Desert landscape Tacoma Thread

Golden Butte

 

Favorite non-dispersed camping in the Mojave Preserve

 

Llanos San Fermín, Baja California


SW Nevada


At the base of the New York Mountains

 

A recent rainy visit to the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range - East/Area B, entered Gate 9, exited via Gate 18




I followed the right-of-way of the The Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad which ran from Gila Bend to Ajo, Arizona. The railroad was incorporated in 1915 for use by the New Cornelia mine at Ajo.


Spring wildflowers a go-go in the desert


Passing thru a No-Stopping/Transit area


Rocky Point

 

Love them all!

 

In eastern Utah we came up to a 10' deep wash-out across the road -- we were done.

 

I’m sure a pair of Maxtrax would have made quick work of that…

 

If I'd only had a snorkel and some shiny red shackles.

 

Nipple rings make Tacomas float.

 

Another breath of desert air starting at Capital Reef NP


Dropping down to the Dolores River, Eastern Colorado


Arroyo Matomi, Baja California


Cliff dwellings along the San Juan River

 

This is why I bought a Tacoma ... not to rock-crawl, but to be able to go just far enough off the pavement to the "interesting" places.

 

@stickyTaco -- awesome part of the world (including the one which is slightly out of place), thanks for sharing!

 

To be fair, 2 of them are much further south than the rest of the pics but it was all the same trip with ≈400 miles of unpaved with a few short pavement sections for fuel or to get to the next trail.

 

Mid-July's desert photos starting with a drive up Harquahala Mountain


Mexican Hat Rock


Squeezing under a bridge in the Mojave National Preserve


Canyonlands NP Maze District

 

Various truck iterations in various deserts and various states over various years: