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Neal A. Tew

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Everyone, please extend your thanks to @T. Stanley (Tim) for stepping up to the plate as a Member Representative.

He joins @adventure_is_necessary (Lucas) as a Kansas rep and @Iwata77 (Kate) who is a multi-state rep including KS.

About Tim:
This picture is 2 days after I bought my 2010 Toyota Tacoma TRD Offroad 4X4, outside the body shop I help out at part time.

I am 61 years old, I was born at Ft Bragg, NC while my daddy was stationed there. I grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee around Chattanooga. I have been an outdoors kind of guy my whole life. I was a Boy Scout, made it to life scout and ran out of time for finishing my Eagle Scout work because I joined the US Army at 17 and did a tour in Europe as an MP. After the service, I moved to Florida (dart toss at the us map) actually second toss, first one landed in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Looking back, I wish I had gone with that first toss. Anyway, I got married, had 2 kids and worked in the automotive industry for 23 years by day and after work and on weekends I raced stock cars. My hobbies, I love music, I played guitar until a few years ago when I started having trouble with my hands, I dabble in leatherworking, mostly I just make holsters and sheaths for my guns and knives for my own use. I love photography, I have several cameras I use, I just bought my first GoPro to learn the ins and outs of videography. I am going with the group from OB on the TAT this summer and plan on filming and photographing as much I can while driving. My first offroad vehicle was a 1967 F100 I used to hit backwoods trails and swamps in Florida.
What I do now, I work part time at my friends family owned body shop, I also help them with their seasonal harvest driving the semi-grain hauler. I read a lot, plan my next adventure and when I need another altitude adjustment, I head for the mountains.





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Neal A. Tew

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3,817
Pueblo West, CO
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Neal
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@T. Stanley , speaking of Chattanooga, have you ever been to Coppinger's Cove? How about the Upper Tellico OHV area (now closed)?
 

T. Stanley

Rocky Mountain Region Member Rep Kansas
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Clay Center, Kansas
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Tim
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Stanley
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@T. Stanley , speaking of Chattanooga, have you ever been to Coppinger's Cove? How about the Upper Tellico OHV area (now closed)?
I have a cousin that hits those areas fairly regular, they were non existent when I lived there. I camped and hiked in Tellico Plains as a kid/young adult but that has been a while.I plan on going to TN to visit in April for a shake down run before heading out on the TAT in June
 
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Neal A. Tew

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3,817
Pueblo West, CO
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Neal
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Tew
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I have a cousin that hits those areas fairly regular, they were non existent when I lived there. I camped and hiked in Tellico Plains as a kid/young adult but that has been a while.I plan on going to TN to visit in April for a shake down run before heading out on the TAT in June
Before Colorado I last lived in Montgomery, AL. I used to run with a group of guys out of Chattanooga a lot. Fun times. I was into harder stuff back then though.
 
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T. Stanley

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Clay Center, Kansas
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Tim
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Stanley
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Before Colorado I last lived in Montgomery, AL. I used to run with a group of guys out of Chattanooga a lot. Fun times. I was into harder stuff back then though.
Here are a few shots from one of the trail runs my cousin sent me pics of from Aetna Mountain Adventures. I think this is where he is taking me to do my “test run”/ shakedown before I go on the TAT

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3,817
Pueblo West, CO
First Name
Neal
Last Name
Tew
Member #

12384

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Before Colorado I last lived in Montgomery, AL. I used to run with a group of guys out of Chattanooga a lot. Fun times. I was into harder stuff back then though.
Here are a few shots from one of the trail runs my cousin sent me pics of from Aetna Mountain Adventures. I think this is where he is taking me to do my “test run”/ shakedown before I go on the TAT

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Oh, yes. I've been up on Aetna....