Vermejo's OffRoad Log 2009

Vermejo · 01-08-2009, 07:37 PM

For 2009 most of my Trip/Trail reports will be consolidated into one thread. Enjoy…

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jsn_stockard · 01-08-2009, 07:40 PM

Give me a shovel cause I'm diggin that Yota! Sweet pic man!

Vermejo · 01-08-2009, 07:43 PM

Saturday we met up with fellow Las Cruces 4WD Club members to run in the Chile Canyons. My sister’s boyfriend Phil from the UK tagged along for the ride. The trail leader decided on Patzcuarro’s Revenge/Rocatillo Rapids, Extreme rated trails, to my discontent. I managed a couple hundred yards before flatting. Following a quick change I managed a bit further before realizing I was over my head. After I watching the other trucks crawl through the boulder chutes pivoting with full body contact, I called it quits. A bit embarrassed I broke from the group and crept out of the canyon. We retired the rest of the day to running the foothills; nice and easy.

Trail Info: http://lascrucesfourwheeldriveclub.c...d=33&Itemid=47

SC4Runner · 01-10-2009, 03:16 PM

Looks like fun!

So did you end up swapping your axle shafts with the poly performance shafts? What about your front CV's? Are they holding up alright with the 35's?

Also, are you running a 10" rim? Your tires look really wide for a 315/75 ??!

What are you using up front suspension wise? You get decent stuff from your IFS.

Vermejo · 01-13-2009, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC4Runner

Looks like fun!

So did you end up swapping your axle shafts with the poly performance shafts? What about your front CV's? Are they holding up alright with the 35's?

Also, are you running a 10" rim? Your tires look really wide for a 315/75 ??!

What are you using up front suspension wise? You get decent stuff from your IFS.

I did end up getting the PolyPerformance shafts and will never look back. I’ve run though half a dozen CV’s in the past year in what I will say was “aftermarket CV shaft testing”: They all failed miserably. I’m now on to salvage yard factory shafts and doing better. Rims are 8 inch M/T, the backspacing and removed fenders may make em’ look a bit wider. The suspension set up is Sonoran Steel’s 1.2.

Vermejo · 02-01-2009, 07:15 AM

Saturday the LC4WD Club met to pre-run trails that will be part of our annual Chile Challenge event. Departing as two groups; hard and extreme- I found myself with 3 Rubicons when the dust cleared. All “vehicle make grunting” aside, I’ve known most of these guys for years and enjoy the company. The Dona Ana Mountains are our sick little version of Moab. Many of the slopes are solid rock but feature a dusting of shale to the likings of crusher-fine. The climbs and descents place drivers in precarious off-camber situations that would allow a roll to continue for a quarter mile in many areas. Not so difficult are the obstacles than the loose traction and consequences for error.

Vermejo · 02-23-2009, 07:40 PM

Broad Canyon : ClickHere

Dona Ana Mountains : ClickHere

Upper Broad Canyon : ClickHere

In a sea of Jeeps: I made friends, witnessed the worst of the unwary and escaped without breakage.

wormhole · 02-27-2009, 08:08 PM

Hayes · 02-27-2009, 08:53 PM

Beautiful pics as always. Do you have a build up thread on your rig?

Vermejo · 02-28-2009, 07:30 AM

Thanks guys

BuildThread

It sure looked pretty in the beginning

okie81 · 02-28-2009, 07:36 AM

The black-n-white photography gives excellent contrast in the desert-like setting, nicely done, you should post more!

ocdropzone · 02-28-2009, 08:25 AM

Very cool idea putting into an online log like this...Great Pics!

Pretty nice truck too for an IFS truck

Seriously like it, looked at the build thread, it has gone through some transitions, definitely like the current wheels over the FJ's..just remember a build is never done

Vermejo · 05-09-2009, 10:17 AM

Trails
Hell’s Revenge
Golden Spike
Behind the Rocks
Poison Spider Mesa

Many more photos at New Mexico Backroads

i_love_tacos · 05-09-2009, 09:28 PM

nice pics! looks like fun

nosfanatic2006 · 05-11-2009, 04:25 AM

That Land Cruiser pic, 2nd from the top, has to be one of the most amazing pictures I've ever seen

Looks like an awesome time!

Btw: what camera, lens, and filter are you using? You take AMAZING pictures!

And you've inspired me to get my Yota running agian

byron4 · 05-11-2009, 07:55 PM

cool pictures. thanks.

Vermejo · 05-13-2009, 06:18 AM

Thanks for the kind words. Moab is quite a place; more than just wheeling to be enjoyed there.

With Cruise Moab, Rising Sun puts on quite an event. As the pics show- any level vehicle/driver will have a good time.

Vermejo · 08-20-2009, 07:36 PM

This past weekend I traveled into the Gila with Jones, my GSD. Over the past few months, using 50 year old FS Maps and Google Earth, I patched a long route from Mogollion to Reserve. The route covered over 200 miles of OPEN roads that traversed everything from fern carpeted forest to high desert plains. I’m always amazed at what I still have to discover here.

The Gila provides thousands of miles of road by way of rugged and remote terrain. As help or assistance is rare in these parts, it’s advised to go well prepared. I drove over 200 miles without seeing anything but wildlife.

Vermejo · 08-20-2009, 07:37 PM

Vermejo · 08-20-2009, 07:38 PM

Vermejo · 08-20-2009, 07:39 PM

***Corey*** · 08-20-2009, 07:46 PM

Your pics are always magazine quality.
What type of camera are you using right now?

Vermejo · 08-20-2009, 08:02 PM

Thanks Corey, I’m using my workhorse D-60. It’s enough camera perform in the wild and not be completely heartbroken I accidentally destroy it the process.

***Corey*** · 08-20-2009, 08:27 PM

Thanks, very nice.
http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Ni...page?pid=25438

I have a nice Sony DSC-H9 Cybershot I bought a few years back that is 8 megapixels, but the pics are always kind of washed out and not vibrant.
But I also shoot it on automatic settings all the time too.
It is adjustable, but I do not know what I am doing if I try to change stuff.

Trail_Banger · 09-02-2009, 07:26 AM

Sweet! I used to work out here (long story) and know Mogollon, Reserve (or Reverse and folks call it) etc. Did you get to Snow Lake and Bearwallow?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vermejo

This past weekend I traveled into the Gila with Jones, my GSD. Over the past few months, using 50 year old FS Maps and Google Earth, I patched a long route from Mogollion to Reserve. The route covered over 200 miles of OPEN roads that traversed everything from fern carpeted forest to high desert plains. I’m always amazed at what I still have to discover here.

The Gila provides thousands of miles of road by way of rugged and remote terrain. As help or assistance is rare in these parts, it’s advised to go well prepared. I drove over 200 miles without seeing anything but wildlife.

01-08-2009, 07:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
jsn_stockard Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gainesville Texas Posts: 558	Give me a shovel cause I'm diggin that Yota! Sweet pic man! __________________ www.stockardmaintenancesolution.com Leave the trail a cleaner place than it was before you got there

01-08-2009, 07:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Chile Canyons 1-3-09 Saturday we met up with fellow Las Cruces 4WD Club members to run in the Chile Canyons. My sister’s boyfriend Phil from the UK tagged along for the ride. The trail leader decided on Patzcuarro’s Revenge/Rocatillo Rapids, Extreme rated trails, to my discontent. I managed a couple hundred yards before flatting. Following a quick change I managed a bit further before realizing I was over my head. After I watching the other trucks crawl through the boulder chutes pivoting with full body contact, I called it quits. A bit embarrassed I broke from the group and crept out of the canyon. We retired the rest of the day to running the foothills; nice and easy. Trail Info: http://lascrucesfourwheeldriveclub.c...d=33&Itemid=47 __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

01-10-2009, 03:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
SC4Runner Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 5th Gen San Diegan, California Posts: 5,893	Looks like fun! So did you end up swapping your axle shafts with the poly performance shafts? What about your front CV's? Are they holding up alright with the 35's? Also, are you running a 10" rim? Your tires look really wide for a 315/75 ??! What are you using up front suspension wise? You get decent stuff from your IFS. __________________ 1996 4x4 3.4L 4Runner on 35's - 6" of lift, MTR's, E-locked, ARB Tacoma Bumper, Sliders and a cut off tail pipe. 1966 FJ40 - SOA with stock springs, stock 1F motor, and a smelly tailpipe.

02-01-2009, 07:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Dona Ana Mountains Run: 1-31-09 Saturday the LC4WD Club met to pre-run trails that will be part of our annual Chile Challenge event. Departing as two groups; hard and extreme- I found myself with 3 Rubicons when the dust cleared. All “vehicle make grunting” aside, I’ve known most of these guys for years and enjoy the company. The Dona Ana Mountains are our sick little version of Moab. Many of the slopes are solid rock but feature a dusting of shale to the likings of crusher-fine. The climbs and descents place drivers in precarious off-camber situations that would allow a roll to continue for a quarter mile in many areas. Not so difficult are the obstacles than the loose traction and consequences for error. __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

02-23-2009, 07:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Chile Challenge - February 18-21, 2009 Broad Canyon : ClickHere Dona Ana Mountains : ClickHere Upper Broad Canyon : ClickHere In a sea of Jeeps: I made friends, witnessed the worst of the unwary and escaped without breakage. __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

02-27-2009, 08:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
wormhole Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bountiful, Utah Posts: 1,526	__________________ 2000 Toyota 4runner auto, 4x4, elocker, budbuilt skid, Sonoran Steel 7.2, 265/75/16 Yokohoma Geolanders AT-S Just call me "T"

02-27-2009, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hayes Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,884	Beautiful pics as always. Do you have a build up thread on your rig? __________________ Obama is an acronym. OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America

02-28-2009, 07:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Thanks guys BuildThread It sure looked pretty in the beginning __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

02-28-2009, 07:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
okie81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nor, CAL Posts: 1,160	The black-n-white photography gives excellent contrast in the desert-like setting, nicely done, you should post more! __________________ 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-Dub TRD supercharger, Thorley Headers, URD 7th, Toytec Coilovers, OME 890's, baseball card in spokes

02-28-2009, 08:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
ocdropzone Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR Posts: 4,720	Very cool idea putting into an online log like this...Great Pics! Pretty nice truck too for an IFS truck Seriously like it, looked at the build thread, it has gone through some transitions, definitely like the current wheels over the FJ's..just remember a build is never done __________________ ~Robb '81 Trekker The B4Runner Build TREKKER Forum Mini FAQ/Misc Ideas Thread TRY THESE SEARCH LINKS GOOGLE FOR TOYOTA WEBSITES LINK TO ONLINE FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS Drive a real 1st Gen Wheel Responsibly, Don't Screw It Up for Others

05-09-2009, 10:17 AM	#13 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Cruise Moab 2009 Trails Hell’s Revenge Golden Spike Behind the Rocks Poison Spider Mesa Many more photos at New Mexico Backroads __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

05-09-2009, 09:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
i_love_tacos Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tuba City, AZ Posts: 322	nice pics! looks like fun __________________ 98 V6 toyota taco. Tundra coils. 1 inch daystar spacer. rancho shocks front. daystar shackles. 2.5 inch downey rear leafs. bilstien 5125 shocks rear. K&N FIPK 2. jardine cat back exhaust. stubbs sliders. TJM front bumper. 33" bfg all terrains

05-11-2009, 07:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
byron4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: coloRADo Posts: 366	cool pictures. thanks. __________________ 1993 4runner: ARB air locker rear. aisin manual hubs. SDORI ball joint spacers, OME 901 coils, Sonoran Steel IFS truss, 33x10.5 BFG AT's, hacked into the dash clinometer, marlin crawler sliders, custom armorology rear bumper, and a lot of custom dents. -Byron

05-13-2009, 06:18 AM	#17 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Thanks for the kind words. Moab is quite a place; more than just wheeling to be enjoyed there. With Cruise Moab, Rising Sun puts on quite an event. As the pics show- any level vehicle/driver will have a good time. __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

08-20-2009, 07:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Gila Summer This past weekend I traveled into the Gila with Jones, my GSD. Over the past few months, using 50 year old FS Maps and Google Earth, I patched a long route from Mogollion to Reserve. The route covered over 200 miles of OPEN roads that traversed everything from fern carpeted forest to high desert plains. I’m always amazed at what I still have to discover here. The Gila provides thousands of miles of road by way of rugged and remote terrain. As help or assistance is rare in these parts, it’s advised to go well prepared. I drove over 200 miles without seeing anything but wildlife. __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

08-20-2009, 07:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,080	Your pics are always magazine quality. What type of camera are you using right now? __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

08-20-2009, 07:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Abandoned FS Fire Lookout - Gila __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

08-20-2009, 07:38 PM	#20 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Feather Hills - Gila __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

08-20-2009, 07:39 PM	#21 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	San Francisco River Valley & Northern A.L. Wilderness - Gila __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

08-20-2009, 08:02 PM	#23 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Thanks Corey, I’m using my workhorse D-60. It’s enough camera perform in the wild and not be completely heartbroken I accidentally destroy it the process. __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

08-20-2009, 08:27 PM	#24 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,080	Thanks, very nice. http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Ni...page?pid=25438 I have a nice Sony DSC-H9 Cybershot I bought a few years back that is 8 megapixels, but the pics are always kind of washed out and not vibrant. But I also shoot it on automatic settings all the time too. It is adjustable, but I do not know what I am doing if I try to change stuff. __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

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