Post Pics Of Your Tacoma In The Mountains

Does that mountain have moss on it? HOW BIG IS THAT TACOMA?

 

...A short drop from the viewpoint down into the canyon and we were almost immediately in what I think was the most breathtaking canyon of the trip - Canyon sin Nombre.

Not only were the colors amazing, but so was the geology. The entire area had been uplifted in giant synclines and anticlines, and then crushed and folded into amazing shapes. I wasn't the only one who wanted to stop and get out for a closer look - we were both hopping out of the truck on a regular basis at this point.

See tons of photos of what it looked like and read the rest of the adventure at
Anza-Borrego Part 3 - Stymied at Sandstone Canyon​

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Anza-Borrego Part 3 - Stymied at Sandstone Canyon​

catch up on the entire story here:
Double Fun @ Anza Borrego - March 2019


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Cougar, WA

 

Today was Fish Creek Wash and Split Mountain Road...First up were the Elephant Knees. This amazing formation was created over millions of years - its sedimentary layers deposited as part of the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California) and prehistoric Lake Cahuilla (the precursor to the Salton Sea). And, like any sea-based sedimentary formation, the Elephant Knees are littered with fossils. From corals, clams, crabs, and shrimp to sharks, rays, and baleen whale - numerous fossils can be found in vast quantities in this area. In fact, vast quantities of oyster shells are what make up the slightly harder layers of sediment - slower to erode as the soft mud above and below wash away, these layers have become the "knees" of the formation...

Read the full story and see all the pics in Anza-Borrego Part 4 - Elephant Knees, Wind Caves, and Dinosaurs

Anza-Borrego Part 4 - Elephant Knees, Wind Caves, and Dinosaurs



catch up on the entire story here:
Double Fun @ Anza Borrego - March 2019​

 

...we were a little worried about something else entirely: the longer we were on the tracks, the more likely we were to encounter a representative from the railroad. Rumor has it that this rail line is now used by migrants trying to enter the USA from Mexico, and so is randomly patrolled. And, as a narrow swath of private land running through Anza-Borrego, the rail company has apparently decided that the best way to reduce liability is to keep everyone off the tracks - by issuing hefty tickets to anyone they find along the line.

Whether that was true or not, we didn't really want to find out...

Full story and photos: Anza-Borrego Part 5 - Palms, Pups, and the Longest Trestle​

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Anza-Borrego Part 5 - Palms, Pups, and the Longest Trestle​

catch up on the entire story here:
Double Fun @ Anza Borrego - March 2019 ​

 

Finally, we found it!

We took it all in. We enjoyed every minute. It had been a true Indiana Jones style adventure - one where we'd known what we were looking for, but not where to find it. One of those rare places that the Internet alluded to but never actually divulged the exact location. And in the end, I think that's what makes it so special...

And we captured it all in Anza-Borrego Part 6 - Finding Blue Sun Cave​

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Anza-Borrego Part 6 - Finding Blue Sun Cave
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catch up on the entire story here:
Double Fun @ Anza Borrego - March 2019​

 

... we were keen to see what was at the end of Sheep Canyon, and so we pushed on. As it turns out, what's at the end of Sheep Canyon is a campground - and, at least on this day, a full one at that! Disappointed, we made our way through the small loop and noticed a white first gen Tacoma camped in the very last spot - as far from anyone else as possible. "Nice first gen," the owner said as we drove by. "Back at you." replied @mrs.turbodb as we started back down the way we'd come. It was 2:30pm and we were now unsure what we were going to do for our last night in Anza-Borrego. We stopped along the side of the road and started looking at our maps...

Little did we know what was about to happen. It's a small TacomaWorld, I tell you!

Find out who it was in
Anza-Borrego Part 7 - So. Many. People.​

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Anza-Borrego Part 7 - So. Many. People.​

 

PNW mountains > everywhere else.

 

Berthoud Pass


Grand Teton National Park


Big Sky Montana

 

Cool pictures! That's a neat looking trailer. Is it custom build?

 

Somewhat- Got the shell from a company called WeeRoll out of Florida, then built the interior out once I got it home. All aluminum so its fairly light and tows pretty good even going through the mountains.

 

Next trip report started ...Little did I know what was in store, or all that we would see. We had no idea that by the end, our trip would be in Ruins.

Read the first chapter and get ready for the rest:
Ruining Around in Utah 1 - Stopped in our Tracks at The Needles






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...After catching our breaths and with our stomachs satisfied, it didn't take long for us to look for just the right place to try to capture Druid Arch. With the sun behind it, we weren't sure if we could even capture the grandeur, but we experimented with various exposures and settings and hoped for the best.

My guess is that when nature looks like this, it's hard to end up with something unusable.

Read it all and check out the photos in Ruining Around Utah 2 - Don't Miss Druid Arch​

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Ruining Around Utah 2 - Don't Miss Druid Arch​

Read the whole story
[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4] [part 5] [part 6] [rig review]​