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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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Going to be in Breckenridge, CO by Sunday (with my F-body). Leaving early tomorrow morning so I can get to St. George by around lunch time. Any cool things I should see/do along the way or on the way back? Probably taking the 15 to the 70 but detours are ok if the roads are ok.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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Just have fun, and enjoy the scenery....
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Watcha goin out there for Lee? Business or pleasure
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:16 PM
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take me so I can go snowboarding!!!


Let me know how that drive is in the Fbod. I did it two yrs ago in a gutless Montero, during the Summer. I kept thinking, damn I wish I was in the Camaro instead.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:22 PM
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Have fun, man!
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Dude bummer I want to go back and see colorado a little, maybe later this year I will fly out there, not driving my car that far.

Dude I forget the name but damn it was a cool spot at the border or colorado and utah and arizona ish there is a great sand dunes area really awesome man some cool rock crawlers head out there.

Oh yeah go say hi to joseph smith or the mormon pope up in salt lake city, go ask about the gold tablets no one else ever saw... that would be neat.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1Adam84
Oh yeah go say hi to joseph smith or the mormon pope up in salt lake city, go ask about the gold tablets no one else ever saw... that would be neat.
lol that made me almost spit out my panda express
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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lol that made me almost spit out my panda express
I tend to do that sorry I should put a disclaimer in my sig about that... LOL. I watched the south park episode the other night about mormons, that one ALWAYS makes me laugh.
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Originally Posted by LS1Adam84
I tend to do that sorry I should put a disclaimer in my sig about that... LOL. I watched the south park episode the other night about mormons, that one ALWAYS makes me laugh.
that is one of my favorites, along with the lice one and the goobacks.


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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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Jackovasauras.... LOL
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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Have a good trip Lee, we'll work on my sig after you get back !!!!
don't pickup hitchshikers, not even girls...guys dress up as chicks you know
haha..
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by geovett
Have a good trip Lee, we'll work on my sig after you get back !!!!
don't pickup hitchshikers, not even girls...guys dress up as chicks you know
haha..
Take 818 for example...lmao!
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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Ready to sleep through the storm! I hope. Had a roll of Reflectix insulation laying around so I cut it into pieces to cover the windows and doors. They're rolled away and stored in the trunk for when I need them. =)



P.S. TUK ER JERRRRBS

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Originally Posted by hlaalu
that is one of my favorites, along with the lice one and the goobacks.


THEY TOOK OUR JOBS!!

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we gotta think of something damnit THEY TOOK OUR JOB!
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 04:05 AM
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Yea you better beat this cloud system before it hits those mountains. My best advice is to just drive straight through and try to avoid those podunk stops with only a gas station. I had to stop at some weird ones my last time through.
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Originally Posted by LT Chevyboy
Watcha goin out there for Lee? Business or pleasure
Pleasure but hopefully I can get some business too.

Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
Let me know how that drive is in the Fbod. I did it two yrs ago in a gutless Montero, during the Summer. I kept thinking, damn I wish I was in the Camaro instead.
Shouldn't be too bad. The worst part is that I'm alone for the drive. And maybe the nut on top of the shock absorber being not tightened all the way due to damaged threads, but we'll see what happens.

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Have fun, man!
Thanks man, hope you get that Photoshop thing taken care of... sorry! lol.

Originally Posted by geovett
Have a good trip Lee, we'll work on my sig after you get back !!!!
don't pickup hitchshikers, not even girls...guys dress up as chicks you know
haha..
I may have time to work on your sig, so send me the pics anyways.
I won't pick up hitchhikers, but if I see a group of chicks pulled over with the hazards on and somethings wrong with their car, I'm stopping.

Originally Posted by Datzneat
Yea you better beat this cloud system before it hits those mountains. My best advice is to just drive straight through and try to avoid those podunk stops with only a gas station. I had to stop at some weird ones my last time through.
I've stopped at some weird places before. They don't scare me. Plus - I have a baseball bat in the trunk and a 6D MagLite in the cabin. Hopefully the roads are clear...
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 09:57 AM
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I'm going to have a road trip also but I'm going to louisiana!!!
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ZexGX
Ready to sleep through the storm! I hope. Had a roll of Reflectix insulation laying around so I cut it into pieces to cover the windows and doors. They're rolled away and stored in the trunk for when I need them. =)



P.S. TUK ER JERRRRBS
That's pretty cool. I've made the trip up to Spokane, WA and back several times. Once with only one CD.
I've tried to sleep in my car a couple of times, I can only manage to get a couple of hours in, I just can't sleep in the car, even with the seat all the way down.

One thing you'll definitely need for the trip is...


















































a LS1!!! You know those v-6's can hardly keep up with traffic. JK.
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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Dude lee I would be down to go I have a few friends back there that I haven't seen in about 5 years. Ohh well my colorado trip will have to wait, but I won't drive my car. Too afraid of getting miles on her and something happening.

Ohh and that custom sleeping arrangement you made Lee, thats damn sweet dude. Wow.
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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Do you have chains? I'm not sure if I still have my chains for my Camaro.

I did the drive from LA to Colorado springs in 16 hours, only stopping for gas/****, but once again in the Montero and in the Summer. You should be ok.

So why are you going to Breck? Boarding/Skiing?

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