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The morning after Easter started off in a rush. By 5:15 AM, Lynn and I were at Ontario Airport dropping off two of our adult children, the Easter Sunday excitement officially winding down. Instead of heading back to work and our usual routine, we turned the Jeep toward the…
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A year ago, not far from my most recent Mojave adventure, I was turning to Lynn and professing my fear. This January, exactly a year from that first trip (well, within a day), we pointed the Wastelander on the other side of the 15 toward Red Rock. We had…
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Well, it has been a year since I got my Jeep (January 1, 2025), and I wanted to round out Year One with the latest activities. December was busy for me and the Wastelander Wrangler, and it felt like a fitting way to close out the first chapter. We…
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I’m closing in on a year of Jeep Wrangler ownership, and I continue to discover new little lesson that reminds me I’m still a newbie. These last two Mojave Desert trips were perfect examples. Nothing dramatic, nothing scary, just easy runs that are a lot of fun, and build…
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Our latest adventure — the fifth in nine months — took us up to Lake Arrowhead for a Family and Friends run led by Carlos and Gene, the same awesome duo who organized our last outing. You can tell a lot about a person by how they lead a…
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Sometimes the Jeep world works in funny ways. My daughters spotted a bright Dodger-blue Jeep leaving church one Sunday morning, noticed the Instagram handle on the back, and told me I should connect with the guy. I did. And that’s how I met Carlos. When connecting, Carlos friended me…
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When I first got my Jeep, I knew it wouldn’t stay stock for long. That’s the beauty of a Jeep: it’s like a set of Legos for grown‑ups. You can keep swapping, adding, and tweaking until it feels completely yours. And for me, that meant finding the sweet spot…
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After two earlier off-roading adventures that were full of surprises (and some lessons the hard way), it was time to return to where it all began—the same trail that nearly pushed me off the edge. This time, Lynn and I came prepared to apply everything we had learned from…
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🚙The Second Adventure A couple of months after my first Jeep adventure (which, let’s be honest, didn’t exactly go as planned), I was ready to hit the trails again. This time, we were aiming for something easy — a simple, scenic day that was more “photo safari” than “survival…
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Within a month of getting my first Jeep, I was itching to go off-road. Lynn and I were headed to Vegas, and Mojave looked like a great place to try it out. We found what looked like an easy trail just past the Seven Magic Mountains, and I thought,…