sdecurti
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The Lonely Pinos 250 Prelander run. Bring the kids
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A trip 6 months in the making. 10 Trucks from mild to wild builds.. 5 Gremlins. Good People, A few mechanical issues, Endless radio banter, wrong turns, unfavorable weather, Snowballl fights, Mines, Misjudged water crossings, Hotsprings, a museum, and epic views all over 250 dirt miles.... The Lonely Pinos 250. Huge thanks to @4lowlance for putting this run together and leading the way.
The Tale from my end...
The alarm went off at 04:00 am finished loading a few final things woke up the little man got him dressed and strapped in and was on the road at 05:03 am.
Met up with @sdecurti in Sylmar at about 5:30am.
Hooked the mouse up to his PowerWagon. Connor and I hopped in with him and Flat towed it out to meet up with the rest of the group at the Boxcar Cabin in Death Valley roughly a 5 hr drive for us..
The views along the way didn't suck
We made it to the Death Valley Sign near the Saline Valley road Turn off and unhooked the Mouse. Quick photo op and hit the dirt a few miles down to the Cabin meet up just about 10-1030.
The Tale from my end...
The alarm went off at 04:00 am finished loading a few final things woke up the little man got him dressed and strapped in and was on the road at 05:03 am.
Met up with @sdecurti in Sylmar at about 5:30am.
Hooked the mouse up to his PowerWagon. Connor and I hopped in with him and Flat towed it out to meet up with the rest of the group at the Boxcar Cabin in Death Valley roughly a 5 hr drive for us..
The views along the way didn't suck
We made it to the Death Valley Sign near the Saline Valley road Turn off and unhooked the Mouse. Quick photo op and hit the dirt a few miles down to the Cabin meet up just about 10-1030.
dwphoto
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The Group was all packed up and ready to hit the trail so we said our hellos and aired down with a quickness then hit the trail.
Right out of the gate @4lowlance @Endless Trails and Shane were on the gas.. We checked up to regroup.. and the view was well.. you take a look...
The Line up was pretty diverse.
@4lowlance in F150
Shane in Wrangler
KenVP @Endless Trails in Mega Cab Dodge
Yours truly in the Mouse Toyota Pick up
@SByota Tacoma
@the bodj in his S10
@WW_RANGER_X raptor
@Obsexplorer Explorer
then @sdecurti Dodge Power Wagon
and last but not least @Motiracer38 Jeep grand cherokee
While we were waiting for the rest of the group to catch up. I was busy snapping photos.
this is better than Yosemite Sam Back off Mud flaps.
@Endless Trails noticed his truck was pissing Coolant. He popped the hood and sure enough, the upper radiator hose had popped of the radiator.
after some heckling and a few gallons of coolant and additional water. KenVP got the hose reconnected and was back in business. We pressed on into Saline Valley.
Right out of the gate @4lowlance @Endless Trails and Shane were on the gas.. We checked up to regroup.. and the view was well.. you take a look...
The Line up was pretty diverse.
@4lowlance in F150
Shane in Wrangler
KenVP @Endless Trails in Mega Cab Dodge
Yours truly in the Mouse Toyota Pick up
@SByota Tacoma
@the bodj in his S10
@WW_RANGER_X raptor
@Obsexplorer Explorer
then @sdecurti Dodge Power Wagon
and last but not least @Motiracer38 Jeep grand cherokee
While we were waiting for the rest of the group to catch up. I was busy snapping photos.
this is better than Yosemite Sam Back off Mud flaps.
@Endless Trails noticed his truck was pissing Coolant. He popped the hood and sure enough, the upper radiator hose had popped of the radiator.
after some heckling and a few gallons of coolant and additional water. KenVP got the hose reconnected and was back in business. We pressed on into Saline Valley.
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4lowlance
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This trip turned out to be exactly what I dreamed of. When we say “good dudes” it’s easy to gloss over what that actually means. The perfect balance of maturity with silliness, preparedness with flexibility. The desire for speed with the intelligence to not yardsale 300 miles from home. Men who love their children and invest endless wisdom into them. I don’t recall a single dude talking trash about his wife. The stories were PG when kids were around. The whiskey flowed but nobody devolved to keg stands (just me passing out with my moonshine birthday buzz).
Everyone’s kids were truly delightful. Spencer and Kevin’s wives are super cool. Radio communications were great and playful without crossing into boyscout Karen status.
I can’t say enough good things about this group. I can’t wait to do this again. Thank you all for trusting me and showing up with such limited information.
Everyone’s kids were truly delightful. Spencer and Kevin’s wives are super cool. Radio communications were great and playful without crossing into boyscout Karen status.
I can’t say enough good things about this group. I can’t wait to do this again. Thank you all for trusting me and showing up with such limited information.
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The road down was steep and windy Canyon that had a creek running with quite a bit of water in it. The trail crossed creek probably 5 or 6 times throughout the descent. Super cool seeing one of the driest places in the World. So full of color and water.
As we got closer to the valley floor Lance asked if I wanted to go ahead, to get some photos of everyone coming down..
This is what I came up with....
@SByota got a little pitted on the turn haha almost lost it.
As we got closer to the valley floor Lance asked if I wanted to go ahead, to get some photos of everyone coming down..
This is what I came up with....
@SByota got a little pitted on the turn haha almost lost it.
dwphoto
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Next stop the Saline Hot Springs
The W was Gale force
Salvation
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We all slapped on our suit and got in for a little soak.
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Tiny living his best life.
Too much blue pill ?
We had lunch and loaded back up for the climb out of the valley to higher elevation to get out of the heat temps 100ish and the wind!
Almost everyone's truck had an elevated temp gage. on the sand climb with a tail wind almost creating a zero airflow void in front of the trucks. The mouse was up around 230.
C Caught a quick nap.
Too much blue pill ?
We had lunch and loaded back up for the climb out of the valley to higher elevation to get out of the heat temps 100ish and the wind!
Almost everyone's truck had an elevated temp gage. on the sand climb with a tail wind almost creating a zero airflow void in front of the trucks. The mouse was up around 230.
C Caught a quick nap.
dwphoto
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As we climb out of the valley there was patched of snow. Connor was so stoked. He gets on the radio ( he's got his own radio button ) " Hey Lance! Can we stop and play in the snow? " Lance fires back with "we sure can buddy"
Even the big kids were getting in on the action
Even the big kids were getting in on the action
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We finally had to call a cease fire and get back in the trucks and get to camp. haha good times
Endless Trails
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Huck Finn over here dragging rope. 
Epic trip
Lost a radiator hose, drivers bedside top needs fixed, fridge won't cool below 30, and the tote for my Blackstone went into multiple pieces. But we had lots of rad miles, 1000 smiles, and more than enough laughs.
I want to thank #howlcampfires and ##loamcoffee for supporting the trip.
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i am super bummed i didnt pay attention to this thread. I love that are so much, and the pictures made me super jealous. Keep posting more.
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Hey... Can I get a sticker?
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Had a cover shoot of Prelander Magazine
the BB Gun came out and so did the sharp shooters
NO
Endless Trails
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I think the two most common statements of the trip were 1) Pictures don't due this justice and 2) I really need to look into getting a RTT.
WW_RANGER_X
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One for the books. Definitely a learning experience. Such a great group of humans. My Son Wes and I had a blast. Taking him to school this morning we reflected on the trip the whole drive there. I can’t wait to prep for the next one!
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Great shots dude!
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@WW_RANGER_X did anyone get video of Wes going "John Henry" on every rock he could find and the CO2 bottle. Little dude was getting after it. Fun kid to be around.
