Re: More giveaways?
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Well, I'll kick things off here! I would do a review . . . but my first V54 light isn't here yet since I just won it! Thank you Vinh for your generous heart! My second is also with the first
, so I'll have to just leave you with something interesting.
The same 4x4 that left us stranded on the Salt Desert got more years of service before we sold it. As a matter of fact, after the 3 weeks it took us to recover enough to walk again, we went back to the town of Uyuni. Our 4x4 had been fixed and we wanted to repay some kind friends that had helped us in our time of need. They only let us pay a tiny portion. Amazing people and wonderful friends to this day!!
Here's my interesting bit. We left Uyuni and headed for another city called Cochabamba. To get there you have to cross a big mountain range. Our 4x4 had a built-in altimeter. When it hit 14,500 ft it stopped! I tapped it, pushed buttons, and tried to get it to keep counting. I was very curious how high we would be traveling overland. It didn't matter what I did, it wouldn't work. We kept climbing and climbing and eventually crested and started working our way down. After a while, I noticed that the altimeter started working again and was counting down.
Who knew, built-in dash altimeters apparently have a cap. I'm bummed that I don't know how high we were, but I'm very confident it was over 15,000 ft.
What's the highest you've ever traveled on land?
Thanks again Vinh for the opportunity.