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I can do poser pics too!

Thanks @Jrazzle

 

There was a photographer with us when we were out at ATR, I'll have to see what he's got.

 

Dude! Thanks so much! Way cool, it's a fun little spot to hang out. And dude thanks for all the tips for up near tioga pass and all the lakes in Mammoth! We had a blast. My little girl had a tough time for a couple days because of her Teething but other than that it was great. Highlight of the trip was hiking to rainbow falls yesterday.

 

@Shmellmopwho welcome. Incredible photo! Never been to Rainbow falls before! I'm taking notes.

 

It was great man! Take notes on this part! Instead of getting on shuttle with 100 other people at the bottom of the mountain. Drive up the 203 all the way to the top and tell the guards at the gate that you want to go kayak or swim at Sotcher lake. You'll pay $10 for the day and then you can just drive straight to the rainbow falls trail head and begin your easy 2 mile hike to the falls. It was really easy, your girls wouldn't have a hard time at all. I carried my little girl almost the whole 4 miles round trip but she's only 23 lbs lol.

 

Thanks!!! Will do.

 

Good info. Have to keep it in mind.

 

Definitely! A friend of ours told us to do so. When we got to the adventure center at the base of the ski resort, there were so many people getting in and out of shuttles. We just went right on up, told a little white lie about where we were going and went and parked at the trail head. It was great! And if anyone gives you trouble just tell them you were doing something else before hand and wanted to come check out rainbow falls

 

Yeah done that before.

 

Getting the diy road shower dialed in, wet test tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

 

I usually have the fridge in the cab, but I have extra D rings on the passenger side cubby. It's usually there to hold my dual jerry can holder. But every now and then I transport the fridge in the bed.

Just get some ratchet straps for each handle

 

Thought I'd share a few pics from our recent week long trip, just me and my wife! will just throw up pics from our stop at Molybdenite. I don't know if the pictures do justice to how sketchy that tight road is with the 3000' drop on one side! the lake is around 6500', and when you drive to the peak, you're a hair over 8000'.

we found that our cheap coleman propane stove was a bit unreliable up that high, but we just cooked over the fire anyway.

absolutely breathtaking 360 degree panorama from the top, and we were the only 2 people in the entire mountain range. most amazing drive we've been on yet!

 

Those are exactly what I was looking for but thought the ring was just decoration. I didn't know it came off. Thanks for the info and they look great by the way.

 

I followed Crom's lead wrt L track. It's a great, flexible solution. You can cut narrow rectangular slits in the bed mat to allow access to the L track. Though there are countless options for tie downs, I like using these straps.

$30 Yamaha Boat Watercraft PWC 2' x 2" Tie Down Strap Set Pair Black SBT-TRNSM-TD-08

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004K9I21Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Beautiful

 

I'm in

 

Really enjoying this cooler weather. It's a reminder of all the trips to come!

Who's going where this desert season?

 

I'll be back home in LA for Thanksgiving and Christmas...may be down for one or both of those