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Local mountain run. It had been a long time since I did this trail.

I put the good tires and wheels back on. These were the original factory wheels from my 1980 Toyota pickup. Hubcaps are just cool!

Paint is done! The pictures came out blurry for some reason, but here it is.

It’s getting fresh paint in the morning!

My 1985 first gen 4Runner is a bit different than the much more common fifth gen 4Runners that are everywhere. I like it though!

Back into the shop. I re did the seam sealer in the drip rails. Some rust, but not that bad. Hopefully this will last as long as the original, since I don’t want to do that again. Thi pictures are of different spots, but show before, during, and after. It’s almost ready for paint, I just need...

I added a new scar to the front differential, and had a good day in the Dale Mining District with Canyon Cliff!

A little putty, and a little paint, and we’ll turn this rig into something it ain’t. Slowly getting the 4Runner looking presentable. It’s really pretty straight for an almost 40 year old vehicle. Just some minor dings, and 1 rust spot. The worst panel was the driver side fender. But I had a...

In 1985, a clock was an option that my 4Runner didn’t get, at least until today.

Testing the waters here. I have a 1980 Toyota shot bed 4x4 pickup, just under 99,000 original miles. 4.56 gears, and a Spartan locker done by Yotamasters here in So-Cal. Lots of other upgrades as well. Different camper shells, and wheels available at different prices.Asking $9500 located in...

There are options, both north and south of the park. At the south end, between the freeway (I-10) and the park border, there are plenty of places for boondocking, but it’s fairly close to the road, and is probably fairly crowded about now. You can go south of the freeway and follow any of the...

My next sleep system is going to be a down backpacking quilt. I’ve pretty much decided on the UGQ bandit. Expensive, but it can be customized just how you want it. I don’t like sleeping bags either, I feel trapped in them, so the quilt should be perfect. Here’s a link...

Not art to me. Just like the painted stacks of rocks outside of Las Vegas. You can see similar things to this on highway 95 in Hawthorne, Nevada, the military ammunition storage bunkers look very similar to the city structures. And as for tax dollars, here’s a quote from the original article...

I just got back from Great Basin, one of my favorite national parks!

I’m looking forward to this, the last one was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, I can’t make it Thursday, but I will be at Tom’s Place on Friday. Any hints on the projects we’ll be doing?

I went to the Mojave cleanup last October, and would really like to go again! Waiting for the rally point!

Here’s my Ed Abbey collection. He’s one of my favorite authors!

I lost my good pictures of my 4Runner, and all I have are the recovery pics. It got towed out of coyote flats between 2 of its younger cousins, and is still not running.

“Cactus Ed” was quite a character, and he had some great adventures. In his book Abbey’s Road, (I think) is a story of him driving a rental car across the Australian Outback. A great read!