Going for a drive next weekend.

[DamnYankee]

You're going right next through the Black Hills of South Dakota which are amazing. If you don't do anything else on this trip check out the Crazy Horse monument and museum (in the Black Hills). The monument is amazing. It's also close to Mount Rushmore, but that pales in comparison to the Crazy Horse monument.

It's out of your way, but the Battle of Little Big Horn was fought just over the border in Montana (Crow Agency) where Custer and the 7th Cavalry rightfully got their asses handed to them. A good place to visit and reflect on how the U.S. government screwed the Native Americans nine ways to Sunday.

There are some very, very spread out places in Wyoming. Make sure you have plenty of gas before hitting the long stretches. There's also a ton of open range in Wyoming so watch out for cattle, moose, antelope, etc. Some of the coolest pictures I've taken are from Wyoming.

That being said:

Imagine wrecking and landing where no one can see you from a road that doesn't have much traffic to begin with. You're injured and have to get attention but can't move. A lot of people will laugh at these suggestions, but they're the same ones that wouldn't last in a survival situation: When traveling sparsely populated areas (like Wyoming), you should keep a few items on hand in case you break down, wreck, etc. (water, food, charged phone, spare phone battery, small signal mirror, flashlight, etc.). You should also give someone a timeline of your trip, when you're getting to what city, where you're staying, etc. Check in with them to keep them posted of your progress so that in the event you wreck where no one sees you etc., someone knows something is wrong and has a ballpark idea of where you might be. Again...some will think this is extreme but they're the same ones that don't know how many rows away the exit doors are on an airplane when they fly and couldn't start a fire without a bbq lighter and gallon of gas.

Have fun, I'm sure everything will go fine, but be prepared.

[408.Luke]

moze is right, i lived in wyoming for a while and always had that stuff plus some in my truck, and yeah ive broken down luckily it was only 2hrs outside of Laramie (where i was living) but still was NO fun and not to mention all the animals you can hit up there. On another note thank your god that you dont have to drive through Kansas, water boarding is more fun.

Also if you go through Casper Wyoming stop at Wyoming classic cars, there is some nice stuff and you might just pick something out to pick up on the way back after you have made all that money at what ever job your working
http://www.wyomingclassiccars.com/

[bartjo06]

UPDATE: I made it to Boulder, CO today. I took a little different route than expected (I-35S to I80) but I'm a huge skier and I've always wanted to go to Boulder, so this was my chance. It's everything I thought it would be, I just wish it were winter! Headed through Wyoming, Utah, and into Nevada tomorrow, plan on stopping in Elko, Nevada for the night tomorrow unless anyone has any better suggestions. Pics from first leg of trip uploading now, will report back!

now thats a road trip... have a fun and safe trip man.

Haha yeah it is! Halfway done now... thanks for the kind words.

You're going right next through the Black Hills of South Dakota which are amazing. If you don't do anything else on this trip check out the Crazy Horse monument and museum (in the Black Hills). The monument is amazing. It's also close to Mount Rushmore, but that pales in comparison to the Crazy Horse monument.

It's out of your way, but the Battle of Little Big Horn was fought just over the border in Montana (Crow Agency) where Custer and the 7th Cavalry rightfully got their asses handed to them. A good place to visit and reflect on how the U.S. government screwed the Native Americans nine ways to Sunday.

There are some very, very spread out places in Wyoming. Make sure you have plenty of gas before hitting the long stretches. There's also a ton of open range in Wyoming so watch out for cattle, moose, antelope, etc. Some of the coolest pictures I've taken are from Wyoming.

That being said:

Imagine wrecking and landing where no one can see you from a road that doesn't have much traffic to begin with. You're injured and have to get attention but can't move. A lot of people will laugh at these suggestions, but they're the same ones that wouldn't last in a survival situation: When traveling sparsely populated areas (like Wyoming), you should keep a few items on hand in case you break down, wreck, etc. (water, food, charged phone, spare phone battery, small signal mirror, flashlight, etc.). You should also give someone a timeline of your trip, when you're getting to what city, where you're staying, etc. Check in with them to keep them posted of your progress so that in the event you wreck where no one sees you etc., someone knows something is wrong and has a ballpark idea of where you might be. Again...some will think this is extreme but they're the same ones that don't know how many rows away the exit doors are on an airplane when they fly and couldn't start a fire without a bbq lighter and gallon of gas.

Have fun, I'm sure everything will go fine, but be prepared.

Awesome advice Moze, thank you very much I'm glad I have this new pickup, it's nice to have peace of mind that I'm probably not going to break down, and if I do, I'm covered with my extended warranty, etc... I took a little different route but I plan on going through Wyoming tomorrow, I'm pretty excited about it after what you said in this post!

moze is right, i lived in wyoming for a while and always had that stuff plus some in my truck, and yeah ive broken down luckily it was only 2hrs outside of Laramie (where i was living) but still was NO fun and not to mention all the animals you can hit up there. On another note thank your god that you dont have to drive through Kansas, water boarding is more fun.

Also if you go through Casper Wyoming stop at Wyoming classic cars, there is some nice stuff and you might just pick something out to pick up on the way back after you have made all that money at what ever job your working
http://www.wyomingclassiccars.com/

Awesome, I'll have to check it out... thanks man

[DamnYankee]

Looking forward to pictures. Be safe.

[bartjo06]

Headed out of Minneapolis:






There were windfarms EVERYWHERE in Iowa... along with corn.




Highway 76 going to Boulder just goes on in a straight line for what seems like forever.


Coming into Boulder, CO




Moze, here's some irony for you, I almost hit this numb deer!






And since this is ls1TRUCK...






There's a bunch more pictures located here: http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q...fornia%20Trip/ (Password: ls1truck)

More to come tomorrow after my second leg of the trip

[Mang213]

When you go to Elko, stop in at the Ryndon country store. It's about 15 miles east of Elko on I80. See my ex Sarah, and tell her I said hi

[Maui4x4]

When you go to Elko, stop in at the Ryndon country store. It's about 15 miles east of Elko on I80. See my ex Sarah, and tell her I said hi

And give her some hotdog.

[bartjo06]

When you go to Elko, stop in at the Ryndon country store. It's about 15 miles east of Elko on I80. See my ex Sarah, and tell her I said hi

I got this message as I was halfway to Reno the next day, sorry man! Pretty cool I was in your old town though... check below for a present

[Chris092183]

Hey my buddy lives in Walnut Creek/Danville area. The next time I go up there i'd like to run them. There aren't many trucks here in cali to go up against.

[bartjo06]

Hey my buddy lives in Walnut Creek/Danville area. The next time I go up there i'd like to run them. There aren't many trucks here in cali to go up against.

I'm no longer in CA man, I was there from Sept to early Jan, you just missed me, I'm on the East coast now.