What did you do WITH your Jeep today.

[Arterius2]

Mt. Cheam! Always wanted to reach the top but didn’t have a capable vehicle. Now I have my Jeep, and hours of hiking and some 7000ft later, that dream came true.

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[bem1]

So I took my son tent camping last week to Big Bend National Park. We hiked, ate great camping food, hung out with bears, drove to Terlingua, hung out with the Mayor of Lajitas, and did some off-roading. Our off-roading adventure started off from Rio Grande Village Dr to Glenn Springs Rd. We then made our way to the Black Gap 4x4 trail – the only Jeep Badge of Honor trail in Texas. We continued on dirt until we finally made it to Rio Grande Village about 4 hours later. In that whole time, we only saw two vehicles, one of which was a Park Ranger. Such beautiful country! Our only casualty was discovered when coming back home on Sunday and going through the Border Patrol check point. One of the officers said, “Your back wheel is leaking”. I was like huh? Got out and sure enough our tire was spewing air. It was a mystery as to when this happened. Anyway, it was a great learning experience for my son on how to change a tire. Took the tire to discount tire the next day who found a 2 inch gash on the inside. Lucky me, I got to purchase a new tire! Here are a sample of our pictures. I hope you enjoy!

https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/black-gap-road.htm

-Blake

 

[Dawn Patrol]

Awesome! We are going there in September. We're finally introducing our daughter to the park that we named her after.

Are you guys camping our staying in a hotel? We stayed at Blackwoods but originally booked Mt. Desert Campground. I just saw Chris from Venture 4WD stayed at Mt. Desert Campground last week and it looked beautiful! Whether it is camping or staying in a hotel, I'm sure your daughter won't be disappointed!

 

[TexRivers]

Just returned from 3 weeks in SW CO and northern CA.

 

[TrailTorque]

Just returned from 3 weeks in SW CO and northern CA.

I bet it was a “dope” time bro..

 

[SteadyC]

Just returned from 3 weeks in SW CO

Could you specify the CO trails you did?

 

[JL_v]

Just returned from 3 weeks in SW CO and northern CA.

Where at in northern California?!

 

[Blu bi Kong]

Fun times with another new friend

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[Bee-Rad]

Trip to Surfside Beach, TX. Impressed with the BLD - pulled a couple people out of the sand with the crappy stock tires.

 

[robaw]

Fun times with another new friend

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[TexRivers]

Could you specify the CO trails you did?

Lost Mine
Yankee Boy
Ophir

 

[Kheroux]

Went camping for a week in Acadia.

That first picture is awesome! Is this in penn? I live in CT but that looks worth the trip!

 

[Mjc0010]

Went through Cades Cove and Rich Mountain Rd. Just explored around the Smoky Mountain National Park with the freedom tops out. It was a great day

 

[Dawn Patrol]

That first picture is awesome! Is this in penn? I live in CT but that looks worth the trip!

Thanks @Kheroux ! That picture is from a couple weeks ago when we took a family camping trip to Acadia National Park, Maine, and then headed back to PA through Vermont. You should definitely go since you're probably 3-4 hours closer. It was so much fun! It was about a 12 hour drive when you count the obligatory stop at L.L. Bean. I think I posted pictures on here from three weeks ago at Hickory Run, PA if you are looking for a closer trip (though I'd probably head to upstate NY if I lived in CT).

 

[Kheroux]

Thanks @Kheroux ! That picture is from a couple weeks ago when we took a family camping trip to Acadia National Park, Maine, and then headed back to PA through Vermont. You should definitely go since you're probably 3-4 hours closer. It was so much fun! It was about a 12 hour drive when you count the obligatory stop at L.L. Bean. I think I posted pictures on here from three weeks ago at Hickory Run, PA if you are looking for a closer trip (though I'd probably head to upstate NY if I lived in CT).

What part of upstate would you recommend? I lived in near Poughkeepsie for most of my life before CT and never really made it out anywhere with great offroading. And awesome ill look back and check out your Hickory Run post.

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