Where Have You Off-Roaded Today? 3rd Gen

FYI, I deleted that last post related to my female friend in Horsefly. That stuff best left to a private message.

 

It's kind of off roading. Not what most of you encounter. But this "road" in a local state park is, seemingly, regularly traveled, and definitely not closed off. Go up there occasionally. It gets kind of nasty in some sections.

 

Clear Lake, Colorado near Silverton this week. Also Molas Pass, Ouray, etc. And helped a fellow Toyota get a Jeep unstuck at 12k ft on a shelf road…

 

Nice scenery. Those colors are amazing.

 

Colorado in autumn is pretty stellar.

 

Fishing on the brain. Winter hits soon in the mountains here and the small lakes will be snow and ice bound then. Gotta get in as many trips as possible. A few days ago at a local lake with 4x4 access. Belly boat fishing.

 

Leaf peepin in the San Juan’s today.

 

Browns Camp, OR

 

Couple more photos from this weekend!

 

Download Gaia or OnX apps, it will show you what trails are around and most if them have a difficulty rating, which you can filter and enjoy basic to insane limits hahaha. Cheers

 

Montana Mountain Loop AZ

 

Some mountain in Vermont

 

Alright one more post from this weekend and I promise I'll move on

 

Honestly, getting worn out from too many off road trips this year. 30+ remote off road trips since April on some shit kicking roads.

It's not the 4x4 trails that are the issue. Those are fine, 4-lo first gear and crawl over some rough spots. No jostling about. That's the easy and fun part.

It's the hideous washboard and pothole roads in BC that you have to drive before you get to the 4x4 trails. Just hammering down those roads, cursing the whole way. I air down to 20 pounds at the start of those roads but it helps little. Done this maybe 500 times now over the years and those roads do not stop sucking.

Complicated by 3 years of work disability for severe neck and back injuries. The more trips I do, the worse the pain. So taking my belly boat these days as my back is too sore to lift my 10 ft Lund onto the roof racks right now.

Anyhow, here is a few days ago. About 30 miles of brutal washboard and pothole roads, and then a couple of miles of 4x4 only trails. A lake that is new to me, and it is managed as a catch and release fly fishing only trophy lake and no one there. Landed a really nice 3 pound rainbow. Tried to get to a second lake further away, but ran into some 4 foot high vertical drops on rock faces that would have left me way high centered. Too bad, likely even better fishing there due to less pressure.

 

Imogene Pass in Colorado.
https://youtu.be/4X1HGq9SVro

 

Every time I see you post, I get giddy like a schoolgirl, knowing there is gonna be a great video! Well done.

 

I’ve been wanting to see Vermont in the Fall

 

Haha…I enjoy making them

 

Rally

 

First time in the Pine Barrens. Took the Lake Astion/Lake Oswego route. Love these little adventures with my pooch.