The Manly Minivan

[MightyP]

I believe it's a female blue agave that's flowering. The tall stalk (called quiote) emerges after the plant is a few years old, and then it dies. :sad: (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.) #texas

Thanks! I have never seen one before, but took the picture because I thought it looked cool.

 

[97BlackAckCL]

Yep, looks like an agave to me

 

[preacher35]

I believe it's a female blue agave that's flowering. The tall stalk (called quiote) emerges after the plant is a few years old, and then it dies. :sad: (Someone correct me if I'm wrong.) #texas

This is an AGAVE AMERICANA, otherwise know as the "Century Plant", found native to central and west Texas.

 

[MN4RNR]

This is an AGAVE AMERICANA, otherwise know as the "Century Plant", found native to central and west Texas.

Agave as in the sweetener? Thanks to the very
reliable Wikipedia "Agave nectar, also called agave syrup, is marketed as a natural form of sugar with a low glycemic index that is due to its high fructose content."

I learned something new here today. And my wife says all the time spent on that 4Runner site is rotting away my brain.

Sorry for the hijack there MightyP. :sorry: Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

 

[MightyP]

Went ahead and added the smoker's kit today. Install was ridiculously easy and now I have extra power outlets. Also found a nearly level cigarette lighter to USB adapter so the exposed cigarette lighter looks like it just has permanent USB ports. Glad I got them.

 

[MightyP]

I was messing with different filters and settings after taking a few pictures in a field not far from my house. 4runner definitely looks better better with the roof rack. Sadly, I don't actually use it much, I get worse gas mileage and it has noticeable wind noise.

 

[MightyP]

Did a little exploring today. Went about 200 miles in the 7 hours or so. Found some places I need to visit again and explore a better. I'd also like to go back to a couple places and get better pictures. Ran out of time today just as I was getting to the more interesting roads. Oh well, here's what I have from my trip through the Hill Country.

On a related note, if anyone is near San Antonio and wants to go exploring...

 

[MightyP]

This is a shout-out to another forum I'm on with great people and information.



And I thought I'd share a Jeep I saw for sale. While it's unique, I'm still not sure what exactly the 55 gal drum in the back is for.

 

[CheletteTRDPRO]

That is a corn feeder they use them for deer hunting you drive down the lease roads and feed them hunt over the corn

 

[MN4RNR]

Looks like a good time.
That Jeep! When "Shotgun" is no longer the best seat in the vehicle

 

[MightyP]

Being that I haven't updated this since July... Not much has changed.

Greases the u-joints, changed the spark plugs (today) and added a tablet mount. Also went exploring over New Year's Day when it was raining. I mapped out a few new trails to try, so hopefully I'll have some more pictures soon.

 

[acronin2]

Went ahead and added the smoker's kit today. Install was ridiculously easy and now I have extra power outlets. Also found a nearly level cigarette lighter to USB adapter so the exposed cigarette lighter looks like it just has permanent USB ports. Glad I got them.

Any chance you have a link or brand/model to that USB adapter your using? I like the low profile of it

 

[unevolved]

Nice NASA sticker. Do you race?

 

[MightyP]

Any chance you have a link or brand/model to that USB adapter your using? I like the low profile of it

Aukey Dual USB Charger Wife and I both have one in our cars and have been happy.

Nice NASA sticker. Do you race?

I used to race NASA and SCCA, but haven't in a couple years, since I sold my STi. I sure do miss it... Sadly, this is all I could find for NASA racing pictures at the moment.

 

[MightyP]

Nice NASA sticker. Do you race?

Apparently I did a better job documenting my racing when I was running SCCA in my tC. Kinda fun to take a walk down memory lane...

 

[MN4RNR]

3 wheeling it!

 

[MN4RNR]

Being that I haven't updated this since July... Not much has changed.

Greases the u-joints, changed the spark plugs (today) and added a tablet mount. Also went exploring over New Year's Day when it was raining. I mapped out a few new trails to try, so hopefully I'll have some more pictures soon.

My plugs looked similar when I changed them at about 108k miles. Even had the NGK, Denso split. I am guessing my weren't swapped out either.

 

[unevolved]

I used to race NASA and SCCA, but haven't in a couple years, since I sold my STi. I sure do miss it... Sadly, this is all I could find for NASA racing pictures at the moment.

Nice STi! I like those cars. NASA TX is pretty awesome, if you ever feel like getting back into it.

 

[wadle5]

I used to race NASA and SCCA, but haven't in a couple years, since I sold my STi. I sure do miss it...

I miss my STi too!!

 

[MightyP]

Yes, I'm posting more pictures of my mostly stock 4runner, going places that look much less interesting than where Jake Blick goes. But all the same, here they are and I had fun.