My 4R Stories..

[4RZ]

My 2014 4R Sr5 crossed 55k miles today, i bought it from a private seller in May 2015 with 5K miles on it for 30k. It has been a big part of our lives since then.

I would like to share my 4R outings with you all.

So far covered most of the East coast of North America..

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Early Day's getting used to the change.

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FIrst trip to Acadia National Park . View from Cadillac Mountain.

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Time for a Smokies trip.Somewhere in Maggie Valley

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Met this guy while exploring some dirt roads around smokies..

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Some Beach time..

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Whale Watching from the coast..

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Off to Texas in a hurry..Wife and me covered 1900 miles in 32hours comfortably.

Working *Remotely*

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Started on an Impromptu 3500 mile trip to Newfoundland and Labrador.. Who knew this would be one of our best experiences.

Cabot Trail,Nova Scotia.

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Ferry Crossing into Newfoundland..

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Quick Poser..

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Iceberg's Ahead..

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[RedSled]

Nice, thanks for sharing.

 

[calcrc]

Wow man just wow. I don't know if you like driving or like your truck your path is amazing from Florida to Labrador is such a huge change in weather and landscape. You sir ROCK !


I Drove from Montreal to Pompano beach and I must admit it was fun but damn it was long..... ( I hate long distance drives )

 

[4RZ]

Wow man just wow. I don't know if you like driving or like your truck your path is amazing from Florida to Labrador is such a huge change in weather and landscape. You sir ROCK !


I Drove from Montreal to Pompano beach and I must admit it was fun but damn it was long..... ( I hate long distance drives )

haha thanks Sebastian i live in Massachusetts so it was not a continuous drive

I loved the remoteness of Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador.

 

[Jhalko]

When are you coming out west?

 

[gm350reratliff]

Wow, what a drive! Thanks for sharing. We love our 2014 as well.

 

[4RZ]

When are you coming out west?

haha i've been to all the 49 states except HI.. just not in the 4runner. Definitely have plans for the west coast in the 4R. When i was in KS i used to drive all the time to the west, now that i moved to East coast its tough to plan. I have a big Arctic trip in plans for next year.

 

[4RZ]

Wow, what a drive! Thanks for sharing. We love our 2014 as well.

Thank you

 

[4RZ]

Closer view of the Grounded Ice Berg's near King's Point Newfoundland. Boat for scale.

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This one was Huge. I heard someone saying they could hear the Iceberg running aground in the night.

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50 Foot Humpback whale Skeleton @ Kings Point.

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At the Northern most tip of New Foundland..

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Another view of the above Iceberg.

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Beautiful View's everywhere.

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Another Day another Ferry Crossing.. from St Barbe,Newfoundland to Blanc Sablon Labrador

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On the Trans Labrador Highway 510

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Point Amour Lighthouse. Second Tallest in Canada.

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We went for whale watching in Red Bay which will definitely stay in our memories forever. We were in a small boat surrounded by 9-10 Humpbacks and some Iceberg's which was unforgettable.

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Ship Wreck Near Red Bay, Labrador.

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Humpback's and Ice berg's

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[TejasRunner]

Did you buy it in Dallas? Great pics.

 

[4RZ]

Did you buy it in Dallas? Great pics.

Thank you, No I bought it in Massachusetts.

 

[gm350reratliff]

Awesome pics! It just amazes me the color the icebergs have. It's almost as if they are glowing. That area is definitely on my bucket list.

 

[4RZ]

Awesome pics! It just amazes me the color the icebergs have. It's almost as if they are glowing. That area is definitely on my bucket list.

Thank you. Yes they have that Glacial Ice color and they are very Dense/heavy too. June/July is the best time i guess. A local was saying it takes around 2 yrs for an iceberg to travel from Greenland to Newfoundland area.

 

[4FL]

So you went up to Newfoundland in July? I am just wondering when because it looks like a perfect time of the year to go, but maybe September-October would not be bad either, just anytime before the winter sets in. I like the icebergs, so I want to see them.

 

[4RZ]

So you went up to Newfoundland in July? I am just wondering when because it looks like a perfect time of the year to go, but maybe September-October would not be bad either, just anytime before the winter sets in. I like the icebergs, so I want to see them.

Sept may be too late for the Berg's they start melting i guess. Not really sure though.

 

[4RZ]

Tip of the Iceberg is true. Couldn't believe how huge it was under the water.

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Too Bad, wife needs to be at work in a couple of day's. Since it's a very remote road canadian govt offer's free satellite phone.

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Here starts the 1700 mile journey back home via Goose Bay and Labrador City.
Normally we wouldn't have attempted this remote road during night, but its a 4R so we are good to go.

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This Sign was tempting so we had to take a detour.

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300 kms since i saw any traffic.

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Interior Quebec.

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Manic-5 Dam, Quebec.

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37 Hrs after leaving Red Bay we made it to Boston and were able to make it in time for her work.

 

[4FL]

Are you saying they loan you a satellite phone?

I did a search an it seems it is part of some rural Canadian road program or something.

Is there some post/sign that says "get your phone here" before travelling further along?

 

[Boyds4Runner]

Nice trip! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful shots of the views in Newfoundland, Labrador etc.

 

[4RZ]

Are you saying they loan you a satellite phone?

I did a search an it seems it is part of some rural Canadian road program or something.

Is there some post/sign that says "get your phone here" before travelling further along?

Pick up Points are:

Wabush - Wabush Hotel

Churchill Falls - Midway Travel Inn

Happy Valley-Goose Bay - Hotel North Two

Happy Valley-Goose Bay - Royal Inn & Suites

Port Hope Simpson - Alexis Hotel

Charlottetown - Town Office

Mary's Harbour - Riverlodge Hotel

L'Anse au Clair - Northern Light Inn

I got it from the northern Inn.

 

[outlaws]

Hey, cool photos and trips man! I wished there were more threads like this on this forum vs just group buys and people doing mods and nothing to show for.