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Had a good time with some friends out at Big Bear this past week

From my understanding Dedeckera Canyon (the beginning of this video) is part of Steel Pass as a whole, but I could be mistaken (and maybe one of you can clear that up). Regardless here's a video of it from a few weeks ago. Fun and beautiful trail with some minor technical areas in the beginning...

For those of you who don't know, over on the Eastern Sierra, a few miles North of Mt. Whitney there is a small area known as Reward, which is home to the Reward Mine, which you can drive about 1/4 mile deep into. The mine opened in 1860 and produced gold, copper, lead, and silver up until it...

Looking to do a three to four day trip next week with the wife. We are in Fresno, but I'm hoping to drive down and across to Lone Pine, then go up towards Tioga Pass and head home through Yosemite National Park as I know that area very well. I have a few offroading books that talk about trails...

Attempted this a few weeks back on my own, but being new with the 4Runner and coming from a CR-V I got a bit intimidated and waited until I could do it with some other people. They helped me in a few spots, but otherwise the stock Pro did great. This trail is in the Sequoia National Forest and...

Has anyone ever ran into issues with the "rangers" or whatever their exact title is when trying to get MVUM's at their visitor centers? When I went to Kings Canyon the other week I stopped at the Hume Lake Ranger Station. My wife went in and grabbed the map as I went to the bathroom, and like...

We've been talking about getting a 4Runner for awhile, and with our second vehicle dying the other day it kind of sped up the process of purchasing the Off-Road Premium we had been looking at. The vehicle won't be here for another week or so as it's still in transit and all of that, but wanted...

Thought I'd share a recent trip to Kings Canyon National Park. I was looking for my wife's 4H campground that she would go to when she was a child. The campground sits on a backway into the Park, but unfortunately it was too early to enter the Park that way as the road was closed. With time to...

Can anyone give a better explanation, or more detailed information on the backroad/off-road signs we run across on trails. I'm not sure if there is a specific name for them, but they are the ones that sit probably 2-3ft off the ground. The small brown, thin column like ones. Usually they have...

Was wondering what the weight capacity for the roof tents are. I don't have anything in mind specifically as far as brands go, but I assume there is a set limit of some sort for the roof? I've read various reports online saying 300lbs to 1000+, but couldn't find what determined this. I assume...

For those of you who have seen my posts, I own a CR-V which obviously keeps me very limited on backroads. As a photographer I travel a lot, especially with work I do for the NPS, so I've been looking into buying a Toyota 4Runner for the space, but also offroad capabilities. I have thought about...

Hopefully this is the right section to post this in. Kept switching back and forth between here and the Overland Trip Planning, but being this is more of a two hour drive rather than a multi day trip, I figure this might be the better section. With that said, has anyone done this route before...

What are the laws on snorkels for California? I've been looking into them for when I buy my 4Runner, but from what I've read some people have had issues passing the visual smog test? Has anyone had this issue in California? Does it matter where you live? For instance in Virginia where I lived...

What are the rules, if there are any, for the dispersed car camping everyone does when on their trips? I've seen quite a few people with coolers, candles, and other things with scents left out over night (or perhaps I'm just assuming this). In the Sierra Nevada you are supposed to have these in...