Here at TSY we love to showcase your adventures, and the vehicles that drive them. Check out this guest post featuring a vehicle that may not hit the road, but still provides a valuable service.
Someone gave me this great old Jeep to drive the quarter-mile back and forth from my house to the back of my property, the Sangamon River. It was mid summer when the Marty, the local tow truck driver, dropped the friendly beast in my driveway. I was given a quick tutorial on four-wheel drive and was left alone to figure it out on my own.
I prefer to walk during the summer; the Jeep did many weeks of waiting. I did drive it to carry equipment if I was fishing. We worked out some incidentals together. A couple of flat tires and a broken rear brake line were repaired. The decision was made to leave the rusted frame alone for now as it was never going to be a “on the road” vehicle.
As the days got shorter the Jeep was driven more. Daylight after work became less and less each day but by driving, there was still an hour with enough light to rock hunt and find those allusive Indian beads (fossilized crinoid stem). Winter is clambering its way across the north west, and it won’t be long and miss J will be loaded with firewood to warm the house, soul, and body. Long live the Jeep! A short trip but rugged “rides around “.
-Kate Riley
