I don’t know Lars, some of those pics are pretty good, that bacon looks particularly inviting
something about bacon miles from anywhere is special. OK the landscapes are pretty spectacular as well
You’re right about the exploration out west, I’ve explored a lot of the West, Rockies, Midwest, Ozarks and Appalachia. It is all beautiful in its own way, but something about exploring the deserts of the west is special. Maybe because It is so different than where I grew up and currently live, the endless vistas, the remoteness, the history that is preserved by the dry climate, I really don’t know but it holds a special allure that drives me there and makes me go to great lengths to make it happen. Being able to make those trips and do that exploration is what drives me everyday to get up and get things done so I can go back. I too use old vehicles. I believe if you build them simple, build them robust, use them often, keep them tested and maintained they are perfectly reliable.
I will say though every time I do a new build and spend 2 years shaking it out, finding it’s faults and eradicating them, that new vehicle sure looks inviting. However in the end there is something about old iron, keeping life in it and not just driving it to get ice cream on pavement, but testing it’s metal against nature, against distance, against terrain, against your building abilities and succeeding is so rewarding.
