SirWilliamGoes
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I've decided it's too pretty to miss Toroweap so that's where I'm headed!
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*EPIC TRIP* Taking my Trail on the Trail!!
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CarbonElite
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New 4runner owner so I'm just browsing thread after thread and really enjoyed reading along this one
mybabydaddy
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...best ever?
....this may be the best thread I’ve ever followed/read on here!
....this may be the best thread I’ve ever followed/read on here!
SirWilliamGoes
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DAY 28
So I took the ride down to toroweap and thoroughly enjoyed myself. It was a long 60 mile Gravel Road that was pretty well-kept up up until the very end at about five miles where it got really dicey. As long as you have high clearance you will be ok. There is no cell phone signal so be prepared if you decide to go there and I only ran into one couple while I was there the whole time. I decided to hike around and view the different viewpoints since I could not come there because I did not have a Backcountry permit I determined that I would stay there for the day and try to hunt out the perfect place to watch the sunset. I found numerous different places that were just breathtaking. They all had various different views of the Colorado River and every single one of them was beautiful period after hiking around for a little while in the Sun and drinking a few beers I rearrange the truck and then determined that I was going to lay out on the picnic table on my sleeping bag and my pillow and kind of rest for a little while. Well a little wild turns into me falling asleep for about an hour. I woke up in time to still catch a glimpse of the sunset however I was unable to get the full thing and I was unable to get the pictures that I wanted although I did see quite enough of the sunset so it's okay. I've been travel down the trail about 8 to 10 miles to Mt. Trumble and campped on BLM land. I woke up in time to travel back up to the point to be able to watch the sun rise I was unable to get any good pictures just because the camera cannot capture all the different colors with the sun coming up in its viewfinder but I'm here to tell you that it was absolutely beautiful. My current situation is that I am back tracking to travel back to Zion Mountain School the reason is is because I found out last night that I left my debit card with them!! So I get to revisit Zion National Park yet again!!!! I am driving down the road and utilizing the talk to text feature on my phone there for some of this may not make sense or maybe misspelled I will proofread it later but I wanted to get these pictures to you guys so without further Ado here are the pictures of Toroweap
Went by pipe springs and saw these guys. Definitely a rig I would drive
Meanwhile mines not bad either!!
After Zion I'm going to head toward the staircase and I will probably get a room tonight simply because from climbing I'm sore mainy collarbone then I'm sunburned from falling asleep!! Till later Peace.
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So I took the ride down to toroweap and thoroughly enjoyed myself. It was a long 60 mile Gravel Road that was pretty well-kept up up until the very end at about five miles where it got really dicey. As long as you have high clearance you will be ok. There is no cell phone signal so be prepared if you decide to go there and I only ran into one couple while I was there the whole time. I decided to hike around and view the different viewpoints since I could not come there because I did not have a Backcountry permit I determined that I would stay there for the day and try to hunt out the perfect place to watch the sunset. I found numerous different places that were just breathtaking. They all had various different views of the Colorado River and every single one of them was beautiful period after hiking around for a little while in the Sun and drinking a few beers I rearrange the truck and then determined that I was going to lay out on the picnic table on my sleeping bag and my pillow and kind of rest for a little while. Well a little wild turns into me falling asleep for about an hour. I woke up in time to still catch a glimpse of the sunset however I was unable to get the full thing and I was unable to get the pictures that I wanted although I did see quite enough of the sunset so it's okay. I've been travel down the trail about 8 to 10 miles to Mt. Trumble and campped on BLM land. I woke up in time to travel back up to the point to be able to watch the sun rise I was unable to get any good pictures just because the camera cannot capture all the different colors with the sun coming up in its viewfinder but I'm here to tell you that it was absolutely beautiful. My current situation is that I am back tracking to travel back to Zion Mountain School the reason is is because I found out last night that I left my debit card with them!! So I get to revisit Zion National Park yet again!!!! I am driving down the road and utilizing the talk to text feature on my phone there for some of this may not make sense or maybe misspelled I will proofread it later but I wanted to get these pictures to you guys so without further Ado here are the pictures of Toroweap
Went by pipe springs and saw these guys. Definitely a rig I would drive
Meanwhile mines not bad either!!
After Zion I'm going to head toward the staircase and I will probably get a room tonight simply because from climbing I'm sore mainy collarbone then I'm sunburned from falling asleep!! Till later Peace.
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SirWilliamGoes
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DAY 29
What's up guys, today I woke up hauled ass back up the mountains to see the sun rise. A hairpin kink in the Rd caught me by surprise making me loose control and run of the rd, lucky I was able to get back on Rd and nothing was damaged. I learned slow down when you can't see!!
I headed back to Zion where I picked up my card and asked about some water spots. He told me to check out pine Creek so I did!I hikes down to a little area with water where I could see a water fall, I hike over to it and then decided I would try to go for a dip. It wasn't shin deep b4 I realized it's WAY too cold for that
From there I headed to horseshoe Bend. By the way if your looking for this on Google they ha e the address confused with the military base in Alabama so be careful!!! I navigated to it by going to horseshoe Bend parking area. I did not realize that there was such an intense walk to view it!! Nonetheless it was absolutely worth the walk. What I will say is bring water, and be prepared for everyone around you speaking something other than English. Surprisingly I have come across many other languages on my trip making English the minority.
From there I decided that I would head to monument valley and hopefully catch a hotel since I am so sore from all the activities. If I was 100% from my accident then I'd be good. Unfortunately I didn't plan for accident therefore I didn't plan for all these hotels either. There is not much out here in monument valley and the rooms in the cities near here were high as giraffe (u know) so after not seeing nothing I decided to look for BLM land. Most all the land out here is owned by indians and it's apparent so you have to be careful where u camp. I found Valley of the Gods and went down the Rd off the main highway where I read a sign that said Rd impassable when wet, well there is a storm to the south but I think I should be good hopefully!!! I did find one other camper who's driving a Chevy 2500 with toy tailer and truck camper so I'm sure if I get stuck he would help hopefully!! I moved some stuff around for tonight's camping and hopefully I get good sleep. Here's the view
From here I will head towards the 4 corners then down to New Mexico and o. Rte 66. I'll be honest with you guys I'm ready to be home!! I miss my bed!!! I plan to be back around Saturday hopefully and then I will trade the 4runner in for a Harley and go to bike week. Question is should I continue the forum for bike week??
Here are SE pics from today's travels and monument valley
Man I was lucky to catch this at sunset. I can't wait to see the sunrise!! Till tomorrow. Peace!!
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What's up guys, today I woke up hauled ass back up the mountains to see the sun rise. A hairpin kink in the Rd caught me by surprise making me loose control and run of the rd, lucky I was able to get back on Rd and nothing was damaged. I learned slow down when you can't see!!
I headed back to Zion where I picked up my card and asked about some water spots. He told me to check out pine Creek so I did!I hikes down to a little area with water where I could see a water fall, I hike over to it and then decided I would try to go for a dip. It wasn't shin deep b4 I realized it's WAY too cold for that
From there I headed to horseshoe Bend. By the way if your looking for this on Google they ha e the address confused with the military base in Alabama so be careful!!! I navigated to it by going to horseshoe Bend parking area. I did not realize that there was such an intense walk to view it!! Nonetheless it was absolutely worth the walk. What I will say is bring water, and be prepared for everyone around you speaking something other than English. Surprisingly I have come across many other languages on my trip making English the minority.
From there I decided that I would head to monument valley and hopefully catch a hotel since I am so sore from all the activities. If I was 100% from my accident then I'd be good. Unfortunately I didn't plan for accident therefore I didn't plan for all these hotels either. There is not much out here in monument valley and the rooms in the cities near here were high as giraffe (u know) so after not seeing nothing I decided to look for BLM land. Most all the land out here is owned by indians and it's apparent so you have to be careful where u camp. I found Valley of the Gods and went down the Rd off the main highway where I read a sign that said Rd impassable when wet, well there is a storm to the south but I think I should be good hopefully!!! I did find one other camper who's driving a Chevy 2500 with toy tailer and truck camper so I'm sure if I get stuck he would help hopefully!! I moved some stuff around for tonight's camping and hopefully I get good sleep. Here's the view
From here I will head towards the 4 corners then down to New Mexico and o. Rte 66. I'll be honest with you guys I'm ready to be home!! I miss my bed!!! I plan to be back around Saturday hopefully and then I will trade the 4runner in for a Harley and go to bike week. Question is should I continue the forum for bike week??
Here are SE pics from today's travels and monument valley
Man I was lucky to catch this at sunset. I can't wait to see the sunrise!! Till tomorrow. Peace!!
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SirWilliamGoes
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OK. What's there
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1engineer
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I think you should start thinking of a long post that will summarize the entire trip. What was cool, what worked, what didn't and most important what you thought of the 4Runner as an epic trip vehicle. Continue to post back to SC and there you can post your summary. Have enjoyed this thread and hopefully others have too. Be thinking how you wrap this up and put a bow on it. The thread of course will remain open but at your conclusion I will let it go back to the general thread population.
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JohnTheLuck
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This is also my impression after 7 or 8 trips in this area.
Why so few americans are visiting these amazing parks? Help me guys understand this.
Or maybe this area is so well known around the globe and there is so much traveler from other countries that this is representative of all languages. Probably.
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blakjack23
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I just wanted to say....fantastic thread! I love reading the updates when I get to work every morning :usa2:
I say keep it going through bike week. Why not?
I say keep it going through bike week. Why not?
1engineer
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Because this is a 5th gen 4Runner forum.
This is the case across the American West. Go skiing in my native state of CO and you are certain to hear German, French, Japanese, and Korean all over the slopes. Denver now has non-stop flights to/from Frankfurt, Tokyo, London (given our location and altitude, these non-stops are more technically challenging that you might think). I think we must be doing good "marketing" overseas.
For the most part, we are OK with this. Tourism is one of the biggest economic drivers in CO and the West. Of course, we welcome everyone out here to see the sites, although crowds and people wanting to move here permanently have been a concern for decades now. It is nearly impossible to find true solitude here now unless you are willing to go far by foot.
I think the reason our Trail Driver has seen relatively few Americans on the trip is just due to timing. In the peak summer months, they'll be here for sure.
If you are thinking of coming out here, late Sep or early Oct is the best. Crowds are down and the snow hasn't piled up yet on the high passes. Temps are pleasant (if a bit cold at night) and the afternoon thunderstorm cycle is quiet.
JohnTheLuck
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Most of my past trips in the southwest have been in March-April or October, effectively avoiding crowd but mostly hot summer months. during one trip, I was in Moab in early August and the heat was too hot for me. Also this add so much weight for water during our hikes.
SirWilliamGoes
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Part 2 of week 4 #trailontat California
https://youtu.be/3A4elTo9jJ8
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https://youtu.be/3A4elTo9jJ8
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Small Factory
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Just sat dow and read thru this. This is an epic trip, and thanks for sharing.
I'll be heading to horseshoe bend this august, and hopefully exploring some of the surrounding areas. It's just downright beautiful out there.
I say keep the 4runner, and rent a harley for bike week. After what you've done in this truck, you should keep it for the rest of your life...! Haha.
I'll be heading to horseshoe bend this august, and hopefully exploring some of the surrounding areas. It's just downright beautiful out there.
I say keep the 4runner, and rent a harley for bike week. After what you've done in this truck, you should keep it for the rest of your life...! Haha.
blakjack23
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Heaven forbid he has anything other than 4runner related stuff in his adventure thread.
SirWilliamGoes
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So my plan is to do review as well a vid reviews. Also list of things I had needed and wanted.
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SirWilliamGoes
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I'll keep it going. As long as your subscribed you should get the alerts. If not allowed on here then you could always follow on my Facebook also I plan on somehow incorporating everything into my personal Al website either www.thecarolinacarguy.com or create a new one. Also you tube and Instagram.
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1engineer
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No, he went on a trip in his 4Runner and used it just like a lot of people do, to off road, to eat, to sleep, etc and the 4Runner was the primary vehicle in the story. That's the trip. When he goes to bike week he will park the 4Runner at his home, jump on a Harley and go on another adventure that does not involve the 4Runner in any shape, way or form and a Harley will be the vehicle the adventure is built around. If we didn't keep things 5th gen 4Runner related here then you would be reading threads like "My New Jordans Don't Match My T-Shirt." Understand now?
SirWilliamGoes
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This is true
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