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Hey, Matthew.

Thank you, David! Happy Birthday to you & Gary and all you guys out here!

I would want to check if the computer is getting power, i.e. is the ignition switch in fact activating the EEC power relay, and is that device actually sending power to the computer.

Minivans?

I'll take the highway to get there.

Congratulations, Bob! If there were a Like button, I'd push it.

Congratulations, Jonathan!!! 17 months for me, I start a new job next Tuesday doing Linux/UNIX/IT system administration & support for a government contractor in the aerospace industry. Sorry for the terseness, I don't know if I'm allowed to say anything more than that in social media.

It won't matter with a stick shift, but 1980 auto trans has the Neutral Safety Switch (NSS) located on the steering column, whereas it's on the side of the transmission & combined with the backup light switch in 1981+.

Looks like you had a good time, Gary! This guy you met along the way (Mike) where is he from?

I use the factory-supplied red/yellow-dots wire for my aftermarket 12v choke, that circuit was originally used by various under-hood, engine-control solenoids.

My life situation didn't allow it this year (and I quite honestly forgot all about it) but I'm glad all you guys were still able to pull it off and have a good time. Perhaps next year....

Almost forgot... toilet paper, possibly also a hand shovel.

I'm probably over-thinking this, my brain has been warped by 40+ years of TV news stories on how to prepare for trips to the high country (especially in winter). Ever since my teenage years, I have always worn tennis shoes if I was in a car/Jeep and not driving; hiking boots otherwise. As an adult, my what-if mind makes me think of possibly needing to spend the night in the truck on the top of a mountain for some reason, which can become quite chilly overnight. Don't expect your cellphone to work up there. Drinking water would be good to have, some people get altitude sickness if they exert themselves too hard. A first aid kit in case you fall or otherwise injure yourself, but I think you've already got that accounted for (I seem to remember discussion & pictures on this topic some time ago). A way to start a fire. A hiking stick if you plan to be out & about might be helpful. When are you expecting to arrive up there? I'm mostly interested in how many people you encounter, the population of the state has more than doubled since I moved here in 1978, and it's really difficult to get away from people these days....

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gary! This is important in today's world IMO. ~~ Thanks for the explanation about Janey & your brother, I obviously don't read everything....

All this talk of minivans, I guess I can do this: ~~ I watched a y'all are talking about, I don't think I'd be doing that myself; I was more into backpacking & hiking, *driving* up there never impressed me for whatever reason. But seeing the old gold mines (and dare I say ghost towns) is pretty cool, my father took us as a family up to some places when we used to drive to Colorado on vacations in the mid-1970s from Chicago. But we were limited to places we could go in a sedan, and so I doubt I've ever been to these places you guys are talking about, even though I've lived here for 43 years. Regardless, I'm sure you'll enjoy yourselves, Gary & Janey.