[Yanman]

Just another quick outing with the family. This time my Dad was able to drive his 4Runner. Not to many pics due to to much fun wheelin.

I'll post up more pics, when I get 'em.

Tell me if you recognize this rock?

 

[vwfastg60]

I do! If you come in the first gate it's right before you come down to the parking area! I love going over it and dropping in to the camp site

 

[TacoBlanca97]

The truck is looking good! A wee bit more flex than the tacoma.

 

[Yanman]

A wee bit more flex than the tacoma.

Just a little.

The interesting thing is during that whole trip the tranny didn't pop out of gear once. So, I'll give it some more time to break in the gears in the t-cases, and maybe I won't have to rebuild my tranny or get a new one. I'll stick to trails like Johnny Park and Slaughterhouse. Which was the plan to begin with until I get my comfort level up.

My Dad however got a little carnage.

We ended up going the wrong direction on part of the trail and ended up going up a steep hill. Well the Runner only made it so far then lost traction. The they tried to turn around on this steep hill, big mistake.

Where was I you might ask? I was slowly backing down the hill, and should have told him not to move until I get back, my bad.

Then he got hung up by a tree and busted off his drivers side mirror, broke part of the weather guard, got some minor scratches, and tore off the front drivers mud flap.

It could have been much worse, but we got 'em down, and carried on and still had a lot of fun.

 

[vwfastg60]

Where is there a steep hill on Johnny park? The only one I can picture is after the parking area going up by the gate. My buddy has talked about this hill before but I have never seen it.

 

[Yanman]

Kind of hard to describe.

But we came in on the Pinewood Springs side (North Lyons, Highway 66/36), and it was before you get to that "poser" rock. Its close by a campground loop, but there are tons of those.

I believe we took a left at an intersection, when we should have taken a right.

 

[Yanman]

More pics:

Here is the spot where my Dad got hung up on that tree.

A pic showing the steepness of the hill

My Dad posing on the poser rock: