5th gen 4Runners in scenic locations

city scapes

 

Meefzah, I could live like a king if we moved to Our place in Pa. Sell the place in NM and no mortgage in Pa. But, the sport of falconry is 1000 times better in the west because the western states have Jack rabbits, the eastern states do not. They do a lot of squirrel hawking back there. So you end up using different birds to hunt with. I have my golden eagle, but, it’s a waste of time to have one in the east. They don’t do well in the forest, but, are great on long chases over the open desert. Lately, my place in NM has been getting more rain than Pennsylvania. When I am in Pa, there is nothing better than sitting on our screened in porch drinking coffee and listening to the creek as it flows by. We have rapids right by our place. How ever, it does suck when you have to do anything because you end up soaking wet from the humidity.

 

I'm not leaving the south west and west for couple of years.

 

8 years grad school in Buffalo. I can hang.

 

damn that looks bad ass!

 

Gettysburg, Pa

 

Its for a Thor Hammer

 

I did some quick poking around the net and found my answer. Then deleted my post. Thanks for the quick reply, though.

 

No pics and we did it in our RAV4, not the 4Runner but we ran into a herd of about 50 elk coming home from the Yakama "Rez". For those who know the area, it was about a mile south of Hwy 97 and Blewett Pass. We had just cleared the crest and my wife said "No elk" (there's a herd that winters in that area). I told her the elk would be up in the high country to avoid the heat and the bugs. We came around a shallow curve and there they were! I guess 7 years of college was wasted!!

 

Sunrise in the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, CA.

 

Beautiful Picture!

 

Left the SW for the PNW 20+ years ago. We go back down to visit family once or twice a year. Family in L.A., Victorville/Apple Valley and Flagstaff. Usually go down 395 along the eastern Sierras. Visit Bodie, Manzanar, etc. Usually try to hit Gallup and maybe relatives along the east side of the Rockies.

 

BearBio, know Hwy 395 very well. Lived in So Ca for more than 50 years and would drive 395 many times a year to camp and fish the High Sierra’s. Retired to NM in 2007.

 

Did someone call my name?

 

With all the fires and I-5 closures in Castaic, we might be changing plans and going 395 again!

Looks like HWY 99 south to Fresno then Hwy 58 to Victorville/Apple Valley (hit Tommy's in Barstow! ). Return via 395. Gotta check fire maps!

 

Tincup Pass, CO

 

man i looove that blue!!!

 

Taylor Pass, CO

 

Weston Pass, CO

 

https://youtu.be/29A9PKmqnzM

 

Is that you @Fltslr ? If so you have slowed down since I went off-roading with you last.

 

Just enjoying the scenery

 

Capulin Volcano in New Mexico - National Park.

 

National Monument, not a National Park. A slight but definite difference (From someone who worked 20+ years with the Department of the Interior).

 

Emory Pass, the road over the Black Range between Silver City, NM and Truth or Consequences,NM

 

Well I believe (and may be wrong) it can be both. A national monument in a national park.

 

No, a national monument is one step lower. Monuments can be managed by any of several Federal agencies (Parks Service, Forest Service, I think, BLM, BOR or US Fish and Wildlife.) Parks are administered by Parks Service. It's a common error: Mt Rushmore is a National Memorial (not a Park but managed by Park Service), Chaco Canyon is a National HISTORICAL Park (but managed by Park Service), Navajo National Monument is a National Monument (managed by Park Service), and Carrizo Plains National Monument (Managed by Bureau of Land management). I think even DOD has one or two. Trust me, I did biological consultations for many of them for 20 years while I worked for Fish and Wildlife.

 

Why do they make these designations so confusing?

Same with fishing zones. I'm a former marine biologist and couldn't even keep up with all the regulations for each fishing zone. How do they expect the general population to know such things?

 

On 120 today during a summer thunder bumper