He was fine, injury to the back of his left hand—you can see why.
6-ScoutFamily’s Scouting Memories
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The Narrows in Canyonlands.
Might have trouble getting the new Scouts through this spot.
Might have trouble getting the new Scouts through this spot.
July 1969
Ouray, CO. The ‘67 in its new paint, the top stayed home for this trip.
Going up the East Fork of the Cimarron river. A “Sunday” excursion
The ‘Z’ switchback on the face of the saddle between Uncompahgre and Chrystal peaks. It’s necessary to reverse up the central leg as there is no room for a turnaround. See dad looking over his shoulder as he’s reversing. Uncompahgre peak at top.
Ouray, CO. The ‘67 in its new paint, the top stayed home for this trip.
Going up the East Fork of the Cimarron river. A “Sunday” excursion
The ‘Z’ switchback on the face of the saddle between Uncompahgre and Chrystal peaks. It’s necessary to reverse up the central leg as there is no room for a turnaround. See dad looking over his shoulder as he’s reversing. Uncompahgre peak at top.
July 1969
The first switchback below the mill on the Black Bear, it’s probably the worst of the bunch. IIRC it was about a 5 point maneuver to make the corner. That’s me driving, I was 17. The old Scouts did not turn tightly. Even the original Broncos had trouble making this corner without backing up.
Bridal Veil creek lower down on the mountain face. Me driving.
The first switchback below the mill on the Black Bear, it’s probably the worst of the bunch. IIRC it was about a 5 point maneuver to make the corner. That’s me driving, I was 17. The old Scouts did not turn tightly. Even the original Broncos had trouble making this corner without backing up.
Bridal Veil creek lower down on the mountain face. Me driving.
The ‘67 stuck
Burying the spare to act as a deadman. Must have worked because we didn’t leave the Scout there.
Winch bumper on the ‘67 in its new color. Great bumper but plays heck with the approach angle.
It’s hard to tell from the old photographs, but this color looks remarkably like Silo on the Terra.
Burying the spare to act as a deadman. Must have worked because we didn’t leave the Scout there.
Winch bumper on the ‘67 in its new color. Great bumper but plays heck with the approach angle.
It’s hard to tell from the old photographs, but this color looks remarkably like Silo on the Terra.
This thread is really bringing my thinking into focus. In a way earlier thread I mentioned that my Scout ‘want’ is emotional, based on my growing up experiences. My posts above should make this clear.
If I’m brutally honest with myself, a Slate will do 99-44/100’s % of my present and anticipated use needs. Ugh!
(And any other emoji you can think of)
You get the picture. I could go with a Maverick of some flavor… but i don’t know. The price begins to climb again.
Emotion is probably going to win. Ugh!
If I’m brutally honest with myself, a Slate will do 99-44/100’s % of my present and anticipated use needs. Ugh!
(And any other emoji you can think of)You get the picture. I could go with a Maverick of some flavor… but i don’t know. The price begins to climb again.
Emotion is probably going to win. Ugh!
For me my cars are very emotional purchases as well. I don’t think there is anything wrong with that. My family never owned Scouts, but now with this community and the way SM is intertwining the old and new together, I just couldn’t fathom purchasing anything else. Seeing the passion of all the Scout owners and SM employees at Nats solidified my decision.This thread is really bringing my thinking into focus. In a way earlier thread I mentioned that my Scout ‘want’ is emotional, based on my growing up experiences. My posts above should make this clear. If I’m brutally honest with myself, a Slate will do 99-44/100’s % of my present and anticipated use needs. Ugh!
You get the picture. I could go with a Maverick of some flavor… but i don’t know. The price begins to climb again.
Emotion is probably going to win. Ugh!
We went to that cars and coffee the other day. It was near the Honda dealership and they had some of their overflow cars in the same lot. They had a Passport Trail edition. We took a look at it and it was $54k. My husband said oh that’s not bad and this looks pretty nice why don’t you lease something like this until your Scout arrives. I told him in no uncertain terms no. It will be hard to line up the timing and I don’t want to be stuck in a lease I can’t get out of and my Scout is ready.
My husband said I get this feeling that you would feel like you are “cheating” on the Scout buying something else. As stupid as that sounds he’s right. I am emotionally attached to the Traveler and there’s no buying anything else.
Are there less expensive things out there that would work for my needs? Sure.
Will I buy one? Absolutely not.
The Traveler is it for me.
Slide count sorted through to date.
5900 slides
At 3/64” thickness per slide…
That’s about 24 feet of slides
5900 slides
At 3/64” thickness per slide…
That’s about 24 feet of slides
You are inspiring me to pull out my dads Amish stuff but not as fun for the forumSlide count sorted through to date.
5900 slides
At 3/64” thickness per slide…
That’s about 24 feet of slides
My first Scout, my first car. A 1966/800 with 4-speed and four cylinder. The original color was the original blue with a white top this shows the dark metallic gray paint job. The photo doesn’t do it justice, it was much cooler in person.
See the two little wires coming out of the grill going over the top of the hood? That was my addition of a set of hood lock bolts. Bolts came through the hood, Clevis pins on the wires. If you know, you know.
See the two little wires coming out of the grill going over the top of the hood? That was my addition of a set of hood lock bolts. Bolts came through the hood, Clevis pins on the wires. If you know, you know.
This is a great-looking shot, looking like an image out of a magazine.
So how many scouts existed in your household. Seems your dad was definitely a hard core fan
It almost looks purple in this picture. Is that just the lighting and age of the picture made it look more purple?
As the name implies, six. Dad had four, I’ve had two.
The slides are old and some color crossover has ocurred. Plus the editor on my iPad is the basic one that came with it 9 years ago.
That’s a lot closer, thanks. Might have been a little darker even, but there was no blue in it.
Missed the obviousAs the name implies, six. Dad had four, I’ve had two.
. That’s awesome though. Even my (1) was enough to make an impression but so cool to have had all those scouts
I don't know why but I thought that's how many people are in your family. lolAs the name implies, six. Dad had four, I’ve had two.