22,500 since delivery 10/22
~9,700 city miles (about 10 miles/day as a daily driver)
~12,800 road trip miles
-3,500 mile trip 3/24
-2,500 mile trip 9/24
-5,000 mile trip 5/25
-1,800 miles from a few small trips in state
Thank you. Ha, the pics are definitely an illusion and somehow made the Bronco look clean. After all the gravel forest roads near the Grand Canyon and the volcano/mountain near Sunset Crater, the Bronco was caked with dust. I should have taken pics of the completely brown wheels and tires. I was...
Thank you! I spend a lot of time in Google Maps with a lot of street view and Google Earth on my desktop. I download offline maps for just about every section I think I won't have service in.
I also use freecampsites.net and recently iOverlander.
I did a mix of dispersed camping, established campgrounds, and two hotel nights in Lake Tahoe. I wish I could dedicate a whole month for a trip like this. Between Sequoia, Yosemite, the Redwoods, Tahoe, and Grand Canyon, I think I put in hundreds of miles of very curvy, hilly drives. No major...
Stubby antenna, because I never use the radio. Or because it's always on, does that make it one of the more useful mods? Which way does this go?
Rear grab handles.
Please do, I'm always interested in others' trip reports. I've seen several of us Texans posting our Summer trips to Colorado. I already want to go back, so much more yet to see!
I ran the Lower Animas, which only had up to Class III, wouldn't recommend this portion if you want more thrill, like I was hoping for. It sounded like the Upper Animas would have been more exciting.
No hardcore wheeling, but I had tons of fun adventuring. I slept in my Bronco this trip instead of pitching a tent each night, which makes camp setup and breakdown super fast. I went with DeepSleep, their 5" foam mat is super comfy and solid, and was able to keep it inflated and the bed setup...