5th gen 4Runners in scenic locations

Laurel Lakes-near Mammoth Lakes, CA

 

Bodie itself is worth the long drive up

 

That is correct

 

Is that recent? Where’s all the Snow?

 

Only 13 miles off of Hwy 395 (Now it's mostly paved, not like the first time I went). But Caltrans says the road is impassable. Out itinerary prevents us from coming in on the Nevada side. Gotta couple of weeks, so hope it will get better but I expect Caltrans has other areas to concentrate on. Oh well, there's always Manzanar!

 

Assuming that picture is from fall, unless those are larches in the background.

 

There is so much snow up there, that even after the main highways are reopened, the backcountry is still not going to be accessible for a while.

 

Some recent pictures from Wenatchee, Washington.

 

Damn, yours is pretty close to what I'm wanting mine to end up looking like! Looks great!

 

Visitor or resident? Do you know if the road to Beehive is open yet?

 

Under the stars

 

So good!

 

Intergalactic scenic location. Stopping by the Milky Way.

 

Hole in the rock

 

Lots of washboard coming out of Escalante? And how's the level of Lake Powell down below?

 

Washboard is out of control for sure. The road is better going in than coming out. I figure this is because people are driving faster on the way out so they can get off of it. I know that’s what I did. Lake Powell still has a long way to go before it will be back to anything close to normal.

 

This is what it looked like in the spring of 2015:

 

Last Thursday.

 

Took my "new" dog for his first hike in the mountains today. Didn't get to go where I wanted since the road was snowed shut about 4 miles off the highway.



I hiked about a quarter mile and the snow was about 3' deep. Nothing but UTV tracks and one of them got really stuck...

 

Geez, you guys make me feel pretty dumb taking a pic when I finally got down to the farm to throw out some cameras.

 

No pics but:
Went with the wife a few miles outside of town to see the Northern Lights last night about 10 PM. Of the three or four times I've seen them in Washington, I am sure it was the best! Of course, I don't think they compared with those from Alaska.

 

I still haven't seen them! I keep seeing the posts on FB the next day from people in my area that got amazing shots.

 

At the edge of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada this past Saturday......

 

Hudson valley

 

Christmas Valley Oregon, my wife and I spent the last week there exploring the various sites.

Last clime to approach the A6 crash site


Helpful sign


Paying our respects to the brave


Sobering place to visit, but I’m glad we found it. The weather was super nice.

 

In Martin Creek Canyon in Nevada's Santa Rosa Mountains today. No leaves on any of the trees yet.

 

Chicken Corners trail in Moab. Yes, I chickened out & didn't drive the shelf portion.

 

I’m not saying I miss all that snow.. but..

 

Took the 4Runner to Broken Bow/Beavers Bend area in Oklahoma last week. Just went to chill, but did get a couple pics.

 

Love the Beaver Bend area!