Nothing Special Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Noah's Ark is the name of the rafting provider we used: https://www.noahsark.com/ Would recommend to anybody who is interested in such. Went way better than I was expecting! . The only issue I'd note is that they didn't have big enough wetsuits for me (I'm "very large")... but knowing what I know now, even with 40° water, I would have been fine to just have worn a shirt and swim trunks. Live and learn! Also I kinda botched the image note... I'm in the front left of the raft (which I technically stated)... which is the front right of the picture . I've edited the original post to reflect that. The other guy in the front of the raft is my father in-law. In the back is my brother in-law (who lives in Overland Park) and my uncle in-law (who organized the entire trip). And the lady in the center is our rafting guide. We used Noah's Ark when I took my Boy Scout troop out there (I used to be a Scoutmaster). It was a lot of fun. One of the boys in our troop had to buy a shirt from them (his name is Noah). We used that as a way to help get acclimated to the altitude. It gave us something to do that was somewhat strenuous and at a pretty high elevation (I think about 8,000 feet), but a bit of a break from the hiking we were primarily doing on that trip. And I'll concur on the wet suit being unnecessary. Although I would suggest a dry-fit T-shirt rather than cotton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 As for this week, the plan is to take my Bullnose to Gary's Truck Show this weekend (by way of the MO buddy again), but then drive up to see the family in Quinter for Labor Day, and visit her brother in Overland Park on the way home: Head to Rolla, MO area Thursday, go to OK Friday (picking up some things along the way), show Saturday, Drive to KS Sunday, Labor day with family Monday, Drive to Overland Park Tuesday, and drive home Wednesday. This is what all my bullnose work the last month or so has been leading up to to. After Bambi gave me trouble last year, hopefully this time works out a lot better. Here goes nothing... Oklahoma leg of the trip is mostly complete. As for the rest of the trip, I nearly had (and may still) have a minor bump in the road. My employer called tonight to see if I could head to our plant in western Tennessee to fix an equipment issue they're having and may a put a customer in jeopardy (and apparently the executives think I'm the best guy for this ) . Fingers crossed, I think I was able to talk them through it on the phone... but if not, then this trip just took another twist (hopefully *after* I'm done in Quinter, KS). Like I was telling Gary, helping at the show is a far cry from actual WORK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Oklahoma leg of the trip is mostly complete. As for the rest of the trip, I nearly had (and may still) have a minor bump in the road. My employer called tonight to see if I could head to our plant in western Tennessee to fix an equipment issue they're having and may a put a customer in jeopardy (and apparently the executives think I'm the best guy for this ) . Fingers crossed, I think I was able to talk them through it on the phone... but if not, then this trip just took another twist (hopefully *after* I'm done in Quinter, KS). Like I was telling Gary, helping at the show is a far cry from actual WORK! I hope you have things worked out and don't have to make the extra trip to TN. But in any case, safe travels. And thanks for coming. You and Jenn were a big help and it was sure good to see you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 I hope you have things worked out and don't have to make the extra trip to TN. But in any case, safe travels. And thanks for coming. You and Jenn were a big help and it was sure good to see you. Of course! Any time! Good to see you... and have fun on your adventure coming up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 Oklahoma leg of the trip is mostly complete. As for the rest of the trip, I nearly had (and may still) have a minor bump in the road. My employer called tonight to see if I could head to our plant in western Tennessee to fix an equipment issue they're having and may a put a customer in jeopardy (and apparently the executives think I'm the best guy for this ) . Fingers crossed, I think I was able to talk them through it on the phone... but if not, then this trip just took another twist (hopefully *after* I'm done in Quinter, KS). Like I was telling Gary, helping at the show is a far cry from actual WORK! Picture Time: As it turns out, a fellow forum member happened to be staying at the same hotel as me... which led to this photo op: Gary loaded me up with a tote bin worth of turn signal and headlight switches (mostly Taurus/Mustang parts) among other things, so I had some packing to do. Before: After: Made it to the family home in Kansas: The truck did OK getting here. Driving through OK on the Cimarron Turnpike I could hold 70-75mph in OD when not going up hills (had to drop to 3rd when climbing up anything more than a light incline). Likely due to wind, on I-35/I-135, I couldn't go above 70 without gearing down at all... but once I was headed west on I-70 75mph was stable. I got MPGs as high as 16 in the latter part of the drive. Heading to KC area tomorrow... here goes nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Picture Time: As it turns out, a fellow forum member happened to be staying at the same hotel as me... which led to this photo op: Gary loaded me up with a tote bin worth of turn signal and headlight switches (mostly Taurus/Mustang parts) among other things, so I had some packing to do. Before: After: Made it to the family home in Kansas: The truck did OK getting here. Driving through OK on the Cimarron Turnpike I could hold 70-75mph in OD when not going up hills (had to drop to 3rd when climbing up anything more than a light incline). Likely due to wind, on I-35/I-135, I couldn't go above 70 without gearing down at all... but once I was headed west on I-70 75mph was stable. I got MPGs as high as 16 in the latter part of the drive. Heading to KC area tomorrow... here goes nothing! Yep, that was Matthew's truck. And the pic of "Kansas" sure looked like home - wheat fields everywhere. Good job on the packing. Don't know what you'll do with the switches, but we sure didn't need them! Have a safe trip on in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 Yep, that was Matthew's truck. And the pic of "Kansas" sure looked like home - wheat fields everywhere. Good job on the packing. Don't know what you'll do with the switches, but we sure didn't need them! Have a safe trip on in. In fact, Matthew ran into me while I was packing the truck box with all the switches. .--- Grandma sent me home with some things. First, there was an old pioneer chainsaw I found in some storage they are clearing out: Has good compression, hopefully will only need a carb kit, a spark plug, and some TLC at most. And then there is this guy: Runt of his litter and the tomcats on property were getting aggressive to the two litters of kittens... Not to mention he seemed to warm up to use nicely. Do we need a third cat? No... But we have room and we think it's the best thing for him and for us. He doesn't have an official name yet... So suggestions are welcome. For now we're going with Pixie (which rhymes with our other two kitties, Dixie and Trixie). Well, I was stopped at the Walmart in Hays, KS but my wife is back... So off I go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 In fact, Matthew ran into me while I was packing the truck box with all the switches. .--- Grandma sent me home with some things. First, there was an old pioneer chainsaw I found in some storage they are clearing out: Has good compression, hopefully will only need a carb kit, a spark plug, and some TLC at most. And then there is this guy: Runt of his litter and the tomcats on property were getting aggressive to the two litters of kittens... Not to mention he seemed to warm up to use nicely. Do we need a third cat? No... But we have room and we think it's the best thing for him and for us. He doesn't have an official name yet... So suggestions are welcome. For now we're going with Pixie (which rhymes with our other two kitties, Dixie and Trixie). Well, I was stopped at the Walmart in Hays, KS but my wife is back... So off I go! Pixie is great! Like the old Pixie and Dixie cartoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 In fact, Matthew ran into me while I was packing the truck box with all the switches. .--- Grandma sent me home with some things. First, there was an old pioneer chainsaw I found in some storage they are clearing out: Has good compression, hopefully will only need a carb kit, a spark plug, and some TLC at most. And then there is this guy: Runt of his litter and the tomcats on property were getting aggressive to the two litters of kittens... Not to mention he seemed to warm up to use nicely. Do we need a third cat? No... But we have room and we think it's the best thing for him and for us. He doesn't have an official name yet... So suggestions are welcome. For now we're going with Pixie (which rhymes with our other two kitties, Dixie and Trixie). Well, I was stopped at the Walmart in Hays, KS but my wife is back... So off I go! Why not call him Bullnose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 Why not call him Bullnose? Because my truck already gets that name in conversation... But it's a possibility... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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