We used to plan our trips. During COVID we decided to just go. Whenever the government lifted the restrictions we just went. No planning, just headed out. They were some of the best trips that we had been on. Most of our trips now are not planned. Great way to go adventurig. Such a great spot to spend the night.
Great video! Nancy did great going up that hairy dirt road. Cool to see the historic lookout building intact. Glad you got to enjoy yourselves despite the roadblocks!
Awesome as always from you guys! Happy birthday! I hope it was a great one! You guys are so inspirational! Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us 🚐
Glad you're both back on the road and smiling again. Adventure heals a lot of wounds. Great video! I found out there's a fire tower on JBLM that is VRBO-able. Have fun!
Hey, I didn’t remember you had a synchro, is that new… to you? Great vid. Since you have a synchro can you let us 2Wd’s know if you used synchro on those roads.
Wow! Not sure my Syncno would have done as well! Great to see the “joie de vie” after all that your family have endured. Yeah! Still the nicest (and most capable) Westy on the internet in my opinion! Thanks for taking us with, the panoramic views were awesome!
🙏🏻 Thank you. It was a fun road to get up with a great reward waiting for us at the top! It was a much needed get away and helped us a lot. Thanks for watching! Nate
VW engine? I love my aircooled westfalia... but the footage of that climb made my hands sweat. Have had a few scary situations on steep FSR's where the engine just couldn't make it, no way to turn around, having to back down 😬
Доброго дня! Вітаю з України! Дякую за гарне відео! Таке відчуття , начебто я мандрував разом з вами. Гарні краєвиди. Складна дорога, але Т3 скрізь проїде. Вітаю з Днем народження!!!🤝🥂🎂. Чекаю наступних подорожей. Нехай щастить. 🤝🇺🇦
Привіт! Дякуємо за перегляд і погоджуємося, що T3 потрапить у багато місць, куди, ймовірно, не варто! Це було гарне місце для ночівлі! Бережіть себе nate
Another great one, very inspiring and wonderful to have you back!
Appreciate that!!
Nate
We used to plan our trips. During COVID we decided to just go. Whenever the government lifted the restrictions we just went. No planning, just headed out. They were some of the best trips that we had been on. Most of our trips now are not planned. Great way to go adventurig. Such a great spot to spend the night.
Yep! Just pack up and explore. We got pretty lucky that there was no one up there camping already.
Nate
Inspiring! Thanks and welcome back
Appreciate that! Glad to be back exploring.
Nate
Loved. Loved. Loved this video! Happy Belated Birthday 🎉
Thank you 🙏🏻 and thanks for watching.
Nate
Great video! Nancy did great going up that hairy dirt road. Cool to see the historic lookout building intact. Glad you got to enjoy yourselves despite the roadblocks!
Glad you enjoyed it Nancy is a great driver even though she gets a bit nervous in some situations. Thanks for watching!
nate
Awesome as always from you guys! Happy birthday! I hope it was a great one! You guys are so inspirational! Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us 🚐
Thank you, that means a lot to us. I had a great bday and it was nice to be out camping again.
Take care
Nate
That mountain climb was epic! My stomach was in my throat, just watching it! Love the "Syncno" badge 😅
Nancy did a great job driving up that. That top corner was a bit sketchy.
Nothing the Syncno can’t handle 😁
Nate
I truly love you guys 💗
Aww, thank you!
nate
What a great spot up there. Nice driving Nancy. Happy belated Birthday Nate. Thanks for bringing me along.
Thanks!
Yeah Nancy did an awesome job for sure!
Nate
Great call on the crispy fried onions in the burrito/wrap!! Both Kim and I went “😮 ohhh yeah “ at the same time!!!!😅
😂😂 they are the best, right!
Nate
Glad you're both back on the road and smiling again. Adventure heals a lot of wounds. Great video! I found out there's a fire tower on JBLM that is VRBO-able. Have fun!
Thanks! Agreed, getting out did us some good.
That have some lookout towers in Oregon that you can reserve and sleep in as well. Sounds fun!
Nate
Happy Birthday Nate! Glad to see ya'll out and about again on new adventures. Did ya'll get new wheels and tires?
Thank you! Same wheels and tires but we used Dipyourcar to spray the wheels in the bronze color.
Nate
Great Video and Happy Birthday Nate!
Thanks!!! 🍺🍺
Nate
Another one added to my list, thanks!
It pretty amazing up there!
Nate
Wow, what epic views!! I’d be so sketched out on that little road! Happy belated birthday 🥳
Nancy crushed it huh? Next time you see her, give her a high five for that! 😁
Nate
Hey, I didn’t remember you had a synchro, is that new… to you? Great vid. Since you have a synchro can you let us 2Wd’s know if you used synchro on those roads.
If you look close, you can see the badge say SyncNO! :) No syncro here.
Still have our old 2wd Westy!
nate
You are back !! Feliz cumpleaños Nate ! thanks for sharing your wonderful road adventures
Thanks so much! Glad to be feeling better!
nate
Welcome back 😊
Thank you 😁
Nate
Nice seeing you guys again. Thank's for the video, fantastic as usual....
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it
Nate
Nice work! Skillful driving to the top. Glad you didn't meet anyone on the way down. That might have been a challenge.
Yes it was! She did a great job for sure. It would have been interesting meeting another vehicle on that one section!
Nate
Wow! Not sure my Syncno would have done as well! Great to see the “joie de vie” after all that your family have endured. Yeah! Still the nicest (and most capable) Westy on the internet in my opinion! Thanks for taking us with, the panoramic views were awesome!
🙏🏻 Thank you. It was a fun road to get up with a great reward waiting for us at the top! It was a much needed get away and helped us a lot. Thanks for watching!
Nate
Loving that Syncno badge! 👌
Thanks! I have to give credit to my buddy Dave from VanagonLife who has that decal on the Descend van!
nate
Another great story, thanks for sharing it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nate
VW engine? I love my aircooled westfalia... but the footage of that climb made my hands sweat. Have had a few scary situations on steep FSR's where the engine just couldn't make it, no way to turn around, having to back down 😬
Yep, 2.2L WBX engine. We've had a few of those climbs up at 11K feet when our engine was a bit down on power. That is never any fun!
nate
Love!!! C u soon!!
Thanks Dana! It was a great trip. See you guys soon!
Nate
Hey Nate nice video😊 are you 4x4 or 2wd????
As you figured out, we have a 2wd.
Nate
What a nice video, new wheels and syncro?
Same wheels but I coated them with Dipyourcar paint. Still our 2wd SyncNO
Nate
Didn’t catch that.
😁
Ok I did see that der,just read other comments 😅😅
Ya, that’s a scary climb in a Vanagon 😬
It was pretty intense for a bit!
Nate
The reason I prefer winter camping, less people
Winter camping is pretty amazing. We are looking forward to getting out this fall and winter for some cold nights and quiet forests.
Nate
Put go pros along the bumpers or wheel wells for those faster off road shots. Or 360 cam forsure
That would be cool but we just have the one GoPro for now. Thanks for watching!
Nate
@@ThatBaldwinLife yes sir love the content
did you guys paint your wheels?
Yes kinda. We painted the with Plastidip type paint from Dipyourcar.
Nate
A new "syncno" badge and new rims?
I sprayed the wheels with Dipyourcar Plastidip and made the SyncNo badge from a few Syncro badges from Syncrofest 😁
Nate
Did I miss something or have you always had a Syncro?
If you look closely, the badge says SyncNO! :) Still our old 2wd
nate
@@ThatBaldwinLife that's awesome.
😁
2WD SYNCRO?!😂
If you look close, it says SyncNO 😁
Nate
Доброго дня! Вітаю з України! Дякую за гарне відео! Таке відчуття , начебто я мандрував разом з вами. Гарні краєвиди. Складна дорога, але Т3 скрізь проїде. Вітаю з Днем народження!!!🤝🥂🎂. Чекаю наступних подорожей. Нехай щастить. 🤝🇺🇦
Привіт! Дякуємо за перегляд і погоджуємося, що T3 потрапить у багато місць, куди, ймовірно, не варто!
Це було гарне місце для ночівлі!
Бережіть себе
nate