This is the "I f*cking love Oregon" thread

This is one of those days I call "sunny Taco days" - my favorite kind. You can have a sunny Taco day anywhere you live TW!! : )

 

Looks like Dry Creek? nice and easy hike with a great pay off!

 

Or how about catching a gorge sunset?

 

Exactly right!! We are always on the lookout for hikes like that. We seem to always have at least one dog at any given time that is a senior and can't do crazy stuff.

Or at least that's my convenient excuse when I let myself get out of shape and am too lazy to do some of the more demanding hikes offered throughout the NW

 

One option is this popular lake with great views of Mt Hood.

Or, you could do what we did and snap the obligatory photo while driving by, then head up to the good stuff - the off the beaten path stuff, since you are in a Taco and all and leave those otha fools behind

 

You could head towards the coast and go walk across this really cool suspension bridge.........

 

So that you can see this:

 

And if you're at the coast, may as well watch the sunset, have a fire on the beach, and check out the moon too...

 

We need to have a meet in eastern Oregon and end the day with beer and a bonfire

 

Let's do this!!! We'd totally be up for grabbing a beer with some TW folks Oooh, I can show off my new paint job on the topper to fellow Taco fans, IN PERSON! uh oh, pressure's on Did I mention I have ZERO experience detailing?

We have a couple of trips over there planned already for this summer. 4th of July weekend, and THE WHOLE WEEK OF LABOR DAY. 9 days straight of nothing but time to play ANYWHERE we want in eastern Oregon. Cannot wait. Probably spending a good chunk of that in SE but kicking it off in NE for sure!! 4th is gonna be a super short trip, gotta get my Haines fix and why not do it at rodeo time! Thinking we'll squeeze in mt goats then too : )

 

Just driving to the store in Baker county is a treat, especially in a Taco : )

 

Or you can veer off the main highway and take in views like this

 

I've tried to set one up several times, but it's like herding cats getting everyone together. Usually ends up being me and one other rig.

 

I'm down for a statewide meet and it will happen when we can get guys to stop flaking out.

 

I hear ya. I can totally see how that would happen realistically. People's plans change or whatever, and it doesn't pan out. We should talk about it more and think on it, to see if we can come up with something that would ACTUALLY work for a handful of people to get together!

I should probably mention though, while we are totally into using and abusing the Taco to a certain point to get where we want to go, our goal is not to beat the piss out of it just for the sake of doing so. It takes it's licks when we need to drive something rough to get to some incredible spot, but you know what I'm saying.........we're not into seeking out the most extreme rock face to drive sideways up, or purposely getting stuck in mud to test it out.......although we are not afraid to get her dirty and a little banged up

 

More Baker county eye candy Guess where I want to live most?

 

I know what you mean. There are no tow trucks to call even if you could get a signal out here. Breaking down sucks. We usually camp somewhere cool, run a few two tracks and explore some, but the rig is just a tool to get you to cool places.

 

Now that is a fun road to drive your Taco on

 

EXACTLY!! You don't wanna break down basically anywhere in the eastern half of Oregon, some areas more than others. I've taken to insisting that we roll with SOOOO much water that I think we need to spend $ on new shocks to handle the extra weight

 

This is somewhere I've wanted to try eating many times. We always have the whole "too hot in the Taco for the 4 legged kid" problem when we cruise through here.

That store is so freaking cool. It's like a museum! Totally worth checking out if you are in the area and haven't been there yet.