May 1997: Shown here in the Catskills of NY, my first 4x4 was a 1984 Toyota Xcab pickup. I filled the rust holes in the bed with Great Stuff foam.
Summer 2000… My current (t)rusty 1987 4Runner when I got it, basically stock.
Summer 2002: With rear 2” spring lift, bikini top, 31” tires, new front/rear bumpers and removable electric winch.
Fall 2004: 33” tires, 1” body lift, 4.7 gears in twin-stick t-case, stock A/C compressor converted to onboard air.
Summer 2005: 35” tires with wheel wells carved out (a little rubbing)
Cruising along the Badlands River
Crawling in the Badlands Quarry
Trip pictures:
Gitchee Gumee October 5 2002.
"Two Mile Hill" leading to campground
My 4Runner scrambling through the mud
Group shot midway through the trail
Our trail leader Vic rode with his nephew Trevor in Trevor's Cherokee
November 30 2002, between
The washout, after I just crossed it.
My father noses his new-to-him, cherry stock 4Runner into the washout
Jan 11 2003 to Apple Valley Farms near
My 4Runner makes a few attempts on this hill ...
then I decide to take a side way up
The Suzuki with 'Biched' on the side bites it
plenty of breakage here. A winch sideways gets him down.
A green Jeep pretzels a tierod on the 'Insane/No Way' hills.
July 2003 while on a business trip, took a rental Kia
Sorento on Red Elephant to
April 2004 Cliffs Insane Terrain in
Typical Cliffs-- tight forest trails on side slopes
Same spot looking from the other side. Using my winch. Very muddy.
Oops. Note to self, remember to remove winch, it helps approach angle.
Let's see, if I lay it over submerged, will my seatbelt still unbuckle?
Did I mention the mud. And the tight trails. Oh yeah, and the mud.
