Im not really taking it personal. Im more sad that I don't have friends with similar interests anymore...and little effort on their part to actually get together.
Since I'm not the best at going it alone, I need to try it I guess. I've never beenvery versed in Moab snd have always been hesitant to wheel alone. However, that may just be what it comes to.
I used to do moab alone. I would sleep under my buggy on the trailer, then pal around city market and sheepishly befriend strangers or try to coordinate with the random forum folk that seemed least likely to cause me to wake up in a bathtub full of ice, one kidney lighter. Met some great people that way.. Some of my longest and most valued friends. Some of which I haven't seen in years, still consider friends, and wouldn't hesitate to spend a week camping or wheelin with. Some weirdos too for sure, but I can take anyone for short periods of time, even
@Stephen. Lots of tourists love having a local guide and you can make up all sorts of fake stories about how Butch Cassidy himself used to herd his family's prizes Alpacas on this route between green river and moab. Being on your own schedule also gives you f*ck it flexibility. If you decide you want to sleep in and go swim in the river instead of wheelin? F*ck it. You blow your last set of crappy Dana 44 parts and you've already scavenged every last compatible set within 75 miles? F*ck it, go for a hike. Who's going to complain, yourself?
I get the sentiment though. It's tough when friendships drift. Times change, hobbies change, priorities chsnge. I'm bad at letting things go and probably should be more realistic about what I have time to do. I miss Rock crawling a ton and would love a buggy or well built trail rig... No I was right the first time, a buggy... But if I bought one would I actually have time to use it? And would the people I know that have similar rigs also be on similar schedules and want to go or would I be back to acting lost and homeless at city market again?