Here’s a good story of a man named Robert Sines who bought an M-38A1, wrote a story about it on Kaiser Willys’ website, then donated the check he received for the story to his local American Legion Post 66.

Kaiser Willys Post: https://blog.kaiserwillys.com/jeep-for-sale-with-conditions-a-willys-m38a1-used-in-support-of-veterans?doing_wp_cron=1563676900.8970100879669189453125

Newspaper article: https://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/news/willys-jeep-life-story-helps-out-local-legion/article_bf804a78-983d-11e9-a9d1-df2402b1b0b9.html

Photo Credit: Joey May and the Hiawatha World

Bobbie Howard makes waterproof key chains with Willys insignias. I asked some Facebook readers about them and they all said the product was a good one. They cost $10 and include free shipping. At this point, it looks like she only works from Facebook, so you’ll need a FB account to order them.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2382510764/permalink/10156506817540765

Me looking over the valley at an overlook in Glacier National Park.

I don’t know what it was about Friday, but through the course of our 14 hour drive from Great Falls, Montana, to Pasco, Washington, we encountered more rude drivers and more poor driving than we had over the rest of our trip. Maybe it was something about Friday and the weekend, but people just had no patience.

On Friday we drove home to Pasco, but we definitely took the LONG way.

We began the day at 5:30am. Our goal was to get to Glacier National Park before the crowds arrived. We reached the eastern entrance at 8:00am, but by then the eastern visitor’s center was already packed solid. So, rather than linger, we began our trek across the Going to the Sun Road. Here are some pics from Glacier:

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