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Hi All,
A fine group of people here! I'm the same guy who goe's by oregon4wd on the DV.net forum. So why haven't I been on this forum? Who knows.... I'm just slower these days I guess. :? Intro: I'm 47 yrs old, married, teens, dogs, cat, goats, chickens, etc. I've been off-roading since the mid 70's. Ghost town exploring since the early 80's and since I retired in 2000, I've been able to step it up a bit, hitting the dirt roads somewhere between 3-5 weeks a year. I generally stick to the Great Basin and Death Valley, but sometimes I skip out to other regions in the West. I've had different rides: My brothers '73 CJ5 when I was younger, '77 Wagoneer, '94 Toyota 4x4 and a '05 Rubicon LJ. I've met a number of you good folks in the last few years and enjoy the company as I usually hit the road by myself since my kids are older now. Since I live in Oregon (about 70 miles south of Portland) my trips are usually about a week or sometimes longer. Other interests are photography, assorted areas of radio (KE6GMM- General Class being one of them), astronomy, gardening etc. Good luck exploring... be safe... have fun!
- Doug 8)
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B-Spec wrote:I don't do trails to prove anything.. I do them because I enjoy it. I could care less about proving anything to anyone..
Not much to offer these days since I'm cleaning out the flickr (photo site) because of high pricing.
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Maybe a few things here still but I haven't updated for a couple years.: http://www.desert4wd.com/
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:welcome:
desert4wd wrote:Sometimes you have to put up with nature's extremes to get away from peoples extremes...
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Hi Doug! :welcome: We've got a good group of folks here also. Hope to see you on the trail someday.
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Post by David_Bricker »

Welcome Desert4wd!

Thanks for the bio- it's nice to know the folks who come around here.

I understand the sometimes difficult process getting to the DV area when living some distance away. Upstate NY makes flying about the only option for me, though if I were in OR, I'd still probably fly.

David Bricker / SYR
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Thanks for the warm welcome!
My perspective of distance has been modified :D I enjoy driving alot... Actually, I think I really enjoy the whole process of planning a trip, doing the research of possible sites, plotting a course, then the anticipation...lol. I've been doing this for some time now but I'm still just a beginner- everytime I make a trip, the places I want to go to next time doubles! Still, I like to visit some places over and over because they're interesting everytime and usually even more so because of something new I've learned about the history.
- Doug
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B-Spec wrote:I don't do trails to prove anything.. I do them because I enjoy it. I could care less about proving anything to anyone..
Not much to offer these days since I'm cleaning out the flickr (photo site) because of high pricing.
Older Fling and Haul stuff (up to about 2008): http://www.pv.desert4wd.com/
Maybe a few things here still but I haven't updated for a couple years.: http://www.desert4wd.com/
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Post by LarryW »

Welcome to our little corner of the desert! :welcome:
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LarryW wrote:Welcome to our little corner of the desert! :welcome:
Thanks! And it's the Best corner I'm sure! :D
Doug
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B-Spec wrote:I don't do trails to prove anything.. I do them because I enjoy it. I could care less about proving anything to anyone..
Not much to offer these days since I'm cleaning out the flickr (photo site) because of high pricing.
Older Fling and Haul stuff (up to about 2008): http://www.pv.desert4wd.com/
Maybe a few things here still but I haven't updated for a couple years.: http://www.desert4wd.com/
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