Where Have you Driven Your 40-Series This Week? (2 Viewers)

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Fire damage takes a while to resolve the forest. Were the trout streams silted up or have they had time to clean out the silt? I flew a Bell 212 on the Yellowstone fires fighting the fires that really damaged the forest and later flew the fertilization and reseeding attempts resolve the some of the damage. A lot of trout streams took several years to come back. Beautiful photos!

Spring runoff generally cleans the rivers out each season, some of the larger fires do dump a significant amount of ash and sediment into the streams. As we all know, nature has a strange way of working itself out.

 

[cbmontgo]

Hit a very remote area in the Sawatch Range.

 

[jim land]

800km round trip to the cabin

 

[Jim S.]

Like the photos Jim. Where is the cabin located?

 

[jim land]

Like the photos Jim. Where is the cabin located?

South east of quebec canada

 

[igotta40]

Nowhere at all. It’s too hot.

 

[jim land]

Nowhere at all. It’s too hot.

Hot in july and August only

 

[igotta40]

Hot in july and August only

yea I was camping north of Winnipeg once, hot in August! But the lake was cold as ice!

 

[6f40j9]

I know it’s been said before, but these things really do like being driven.
I’ve taken it out more this past month than I think all of last summer.
The carb is mostly cooperating-it’s only died a few times but hasn’t had the high idle thing yet, that I can recall.
My right turn signal indicator in the dash started working after 5 years.
It’s hot starting pretty regularly without fighting me.

Today I swung by the church to look at a dimmer that needs replaced, then went to Home Depot for said dimmer and some blinds, stopped at a friend’s, and finally home. Probably only 40 miles but it’s getting less stressful each trip.

 

[anothernz45]

I got wood! Doesn't happen as often as it used to.

 

[DirtDauberGarage]

I rebuilt a 1979 Toyota FJ40 power steering box today for a friend. It was an exercise in persistence, patience, and attention to detail. It is as good as new... at least I hope it is!!

 

[bernardbar3]

Went to the Tatacoa Desert . We drove way back inside the desert until we saw no other cars or people. Such a surreal experience. We found an interesting Ecohotel and spent two nights watching the stars at night and exploring the landscapes by day. We met an Overlander in his Land Cruiser from Switzerland .

 

[bernardbar3]

More desert adventures pics.

 

[nabbasi]

I overlooked this place. Did the loop in cades cove when my nephew visited a few weeks ago. No top + windshield down. Saw some bear cubs playing and tons of deer.

 

[Greek Cruiserhead]

I overlooked this place. Did the loop in cades cove when my nephew visited a few weeks ago. No top + windshield down. Saw some bear cubs playing and tons of deer.
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This photo belongs to the 'Artistic pics" imho, congrats mate!

 

[nabbasi]

This photo belongs to the 'Artistic pics" imho, congrats mate!

All credit goes to my wife. What you can’t see is how impatient I’m being because we were losing light!

 

[70fj40]

Cades cove is an amazing place

 

[CruiserInProgress]

My first public outing in the FJ40, a coffee shop on a lake about 10 miles away. Mostly doing 60mph along the way, she did great...ish.

As I pulled in to park, I chucked and said thanks when a couple of guys yelled out, "Nice Jeep!"
I'll take it.

 

[cims1970fj40]

My first public outing in the FJ40, a coffee shop on a lake about 10 miles away. Mostly doing 60mph along the way, she did great...ish.

As I pulled in to park, I chucked and said thanks when a couple of guys yelled out, "Nice Jeep!"
I'll take it.

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Nicest jeep I’ve ever seen

 

[archie73]

Took it out to enjoy my latest time suck. Went to a trail I haven’t ridden in years. The cows had chewed the trail up back in the day that we stopped riding it. They’re still there, but seem to be a little gentler this time around.