09-14-2020, 10:12 PM
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The next day was Crater Lake National Park.
We hiked around Garfield Peak.
Then we continued moving onto Fern Canyon.
And further onto Lassen Volcanic National Park
We made our way down to Lake Tahoe, where we'd planned on kayaking. However, due to COVID, we weren't able to get any kayaks. We camped just south of LT (38.794566,-119.930950), in hopes to get a kayak early the next morning, but no luck. Our schedule was a day or so off at this point due to closures.
We decided to push on towards Yosemite, and camped near Lee Vinning. You can see Mono Lake in the background. IT doesn't have any outlets, so it has a very high salt content. We walked around the shore and checked out the tufas.
We woke to a chilly mid 40*s and drove over to Yosemite National Park, where we hiked the Sentinel Dome.
Half Dome in the background
Atop Taft Point and The Fissures.
Most of the water was dry in the area, including Yosemite Falls.
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09-14-2020, 10:13 PM
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With just a few days remaining, we checked out the Redwoods National Park/State Forest, Kings Canyon National Park, and Sequoia National Park. My sister drove over from Los Angeles to hang out for a day/night with us.
The General Sherman tree is the world's largest tree, by volume (not height, or width). 275' tall, 36' base.
"The House"
Check those cool pants.
Large Sequoia tree struck by lightening
We camped (36.069252, -118.534488), but I forgot to snap a picture. I'm sure I missed some pictures, and switched up my days, but after 28 days and 9,000 miles things started to get a bit mixed up. The next morning we pushed to Albuquerque, NM, and then back home to Fort Worth, TX. Although it wasn't the Alaska trip I'd planned (looking at you COVID), we had a blast.
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09-14-2020, 11:27 PM
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DUDE!!! Epic trip man!
Great pictures & write-up!
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09-15-2020, 11:33 AM
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What a trip! When did make the drive down from Tahoe to Lee Vining? I may have seen you along that stretch.
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09-15-2020, 05:23 PM
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What a trip! When did make the drive down from Tahoe to Lee Vining? I may have seen you along that stretch.
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I think we were around Tahoe August 10th, and left Lee Vining around the 12th.
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09-16-2020, 10:56 PM
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I believe I saw you heading through Lee Vining from Mono Lake. Was up there with the family camping in Lee Vining the 10th-13th.
If I would have known I could have taken you on a nice little excursion for trophy trout... If ya ever head back out to the Eastern Sierra and want an epic trout trip hit me up.
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09-17-2020, 08:12 AM
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Just read through the entire thread. Thanks for documenting your journey with the 4Runner. My wife and I are heading out for our first road trip in our 2020 4Runner to Colorado from Texas.
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09-18-2020, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by fishman
I believe I saw you heading through Lee Vining from Mono Lake. Was up there with the family camping in Lee Vining the 10th-13th.
If I would have known I could have taken you on a nice little excursion for trophy trout... If ya ever head back out to the Eastern Sierra and want an epic trout trip hit me up.
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Hey that would've been cool, I havent been fishing in a long time.
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Just read through the entire thread. Thanks for documenting your journey with the 4Runner. My wife and I are heading out for our first road trip in our 2020 4Runner to Colorado from Texas.
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Glad you enjoyed it. I've made the trip to CO from TX several times over the last few years, make sure you grab the Colorado backroads book by Charles Wells.
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11-23-2020, 10:51 AM
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Brakes and oil change done yesterday at 86,526 miles. Wife said the rear brakes were grinding, looking at them, I bet they were! Fronts were low, but ready. Rears were overdue.
Front rotor: 43512-60191
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Rear rotor: 42431-60311
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6.6qts Mobil 1 0w20
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Drain plug gasket: 90430-12031
Tires rotated at 86,600.
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11-24-2020, 08:26 AM
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Just read through your trip and what an epic adventure. Vacation goals right there! Would love to retrace your steps one day.
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11-24-2020, 11:30 AM
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Just read through your trip and what an epic adventure. Vacation goals right there! Would love to retrace your steps one day.
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I like to browse various forums and pull ideas from other trips to make my own plans. Bummed I couldn't get to Alaska, but maybe some day.
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07-26-2021, 10:37 PM
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TexasTJ's 2017 T4R TRD Pro - Cement "Zoe"
Oil change done at 93,791.
Added a Fumoto drain valve and RCI aluminum 1/4” 5052. I'd recommend the regular F103 (not the short nipple) to easier get a drain hose on it.
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12-03-2021, 05:48 PM
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More maintenance @98,560 miles
Spark plugs: (6) Toyota/Denso (90919-01233)
Secondary Air Injection Pipe Gasket 17377-0S010
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12-11-2021, 06:28 PM
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Last maintenance update for a while hopefully.
At 99,057 miles
Drain and fill engine coolant with 8.25qts of Toyota 50/50 SLLC (#00272-SLLC2)
Drain and fill brake fluid with 32oz O'reilly Dot 3 and 24oz of Toyota fluid (#00475-1BF03)
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