The book series it is based on is fantastic.
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Yeah. I'm going to check that out when I finish my current wizards and sh*t series.
First thing I do when I get back is run it through a car wash, I normally wash my cars myself (may be the last person that does that?) but I want that powerful underbody spray after time at the beach.Centerpole90 said:
I have this fear though, that getting that close the beach, the 40 will become a pile of rust overnight.
My truck is old but not an antique or collectible and not pristine - it's a great beach rig.
I started watching it over the weekend. My wife joined in towards the end of Ep. 2, so we restarted it. Finished Ep. 6 last night. Really enjoying the show and all the guns/gear including Carr's LC. Jack Carr is the gear ***** I would be if I had the money.Streetfighter 02 said:
If you're not watching The Terminal List on Amazon Prime the main character drives a very nice FJ62. The above walkaround video doesn't show it having any swing outs on the rear but it looked to me like a 4Plus bumper in the show. It's a pretty good show. I can even get my wife to watch with me.
On a recent podcast with Rogan, Carr discussed at length how much effort they put into making the amazon series realistic with teams guys coaching the actors on weapons manipulation etc. I'm excited to watch it but I want to read the book first. I think i'll do an audio book on my long drive. His 62 IRL is an icon truck and he also has a 40. I think the 62 in the show has a kaymar rear, haven't seen a front shot. Dave never gets credit for his stuff used in movies but there have been quite a few.
Anyone know where to get the Landcruiser jacket that Reece wears in the show? A quick google didn't turn anything up.
MyNameIsJeff said:
Anyone know where to get the Landcruiser jacket that Reece wears in the show? A quick google didn't turn anything up.
I think they just stuck a patch on a jacket.
https://www.gzila.com/collections/land-cruiser/products/land-cruiser-black-camo-circle-patch?fbclid=IwAR0gCm1DkN9u7YFjtxXIWPgbtdhjStDFA1CRJK8XZV3LvWalrdZ6k1UG53o
A couple nights ago the moon was rising as I went to put the 40 back in the barn. My son, home from Aggieland a few days, and I had taken it for a spin earlier that afternoon. Before we put it inside we toyed with a shop light, the moonrise, and an iphone 13. I was surprised at some of the extended exposure pictures we were able to get with a phone. Here is an example.
I've been working on this truck *almost* exclusively for a little over a year, as I've documented in this thread. Taking out a carpet PO installed, putting all the 2F back original as possible, painting inside the tub... all these things make me feel like I'm restoring the soul in my rig. Is it bone stock, no, is it a concourse restoration, absolutely not; however, the deviations from stock (OME springs, 4Plus bumpers, 33" rubber) all contribute to it's nature - not change it.
CPjr and I shared some great memories of the days when this was his first vehicle. He was a Soph attending a small town HS, about a 5-6 mile drive each way with a newly minted Texas DL and the only thing we had extra around the farm that I could spare to be 'his vehicle' was the 40 I'd bought a year or two before. That was a leap of faith - not because of the truck - because of HIM. I am a huge believer in airbags and seatbelts and crush zones, and all that stuff for young inexperienced drivers - this rig had seatbelts. It was a gut check each day watching him tool off to school in it - I was comforted only because I had done it years earlier in an old Chevy (that I never once buckled the seatbelts in) and survived. I say all that to say that this 40 has really set its hooks in me... I think these Land Cruisers have a way of doing that.
Spotted in Red River
Just a warmup for the week
Isn't this behind the fly shop at Sitzmark Sports? I remember there being a 40 in that open garage area.
Correct
I'm going to take a moment to share the story of today's adventure. Not because I'm trying to hog page 59 of this thread, but because it looks like '03ag is about to lay some cool mountain pics on us and I know reddog is just days from leaving for Solid Axle Summit. When they post up all of this is going to seem lamer than it already is, so please indulge a little Super South Texas LC touring.
tl;dr Drove a 40 along the Rio Grande on a shakedown drive: didn't get kidnapped, saw a lot of cool stuff, truck ran great.
My plan is to haul this 40 to Colorado later this fall with a group of traveling fly fishing Aggies on our annual getaway (taking a break from the salt this year). That prospect has been the motivation to put in a lot of hours getting our 40 all sorted out. Since I'll be picking cotton for the next month and CPjr is headed back to Aggieland this week, today was our last shot to take an extended Father/Son drive and put the 40 through some paces. I wanted to hear every rattle, every squeak, and every knock before I carry it so far from home under the pressure of keeping up (ya, right) with much newer rigs. It's brutally hot right now and we were wanting to do some on-road with a mix of dirt road to see how far right all the needles moved under tough conditions. South Padre is always a ready destination, but today it just didn't fit the bill. We were thinking more adventure, maybe more exciting, certainly more historical, so we decided on driving old Military Highway up to Rio Grande City "THE" river route of deep South TX.
We got on Military Highway (often referred to as just Military) at Bluetown. That's a convenient jump-on spot due south of us. Military doubles as US 281 along its length between Brownsville and Pharr so it's a broader, more traveled road. We passed familiar ports of entry along the way, the border wall off in the distance, then west of McAllen we hopped on Levee Road under the watchful gaze of US Border Patrol.
You can see Blue peeking out behind the passenger seat. I'm sure that's his guilty look.
As we neared Granjeno, we passed under the Anzalduas International Bridge. Those cars are lined up to get in the United States; we are well on our side of the river, yet still south of the port of entry.
Just up the road we came to Anzalduas Park. Anzalduas is a flood control system for the Rio Grande River. There is a floodway on each side of the river, ours is managed by the International Boundary and Water Commission. The Anzalduas weir dam prevents downrange flooding, as in it keeps Brownsville from washing away, by providing a diversion system that empties into the Laguna Madre near Port Mansfield. We stopped near the spillway letting Blue out for a stretch when I struck up a conversation with the Constable who was patrolling the park. I asked if we could drive down to the dam and he said it was in a closed part of the park and IBWC didn't allow public access to the dam. I continued to visit with him and after a few minutes we established we had a common friend; then MY NEW friend insisted that we were in fact going to see the dam and he was going to escort us himself! So off we went past the DO NOT ENTER signage, up the levee toward the river, following his Tahoe.
The dam is under increased security since it is an effective bridge you COULD drive across it. To get to this vantage we had to go through a maze of concrete barriers that keep bad guys from crashing across the dam. Once we got into the part of the park that is closed to the public were on a bluff overlooking the Rio Grande. The folks you see fishing wade in from the Mexico side. Along the other bank, it was a beach party complete with tents and BBQ pits, along our side it was concertina wire and LEOs. Twice while we were standing at the overlook he received calls about groups crossing the river east of us where the water is shallower. As we were leaving the park our buddy got his Tahoe stuck in some loose sand. He started to call Border Patrol to come tow him out but we offered to help since he'd been so gracious. We got around him, set up a spot to winch from, and for the first time put the 1978 Warn 8274 to work. It worked like a CHAMP! We sucked his Tahoe right out of the sand and had him on hard pack Land Cruiser to the rescue.
We left our new friend (great Ambassador for his jurisdiction) at Anzalduas and picked back up on Military. Part of it is paved along south of Palmview toward La Joya, however, where it turned to dirt the road isn't marked and before long I had no idea if we were really on Military or not. More than once our path would peter out and we would have to go back and pick a different route. Most anywhere else all you would be risking is time lost backtracking but there is a reason this rural area is crawling with Border Patrol, TXARNG troops, and constantly surveilled with helos and tethered balloons; it's not a good place to be poking around blindly if you don't know where you are. Not everyone this close to the river is a friendly and some are flat up to no good. I didn't want to drive with my nose in my phone, and I essentially got turned around before Penitas, so we took the bail out turn and hopped on 83 to La Joya. Past La Joya we jumped back on Military to Cuevitas and dropped down to see the only hand drawn ferry operating in the US (certainly on an international crossing) in Los Ebanos, TX.
Back at Cuevitas we came across a Border Patrolman watching an intersection and quizzed him a little about pressing on with Military. He bolstered our confidence by not asking "ARE YOU STRAPPED?" like our LEO friend back at Anzalduas did, rather, he said it was a slow day and in the daylight, we should press on. So, we did. This part of the drive was a real treat. The road was in good condition with only slight washboarding. Because parts of the route are through brush covered sand dunes the road is often winding with much more elevation change than I would have expected. Starr County has well chronicled challenges but keeping Military Road passable seems to be a priority. We encountered a brush fire, a passing Border Patrolman, and a vehicle or two but no banditos. It was a great drive. At times our path was a few hundred yards from the river and at times it was a mile or two but all that ever separated us was brush and some farmland.
Several times we crossed the railroad tracks that connect RGC to the rest of the RGV. Note the bluffs in the distance out of character farther down the river into the delta we call Rio Grande Valley.
After La Grulla and La Casita our path merged with highway 83 and a few miles later we entered Rio Grande City. There, we drove through town, by the old Fort Ringgold, the old Ringgold Hotel (La Borde House now), and we wished we could have had enchiladas at Cairo's, but they would frown on a lab pup destroying the inside of their restaurant so we took a break on the city square and let Blue have some cool water and stretch his legs.
We took one last picture, still proudly wearing the dust of our adventure down the path that has long connected Fort Ringgold in Rio Grande City to Fort Brown in Brownsville. This old path could tell some stories. From its path, you could have seen Capt. Richard King and his riverboat pass by, earning money to buy ranch land a few miles north. During the Civil War, soldiers along its length protected the Confederate cotton headed to run a Union blockade out of the Rio Grande. It played a role in the Mexican-American war, and was where Captain Leander McNelly and is Rangers chased border raiders back into Mexico. Today, our little corner of the world is often on the news with so much push and pull along the border, and we drove ourselves squarely through the heart of an area that figures largely into that but we never felt unsafe, and luckily, it was a great experience. I would not, however, consider doing it in the dark.
Our convoluted route to RGC was 122 miles where we put in 7.9 gallons of gas. To my surprise the ol' 2F got 15.4 miles per gallon! From RGC we left the Rio Grande River behind us and hit some Farm to Market highways for another 78 miles home. We couldn't have scripted a better 200 mile loop. It was a great day and I more than pleased with how the truck did getting pushed on a 100* day. We gave it every chance to lay down and it just kept moving along happily; I think I will cease worrying about the work I've done so far and call it good. This was probably the capstone trip for the summer so now I will concern myself with getting the top and doors in shape since it won't be 100* in Colorado in September. Oh, and I should also tend to a new addition…
First though, I have to rewire the parking lights that Blue decided to munch on while bored and unsupervised in the bed! Darn dog.
tl;dr Drove a 40 along the Rio Grande on a shakedown drive: didn't get kidnapped, saw a lot of cool stuff, truck ran great.
My plan is to haul this 40 to Colorado later this fall with a group of traveling fly fishing Aggies on our annual getaway (taking a break from the salt this year). That prospect has been the motivation to put in a lot of hours getting our 40 all sorted out. Since I'll be picking cotton for the next month and CPjr is headed back to Aggieland this week, today was our last shot to take an extended Father/Son drive and put the 40 through some paces. I wanted to hear every rattle, every squeak, and every knock before I carry it so far from home under the pressure of keeping up (ya, right) with much newer rigs. It's brutally hot right now and we were wanting to do some on-road with a mix of dirt road to see how far right all the needles moved under tough conditions. South Padre is always a ready destination, but today it just didn't fit the bill. We were thinking more adventure, maybe more exciting, certainly more historical, so we decided on driving old Military Highway up to Rio Grande City "THE" river route of deep South TX.
We got on Military Highway (often referred to as just Military) at Bluetown. That's a convenient jump-on spot due south of us. Military doubles as US 281 along its length between Brownsville and Pharr so it's a broader, more traveled road. We passed familiar ports of entry along the way, the border wall off in the distance, then west of McAllen we hopped on Levee Road under the watchful gaze of US Border Patrol.
You can see Blue peeking out behind the passenger seat. I'm sure that's his guilty look.
As we neared Granjeno, we passed under the Anzalduas International Bridge. Those cars are lined up to get in the United States; we are well on our side of the river, yet still south of the port of entry.
Just up the road we came to Anzalduas Park. Anzalduas is a flood control system for the Rio Grande River. There is a floodway on each side of the river, ours is managed by the International Boundary and Water Commission. The Anzalduas weir dam prevents downrange flooding, as in it keeps Brownsville from washing away, by providing a diversion system that empties into the Laguna Madre near Port Mansfield. We stopped near the spillway letting Blue out for a stretch when I struck up a conversation with the Constable who was patrolling the park. I asked if we could drive down to the dam and he said it was in a closed part of the park and IBWC didn't allow public access to the dam. I continued to visit with him and after a few minutes we established we had a common friend; then MY NEW friend insisted that we were in fact going to see the dam and he was going to escort us himself! So off we went past the DO NOT ENTER signage, up the levee toward the river, following his Tahoe.
The dam is under increased security since it is an effective bridge you COULD drive across it. To get to this vantage we had to go through a maze of concrete barriers that keep bad guys from crashing across the dam. Once we got into the part of the park that is closed to the public were on a bluff overlooking the Rio Grande. The folks you see fishing wade in from the Mexico side. Along the other bank, it was a beach party complete with tents and BBQ pits, along our side it was concertina wire and LEOs. Twice while we were standing at the overlook he received calls about groups crossing the river east of us where the water is shallower. As we were leaving the park our buddy got his Tahoe stuck in some loose sand. He started to call Border Patrol to come tow him out but we offered to help since he'd been so gracious. We got around him, set up a spot to winch from, and for the first time put the 1978 Warn 8274 to work. It worked like a CHAMP! We sucked his Tahoe right out of the sand and had him on hard pack Land Cruiser to the rescue.
We left our new friend (great Ambassador for his jurisdiction) at Anzalduas and picked back up on Military. Part of it is paved along south of Palmview toward La Joya, however, where it turned to dirt the road isn't marked and before long I had no idea if we were really on Military or not. More than once our path would peter out and we would have to go back and pick a different route. Most anywhere else all you would be risking is time lost backtracking but there is a reason this rural area is crawling with Border Patrol, TXARNG troops, and constantly surveilled with helos and tethered balloons; it's not a good place to be poking around blindly if you don't know where you are. Not everyone this close to the river is a friendly and some are flat up to no good. I didn't want to drive with my nose in my phone, and I essentially got turned around before Penitas, so we took the bail out turn and hopped on 83 to La Joya. Past La Joya we jumped back on Military to Cuevitas and dropped down to see the only hand drawn ferry operating in the US (certainly on an international crossing) in Los Ebanos, TX.
Back at Cuevitas we came across a Border Patrolman watching an intersection and quizzed him a little about pressing on with Military. He bolstered our confidence by not asking "ARE YOU STRAPPED?" like our LEO friend back at Anzalduas did, rather, he said it was a slow day and in the daylight, we should press on. So, we did. This part of the drive was a real treat. The road was in good condition with only slight washboarding. Because parts of the route are through brush covered sand dunes the road is often winding with much more elevation change than I would have expected. Starr County has well chronicled challenges but keeping Military Road passable seems to be a priority. We encountered a brush fire, a passing Border Patrolman, and a vehicle or two but no banditos. It was a great drive. At times our path was a few hundred yards from the river and at times it was a mile or two but all that ever separated us was brush and some farmland.
Several times we crossed the railroad tracks that connect RGC to the rest of the RGV. Note the bluffs in the distance out of character farther down the river into the delta we call Rio Grande Valley.
After La Grulla and La Casita our path merged with highway 83 and a few miles later we entered Rio Grande City. There, we drove through town, by the old Fort Ringgold, the old Ringgold Hotel (La Borde House now), and we wished we could have had enchiladas at Cairo's, but they would frown on a lab pup destroying the inside of their restaurant so we took a break on the city square and let Blue have some cool water and stretch his legs.
We took one last picture, still proudly wearing the dust of our adventure down the path that has long connected Fort Ringgold in Rio Grande City to Fort Brown in Brownsville. This old path could tell some stories. From its path, you could have seen Capt. Richard King and his riverboat pass by, earning money to buy ranch land a few miles north. During the Civil War, soldiers along its length protected the Confederate cotton headed to run a Union blockade out of the Rio Grande. It played a role in the Mexican-American war, and was where Captain Leander McNelly and is Rangers chased border raiders back into Mexico. Today, our little corner of the world is often on the news with so much push and pull along the border, and we drove ourselves squarely through the heart of an area that figures largely into that but we never felt unsafe, and luckily, it was a great experience. I would not, however, consider doing it in the dark.
Our convoluted route to RGC was 122 miles where we put in 7.9 gallons of gas. To my surprise the ol' 2F got 15.4 miles per gallon! From RGC we left the Rio Grande River behind us and hit some Farm to Market highways for another 78 miles home. We couldn't have scripted a better 200 mile loop. It was a great day and I more than pleased with how the truck did getting pushed on a 100* day. We gave it every chance to lay down and it just kept moving along happily; I think I will cease worrying about the work I've done so far and call it good. This was probably the capstone trip for the summer so now I will concern myself with getting the top and doors in shape since it won't be 100* in Colorado in September. Oh, and I should also tend to a new addition…
First though, I have to rewire the parking lights that Blue decided to munch on while bored and unsupervised in the bed! Darn dog.
This is awesome.
Even more good to report today:
I pulled the dipstick this morning and can happily report that in all that we burned exactly 0.0 , pick your unit of measure, motor oil.
I pulled the dipstick this morning and can happily report that in all that we burned exactly 0.0 , pick your unit of measure, motor oil.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-toyota-land-cruiser-fj60-52/
Who knows what this closes for in the next hour. But a built 60 with a rebuilt 12ht and h55f for high 30s seems like a steal to me.
Who knows what this closes for in the next hour. But a built 60 with a rebuilt 12ht and h55f for high 30s seems like a steal to me.
I wish I had more/better pics but took the LX to the top of Greenie Peak in NM today. Took the hard way up and the easy way(fire road) down.
What a machine
What a machine
Also of note
Prior to this trip I did a few things. Installed a redarc trailer brake controller to pull the conqueror(although not this trip).
Also a remote start system from 12volt solutions. $400 delivered. Cellular module so I can unlock doors or start the car with app from anywhere there's cell service. It also has a manual remote start using the factory key fob. Works great. Took about an hour to install that and the redarc.
And lastly a new set of Firestone Destination XTs. So far a really like them. Much lighter than the K02s they replaced. Also quieter with a better ride and handling. And they made it to the top of Greenie Peak so they're no slouch off road. Very happy so far.
She earned her stripes this week for sure. The kids LOVED offroading.
Prior to this trip I did a few things. Installed a redarc trailer brake controller to pull the conqueror(although not this trip).
Also a remote start system from 12volt solutions. $400 delivered. Cellular module so I can unlock doors or start the car with app from anywhere there's cell service. It also has a manual remote start using the factory key fob. Works great. Took about an hour to install that and the redarc.
And lastly a new set of Firestone Destination XTs. So far a really like them. Much lighter than the K02s they replaced. Also quieter with a better ride and handling. And they made it to the top of Greenie Peak so they're no slouch off road. Very happy so far.
She earned her stripes this week for sure. The kids LOVED offroading.
I've been running around the mountains myself but was more focused on two wheels vs four.
Tell me more about the remote start thing. I have factory remote start on my '13 200 but it's the dumbest design ever. I have to click lock twice and then hold lock till it beeps back at me, then release and it starts a few seconds later. But as soon as I unlock a door (with fob or by touching the handle) it stops the engine. Then you have to start it again once you get inside. It serves it's purpose to precool the interior but IMO it should not kill the engine, just require you to push the start button once you get inside.'03ag said:
Also of note
Prior to this trip I did a few things. Installed a redarc trailer brake controller to pull the conqueror(although not this trip).
Also a remote start system from 12volt solutions. $400 delivered. Cellular module so I can unlock doors or start the car with app from anywhere there's cell service. It also has a manual remote start using the factory key fob. Works great. Took about an hour to install that and the redarc.
And lastly a new set of Firestone Destination XTs. So far a really like them. Much lighter than the K02s they replaced. Also quieter with a better ride and handling. And they made it to the top of Greenie Peak so they're no slouch off road. Very happy so far.
She earned her stripes this week for sure. The kids LOVED offroading.
Welcome to the first remote start Ford we had circa 2011.reddog said:
. But as soon as I unlock a door (with fob or by touching the handle) it stops the engine. Then you have to start it again once you get inside.
Here's the extra hitch on my tire swingout for a bike rack. It's a 6" hitch on the arm. This combined with a 1up extension should give me enough room to clear bikes on a 1up rack (that I don't even own yet). Front Runner table still doesn't fit, that arm will have to go back to Dave after SAS to get a different pedestal.Streetfighter 02 said:
I've been running around the mountains myself but was more focused on two wheels vs four.
My 2016 King Ranch F150 had a great remote start system. Then I traded it for this trail whale and I feel like I went back in time 8 years.Centerpole90 said:Welcome to the first remote start Ford we had circa 2011.reddog said:
. But as soon as I unlock a door (with fob or by touching the handle) it stops the engine. Then you have to start it again once you get inside.
From what I've read that function is coded in a way that cannot be defeated. The one I bought also shuts off as soon as you open the door. But NOT when you unlock it. And it will still run if I open the rear hatch.reddog90 said:
Tell me more about the remote start thing. I have factory remote start on my '13 200 but it's the dumbest design ever. I have to click lock twice and then hold lock till it beeps back at me, then release and it starts a few seconds later. But as soon as I unlock a door (with fob or by touching the handle) it stops the engine. Then you have to start it again once you get inside. It serves it's purpose to precool the interior but IMO it should not kill the engine, just require you to push the start button once you get inside.
That's Toyota's awful awful logic. My wife has it on her 4Runner. It's such a crap system.
Interesting. What year?
Damn son. The old jeep trail on greenie peak? There's some tough switchbacks and washouts on that thing. Impressive. A few really steep inclines too.
I got my f150 up there last year but wouldn't think of taking the old trail. Full-size truck couldn't handle that one tough switchback.
Should try to get it up to cabresta lake. Could easily do goose lake if you made it that trail to greenie.
I got my f150 up there last year but wouldn't think of taking the old trail. Full-size truck couldn't handle that one tough switchback.
Should try to get it up to cabresta lake. Could easily do goose lake if you made it that trail to greenie.
Yeah we took the Jeep trail up, then the fire road that runs by Cabresto Lake down. The Jeep trail is full of SxSs and we definitely got some looks. but also we encountered a "jeep tour" coming DOWN the jeep trail. I put jeep tour in quotes because it was an F250 with the bed removed and convert to "safari" style seating for about 12 people. He and I passed each other on the trail. Somehow.
I was just on that trail a few months ago on a snowmobile, so i had an idea where the difficult spots were. Also a couple of good youtube videos where dudes took their wranglers up there. I felt good about my chances. There were a couple of spots with some drop-off but mostly I was only ever worried about encountering another vehicle. Air down and go slow and there was never an issue.
To hit the fire road we still had to take more Jeep trail down the backside of the peak. That took about 30 minutes and I used a fair bit of 4 low just to help control descent speed. On the way up I used 4 low a couple of times but it probably wasn't necessary.
We'll definitely hit Cabresto lake next time. And probably take the camper. We did a lot of scoping for good camp sites.
Goose lake trail looks pretty intense. Way more exposed sections with steep drop-off and NO room to pass. I'd rent a SxS if I was going to do that. The lake looks incredible though.
I was just on that trail a few months ago on a snowmobile, so i had an idea where the difficult spots were. Also a couple of good youtube videos where dudes took their wranglers up there. I felt good about my chances. There were a couple of spots with some drop-off but mostly I was only ever worried about encountering another vehicle. Air down and go slow and there was never an issue.
To hit the fire road we still had to take more Jeep trail down the backside of the peak. That took about 30 minutes and I used a fair bit of 4 low just to help control descent speed. On the way up I used 4 low a couple of times but it probably wasn't necessary.
We'll definitely hit Cabresto lake next time. And probably take the camper. We did a lot of scoping for good camp sites.
Goose lake trail looks pretty intense. Way more exposed sections with steep drop-off and NO room to pass. I'd rent a SxS if I was going to do that. The lake looks incredible though.
'03ag said:
Yeah we took the Jeep trail up, then the fire road that runs by Cabresto Lake down. The Jeep trail is full of SxSs and we definitely got aome looks. but also we encountered a "jeep tour" coming DOWN the jeep trail. I put jeep tour in quotes because it was an F250 with the bed removed and convert to "safari" style seating for about 12 people. He and I passed each other on the trail. Somehow.
I was just on that trail a few months ago on a snowmobile, so i had an idea where the difficult spots were. Also a couple of good youtube videos where dudes took their wranglers up there. I felt good about my chances. There were a couple of spots with some drop-off but mostly I was only ever worried about encountering another vehicle. Air down and go slow and there was never an issue.
To hit the fire road we still had to take more Jeep trail down the backside of the peak. That took about 30 minutes and I used a fair bit of 4 low just to help control descent speed. On the way up I used 4 low a couple of times but it probably wasn't necessary.
We'll definitely hit Cabresto lake next time. And probably take the camper. We did a lot of scoping for good camp sites.
Goose lake trail looks pretty intense. Way more exposed sections with steep drop-off and NO room to pass. I'd rent a SxS if I was going to do that. The lake looks incredible though.
We took a 3/4 ton suburban up goose lake in the early 90s. that thing is nothing
there's one tight switchback but not near a drop off. It's got some shelf road but nothing to be worried about. It's packed with Texas rednecks on SXS but they can wait or pass.If you did the greenie peak trail, goose lake is nothing.
There are some great boondock spots on the back of greenie peak in midnight meadows. We've tent camped up there multiple times on ATVs.
I took that road up the backside of greenie peak in my f150. One tight turn where a tree had fallen that took a little bit of spotting but nothing that truck couldn't "handle"
There's really only 1 spot on the jeep trail I wouldn't do… that first steep climb with a switchback fairly close to the bottom.
You saw those crazies sitting in the bed of trucks
lol This one?ChoppinDs40 said:
There's really only 1 spot on the jeep trail I wouldn't do… that first steep climb with a switchback fairly close to the bottom.
Or the one a little ways after it that cuts back to the right?
When's the last time you were on the Goose Lake trail? I've seen a lot of people saying that they used to take their station wagon up it in the 70s, but that it isn't maintained anymore. I had a couple different people tell me it's the hardest trail in the area by far.
Please tell me you made the Mrs walk up the trail ahead of you and said "I need you to go up there get some video of us going up trail. You know, for TexAgs."
No, not that one. It's pretty close to the bottom where you turn off the main road into that heavily forested area. It's been awhile since I've done that one but I remember that first steep switchback near the bottom being the tightest turn. Someone filming it would be looking straight down the road.
Did you turn off the main gravel road pretty quickly after coming out of the park in town (maybe a mile or two up)? Or take it pretty close to the top and then cut over into that off-road trail?
We took the gravel road up and down, back to the road that goes to questa. Took a right and then another right to the off-road trail up to greenie peak.
It's been awhile since I've done goose lake and nothing in that area, outside of maybe 4th of July canyon, is gnarly.
People take those safari style rides up to goose lake too, if that tells you how hard it is.
It's got a pretty narrow shelf road but it's gravel, not jagged edges or sheer rock - nothing anyone with half a brain can't navigate. Like all off-road trails, air down, 4low and go slow. Pay attention and don't try to ride up on the side of those shelf roads - that's how you turn that puppy over.
I think people say it's "tough" because weekend warrior ranchers in their sxs with their huge hair wife and lap dog are riding it to the top with them.
That being said, I'm probably downplaying some overall, I've done some very gnarly stuff, witnessed a few vehicles and ATVs roll off the mountain (saw my now wife roll an ATV off paradise bowl in crested butte, flipped 14 times on the way down). Have helped winch jeepers off Pearl pass road. Done devils punch bowl, tincup pass, napoleon pass, alpine trail, Taylor river road up and over to Aspen.
Everything around Red River is like easy mode. We've made it up and back to goose lake in less than 45 minutes (no traffic that day).
Anyways, I wouldn't have any worries about goose lake (unless it's seriously deteriorated in the last 5 years).
It's long and challenging enough if you're not used to wheeling… but you'll see a busted forest service truck at the top and 100 Texans in cinch jeans and Polaris rangers
Did you turn off the main gravel road pretty quickly after coming out of the park in town (maybe a mile or two up)? Or take it pretty close to the top and then cut over into that off-road trail?
We took the gravel road up and down, back to the road that goes to questa. Took a right and then another right to the off-road trail up to greenie peak.
It's been awhile since I've done goose lake and nothing in that area, outside of maybe 4th of July canyon, is gnarly.
People take those safari style rides up to goose lake too, if that tells you how hard it is.
It's got a pretty narrow shelf road but it's gravel, not jagged edges or sheer rock - nothing anyone with half a brain can't navigate. Like all off-road trails, air down, 4low and go slow. Pay attention and don't try to ride up on the side of those shelf roads - that's how you turn that puppy over.
I think people say it's "tough" because weekend warrior ranchers in their sxs with their huge hair wife and lap dog are riding it to the top with them.
That being said, I'm probably downplaying some overall, I've done some very gnarly stuff, witnessed a few vehicles and ATVs roll off the mountain (saw my now wife roll an ATV off paradise bowl in crested butte, flipped 14 times on the way down). Have helped winch jeepers off Pearl pass road. Done devils punch bowl, tincup pass, napoleon pass, alpine trail, Taylor river road up and over to Aspen.
Everything around Red River is like easy mode. We've made it up and back to goose lake in less than 45 minutes (no traffic that day).
Anyways, I wouldn't have any worries about goose lake (unless it's seriously deteriorated in the last 5 years).
It's long and challenging enough if you're not used to wheeling… but you'll see a busted forest service truck at the top and 100 Texans in cinch jeans and Polaris rangers
Centerpole90 said:
Please tell me you made the Mrs walk up the trail ahead of you and said "I need you to go up there get some video of us going up trail. You know, for TexAgs."
Yes we left the park, turned left when the road T'ed in front of us, then pretty quickly turned right off the main gravel road. From there the wife is standing at the first tight switchback. It is VERY steep where she's standing and looking down. The camera kills the perspective.
As Centerpole noticed she's pretty out of breath from walking up it . . . After that she would only walk downhill for riveting stuff like this
As Centerpole noticed she's pretty out of breath from walking up it . . . After that she would only walk downhill for riveting stuff like this
That's coming down right? I remember there being water there. Where I'm thinking is pretty rutted/washed out and very steep.
Maybe it's been worked on.
Just watched some YouTube videos of that trail. I feel like it's been widened and fixed in some areas. That or I'm thinking of some of the many side trails up that way.
Nonetheless, nice job to the top in a GX.
Get a little lift in that bad boy and some KO2s (and skid plates).
Maybe it's been worked on.
Just watched some YouTube videos of that trail. I feel like it's been widened and fixed in some areas. That or I'm thinking of some of the many side trails up that way.
Nonetheless, nice job to the top in a GX.
Get a little lift in that bad boy and some KO2s (and skid plates).