farmerjon's T4R photography/off road adventure photolog

very mild off road and extreme spelunking in one day...

This past weekend, I went spelunking with a group, and in order to get there, we did some mild off roading with a Toyota 4Runner and a Chevy 15 passenger 'Express' van.

With open diffs, the van did have some difficulty in one area, but otherwise, the road was too easy for the 4Runner. :D

Now for the photos...


Heading out to the cave. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Mountain roads... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Where the van got stuck, spun out in first gear. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Panoramas... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Panoramas on the way to spelunking. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


The views... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Horsethief Cave (1-2) by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Horsethief Cave (2-2) by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Formations in Horsethief Cave by farmerjon93, on Flickr


On the way back... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Evening vistas... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


The 4Runner! by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Looking back... by farmerjon93, on Flickr
 
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Beautiful stuff. Caves are always fun. I've been too a few caves in Oklahoma and Missouri (most popular being Meramec Caverns) but none of those required spelunking. Wyoming is a beautiful state. A friend of mine is actually doing a stint in Wyoming with NOLS, in the wind river range I think.
 
TCMach said:
Beautiful stuff. Caves are always fun. I've been too a few caves in Oklahoma and Missouri (most popular being Meramec Caverns) but none of those required spelunking. Wyoming is a beautiful state. A friend of mine is actually doing a stint in Wyoming with NOLS, in the wind river range I think.
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Thanks for the kind words!

NOLS has a base in Lander, Wyoming, in the heart of Wind River range country, I believe. As for the cave, it was a tight one!

An LA Times article about the cave, published in 1993 makes for an interesting read: Wyoming's Horsethief Cave Puts Spelunkers in a Real Squeeze : Cavern: The Interior Department's first underground recreation trail offers 12 miles of subterranean adventure. - Los Angeles Times
 
Geez. A 15 inch squeeze. I'd do it but I sure as heck wouldn't be happy about it! I much prefer traveling the other way. All the ground below my feet (mountain peaks) rather than it all over my head!
 
TCMach said:
Geez. A 15 inch squeeze. I'd do it but I sure as heck wouldn't be happy about it! I much prefer traveling the other way. All the ground below my feet (mountain peaks) rather than it all over my head!
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Yup, tight for sure! We took 8 people through it, and we all went through Denise's Crawl, 15 inches was tight! We would enter a room in the cave, our leader would be like "Okay, guess where we're going next!" and it would always be some small hole on the floor. Crazy.

I relate, I do prefer the mountain peaks above me than below me. :)
 
I like that ARB bumper too and am looking forward to my own!

and I miss all the spelunking I did growing up in south central Missouri
 
Off road...

Went and did some mild off road today with the brothers and my dog - had a lot of fun with the lighting, the cooler temps, and the changing colors...

Enjoy!


The 4Runner... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


The views... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Views to the east... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


The creek by farmerjon93, on Flickr


The river... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Down by the water... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Historic corral and farming equipment... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Six pointer buck by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Deer fawn by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Deer fawn at the corral gate by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Buck, fawn, doe. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Playing with the lights at the end of the day... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Black & white... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Old School... by farmerjon93, on Flickr
 
Adventures...

This week, I took a 450+ mile trip to help volunteer to build fence on some rural ranches after the severe forest fires that swept through the area earlier this summer. I drove on all kinds of terrain, from dirt roads to USFS roads to highways to the interstate, had a lot of fun. I also got my new Ultragauge, so I was able to "break" it in - love the instant MPGs!

Pictures of just the general area and of very light wheeling. Pics of 4Runners is what counts!

Fencing photo:
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If you look closely, you can see a man in a light blue denim shirt for scale. The fence goes through there, over some small drainages, and up and over the hill again. Hard work!

Now for the T4R shots! :D


Creek on a ranch... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Exploring meadows... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Ready to conquer anything! by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Another angle... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Another creek... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Fire devastation & 4Runner... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Another angle... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Canyon... by farmerjon93, on Flickr

I found this really cool US Forest Service Fire Lookout Tower built in 1958, 53' tall... I thought it was pretty neat and it was fun to pose the 4Runner with it. :)


US Forest Service Fire Lookout Tower - built in 1958 - 53' tall. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


US Forest Service Fire Lookout Tower by farmerjon93, on Flickr


US Forest Service Fire Lookout Tower by farmerjon93, on Flickr


US Forest Service Fire Lookout Tower by farmerjon93, on Flickr


My new ultragauge setup! by farmerjon93, on Flickr
 
Elk hunting trip #2

Went elk hunting again in early January. No elk for me this trip either...

The 4Runner covered 380 miles in 5 days, only 170 on the pavement, and 210 miles on rock/dirt. Everything still seems to be together, for the most part! My subwoofer doesn't work - something got shaken apart, will have to look around more.

The Rig also rolled over 105K on the way up...


105,000 miles! by farmerjon93, on Flickr

without further ado...

Early morning moon by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Ranch fences & Carter Mtn. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Sure was windy... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Black & White by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Pink sunrise mountains. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Sunrise at camp (@ 5,000 ft. elevation) by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Look for the mile long line of elk running... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


See a herd of elk? by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Closer up... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Elk herd fleeing the scene... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Panorama. by farmerjon93, on Flickr
 
Now for the 4Runner shots

Because of the way I uploaded the photos, I separated the scenic shots from the 4Runner shots...

So here's the real goodies. :nod:


Looking back. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


'Objects are closer than they appear' by farmerjon93, on Flickr


4Runner - b/w by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Looking back (2) by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Let's go! by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Feeling little yet? by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Sunrise & the T4R by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Posing... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Posing, black/white by farmerjon93, on Flickr


Contrast... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


at camp. by farmerjon93, on Flickr


More posing... by farmerjon93, on Flickr


The 4Runner - black & white by farmerjon93, on Flickr
 
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