Dredwolf
07-26-2013, 08:10 PM
For those following our misadventures, traveling from Silverton Colorado to Moab, Utah, the Explorer suffered a separated lower thermostat housing in Cortez, Colorado.
Luckily, I had Bob's number (Bad Luck here on the forum) and shiny new AAA membership, and after a few frantic phone calls and lots of "the look" from my wife :rolleye0012:, we rolled into Moab late on the back of a rollback.
After ordering the needed parts from Moab Ford the next morning, Bob offered to get our vacation back on track with his XJ and a guided trip out to Hurrah Pass and Chicken Corners, two trails on our "list" to do with the Explorer if possible.
Hurrah Pass is technically an easy trail, Bob's XJ with a Detroit in the rear did it in 2WD, open diff vehicles may need 4Lo in just a few spots. Like everything in Moab, around every bend is a new vista...
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b605/dredwolf1/Moab%202013/IMG_3208_zpsbe1d4c2b.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/dredwolf1/media/Moab%202013/IMG_3208_zpsbe1d4c2b.jpg.html)
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b605/dredwolf1/Moab%202013/IMG_3223_zpsa6c1cc59.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/dredwolf1/media/Moab%202013/IMG_3223_zpsa6c1cc59.jpg.html)
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b605/dredwolf1/Moab%202013/IMG_3245_zps5c326d9f.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/dredwolf1/media/Moab%202013/IMG_3245_zps5c326d9f.jpg.html)
Luckily, I had Bob's number (Bad Luck here on the forum) and shiny new AAA membership, and after a few frantic phone calls and lots of "the look" from my wife :rolleye0012:, we rolled into Moab late on the back of a rollback.
After ordering the needed parts from Moab Ford the next morning, Bob offered to get our vacation back on track with his XJ and a guided trip out to Hurrah Pass and Chicken Corners, two trails on our "list" to do with the Explorer if possible.
Hurrah Pass is technically an easy trail, Bob's XJ with a Detroit in the rear did it in 2WD, open diff vehicles may need 4Lo in just a few spots. Like everything in Moab, around every bend is a new vista...
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b605/dredwolf1/Moab%202013/IMG_3208_zpsbe1d4c2b.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/dredwolf1/media/Moab%202013/IMG_3208_zpsbe1d4c2b.jpg.html)
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b605/dredwolf1/Moab%202013/IMG_3223_zpsa6c1cc59.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/dredwolf1/media/Moab%202013/IMG_3223_zpsa6c1cc59.jpg.html)
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/b605/dredwolf1/Moab%202013/IMG_3245_zps5c326d9f.jpg (http://s1294.photobucket.com/user/dredwolf1/media/Moab%202013/IMG_3245_zps5c326d9f.jpg.html)