A short trip onto Ramapo Land Company & Harriman Park land

[ducttape]

Who could resist? Fresh snow. No Trespassing sign. My son actually stepping away from his computer for me to grab him and throw him in the truck. It was a golden opportunity.

Ramapo Land Company owns most of the land in the Torne Valley. It butts up to Harriman park. I'm quite surprised but the DEC or NYS or somebody let the gas pipeline company actually dig a pipeline through this magnificent park.

Used to be, if you saw a truck up in here, something funky was going on. Now, HUGE earth movers bury 30"+ pipe. They'll cover a lot of it up, but there will still be wide swaths of raped land.

Over the last several weeks I've been driving through on the service roads the built to get inside the park. All but the last picture is from today.

http://davidrose.us/LandRover/DSC_1046ComingUpTheTrailRamapoLand.jpg

These were actually rail road tie fording across streams. I thought the Rover looked especially lovely ...:D

http://davidrose.us/LandRover/DSC_1045ComingUpTheTrailRamapoLand1.jpg

It might look like he's checking me out, but he's getting ready to bolt out of the back. Akiva hates being alone back there. And Jacob can't stand when he is in the front. Never enough room for the three of us.

http://davidrose.us/LandRover/DSC_1035AkivaandJacob.jpg

I tried turning around twice up the trail. What an event. Half an hour of rocking just to end up facing the same direction and backing down further. There were some 45 degree + hills that got me nervous going FORWARD. Backing down was a hoot. When I found what looked like another suitable spot, I rocked again from 1st to R, but this time only for 15 minutes or so. Finally made it and we drove out in style.

Below was actually 2 weeks ago. Just Akiva and me. he LOVES being in the front seat.

http://davidrose.us/LandRover/DSC_1028Akiva.jpg

[KevinNY]

I love the "Caution Left Hand Drive" on the rear panel.

[Momo]

Does your heater keep the dog breath from fogging the windscreen?:D

As an aside, those pipelines are usually pretty unobtrusive and without them you'd have to convey the product by truck or rail.

For example, if you wanted to send 10,000 gals of diesel, 12,000 gals of LPG, and 15,000 gals of heating oil from point A to B, you could put each in its own tanker truck, OR you could pump a "water bullet" into the pipeline between each product to separate them, send the product down the line, and separate them at the other end. Very cool technology!

That is a really nice 109, thanks for the pics!

[ducttape]

I love the "Caution Left Hand Drive" on the rear panel.

Thx, me too. The truck came with a plastic of some type sign that was a tad funky. I found the stencil I think on the Ex Mil Rovers site in England. A couple of bucks and the sold me tire pressure stencils, tool box stencil this one and a few others I think.

It's a fun truck to play with.

[scatterling]

very nice photo's, there's something so cool about the look of a military truck, no flash just purpose built

[sayers]

Really neat pictures and we like the DOG.