Why is our Jeep on a wrecker?

On Monday 6/16 we decided to take a trip to the Black Hills Petrified Forest about 20 miles away and return via Vanocker Canyon Road. The trip to the forest was very interesting and the video that discussed the geology of the Black Hills was very well done. This attraction is $6 for us seniors. The rock shop at the end of the tour has, wait for it, rocks. Many polished but some raw and some petrified wood specimens.

After our walk thru the forest we headed out to find Vanocker Canyon Road. This is a great motorcycle road, one of many in the area.  As we were well up the road there was this beeping noise. I looked at the lcd display where many of the warnings show up and didn't see anything so we kept going. Some where along the way a couple of minutes later I looked and saw that the engine temp was max'd out. Found a pull of that was near a stream. So we stopped and let things cool down a little and refilled the radiator tank with the stream water. Headed back down and the temp was higher than normal but holding. Got on I90 and headed to Rapid City. High temp alarm again. Stopped at the rest area and called Good Sam ERS.

The Jeep was taken to the local dealer and on Tuesday the called and told me the radiator had a hole and needed to be replaced. They did not have a Jeep radiator but NAPA had one for about $60 less. Go for it. Later that day we picked up the Jeep for $846.09. Just what we needed after buying 4 new tires the week before.

 This winter wood pile will last for years.

It's petrified