84 CJ7 4 banger-owned since new in 1984 bought off truck at dealership - rebuilding 258, T176 with Sniper EFI D300 4:1 Lomax gears Twin Sticked 1 piece axels with locker
We (I and the Timber Cruiser) Survived our Adventure.
1233 miles total, Over 700 miles on Trails, in a Tiny 4x4 pulling a M-416 1/4 ton Trailer.
We did have Two Casualties.
1st, At Day 2,
A Rover 110 had a Flat, a Fuel Return Line Leak, and a Oil Leak at a Pan Gasket. Dave made it home safely in Minneapolis.
(More on Dave later)
2nd, At Day 6,
A Toyota FJ, at our Lunch Stop, after hearing Bad Voodoo Noises during the morning run in the left front......
Found a CV Joint Boot had ripped, and all the Great Things of Trail Driving, "Mud, Sand, Water, Small Gravel" are NFG for CV Joints!! Tim limped it home at 45 mph or less all the way to Oshkosh. (This is WHY I don't like Exposed CV Joints. I'm in favor of the Cup and Bell Solid Axles!)
AND Dave Surprised us on Day 3,
He Caught Up to us at a fuel stop,
and rejoined us in his other Rover, a Discovery 8V1.
The Weather was a Better Part of the Challenge than the Trails !!
The 9th of June, Torrential Rains and 80+ mph Winds came through our campground. The Park Rangers had everyone go to the Bathroom/Shower Building to ride it out.
I got lucky only to have Tons of Leaves and Small Branches all over my spot and Rig.
Two whole trees blew over blocking the Park Entrance Road.
The 10th and 11th had more Heavy Rains !!
After we clocked in the Start Point for Miles at the "Point of the Beginning", we back tracked to this Awning on a Closed Business.
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I will post more when I can.
I'm doing the post trip, laundry, sanitizing cookware and dishes, and later today, pressure wash both the Timber Cruiser and M-416 trailer to get all the Trail Crud out of everything. Especially the Engine compartment. Usually being the last vehicle in line, I was eating everyone's Trail Dust !!
Dave Jokingly said at a lunch stop looking at his Rover Discovery, "It's is Also Available in Black !"
84 CJ7 4 banger-owned since new in 1984 bought off truck at dealership - rebuilding 258, T176 with Sniper EFI D300 4:1 Lomax gears Twin Sticked 1 piece axels with locker
I left on the 9th a Day Early to beat the Weather which worked out.
Steve and the Girls arrived on the 10th.
The Official Take Off was 11:00 am on the 11th.
I arrived safely at home at 6:30 pm on the 17th.
Steve made it home yesterday evening on the 18th.
So, I was gone 9 days.
Here is a few more pictures....
As you can see, we got to see points of interest in the Rain!
It was still raining at our second campground (pictured) so I just slept in the Timber Cruiser's Jump Seat. Didn't feel like setting up the Tent in a full rain.
Trail Updates.
The weather turns better and we get to take in a few Cool Things to find off the beaten path !
The Ice Cave. This is both a Water Fall and a Large Spring that feeds this Creek. During the Winter, the Water Fall Freezes Over and creates a Room/Igloo behind it.
Steve is Left/Right Dyslexic and refuses to use any electronic navigation devices (not that any are available in 6 volt positive ground) and relies on Maps and Personal Notes.
SO,
We have these .....OPPS, Wrong Turn events, plus the Forestry Roads are NOT Well Marked, and Fire Lanes Not at ALL.
And the resulting Spontaneous U-turns are Hilarious
But this is how we find some Spectacular things to see.
And as Advertised,
Finding Potential Projects,
Which under go a through evaluation!!
"Poo Bear Sticks". Everyone breaks off a small stick, on the upstream side of the bridge, on cue, everyone drops their stick.
Runs to the other side of the bridge to see who comes out first!
While they were setting this up,
I cued up Dueling Banjos on my phone, and played as the sticks came through...
Kinda Creepy as everyone laughed, but was looking over their shoulders into the woods...
Thank You.
I will post more later.
I'm clearing my phone messages,
Checking the Weather, as I am leaving shortly on another camping adventure for this weekend.
Heading to Greenwood Wisconsin for the ABATE Summer Hummer Campout.
Here is the final installment of the Transmission Wisconsin Adventure Trail.
Mostly just the last couple days of pictures.
Cornucopia is a Still Operating Lake Superior Fishing village.
We had our lunch break here.
The last 4 survivors,
1953 Rover 1
1987 Suzuki Samurai w/M-416 trailer
1990 Rover Discovery
2026 Passport
Great weather for the final days of our Journey.
Sand Bay is another Fishing Village on Lake Superior.
Very Nice park and campground.
We broke camp early the next morning as Rain was coming.
We split up;
Dave went back to Minneapolis,
I took off to find a Restaurant for Breakfast in Bayfield, Wisconsin,
Steve and the "Girls" headed to a two day trip back to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
And I caught Steve and the Girls at the "Iron Bridge" in Bayfield.
And the Rains Caught up after my Breakfast. (First Real Food in 8 days)
And the skies opened up again !!
I gassed up and road out the Torrential Rains and Winds in Medford for an hour or so.
The winds were blowing my little Sammy all over the road!
And the closing pictures .....
Myself watching the Sun Set on Lake Superior. (Photo by Kim Green)
84 CJ7 4 banger-owned since new in 1984 bought off truck at dealership - rebuilding 258, T176 with Sniper EFI D300 4:1 Lomax gears Twin Sticked 1 piece axels with locker
