Fair question - nutshell : we assessed the objective hazards and made our best, balanced travel decision...
Background : We spoke to a USFS employee earlier and he told us of the planned, controlled burns in four areas. We could see both sides of a relatively narrow prescribed burn path, and...
Different kind of picture (460 front end just visible)... Out on a three day trip and passing through prescribed burn area (good) in USFS land in Oregon. With smoldering fire on both sides of road and lots of smoke came upon several downed trees in the path... photo credit matthew mangus
Another view of the holiday "family picture"
Radflo Coilover 2.5 package and Rocky Road Super Sliders installed over the holidays. Full length Yakima LockNLoad installed in December with factory flush rail delete.
Here is an interesting time lapse photo - Toyota 1988 nose to nose with (Lex-ury) Toyota 2013....only 25 years of vehicle technology advancement... And what will we be driving in the backcountry 25 years from now... (no not just in gravel parking lots). Happy New Year
New to me 2013 GX project is underway...
Thin snow in Washington Cascades. Alpental Ski Area not yet open - and more rain expected at this elevation later this week...
Here is good looking Icelandic build of a Land Cruiser (Prado - 150). Note the Arctic Truck mudflap and wheel caps.
From what I can see in the image Goodyear Wrangler MT 37 12.5 OR 17LT