5th gen 4Runners in scenic locations

Some photos from dropping my daughter off at college last week.
My 4Runner next to it's little brother. (my old gen4 that I sold to my little brother)

Donny Bravo's

Mt. Soledad

SD skyline from the bay

PB sunset

 

Not mine, but was scrolling thru the Book of Faces...

 

Morning sir!!
Where was this?

 

At the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville UT.

 

This is so cool! I've ridden and driven through Hanksville many times. How did I not know that was there? I need to add it to my list next time I drive Hwy 12 from Bryce. It reminds me of the lunar habitat that Steve Carell lives in during one of the Space Force episodes. I've posted the photo below before, but it's also from just outside Hanksville:

 

It's a yellow post site off Forest Rd 5S11 in Idyllwild, CA. The road can sometimes be rough but, while this pic was from a while back, I was there recently to backpack and 5S11 was in pretty good condition. Not sure what condition the road that leads to the yellow post sites is in, but the site in the picture was very close to the turnoff so should be no problem getting to it for any SUV/ CUV.

 

Yeah, there are lots of interesting sights out there. The Mars station is out on “Cow Dung Road” haha!
Also there is a dinosaur dig site a little further down the road.

 

Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV.

 

Some more things to see near Hanksville.
Moonscape Overlook:


Factory Butte:


“Long Dong Silver” spire:

 

Awesome shots!

 

Is that part of Swing Arm City?

 

Yes, the area around Factory Butte is part of the Swing Arm City OHV area.

 

North padre island (Texas)

 

Nice. I drove by there over the summer on our way to Capital Reef. I wish we had time to stop and explore it. It looks like a different planet out there.

 

Port Aransas is one of my favorite places in the world. And South Padre up to the cut.

 

5th gen 4R’s, and a wack of BC wheelers on a run @ Farnham Glacier near Invermere

 

Yeah that’s where we camped out at, up to the jetties

 

My favorite time of year is coming up. Still a lot of people in the hills, mostly hunters and aspen tourons, but two weeks from now the mountains will be empty.

 

Hanging with TacomaWorld and 4RUNNERS.com friends.

 

Wow! Thats a lot of snow.

 

Where is this at?

 

Monitor Pass, just south of Lake Tahoe. The aspens are really popping right now, because we haven't had any storms to knock off the leaves.

 

Northern Idaho.

 

What brand front bumper is that? Looks like Dissent Offroad but they don't have a bar option. I'm really digging it, More clearance but not as extreme as losing 3/4 of the front end.

 

They are going off where we are at in Wyoming! Great time of the year to be in the mountains!

 

Completed section 3 and 4 of the WABDR this weekend. Weather was great Friday night and all day Saturday, with high winds and a little rain late Saturday night into early Sunday morning but the tent performed great.

The sunset Friday from the meadow we camped in was spectacular, and we had multiple bull elks bugling around us, with one 7x7 walking through camp. Sunrise Saturday was just as good as the sunset the night before. Really isn't anything better then a cold beer at sunset and a warm cup of coffee, on a cool fall morning in the mountains.

 

A quick stop to run the dog in the Lake/River bottom in Alpine, WY!

 

WOW! Where is this?