VBJO March RunCrozet, VA - Mar 10-11, 2007

It's been a while since I got to go wheeling, so I really enjoyed this trip. Everyone was really laid back and we took it pretty easy. The weather was about 70-something degrees on Saturday and 60-something degrees on Sunday, so it was perfect for what we were doing. We stayed in cabins at the Misty Mountain campground, which was really nice. Running hot water is always good when it's cold at night!



I just have to mention that I started Saturday by hitting a tree first thing with my new bumper, scratching the paint right off. This is a big joke. Chele ALWAYS hits a tree. Well, I hit two. The second one was on Heckler Hill and I sustained very minor rear quarter panel damage getting up an obstacle.



Dave Phillips (CORE 4WD) was nice enough to lead us through blue/low black trails. For a lot of those with us, this was their first trip to Crozet. I had a lot of fun trying out new obstacles that I hadn't tried before. It's starting to get easier for me to drive now and I don't feel so out of control when the Jeep gets squirrelly.



Ironically my most expensive damage was sustained in Richmond on the way home. A boulder (well, large rock) flew up and hit my windshield and caused TWO breaks in the glass. Please take note; I JUST replaced the glass 300 miles ago because a rock hit my windshield, just outside Richmond, on the way home from a wheeling trip. Go figure.

You can view many shameless pictures of me and some of my friends here or use the "General Photos of Stuff" link to the right.

Virginia Beach Jeeps Off-roadShow N' Shine May 20, 2006

Virginia Beach Jeeps Off-road had a Jeep Show N' Shine to raise money for Operation Gratitude. They raised over $400 in cash and took in many donations to send packages to the troops. I wish I could have stayed all day, but the time I did get to spend with friends was GREAT!

Virginia Beach Jeeps Off-roadOBX Run Apr 23, 2006

This was an absolutely beautiful day. It started out somewhat cloudy as we staged at Border Station to head off in a convoy. There were about 13 Jeeps and everyone was on time. As we headed south, the spring sunshine popped out of the clouds and made it a sunny event. CB chatter was amusing on the way there. I was leading this trip, as the other organizers were either broken (sorry Maria), working, or just too far away. I've never lead anything before!



As soon as we got there, we of course had to stop for a photo op while everyone got geared into 4WD. It was low tide, so we really didn't even need 4WD for a majority of the trip. I got stuck for two seconds at the very end of the beach and had to turn on my rear locker to break free!



On the way home, Rex's Jeep had some trouble about 45 minutes from the Virginia line on 168. It just stopped working. We pulled over to a gas station and after about 30 minutes of troubleshooting decided to just trailer it home. Which lead to the next problem, what's open on Sunday 45 minutes south of Virginia that has a rentable trailer? I'll tell you-nothing. Luckily on the way north looking for a place, we found a U-Haul rental place at a hardware store just south of the Virginia line. Rex and his friend were able to recover his Jeep with a considerable time and gas commitment.



All-in-all it was a good day...except for that one thing....but that's another story.

Thanks guys for making it a great run!