Route sharing, Toyota talk, and random vehicles for sale

[Mike NXP]

Which group of lucky sonsofbitches did I spot Saturday AM attempting to climb up to Dark horse Lake?

I took my 470 out for a little bit of light duty camping.. Started my morning off with the roar of 6+ beat up trucks making there way into the trail...About 3 minutes later heard the chainsaws and engines revving lol lots of snow and downed trees up there still...Wonder if they made it

 

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[Mike NXP]

Damn I've always wanted one of these....I wonder if that's an OG fabric option ..I think it is

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[thetoyotaman]

Pretty sure that’s the original pattern

 

[PIZZZZA]

Damn I've always wanted one of these....I wonder if that's an OG fabric option ..I think it is

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I have those seats in my 83 Starlet.
Love the picnic plaid seats from the 80s.

 

[thetoyotaman]

Oh, I remember the starlet. You should post up some pics!

 

[Mike NXP]

Damn so it is an OG fabric color, that's bad ass ...I really want that thing but I need to take a break from stock piling Toyotas in the driveway... 4 seems to be the sweet spot for now

Starlet? Yeah I wanna see that thing and refuse to Google so post here if you have some pics to share lol. never even heard of that model before

 

[ttFJC]

Here’s a throwback. This got a call from this random guy one time and he had his little starlet stuck in the snow out in front of target. Apparently the snow drift was to much to handle so the FJ cruiser came to save the day @PIZZZZA

 

[ttFJC]

While we’re talking tercels someone sent me this one yesterday spotted at Albertsons

 

[ttFJC]

Does anyone wanna check out that Tercel in kalispel for me? I’m seriously thinking this could be the new snowcross race car

 

[PIZZZZA]

I have two starlets both with great stories.
1983 "Slammin salmon starship"
Stock 1.3 efi engine, 4speed, welded rear diff, lowered 2in. Drift/rally spec
It was my best friend's car in high school. We used to rally around hitting jumps and being general hooligans in it.

1981 "LIL STIG"
4AGE engine, 5 speed, custom widebody molded from a Mitsubishi Starion, open rear diff(sucks) rear fuel cell. Autocross spec.
Body was built by hand from a Jamaican in Florida. Then a retired marines bought it for shows. Had it shipped to Montana from Florida. When it arrived a tint gecko was frozen to the radiator.

 

[ttFJC]

i like how lil stig still has my half assed WAIFU sticker bomb on the back hatch

 

[PIZZZZA]

i like how lil stig still has my half assed WAIFU sticker bomb on the back hatch

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[Mike NXP]

Starting to plan my next trip. Anyone out there have any spots worth checking out in this area of northern Utah?

 

[REZARF]

Utah hasn’t let me down… ever. It’s just stupid hot for most of the summer

 

[Mike NXP]

Utah hasn’t let me down… ever. It’s just stupid hot for most of the summer

sweet...I haven't done too much in UT so hoping we can sneak down there this October before the snow moves in. It looks like there is lots of potential in that area.

Should I try to find time to drive down towards Moab? I've never been but I see a handful of you 406 folks go down there now and then.... I'm not really interested in anything too technical since i'd be solo but would be cool to cruise around a bit. I got a few trails marked out on the map so we'll see how it goes.

Then it seems like just a few scrolls to the east and Colorado has some insane high elevation trails. I never research that area because its a bit out of reach for me since I only get a week off but I hope to get out there one day too

 

[ttFJC]

I’d think if your already in UT then Moab is worth the drive.
There’s a ton of two track easy peasy in the area around there. And on the way. Also not sure about October timing. Seems like that would be great if it hasn’t cooled too much

 

[Mike NXP]

I’d think if your already in UT then Moab is worth the drive.
There’s a ton of two track easy peasy in the area around there. And on the way. Also not sure about October timing. Seems like that would be great if it hasn’t cooled too much

OK cool, good to know. I started to plan out a few loops in the area. Only problem I am up against now is the desire for more time off so I can check out all this cool s*** I keep finding on the map. Once I'm that far south the road to monument valley AZ is really tempting too.

I have no clue what October weather will be like down there but we usually like doing an early May or mid October trip. Last year we went to Alaska and it was rain every day....Always tougher dealing with the weather shift but way less people out in the woods.

I've pretty much given up camping in the summer. I've spent countless hours driving to places only to find a pack of sprinter vans, toy haulers, SXS, and all that crap..Hard to find secret spots anymore

 

[Mike NXP]

I started checking out the White Rim trail. looks like 100 miles of fairly easy terrain. Figured I would spend the night somewhere out there then realized that is in national park land, so of course they want a few bucks and a reservation. I was surprised to see virtually nothing available then , does that mean people are still camping all over that time of year too?

 

[Mike NXP]

Did a bunch more looking at the map last night and made a bit more sense of that area. I may not make it all the way down the Moab area but have a few trails mapped out just in case. It looks like an area called cathedral valley in capital reef has a lot of potential and plenty of BLM / USFS campsites in the area if wanting to avoid the national park reservations

Utah looks really awesome. Hoping we sneak it just before the snow so I can hit some of the higher elevation routes. Looks like the La Sal , Uinatas, and this area near dark canyon wilderness all have long ridge routes up around 8-10k for many many miles. Hoping we can mix in a trip with that and then some desert / red rock vibes as we travel further south.