Monday, April 05, 2021

Home for a bit...

 94 days so far this year of 2021, and I've camped 66 days of it.  70%, not bad....

Home for now as of today.

Dropped off the Samurai at the shop in Parker, they're a bit short-handed right now in terms of mechanics but eventually they'll deal with her current electrical gremlins.  I also handed them the replacement ECM (Electronics Control Module) (used) that I got from Highway83 Suzuki Samurai, a shop that specializes on these beast and their upkeep.

There's a couple of honey-do tasks to be done around the house of course, so I'll have plenty to do I am sure.  There's motorcycles to be exercised and possibly serviced,  the readying the trailer to take Scarlett the 2014 Ural Patrol out on for the next trip, planning for the camping trip.

Here's pictures of yesterday's sunset, on my last night at the San Luis Lakes SWA (State Wildlife Area).  Note: Though the campground is accessible, as is the larger of the lakes, the rest of the SWA is closed to the public from FEB 15 to JUL 15 to protect nesting waterfowl areas.  

At the boat ramp in the SWA....water level is a bit low....




I am not sure when's the next time the Sammy will go out exploring on one of my camping trips, she's going to have to prove more reliable.  If you've read along in my travels over the last few years, you know I like to wander into the hinterlands, alone, and managed to return mostly without issues.

Trouble is, with a car, recovery can be a lot tougher when driving alone.  I've been lucky so far when my motorcycles have broken down; I'm just not sure that luck is going to keep holding up when it comes to the Samurai.

More to follow on the Samurai to be sure....I'm also not sure four-wheeling is going to bring the same enjoyment to my explorations as when on two or three wheels....it's too much like being in a car driving down a bumpy road.


4 comments:

SonjaM said...

Enjoy being home, Dom.

How about an E-bike for you? Faster than being on foot, plus the exercise, and you can conquer all the hills and get quite the radius for roaming out of it. Much easier to recover, too. Roland is loving his...

redlegsrides said...

SonjaM, I've ridden RichardM's e-bike and it seemed fine on pavement. Not sure they're meant for rough trails?

SonjaM said...

Dom, Roland's e-bike is an all terrain hybrid. That's what the ad says ;-)

No serious, he rides it all terrain up and down the hills through the forrest, same on roads. The bike seems to perform excellent and my hubby is loving it.

redlegsrides said...

What's the make and model SonjaM?