That would be cool, it is about an 8 hour drive for me though so, hmm.

Last weekend We took a drive through the Texas Hill Country.

The link goes to the full write up. Here are a few pictures:

Some pictures and videos from the fall foliage trip to NW Arkansas:

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MikeWhoTroung lending a hand...

Scouting trip to NW Arkansas on Turkey day weekend 2010.

100 Meter Rd. This road earned its name because almost every 100 meters, there was some fallen tree or sapling growing in the trail, or an obstacle to negotiate.



The first tricky obstacle we encountered was a muddy off camber hill climb. The group leader, 6string got dangerously close to flopping over. We had to attach a winch line from a truck behind him through a snatch block to his rock sliders. This upward pressure kept him from flopping over as he re-adjusted his line with wheel turn and his winch pulling him forward.





Once we figured the line out it was relatively easy for the sure footed 4Runner.



Lots of this...





Then we got to the rockslide...





Quite a bit of physics going on in this photo. Airbag inflated to push truck up and away from the tree it was stuck on. Hi-Lift employed to articulate rear axle to facilitate a lateral slide. Winch from another truck run through a snatch block and attached to passenger side rear of the 4Runner to pull it back up the slippery slope away from the tree. It worked flawlessly.




It took us over three hours to get past this 100 meter section of the road. Lots of stacking and removing rocks (many moved by hand, others by winch and rigging), 1 broken winch, bridge building, and general shananigans.

First we had to build a road through the mudslide. Then we had to get across it.




We started downstream a ways and followed the Buffalo River up to its headwaters.





This one came as a bit of a surprise. We were expecting it to be around 2 ft. deep.



Very neat valley. The rock formations were a very cool glimpse into history. There were a few fossils visible in the stone, and elk grazing out across the valley.



A little road thats on no map. A few small bumps, but mostly just a scenic drive in the country.





Full trip report here!

Great pics as always, Mr. L! Looks like you guys had fun trying to get through all that beautiful forest too!

Great report and photos. That looks like a real fun time.

Great representation of men in their machines vs. natures wild...Grace us with more on your next adventure Mr. Leary.

Thanks, gents!

I'll be sure to take lots of pics of upcoming trips. I always travel with other makes and models, so most of the pictures taken on these trips are not 4Runners. I usually post the links to the complete trip reports.

awesome pics..but question..i didnt know zebras were natural inhabitants of Texas....????

Texas has lots of game ranches where exotic animals are common. I have never seen Zebra before, but have seen plenty of others.

Pics from last weekend at Big Bend.

Campsite pics:











Driving trails:











We covered most of the trails in the national park and a few in the state park. Amazing place.

Excellent Big Bend pics!

Pics from the Lone Star Jamboree 2011. I didn't take a single pic, all photos are courtesy of my friend Scott.

I need to move there.