You Betcha (no I'm not related to Sarah Palin, that's how we talk in Minnesota). I'd buy a great big gas guzzling Pickup and a Camper and tour the Southwest this winter, then make my way North and East next Spring and Summer.
Didn't know it was down for a while as I was on a mini-vacation. Seems to me the Forum was out of action last year when I came back from my yearly hunting trip as well.