5th gen 4Runners in scenic locations

A dark fall day on Tumwater Mountain, Washington:

 

Great pics!

 

Thank you!

 

Sunrise with Tijuana, MX in the background.

 

What kind of dog is that, Jedi?

 

At Grand Teton National Park... a little smoke from the fire in the east lol

 

She's a Malinois.

 

Lol he said Whiskey Dick.

 

Maligator.

 

That's what I named my Smugmug account. She's my 4th Mal.

 

Getting in some wheeling before the trails close for the season

 

Oh my!!
Actual wheeling pics!

 

Had a beach day in November, in Canada.

 

Palo Duro Canyon Texas which is second largest canyon in USA.

Anyone in Texas that wants to see the canyon check out Merus adventures. Great park that does guides trail tours every Saturday for $25. Nice to have a guide spotting on obstacles that knows the park.

 

Awesome picture. Love the colors.

 

thanks @captrussia253 !
you’re probably thinking, did I get out and walk in the rain to get that photograph yes

 

This is like one of those pictures that wins National Geographic that year; like a lion that's about to destroy a mommy penguin and then you see behind him he's already gone through a bunch of cute baby penguins. Brutality incarnate.

Looks mean. Great pic.

Are those LP6's?

 

Agreed, it really is an outstanding photo.

 

Thank you both!!
Yep, those are LP6s up front

 

bad ass all around, thanks for sharing

 

Sunset while camping at the lake a few weekends ago.

 

To be fair those baby penguins had it coming

 

Out in the snow

 

After 6,817 miles, India reached her turn around point on this trip at the Low Point Lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada. Up to now India visited 18 states, 7 presidential libraries, walked into the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, kayaked in 6 different bodies of water , including rivers, lakes and the Atlantic Ocean , got on the bicycle 3 times, and crossed an international border 6 times. All to turn around and repeat a similar journey of taking the long road home.

 

That is so friggin cool. Good for you for doing that. Is that time accurate on the top left? so 26.9 days about?

Any lessons learned? any changes you want to make from your rig? anything work really well?

 

Epic! India is a well-travelled pup!

What navigation app did you use?

 

Very cool. Safe travels sir.

 

Thanks for your encouraging words.

As to the accumulative time, closer to 37 days. My only complaint about GAIA GPS (which I have shared with them numerous times) is there is not an Auto Start/Stop option, which a number of other apps I use have. I mention this because I forget to start the recording once pause and miss recording time and the route a few times, since, I have left it recording.

As to lessons learned. For me, every trip starts out rusty as I forget where I have things and what are the steps of common task routines. It take me 2-3 days to getting into the rhythm of jumping in the vehicle, heading down the road, arriving to spending the night, rinse and repeat. Things like deploying the kayak and bicycle and then storing them when done take the longest recalling the sequence, but even simpler things done more often like making meals or showering take me a few set ups to getting into things again. Once doing those things 2-3x they all get quicker.

A few things continue to be challenging:
1. Controlling inside condensation continues to be a hit and miss but I've learned to manage it better with different configurations of air flow while sleeping.
2. Climate control (A/C or heating) and heating the shower water continues to challenge battery (800ah) management--and solar is not the solution as not willing to give up more space. On this trip, I've changed to showering around 12-1pm instead of after dinner at camp. Once showered, the drive will charge the battery bank without the water heater's draw. However, as daylight gets shorter (a personal choice to not drive once dark) it too becomes challenging to recover enough charge for heating for sleeping. In the summer, not an issue as daylight is another 3-4 hours of charging with driving.

The limited space is a challenge but I'm not willing to give up on the vehicle's small footprint and capability over a larger vehicle that will not get me where I want to go or it's stealthiness that allows me to park anywhere without notice that I'm sleeping inside. But working on a major project that may (or not) be a solution.

The water filtration system has been flawless. Its purpose is to not have to carry potable water, which adds weight and takes up significant space. I have pulled water from various sources without issues. That said, in the desert (home) random sources of water are few and far in between. On this trip, random sources of water have been plentiful.

I'm sure there are others. For now, hope that helps.

If you're not familiar with my build here is that link https://www.4runners.com/threads/4runner-converted-to-go-anywhere-rv.36487/#post-546459