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5th gen 4Runners in scenic locations

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by ManBeast, Dec 21, 2018.

  1. Jan 8, 2023 at 3:22 PM
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    BearBio

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    Not from Flag but my daughter lives there. I spent enough time bouncing around the Mojave in my youth (as a reptile collector).
     
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    MyWyfsRnnr Have you seen the mall?

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    Not a bad 666 post if I do say so myself haha
     
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  4. Jan 15, 2023 at 9:17 PM
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    MyWyfsRnnr Have you seen the mall?

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  5. Jan 15, 2023 at 11:27 PM
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    I’m from NorCal too rock on, any good trails in our neck of the woods ?
     
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  6. Jan 16, 2023 at 10:41 AM
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    i feel the vortex :alien:
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  7. Jan 16, 2023 at 1:54 PM
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    Hope you have your skis or board. Epic dump.

    Quick edit- The way our winters have been, you got 2 years worth in 24 hours!
     
  8. Jan 16, 2023 at 1:59 PM
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    Berdoo Canyon up to Joshua Tree - during a break from CA's epic rain storms this weekendBerdoo Canyon.jpg
     
  9. Jan 16, 2023 at 2:14 PM
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    Lots of logging roads north of Lake Almanor, Lassen national forest and Tahoe National forest. Emigrant gap, just pass Sly park. Ice house. I could name a few more but I'm being lazy and don't wanna open a map. Lol.
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    Emigrant gap
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    Lassen national forest
     
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  10. Jan 16, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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    Another snowy day at Arizona Snowbowl.
    Went skiing in the morning and snowboarding in the afternoon

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  11. Jan 17, 2023 at 4:46 AM
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    Jump on the Sacto thread; they got some good group trips and plenty of advice and fraternity.
     
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    That 4runner looks great!
     
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  13. Jan 17, 2023 at 10:57 AM
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    Kofa Wilderness, AZ (away from all the snow north).
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  14. Jan 18, 2023 at 9:34 AM
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    Bottom of grand canyon, Colorado River 20221130_234906.jpg
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  15. Jan 18, 2023 at 1:37 PM
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    Is this in Peach Springs, AZ? If so, what month/year? Thanks in advance.
     
  16. Jan 18, 2023 at 2:50 PM
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    Yes sir, peach springs, AZ. Little Indian reservation, off of old route 66. It was the last week of November 2022.
     
  17. Jan 18, 2023 at 2:56 PM
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    Thanks. Tried to go twice, summer 2021 and early 2022, but was still closed off to outsiders due to CoViD19. Might try to get up there soon, then.
     
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    You'll need a permit, went into town hall, they don't sell permits, apparently there's a ranger that patrols the road/valley that collects fees but we never saw him. This sign is right at the entrance.
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  19. Jan 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM
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    Thanks!
     
  20. Jan 18, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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    I went Sept 2021 with no issue. We were going to camp but it was 100 degrees so we set off for Flagstaff/Sedona.
    Weird they didnt let you in at least in 2022?
     
  21. Jan 18, 2023 at 7:21 PM
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    i got my permit at - google maps calls it: Historic Peach Springs trading post. next to the post office.
     
  22. Jan 18, 2023 at 9:12 PM
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    Infinitely ongoing...
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    It might have been late 2021. I travel all of Arizona working, except Maricopa country. On the reservations it's been touch and go the past 3 years with regard to the media's latest CoViD19 drama, of masks, NO masks, 6' apart or 2 sheeps apart. A few times I was told I needed a mask and I would say, "I was just up here two weeks ago and didn't need a mask then." "Today you do," they would fire back. The clinics and hospitals were worse, "You can't wear that type of face covering here." Anyhow, I might have stated the dates incorrect or correct, I really don't know now. Whatever times they were, twice I was turned away.

    That aside, thanks for the info on the permit.
     
  24. Jan 19, 2023 at 7:40 AM
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    Very cool!
     
  25. Jan 20, 2023 at 3:45 PM
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    Pretty, but hell naw. This Missi'ppi boy don't like no snow. We had some around Christmas and it was colder than witch's tit in a brass bra.

    If we get ANY snow it's usually in Jan or Feb. Might stretch it into March. But we usually start warming up in late March and stays hot all the way to December.
     
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    Glamour photo outside the entrance to Dixie NF: :D

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    And Bryce Canyon later this morning:

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  28. Jan 21, 2023 at 6:01 PM
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    Nice!
    Any hiking trails open in Bryce?
     
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  30. Jan 21, 2023 at 6:24 PM
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    Thanks! Only the ones out to the overlooks have been groomed (and some not even that, more just smashed down by walkers haha). But the other trails show signs of ski and snowshoe use, but the snow is still too deep and fresh to make hiking easy. And as for driving on the forest service roads...nope. I drove about 20' off the highway onto a forest service road and promptly got stuck. Luckily my boot combined with 4 Lo and A-Trac were enough to finally get me out. I was bummed, I'd been hoping to do some dispersed camping, but nothing is passable.
     
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