So were the words I kept hearing in my head on this trip, sung by Cat Stevens in Moon Shadow, Moon Shadow. This was actually a week after the Penumbra Umbra, (thanks for the title Silversand!) and Lynn and I were looking for any remnants of the eclipse in the mountains of Idaho, at the highest point you can get to in a 4wheel drive vehicle. Yes, it is the highest dirt road in the whole state. Not that I care to brag.I'm sorry, until I figure out another place to store pictures this one is again...on my website. At least now I don't worry too much about picture file size.Whazoo's Penumbra Umbra

As always, great report with wonderful pics. Thanks for sharing.If it's not a thread hijack, what tires and wheels are you running?

DWeikert wrote:As always, great report with wonderful pics. Thanks for sharing.If it's not a thread hijack, what tires and wheels are you running?Thanks Dan. As for tires and wheels, Alcoa forged wheels since I cracked 4 of my previous cast aluminium while 4 wheeling. The tires are BFG All Terrains, the oldest tread on the planet. In ten years I'm on my sixth or seventh full set. These have lasted 3 years now but not as much 4wheeling and not that many miles, I'd have to check. First two sets made it around 18,000 miles each, something about rock crawling with a camper leaves me flat tired...and broke.

Thanks. Are those the 16x7 Alcoa's? Doesn't quite look the same as the wheel on Alcoa's site. I like they way they stay tucked in. Too many aftermarket wheels have too little backspace, not to mention too little load capacity. Are you still happy with your 3" lift? I wouldn't mind putting some larger tires under my rig but I already get some rubbing with 265/75R16's.

Hey Dave, you never disappoint, sir. Enjoyable as always. Such beautiful fantastic country (ignoring the smoke and what was making it)! Hope Idaho is being good to you and Lynn. It surely isn't disappointing the camera lens. Your comment on San Berdoo really brought me back. A good friend and I were out there in early to mid sixties, and the poor fella spent about a week in bed. Being from the good old state of ME, his lungs just couldn't stand it. Hadn't thought about that trip in many a moon. Thanks again for bringing us along on another Whazoo adventure. Love it!!

Hey Dan, I forget but think they're 17x8. The rubber is 285/70/17. And yes, it was important to me to have a short back space for off road.Hi Ya Clarryhill!! It's great to see you again and yes indeed Idaho is special. Still hot here in Boise but not Phoenix hot. Next time we won't stop till we hit the Artic Circle where I hear it's against the law to sweat. Take care ol friend...

Whazoo's Penumbra Umbra, or Looking for Moon Shadow

jefe_4x4
Explorer
Sep 03, 2017
Whaz, fun stuff as usual. You always run across (literally) some kind of mystery on your trips. I remember when you were going through the wheel of unfortune days. I'm glad those hefty Alcoas worked out. We had some fires in the vicinity during our Eclipse Daise in Oregun, but 2017-08-21 dawned clear and blue as advertised. I've decided to up grade my drop box account to 2 TB storage, put all my pix on there and just give links if I do a T.R. I've been sucking down all my Faux Bucket pix transferring them to D.B. Faux Buc bid me answer a questionnaire about their service and a 10% discount if I go for the $399.99 a year plan with hot linking. Slim to none chance. I'll close the account once I've moved all the files over. My hobbies on there have had over 500K hits.
jefe
c_traveler2
Nomad
Sep 03, 2017
Another wonderful entertaining photo journey, I Google Earth some of those places posted in your trip report, indeed a lot of spur roads off the main path.
snowcrustracer
Explorer
Sep 03, 2017
Thanks for the nice trip report. Idaho is beautiful! Those ledges would stress me out too!
cewillis
Explorer
Sep 03, 2017
whazoo wrote:
Cal, I didn't know you could link from my website to rvnet, news to me.

Well -- maybe I'm wrong. Believe it or not, that's happened before.
I know I can link your site images into email -- just sent you one.

So let's see --

Edit -- appears to work. This is what I do with all my TRs.
GpnAZ
Explorer
Sep 03, 2017
Another grand adventure, trip report and pictures!! Great pics and love all the rutted trails running through the landscape! I knew you always wanted a golden chariot with a slide out.
Reality_Check
Nomad II
Sep 04, 2017
Thank you sir... Was an enjoyable read this morning for us.
Geewizard
Explorer
Sep 04, 2017
Very nice, Whazoo. I think that's Railroad Ridge?
Camper_Jeff___K
Nomad III
Sep 05, 2017
Hey Dave,
That's some maitai fine picture taking.
Who did you take them from.
I know you like a little silliness and that was, a little, maybe.
I'm enjoying the big fire smoke out near Hood River on a solo mission.
Take care and thanks for the nice TR.
_DJ_1
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2017
Great TR Dave. Idaho is beautiful but no comparison to AZ/UT for really good extreme truck camper stuff. Pretty soon there won't be one tree left in Idaho from all the fires while the USFS sits on their ass!!!!
profdant139
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2017
Whazoo, is that Livingston Mill hiding behind that field of daisies?

Wonderful photos, as always.