Recent content by goonlander

Any Bay Area meets planned for the near future?

Some pictures from last weekend from genova and hawkins peak. On the way home my alternator went out and had to get towed. First time iv ever had to get a 4x4 rig towed! Genova peak: Hawkins peak:

Im surprised you can find trails up there when there is snow. A lot of trails the gate off during the winter.

This link should have the trail map: Genoa Peak OHV Trail I can probably trace the trail for ya and send you a gpx file if need be!

Ahhh yes, the long way in! When i use to have a rock crawler i went down that route and yes it did get pretty rocky. Used the siders a few times.

I went up to Genova Peak this weekend. The trail is pretty easy and I managed just fine in a stock 3rd gen 4runner. The views are amazing. If you are running the trail from Kingsbury Grade the first entrance to Genova Peak is the more technical one and the second entrance is the easy one.

Which entrance did you take? Leviathan Mine Road or China Springs Road?

Took my stock 3rd gen 4unner out to the Barney Riley hot springs this weekend. Decided to take Leviathan Mine Rd to get there instead of the usual China Springs Rd that most people take. The trail was much more washed out and rocky than I remember at the beginning of last winter.

Just looked for the pics and couldn't find anything good. Google will be your friend for this one!

Genoa Peak Road in East Lake Tahoe is a good beginner trail. Its got great views of the lake and from what I can remember there were a few dispersed camping locations. Genoa Peak OHV Trail. I might be able to find some photos if you are interested.

Thank you everybody for your warm welcome!

So far I am loving mine. I use to have a built '98 Jeep Cherokee and it had terrible road manners and could not really fit more than 2 people comfortably. The 4runner is a bit longer so I can fit more people if I wanted to. Iv got some pics of the old Jeep:

Bought a more streetable offraod vehicle and decided to join this forum! I have been off roading in the Sierras for years now but my previous rigs either had terrible street manners or were way to big for the trail. I finally decided on a 1999 4runner and I am excited to build it. Here is a...