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Whew, what an adventure that was! We had 12 trucks in total including 2 on our end. My 80 and finally my FJ60 that has been an ongoing 5 year project. In a sense, for us, this was as much a story of a trip as it was a truck trying to get the 60...

HAC is there but I have a DUI distributor so no timing advance. I can check to see if that system is still active. I have a stock 2F pump, maybe a year old, not many miles on it. The truck doesn't have sway bars so it doesn't take much to get...

Friends, I have an odd problem. My FJ60 normally purrs and runs quite well for an old 2F. It even passes smog here in CA with flying colors. This weekend I took it to Coyote Flats where it saw, for the first time, 10k'. On the way up, well...

I'll cover the gory details in the Coyote trip report but suffice to say the 80's passenger front axle bracket broke and eventually a hole developed in the housing. I was able to get the bracket welded in Bishop but not the leak. I might just...

It was literally 1 mile from home. I pulled the wheel spacer and used it's lug nuts on the OG studs to drive home. Always something... At least it didn't let go on the freeway. Frank

Glad you could make it! This was one of the best trips yet. Frank

Thanks for a great time, guys. I appreciate y'all including me. I hope to see you all again on another trip. -Russ

We are in position. Light rain currently, have the place to ourselves.

We are home but not without one last bit of adventure...

⁹about to head to air down.

As soon as Corey gets gas.

Heading to air down spot, Coyote Valley rd.

White 60 vons

Looking like 3 to Bishop, will update at lunch stop.

Running a little late but about to roll.

Let the Tetris begin!

Up early doing the last loading. Lunch stop will be at Bravo Burgers which is next to a gas station to feed us and vehicles. It's by the ball park and is on Sportsman Drive.

We did that many years ago when we had a guys only trip up there. It was epic. If someone brings the movie provisions...

I plan to bring some cigars because you know.... cigars. Frank

Nice!

There is a lot of standing water when the snowpack is enough at Funnel. It spills into a little subpond and trickles out from there. The spot we are going has never had bugs but it's always possible. Frank

I never have but we will have opportunities to filter if you want. Frank

Thank you for taking the time to explain logically. Most of my travels have been in the desert southwest, and I don't have much experience with bears and their habitats. What you are saying makes a lot of sense. Much appreciated.

For a little lay of the land. Light green is Lake Sabrina Dark green is Green Lake, that would be the most likely place to find a bear but the climb out of the valley is tough and the lake sits in a ridge that is above the treeline so quite...