhead on their way to Las Vegas.

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Carla and I headed to Buckskin Gulch via Wire pass. Wire Pass is also a slot canyon.
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When the hike opens back up, we hung a left to head up the slot canyon part of Buckskin Gulch.
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For some reason this rock formation looked like an elephant walking towards us.
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The hike was between four and five miles round trip. Pretty easy and we beat the rush of other hikers. During our hike we only ran into a few other hikers..
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As we headed back to the trailhead, we pasted many hikers on their way heading in. I was so glad that we stared the hike earlier and missed the crowd.

The drive back out to the 89A made for some great views.
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We pull up to the HYW and a young man and his elderly uncle were hitchhiking. They had large backpacks and had obviously been hiking in the back country. They had hiked from the Arches National park in Moab to the wash in Buckskin Gulch area. They were low on food and water and was on their way to Kanab. Note we do not have back seats in the Jeep. We offered some water, and they said they didn’t care about having a seat, because they really needed the ride. Carla and I pulled all the stuff out of the Jeep and stacked it in the camper so they and their packs could fit in the Jeep. So glad we did. They had great stories of their current adventures. We ended up driving them to the motel they wanted in Kanab.

Then off to see @DGT for a couple days. DGT offered up the apartment for us to stay in and a place to do some maintenance before we start working our way west and north to Alaska.

DGT and his wife are super people and just fun to be around so when he offered us the chance for a place to stay, we had to come visit again. Well worth the 200 mile drive out of our way, plus it put us back in southern Utah and so we could hike Buckskin Gulch.

Carla and I are blessed.

Now to get some maintenance done. More to come.

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We pull up to the HYW and a young man and his elderly uncle were hitchhiking. They had large backpacks and had obviously been hiking in the back country. They had hiked from the Arches National park in Moab to the wash in Buckskin Gulch area. They were low on food and water and was on their way to Kanab. Note we do not have back seats in the Jeep. We offered some water, and they said they didn’t care about having a seat, because they really needed the ride. Carla and I pulled all the stuff out of the Jeep and stacked it in the camper so they and their packs could fit in the Jeep. So glad we did. They had great stories of their current adventures. We ended up driving them to the motel they wanted in Kanab.

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incredible pics. great job on helping someone in need. such an awesome retirement, especially after doing "time"
 
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Well we are hanging with DGT and wheeling. DGT is showing us what Kanab Utah has to offer.

First, rebuild the RCV cv joint on the drivers-front axle. While it was just clicking a little, and RCV said it was fine to keep driving it, I wanted it right before we head into Alaska.

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First stop is The Pink Corral Sand dunes and trails

DGT is rolling in a new diesel Rubicon on a Clayton lift and BFG KM3 37s. The sand is soft and I was not able to climb the dune in the back ground at 15psi in the tires. Dropped my tires to 10 psi and climbed it easily.
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After a few miles of trails a quick stop at an overlook with some nice rock formations and a spectacular view of the valley below.
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Carla loves to climb.
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This picture does not do it justice. The color and ragged cliffs running into the distance was breathtaking..
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There were a few rock climbs and some ledges along the way to keep the sand trail interesting.
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The maiden voyage for DGT jeep. This picture captures him with a big smile behind the wheel.
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Another great day of Jeeping in the books. Great friends, great views and great food at the end of the day. DGT wife made fish and shrimp tacos for dinner. These are the types of days that I dream of.

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DGT and us wheel d approximately 75 miles of dirt trails today. Nothing challenging so not much for jeep pics. The highlight of the day was exploring and hiking White Pocket Arizona area.
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There is a sign that states 4x4 and high clearance vehicle only. Know the difference between 2wd, AWD and 4 wheel drive. This couple was stuck about eight miles in on the 24 mile dirt road leading to White Pocket. They had no idea the danger they were in. If we had not taken this alternative way out of White Pocket, they may have been stranded for days. We only came across 1 vehicle on our way out to White Pocket, another Jeep, and there were three vehicles at white Pocket trailhead. Then one Toyota on the road they were stuck on. His easily could have been a two day walk getting out to a road that had traffic and cell service depending on your provider. The high desert is not very forgiving.

At least DGT got to use his new JLURD and new winch and recovery accessories to pull them out. They had pulled about ten feet off the road to turn a round and had got stuck.
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We are told that White Pocket is very similar to the Wave in Arizona. The Wave is not far from White Pocket as the crow flies, but is more difficult to access because of the deep soft sand. The Wave is accessible by any type of vehicle were as White Pocket is by 4wd only and is much farther if a main road.
 
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On our way out of White Pocket we drove over a mountain pass and took trails and dirt roads the majority of the way back to Kanab.

These pics were taken alongway back.
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We came around a corner to this massive view. The distance mountain are probably 30+ miles away.
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Carla is a cool girl. She was full of big smiles and did not know that I was videotaping here. She was just in the moment cruising/riding in the Jeep, top opened on the jeep, good music on the radio. This is about six hours into our day in the Jeep. She is in love with this area. Utah and Arizona is just so coolfor wheeling and sightseeing on and off the road.

Jeeps bring happiness. I hope all of you have someone like her to share your adventures with.


 

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Just finding your thread with all of the outstanding pics and videos of your trip. Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing this with all of us. Have a safe trip!
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