Official 5th Gen T4R Off-Road pics

[boyfester]

My son and I utilized the New Year's holiday for another run with the new truck. This time we ventured out to Anza Borrego DSP and got a surprise with some snow in Temecula, Warner Springs, and Ranchita on the way out.

Lots of iron sculptures in and around ABDSP

Visited Font's Point at sunset

Casting long shadows at sunrise

This is in Fish Creek (Split Mountain)

This is called the Anticline in Split Mountain

This was a sand wash adjacent to Fish Creek called Loop Wash.

This is in Sandstone Canyon. My parents' Tahoe also was able to squeeze through the fallen rock section.

We hiked to the Wind Caves on the way back (also in Split Mtn).

Cool wind caves along Fish Creek

This is the Borrego Sink. We had to use the locking rear differential to get through some sticky mud just past this picture.

The next day we headed to the Calcite Mine. We tried out the crawl control and it worked superbly but this was as far as I was willing to go. The 4Runner began to teeter on 3 wheels over towards the Palm Slot Canyon below on the left-side and freaked me out. I decided to back up and save this for another day.

The next day we headed to Coyote Canyon. I didn't take any pictures as I was driving but as soon as my "spotter" dad sends me the pics he took, I'll post them here. There were some short rocky sections to get to Sheep Canyon and the 4Runner handled them with ease. Here is a barrel cactus who kindly held my hat.

My son scrambling over some of the huge boulders in Cougar Canyon. Lots of waterfalls here.

Our last night at camp with an almost full moon.

We launched some rockets too.

We woke up early and headed to the Pumpkin Patch. This is along the Arroyo Salado trail.

 

[E-ROCKER]

Did you get past the rock crawling section in Sandstone Canyon? I didn't do that with my stock truck but a guy did it in a Jeep Cherokee without even having to disconnect his sway bars. It was impressive.

I was out there in November. Was the first time I'd seen that section that crumbled in sandstone. With the help of a spotter I made it through. Tagged my rear bumper a little on the way back out. I posted pics in this thread, not sure what page it's on though. It would be very tough stock.

 

[oljedi11950]

Where did you take the snow shots at ? Reason I ask used to live n Ranchita back in the day Gen store & mail was it ! Great pics too

 

[desertred]

Lots of iron sculptures in and around ABDSP

You sure that was a sculpture and not some Jeeper that refused to leave after he got high centered? Did you check?

 

[ic0517]

Twice I have contacted a seller on cars.com only to have the TRD Pro in Inferno be sold about 24 hours to some one else.

Apparently, buying a 2015 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro in Inferno is like being a Jedi. You either do, or do not, you do not 'think' about it.

 

[boyfester]

Where did you take the snow shots at ? Reason I ask used to live n Ranchita back in the day Gen store & mail was it ! Great pics too

The snow picture was just after Ranchita. Funny how Ranchita has an abominable snowman out front of its small store and it never made sense to me, until now. There was snow in Wildomar, Temecula, Warner Springs, and even as low as Culp Valley in Anza Borrego DSP.

Here are some houses in Wildomar off of the 15 Freeway. Can't imagine living this close to the freeway.

Warner Springs

Culp Valley

 

[oljedi11950]

Nice thanks for the update !! WE were pretty hipped out back then it was a blast great hiking & early mtn biking . Borrego was really good 4wheeling at the dunes !

 

[4runnert]

Some really nice rigs on this thread! Can't wait to get some photos on here.

 

[Jeremy556]

Some from yesterday.

These guys were buzzing us most of the afternoon

Seismographs; must be looking for graboids.

 

[boyfester]

Lower Coyote Canyon

Just south of Middle Willows

 

[boyfester]

The way the snow is hitting the different layers of red rock looks really cool. :trophy:

 

[STX4Runner]

Some from yesterday.

Trail?

 

[Jeremy556]

Trail?

Don't know. It's not in any of the normal books, traildamage, etc. It is off of Chicken Corners, a ways past the Base Camp Adventure Lodge (it's not Lockhart Basin). There are a couple of camp sites, but this trail keeps going and looks like it might climb out of the valley on a narrow shelf road. I didn't go all the way up as it was covered with ice, higher up.

 

[JB.]

Don't know. It's not in any of the normal books, traildamage, etc. It is off of Chicken Corners, a ways past the Base Camp Adventure Lodge (it's not Lockhart Basin). There are a couple of camp sites, but this trail keeps going and looks like it might climb out of the valley on a narrow shelf road. I didn't go all the way up as it was covered with ice, higher up.

Checked my pics and data and I think this must be it. Took it from the main trail. Look familiar?

 

[Jeremy556]

Checked my pics and data and I think this must be it. Took it from the main trail. Look familiar?

Looks like the right area, but I can't say for sure. I'll get some GPS coordinates next time I'm there.

 

[STX4Runner]

Don't know. It's not in any of the normal books, traildamage, etc. It is off of Chicken Corners, a ways past the Base Camp Adventure Lodge (it's not Lockhart Basin). There are a couple of camp sites, but this trail keeps going and looks like it might climb out of the valley on a narrow shelf road. I didn't go all the way up as it was covered with ice, higher up.

Thanks. It's cool that there are so many trails not listed in the known resources. I guess lots of exploring is a benefit of living so close to Moab. My yearly trip leaves less time for just unstructured exploring.

 

[Jeremy556]

Thanks. It's cool that there are so many trails not listed in the known resources. I guess lots of exploring is a benefit of living so close to Moab. My yearly trip leaves less time for just unstructured exploring.

I was bored on Saturday afternoon at 1:30, so we hit a couple trails and had dinner in Moab, back home by 8:00pm :bounce:

 

[Friedom]

Hi guys. Just stumbled upon this thread, thought I'd share this great shot from taking my brother out wheeling for his first time. Cheers!

 

[Jeremy556]

Haven't posted any in a while, so here's a few from Moab Rim today.

Front locker was handy here, coming up the less tippy part of z turn

 

[Jimmy_D]

Moab Rim is my favorite run in Moab.