Mojave detour

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Originally Posted by justanotherdrunk

i love wickenburg area

me thinks this in near wikieup and north of nothing coming back from apache junction last year

Yep, that's Wikieup. It's a really cool area if you get a chance to explore the trails through the desert, by horse, by jeep, or on foot. A few years ago, I hiked up Vulture Peak with my aunt, uncle, and mom. It's a thousand-foot stone pillar sticking up out of the desert, just outside town.

Originally Posted by MadMax

Sorry, but a Tracker/Sidekick doesn't come anywhere near the coolness of that Jeep!

By the way, I am pretty sure that's a CJ-3A like the one below; not a CJ-5!

You could be right. That sure looks like a match. And yeah, true Jeeps (CJ's and Wranglers) hold their value like nobody's business!

My uncle originally had a red ragtop Samurai, which he eventually sold to get that Jeep.



He had it less than a year before selling it, and getting a horse named Smokey instead.



He really missed the Samurai, though, so he found another one, a black tin top. That's the only one I've driven myself. Even on those road tires, it can scramble over just about anything.



The Sidekick was the replacement for the Samurai in the U.S., with a bigger motor and fuel injection. It doesn't hold the same cult status as the Samurai, so they're easy to get cheap.