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Sounds good! See you in the morning.

Excellent!

Since it is getting a bit warmer we might keep this run a bit short. That's the beauty of Bulldog. Options. We will head in 3554. With a couple of stops for scenery and chatting we will still make it to a lunch spot in less than 2 hours (and probably faster) If it's a bit too warm we will head out FS10 and be back on pavement in 20 minutes. Or we might head back the way we came. Or perhaps we will head out south on FS10 to the wolverine exit. A permit is required, it's $6, lasts 6 months and is specific to the Bulldog Canyon area: https://www.recreation.gov/vehiclepermits/3332401 Technical Rating: 2 (easy) if we don't go out Wolverine, 2.5 if we do. There is one hill with a bit of a tippy spot but overall it's just scenery. REQUIREMENTS: A stock clearance 4x4 with a low range transfer case option, suitable front OR rear recovery point (trailer hitch is fine), stock tires. Rigs & drivers must meet all the typical state/federal legal requirements for on-highway vehicles (license, insurance, registration, seat belts, lights, etc.) $6 permit per vehicle. Each OPERATOR must have a permit, families can share a permit This is a great trail for people with little to no experience. Everyone must stay on the designated trails Radios: Not required. Ham on 462.700, CB or FRS all work for me. Trail finding is easy and we'll keep you in our mirrors. I have spare radios too. Itinerary: Meet up time will be 10:00am at fr3554 trail head off of Usery Pass. We'll air down (optional) and chat a bit. We'll stop at least twice to enjoy the view and chat. Lunch under some shade trees. Then we will decide if we head out, go back or go to Wolverine. We will make sure everyone gets to an exit if they decide they don't want to keep going. I'll make some cheese crisps for anyone interested in a snack when we stop for lunch. 3554 trail head: https://www.google.com/maps/place/West+Gate+to+Bulldog+Canyon+OHV+Area/@33.5026963,-111.6133648,15.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x872bbb81761e8ac7:0xc24136abcb51c998!2sUsery+Pass+Rd,+Mesa,+AZ+85207!3b1!8m2!3d33.5240835!4d-111.61566!3m4!1s0x872bbba068b5c437:0xe103b51b92f8ed81!8m2!3d33.5047988!4d-111.6172384 Confirmed WILL E - 83 Cherokee MADDOG

Took me a moment to figure out the Violin joke. haha

Sometime in the past month they put up signs banning camping in certain areas of Bull Dog Canyon. From the Bush entrance there is no camping for the first 2 miles. At the entrance there is a 'no camping for first 2 miles' sign.Basically almost all the way to the power lines where the trail drops into the wash. There are lots of 'no camping' signage in what was the typical camping spots. Also, camping is no longer allowed in the parking area. I talked to a couple of the rangers who were there on Saturday, my wife and I entered 10 on the Bush side. They said the Usary Pass entrance has no camping for the first mile, basically to the first 'obstacle' that I call 'rental car rock'. They also explained the 1 mile rule applied to the other entrances as well. So basically it impacts people who have larger RV's and trailers from being able to camp in the Bull Dog area because getting a larger RV/Trailer past the restricted areas will be troublesome. They must have cleared everyone out because there were no campers in any of the 'no camping' areas on 10. Bull Dog had become rather popular in the past couple of years for RV and 'longer time frame' camping. Technically there was a 14 day limit but I frequent the trail often enough to confirm that the limit was being ignored by some. Unfortunately the increased camping translated to increased trash, it was getting pretty bad and not uncommon to see a pile of crap left behind (plus the occasional home furnishing). I never camped in the area, although a buddy and i kicked the idea of rolling his RV out and hanging around for a night. Probably still plenty of places at lower Sycamore (which has turned into a dump). So I am a bit bummed but certainly won't miss the trash that was too often left behind.

Looking good! PM me if you wanna run it through Bull Dog next weekend. (April 8th or 9th)

Anyone want to head out to Bulldog this weekend? We will take 3554 in. We will stop at the 'play hill' and take a look down at the normally dry wash to see if it is 'flooded'. If it looks safe we can run it to 10 and then head up to the Bush Exit. This would be a pretty quick run. A permit is required, it's $6, lasts 6 months and is specific to the Bulldog Canyon area: https://www.recreation.gov/vehiclepermits/3332401 Technical Rating: 2 (easy) REQUIREMENTS: A stock clearance 4x4 with a low range transfer case option, suitable front OR rear recovery point (trailer hitch is fine), stock tires. Rigs & drivers must meet all the typical state/federal legal requirements for on-highway vehicles (license, insurance, registration, seat belts, lights, etc.) $6 permit per vehicle. Each OPERATOR must have a permit, families can share a permit This is a great trail for people with little to no experience. Everyone must stay on the designated trails Radios: Not required. Ham on 462.700, CB or FRS all work for me. Trail finding is easy and we'll keep you in our mirrors. I have spare radios too. Itinerary: Meet up time will be 10:30am at fr3554 trail head off of Usery Pass. We'll air down (optional) and chat a bit. We'll stop at least twice to enjoy the view and chat. One of these stops will be at the play hill where we can look down at the dry wash. We will either Lunch at the play hill or head over to 10 and back up out of the wash and then stop for lunch. I'll make some cheese crisps for anyone interested in a snack when we stop for lunch. 3554 trail head: https://www.google.com/maps/place/West+Gate+to+Bulldog+Canyon+OHV+Area/@33.5026963,-111.6133648,15.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x872bbb81761e8ac7:0xc24136abcb51c998!2sUsery+Pass+Rd,+Mesa,+AZ+85207!3b1!8m2!3d33.5240835!4d-111.61566!3m4!1s0x872bbba068b5c437:0xe103b51b92f8ed81!8m2!3d33.5047988!4d-111.6172384 Confirmed WILL E - 83 Cherokee

If you liked that movie look up 'Ollie Hopnoodles Haven of Bliss'. It's the second movie in the three part series.

Yeah, it won't be a problem most of the time. I was thinking coffee maker, blow drying your hair, electric cooker, that kind of thing. Most of those activities would happen when you are parked and if the fridge is slid out there is plenty of space. I can't tell what brand fridge you have but it looks like the intake/exhaust is at the front. So that's good. If you had my fridge that inverter would be right where the intake is.

I love how clean your install is. I would be careful about running that inverter at high wattage with the fridge next to it. That's a pretty tight space and heat might be a problem. If your parked and the fridge is slid out then no worries. (Although the inverter probably has an overheat circuit)

I love the XJ's! Especially with the FSJ wood panel treatment.

That feeling when it breaks loose is magic.

Good looking Jeep and, yes, that is a great name!

Remember, to properly program you had to tune to the station then turn the knob slightly counter clockwise to compensate for the movement as you pull and push the knob to set the station.

WOW! Looks like I missed out on a fun day. I wasn't expecting pictures with snow! Crazy!