I've finally migrated over to the new site. Hey, I'm a little slow, what can I say! :P I'm currently living in Bellingham. I moved out to Washington in 1994 from New England when I joined the USN and was stationed out on NAS Whidbey Island for 5 years. Fell in love with the area, and never left. After my stint in the Navy, my next 5 years were spent in Bellingham attending WWU. I'm currently working as a project scheduler with a contractor at a local refinery (past 11 years). I've been a gearhead pretty much all my life, though I'm new to the whole 4x4 and overlanding thing. Never had much interest in rock crawling & mudding...but off tarmac adventures/camping...that's something different. Looking forward to getting out on some runs with the group and learning a whole new subject matter. I picked up my '03 Grand Cherokee this past October after spending the better part of 9 months researching and looking at various options. This particular one seemed to fit the bill the best for my meager budget cap. See you all at NWOR! Cheers!