September POTM - FJ55TLC (3 Viewers)

[Megadoomer]

I put tire cleaner on mine. Hope attracts the eyes from everything else on the truck.

 

[fj55tlc]

Yesterday morning:

Yesterday evening:

It was a good day.

 

[bobm]

Keep em coming

 

[fj55tlc]

Ok, Bob. Here you go. Blue lake almost into Nevada.

 

[bobm]

Was getting worried there for a while!! Thought I was gonna have to send Bail $$$ . Keep em coming look awesome

 

[fj55tlc]

No bail money needed, thanks for the offer. We need more cell coverage to post more. We stopped at the Wendover Air Base, where they trained the bomber crews for the atomic bombs. Very neat!

 

[fj55tlc]

 

[bobm]

Cool pics.

 

[fj55tlc]

Bonneville salt flats this morning.

 

[bobm]

Nice, didn't know it had water. Is that unusual??? Looks awesome

 

[fj55tlc]

Day #1 on my trip to the Pig Party 2019.
I left home and drove to Weston Pass in hopes to get to Independence Pass.

 

[fj55tlc]

There was too much snow to get through to the summit. So I took a side road down that goes by the Ruby mine site. I came upon a group of two Tacomas, two Jeeps, and a 4 Runner. One Tacoma was stuck in the snow drifts and the second Tacoma was unsuccessfully winching him back up the hill. They were nice guys to be around and I enjoyed talking to them while we got the first Tacoma out. They asked if I would lead them down through the remaining snow drifts. How could I refuse? I proceeded to break trail down until I too got hung up in the drifts. With nothing to winch to, I reverted to using Maxtrax. Very quickly and quite easily they let me get out in about 10 minutes. I proceeded though the last drift and back to Weston Pass.

So with Weston Pass denying me access, I had to revert to going over Hoosier Pass instead.

 

[fj55tlc]

After Hoosier Pass, I proceeded through Breckenridge to I-70. I really enjoy Glenwood Canyon. I stopped at the rest area where several people felt the need to ask me for pictures and directions.

After that I turned off of I-70, I went through the town of Rifle and up Rifle Gap. A very neat canyon.

 

[fj55tlc]

At the end of Rifle Gap I found another canyon. It is called Little Box Canyon and this time it was a four wheel drive road. It was steep, muddy, and rocky with some sections of snow. It was not enough to need 4wd or low range, but it was still awesome. I didn't get many pictures but I will eventually post video of the road. I was passed by a lifted Suburban coming down. That would be the last people I would see for the rest of the day.

 

[fj55tlc]

Little Box Canyon comes out on Buford Road. I took it north for a while until it started getting dark.

I found a small herd of elk and found a spot to camp off of the side of the road.

Day #2 coming soon.

 

[Ol Yeller]

Nice trip report

Keep the great pics coming

 

[scrapdaddy]

Some good adventure!

 

[bobm]

Another with a Great camera EYE. You and Deo need to do Pig documentary

 

[fj55tlc]

I thought this was a pig documentary.
Anyway, Day #2. I drove the rest of the way down Buford road. Did not see any other vehicles until I came upon a road grader actively grading the road. He did not seem very happy to see me, but I passed him and found that at the end of the road there was a very large "Road Closed" sign blocking the road. Oh well, should have posted that sign at the top if they didn't want people up there. I drove around the sign and continued to the town of Buford.

I was not alone.

 

[fj55tlc]

After the town of Buford it was a short drive to a trail called "Yellow Cat". Again, I was the only person up there, but I did find this guy having a fish breakfast.

The river crossing was only a few feet deep.