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Bronco and Scout on Elephant Hill in Canyonlands. The little wide spot at the end of the switchback is where you turn around to continue. It required about a 5-point turn for the Scout. Probably just a yawn for the Bronco :)

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Bronco and Scout on Elephant Hill in Canyonlands. The little wide spot at the end of the switchback is where you turn around to continue. It required about a 5-point turn for the Scout. Probably just a yawn for the Bronco :)

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This is a 1978 trip in the ‘76 Scout where my mom, dad, me and my wife traveled from Montana to California for my brother in law’s wedding. The whole trip was about three weeks.

Yes, we really did fit four adults and all that stuff in and on top of the Scout. The 345 barely struggled. Notice the chuck box from the ‘60’s photos.

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This is a 1978 trip in the ‘76 Scout where my mom, dad, me and my wife traveled from Montana to California for my brother in law’s wedding. The whole trip was about three weeks.

Yes, we really did fit four adults and all that stuff in and on top of the Scout. The 345 barely struggled. Notice the chuck box from the ‘60’s photos.

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Okay, do you still have the yellow luggage?
 
Dad and the rest of us got the ghost town/jeeping bug early. In 1962 a CJ was not big enough for a growing family. He considered the Jeep station wagon for a time and probably would have purchased that except is about $1000 more than the Scout, so Scout it was. I don’t think he ever seriously considered a Land Cruiser or Land Rover because of a lack of service in the boondocks.
 
This is a 1978 trip in the ‘76 Scout where my mom, dad, me and my wife traveled from Montana to California for my brother in law’s wedding. The whole trip was about three weeks.

Yes, we really did fit four adults and all that stuff in and on top of the Scout. The 345 barely struggled. Notice the chuck box from the ‘60’s photos.

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That’s an amazing feat
 
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Dad and the rest of us got the ghost town/jeeping bug early. In 1962 a CJ was not big enough for a growing family. He considered the Jeep station wagon for a time and probably would have purchased that except is about $1000 more than the Scout, so Scout it was. I don’t think he ever seriously considered a Land Cruiser or Land Rover because of a lack of service in the boondocks.
Just a great testament to the Scout and the lifestyles made available due to the well thought out and built vehicles
 
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You might find these fun. Dad rolled the ‘67 Scout at 6th. & Simms about a month before a Canyonlands trip (March 1969). Sixth & Simms was an unofficial off-road park on the west end of Denver before it was developed for housing. First group shows smushed Scout, second group shows Scout body work finished but before repainting.

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Along the White Rim Drive, Utah.
My future CJ-5, & repaired but unpainted ‘67.

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You might find these fun. Dad rolled the ‘67 Scout at 6th. & Simms about a month before a Canyonlands trip (March 1969). Sixth & Simms was an unofficial off-road park on the west end of Denver before it was developed for housing. First group shows smushed Scout, second group shows Scout body work finished but before repainting.

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Along the White Rim Drive, Utah.
My future CJ-5, & repaired but unpainted ‘67.

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Oh my goodness! Was dad okay??
 
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