Throwback Thursday: Debbie's TJ

Before we were married, Debbie drove a 2000 something Jeep Wrangler Sport. It may have only had a 4 cylinder engine, but it had a good set of tires, and most importantly four wheel drive and low range in the transfer case.

This little Jeep took us around Reiter off road area and across May Creek for Debbie's first experience with just what her Jeep could do. On a sunny spring day the top came off and we drove up to the Index overlook in the morning where we drove through snow, then all the way back to Alki Beach to watch the sunset on Puget Sound over the Olympic Mountains.

We made a trip over Chinook Pass to see the high elevation wildflowers. We were driving with no top, no doors...and no mirrors. A Washington State Patrol pulled us over somewhere along highway 410 in the wilderness for no mirrors. We chatted for a bit about the the Jeep. He then let us know just how he fixed the problem of no mirrors on his Jeep and he also let us know when trails in the area usually open for Jeeps. So after chatting for a while about Jeeps, trails, and sunshine he sent us on our way.

This little underpowered rig took us places far away from the city together and in the sun. Places like Mt St Helens and Mt Rainier.

It was a sad day to see this Jeep go, but at the time we were having a financial situation that needed to be dealt with. Because we had other cars we could drive, we sold it to help cover our expenses.

Debbie now has her little red Jeep named Gossamer. It is more comfortable, more powerful, more capable, but the little blue Tj will always have a special place in our memory.