Neil-yes the left side cropping was actualy at the time of the picture was shot. I didn't pay attention to that left edge. So I decided to crop it to the right on the 3rd Jeep to give better balance.
Gayle & Neil- Last year we met a member of an Austrailian Off road club. He was a hoot. He didn't get a chance to go out on a run with us but we did share some stories. I guess you Aussies call the Cherokee a "shopping trolley." We very much like that name for our club members in Cherokees. ;-) And yes, we are a different sort. We like moving very slow.
ssw-Yes my husband and I made it back just before they shut the main hwy back to SD from the desert. I several pics on my site. One pic was taken just across the street from my sis-in-law's house. Fortunately, it did not burn down. The fires have been devistating.
BTW- I should explain the Just Empty Every Pocket title. If you've ever wondered where the name JEEP came from I'm going to explain it here. Every time you go out on a trail, you find another modification you want to do on your vehicle, which costs many $$$. J.E.E.P.
Neil
31-Oct-2003 10:37
You have done really well here. Nice to see the progression of the Jeeps, to see where they have come from, and the desolation of the place. Cropped a bit too tightly on the left. I have done lots of four wheel driving (in Japenese 4WDs) in the mountains to the north of where Gayle lives - we tend to go around rocks - rather than over them!!! Jeep drivers must be a bit different.
That's a pretty amazing angle that wheel is on! I've never been in a Jeep, can't say it looks like a comfortable ride. Excellent shot of what a Jeep is capable of. Here in Australia, we see them hauling kids and shopping, not doing the rough stuff they were meant for.
Gayle
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31-Oct-2003 06:06
Yikes. Hope you made it back before the fires started.
