Retired and looking for new roads to travel. Thanks donuteater for showing me this awesome site. I hope this old dude can contribute. (Tom).
Hello from Tank in SoCal
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Off-Road Ranger I
Welcome. You're probably aware of the occasional and semi-regular meet-ups down your way...?
Good people here.
Good people here.
Hi Tom and welcome to OB! Safe travels and enjoy those open roads!
HI Dad!!! and the fun continues.
Father son team of exploring...... he loves road trips with me.
Father son team of exploring...... he loves road trips with me.
Influencer II
Hello, and welcome from Albuquerque! @donuteater that's a great photo!!!
Hello and welcome to the OB crew...looking forward to seeing your adventures
I attended UNM on a track scholarship..We had some epic road trips in 68-69. That’s why I ended up in Vietnam.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice..and glad you made it home...
Benefactor
Welcome from Austi, TX Tank. Always great to see experience new OB members.
Influencer II
From long island NY, Welcome to OB The family keeps growing!
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It was an hour drive up from SD to meet up with @Tank on a day I took off work but it was definitely worth it. Yea he may be my dad but few can say their fathers have changed over the years to their best friend but I would do anything for this guy. Anyone that knows OC has driven down Holy Jim road. It’s mostly a glorified gravel road with concrete bridges and lackluster hill climbs but at least it’s dirt. @Tank has been battling constant hip pain waiting for a complete replacement in the coming months. He cannot sit for long periods and the pain is always there. Driving up Holy Jim yesterday talking about our future adventures once he recovers from surgery, I saw the pain leave his eyes and we were lost in the trees, the small stream running down the rocks and fresh cold air. It’s no month long trip to Alaska but it was our adventure for that hour and a distraction. We were two kids pretending to be overlanding the world. Yesterday I learned that sometimes it’s the smallest of trips, the unplanned adventures that make all the difference. I am proud to have this Vietnam Army Combat Veteran as my father and his strength is inspiration.
Until our next adventure OB# 10429 & #8188
Until our next adventure OB# 10429 & #8188
That’s a hard one to follow up on. Thank you son, and we have a lot of dirt roads ahead of us!
Traveler III
Absolutely, and the best kind!
Welcome, @Tank and I'm glad to see another man of "experienced" age here! You've got a couple on me, though. I was up for the last draft for the SE Asia Games, but fortunate to not have my number called up. Thanks you, sir!
