recent trip to Montana... :-)

[jwhipple]

thought I would post some pics from my first roadtrip in my 4 runner... I have been driving a 91 pathfinder se 5sp w lsd for a few years and loved it, but at 260,000 mi and a ton of offroading in the cascade mountains, it was starting to make me nervous in trips.... my 4 runner is SO much nicer... softer and much better road manors..... however the open diff leaves a little to be desired offroad.. however I have not gotten stuck yet so I can't complain. After getting back, I put the pathfinder up for sale. :wink2: Doing a group run at Evans Creek WA in a week with a bunch of pathfinders... hope to show them up. ;-)

at the hotel, Bozeman MT
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the hotel again...
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on the way home...
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[jwhipple]

and a few from last weekend here in seattle while I ent to do a little shootin
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[024RunnerSE]

Sweet looking rig. The traction control system works just as well as the LSD in the Pathfinder but I still prefer lockers.

 

[brian2sun]

Cool pics. Montana is so rad. It's been calling me to move there for years. What do I see there, a 700 and a Mossberg?

 

[Supra725]

Is that a Mossberg 500 and Ruger 10/22 at the hotel?

 

[jwhipple]

Marlin 22 and a rem 870 express. Montana is great!

 

[Supra725]

Would you recommend a marlin?

Cause I'm in the market for a .22.

Thanks.

 

[96743runner]

Nice pics!!! Gotta love the Montana scenery! :cowboy:

 

[jwhipple]

Would you recommend a marlin?

Cause I'm in the market for a .22.

Thanks.

yes, Marlin's are great! :uzi: