Monday, April 29, 2024

Moochdocking with BlazeOurWay

 We got to Meadview, AZ, Saturday, April 27 and have been Moochdocking at BlazeOurWay's  (Lori and Chris Z.) home.  This is their new base of operations after having been living fulltime in their Overlander Rig: Stewie for the last two years or so.

Yesterday, Sunday, April 28

Some maintenance done on both Stewie, the Z's overlander rig pictured above and also on Yagi, my TW200.  New chassis batteries for Stewie and adjustment of the chain for the TW200.  I thought I needed new sprockets and chain due to the chain slipping at times when going uphill above 50 mph, but no, it was a loose chain.

Today, Monday, April 29

We four drove out in Lori Z's Trailhawk Cherokee Jeep to check out a camping spot on the western rim wall of the Grand Canyon.  You can see this rim wall from the town of Meadview.

Approaching part of the rim wall:

Took about 85 minutes or so and about 40 miles of driving (the last half on rough dirt trails) but we eventually got there with no issues.  No way that Uma or the CR-V could have reached this campsite, mind you, high ground clearance is required.

The view from near the campsite:



We actually encountered my first female/armed BLM Ranger on the way out.  She was investigating a "trespass road" that someone had created.  Basically, someone had graded out a bypass to the designated route, which is prohibited by the BLM.

We got back to the Z's home with no issues, all of us a bit car-weary so we basically rested the rest of the afternoon away.

4 comments:

RichardM said...

Say hello!

It looks like the shop needs a taller door…

redlegsrides said...

Yep, RichardM, Chris is planning on having the roof raised and doors raised correspondingly...some other things ahead of that on their list of projects.

CCjon said...

Beautiful spot for a picnic, which lake or river is that in the distance?

redlegsrides said...

CCjon, that's Lake Mead.