My rally curse

[glenfiddich]

We’ve had a busy couple of days. Arches, Canyonlands, DeadHorse Point including Shafer Trail and a very rough Potash Road, Gemini Bridges Road which was just as rough, and today we enjoyed checking out San Rafael Swell. It was after rejoining pavement that I noticed a persistent rattle. Got out to peer under the truck and found my tailpipe has snapped off the muffler. It actually broke at the weld so there’s nothing to attempt a clamp-on repair.

Ended up strapping the broken section to the roof rack in the hope that some sort of repair will spontaneously generate

 

[omega man]

Always good to take a section of broken exhaust off. If left dangling, it can “pogo” into something important like a brake line.
Hopefully you won’t have to spend the rally sleeping and recuperating from the trip events.
OM

 

[r0ckrat]

I've got a wire welder if you make it to Long Beach, CA...

 

[glenfiddich]

Some pix of the San Rafael Swell

 

[gsinnc]

We’ve had a busy couple of days. Arches, Canyonlands, DeadHorse Point including Shafer Trail and a very rough Potash Road, Gemini Bridges Road which was just as rough, and today we enjoyed checking out San Rafael Swell. It was after rejoining pavement that I noticed a persistent rattle. Got out to peer under the truck and found my tailpipe has snapped off the muffler. It actually broke at the weld so there’s nothing to attempt a clamp-on repair.

Ended up strapping the broken section to the roof rack in the hope that some sort of repair will spontaneously generate

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Based on the events this trip it seems your luck is better in the sidecar rig.

Hope the rest of the trip is uneventful.

 

[glenfiddich]

Capitol Reef was a joy!

 

[glenfiddich]

Then on to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

 

[mikegalbicka]

Brings back memories of our trip to those lands. Beautiful country indeed. Thanks for the updates.

 

[glenfiddich]

We visited Crater Lake, had a room and a fantastic dinner in the Lodge, then pressed on toward the coast where we ran into more mechanical problems

 

[glenfiddich]

The Xterra made it halfway to the coast before deciding to throw multiple codes that screamed “No mas!” We limped into a Nissan dealer in Medford and had them take a look. Fuel pump failure. Brake master cylinder failure. More brake lines leaking and a couple more issues related to rust cancer. $4500 to fix it, but they were very upfront that with the level of corrosion it would be like giving Motrin to a terminal patient

They happened to have a pristine 2015 Xterra PRO-4X 6-speed manual with just 42k. My dream rig! But in a fit of adulting I had to admit that now that the big off-road CO/UT adventure was behind us another Xterra wasn’t the most practical choice. In the end I went for a 2021 Rogue with zero rust and 32k. It’s been getting twice the mpg which makes me happy

 

[glenfiddich]

And now we’re wandering around the mid-Oregon coast just chilling. Sunday we move north to a yurt at Fort Stevens State Park. Glenlivet has been checking out the local art scene in Yachats

 

[mikegalbicka]

Right across from the BMW dealer it looks like. Hoping the rest of the trip is trouble free.

 

[bluehole]

You have certainly had your challenges, but you seem to keep cool about all the bad things that happen. Hope to Rogue works well for you. Chin up...lean into the wind.

 

[brownie0486]

And now we’re wandering around the mid-Oregon coast just chilling. Sunday we move north to a yurt at Fort Stevens State Park. Glenlivet has been checking out the local art scene in Yachats

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He's having the time of his life Peter, great dad to a great canine.