I Drove!

[April]

Rusted let me drive for the first time this past weekend on Fins and Things in Moab. I'm sure he would have let me drive before but I have never asked. It was so much fun! I think he was trying to trick me into liking it so much he could have another vehicle.

I thought he was just going to let me drive for a couple minutes. That's all I really cared to do anyway, but he had me drive the entire trail. I got scared a few times and asked him to drive but he wouldn't. I'm not at all scared when he drives. I'm glad he didn't take over because it was really exciting to make it over those obstacles. I did everything except for Ken's Climb. Rusted tried to make me drive it, but I refused on that one. Now I'm kind of wishing I had kicked the family out of the jeep and tried it. I'll have to do it sometime.

Our kids were awesome on the trails, but they got tired of it after a while so we told them we would find a really neat place to fly kites. Here are some pictures of that. Fins and Things has some excellent kite areas. It was a great break for the kids.

The photographer in me is so bummed I can't get my family to pose more. This would be such a neat place for a posed portrait. I would love to have seen our family standing in front of the jeep for this shot.

 

[Green Leader]

Nice job on driving April. I was glad to meet Rusted for the first time down there. I am going to have my wife drive on our next trip this Memorial weekend coming up. I hope she does as good as you did. Sweet photos to!

 

[Houndoc]

I love the first photo, the one with the Kite above the Jeep. Very cool shot.

 

[BroncoMama]

Way to go April!! That is just fabulous. So glad you enjoyed yourself! Let's get a girl's run together one of these days. :tara:

 

[benjy]

Flying kites and wheeling all in the same day, does life get any better?

I think you females outta just set date for this all girl run. Sometime over memorial...

 

[JPNGRL44]

Woohoo!!

Once you start driving it is hard to go back to just being a passenger lol.

I really enjoy rock crawling and feel that it is a great way to spend time with the family outdoors. I loved it when I was a passenger, but as soon as I started driving I really became addicted

Those are some awesome photographs!! I really really want a nice family portrait, and I think it would be wicked cool to have it taken in Moab on a cool trail with the Jeep in the background. I've been looking for a photographer

A girls run would be SWEET :tara:

 

[gijohn40]

we use to go in my old cj7 and she would drive a trail on saturday and I would drive on sunday... then she decided that she needs her own jeep... and that is where MY troubles began! Now I have to work on her jeep and never get time to fix mine....

But she does do all the lite maintenance stuff like oil changes, lubing, brakes....

So now instead of a trailer or tent we have to stay in the cabins or hotels... or I have to get a big truck and abigger trailer with a trailer, to haul my jeep on... it never stops does it?

Oh yeah WAY TO GO APRIL!!!!

 

[April]

I've been looking for a photographer

I would love to take portraits in these places. I love people pictures. You know the cool urbun photos that are so popular now? I think people pictures with jeeps and gorgeous scenery in the back would be even better. Rusted says jeeps and cameras don't mix, but taking pictures is my favorite part!

Here are a couple favorite pictures from past years:

 

[bobmed]

Olympus makes cameras that are made for offroad
I got one last year and it's getting scratched up but doesn't seem to have any problems outdoors.

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_digital_sw.asp

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Fins and Things intimidates even seasoned enthusiasts, way to go on your first time!

 

[Vonski]

Good for you! You got more seat time behind the wheel in Moab than I did, so I'm jealous.

 

[JPNGRL44]

I would love to take portraits in these places. I love people pictures. You know the cool urbun photos that are so popular now? I think people pictures with jeeps and gorgeous scenery in the back would be even better. Rusted says jeeps and cameras don't mix, but taking pictures is my favorite part!

I would totally love to hook up and have some pictures taken!!

 

[MRJ]

Way to go April. I have to agree that first picture is awesome.