Death Valley 2006
Mar 28, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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A muddy lineup here:
Another nice view. I believe this is of the Racetrack:
Dried, muddied trucks:
Whoops! Missed a turn. Here's the group making a u-turn back to the waterfall:
And here's a shot of the waterfall with dfireballd:
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Another nice view. I believe this is of the Racetrack:
Dried, muddied trucks:
Whoops! Missed a turn. Here's the group making a u-turn back to the waterfall:
And here's a shot of the waterfall with dfireballd:
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Mar 28, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob_98SR5
Speaking of marks, let's get this one over with. Remember the hot coal that embedded itself on my calf? Here's the pic. Oh yeah, bust out your little mini-violins:
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Mar 28, 2006 | 11:08 PM
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First off, thanks Pierre for organizing the event. It really helped tremendously as without your help this event would have not been as exciting as it would have been. I must say that this event was the most enjoyable trip that I have ever taken. We have a great bunch at this event! I will appologize ahead of time for leading you guys to nowhere as it was pretty much new to me too 
Airing down on Saline Valley Road (heading to the racetrack)
Group Photo right after airing down
Rough roads to the racetrack on Saline Valley Road
A clean 4runner... (not for long)
Line of yota's!
Group photo at DV's entrance
Switch backs (many of em) on the Lippincott to the Racetracks
Airing down on Saline Valley Road (heading to the racetrack)
Group Photo right after airing down
Rough roads to the racetrack on Saline Valley Road
A clean 4runner... (not for long)
Line of yota's!
Group photo at DV's entrance
Switch backs (many of em) on the Lippincott to the Racetracks
Mar 28, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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Destination - The Racetracks...
Group Photo after a long Saturday!
Sunday Mornings destination - Darwin Falls (here's one on the way)
Darwin Falls
A short 1 mile hike that we all did.
Henry (Chiefiji) doing a bit of rock climbing at Darwin Falls
Group Photo after a long Saturday!
Sunday Mornings destination - Darwin Falls (here's one on the way)
Darwin Falls
A short 1 mile hike that we all did.
Henry (Chiefiji) doing a bit of rock climbing at Darwin Falls
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Mar 28, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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Not sure which mine but it was in Goler Canyon
Poser shot
Yup again...
Rear view...
Baker Ranch where Mason got arrested. Luckily my dumb luck in making the wrong turn got us to this location
Got rocks? (stock too!) Mengal Pass
Poser shot
Yup again...
Rear view...
Baker Ranch where Mason got arrested. Luckily my dumb luck in making the wrong turn got us to this location
Got rocks? (stock too!) Mengal Pass
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Mar 28, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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Geologist's Cabin (Monday morning)
Same place
Warm Spring Mine
Warm Springs - Ken (PaddlenBike), Yoko and I made this quick hike up to find this water springs which was WARM!!!
View from above - Warm Springs
Mine at Warm Springs Site - PaddlenBike (Ken), Adam, Steve
Found a bat in that mine along with lots of rat poo!!!!
Same place
Warm Spring Mine
Warm Springs - Ken (PaddlenBike), Yoko and I made this quick hike up to find this water springs which was WARM!!!
View from above - Warm Springs
Mine at Warm Springs Site - PaddlenBike (Ken), Adam, Steve
Found a bat in that mine along with lots of rat poo!!!!
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Mar 28, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Prerunning on Warm Springs Canyon - Lots of speeding here!! (Ryan - dfireballd)
Ken - paddlenbike
Expat - Mark
rizzoss669 - Ross
04sport4x4 - John
Chillin at the Badwater Basin
Group photo op
Ken - paddlenbike
Expat - Mark
rizzoss669 - Ross
04sport4x4 - John
Chillin at the Badwater Basin
Group photo op
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Mar 28, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Hike at Golden Canyon
Golden Canyon
One of many mines! (Did explore this one for a few minutes) - had to use my flash on my camera to see where the mine lead as we didn't bring any flashlights!
Golden Canyon
One of many mines! (Did explore this one for a few minutes) - had to use my flash on my camera to see where the mine lead as we didn't bring any flashlights!
Mar 28, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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Additional photos can be found at here!
Videos will be added tomorrow. Long day today and just getting these photos were a chore.. Videos will feature the mud fest that everyone has been bragging about!
That's all folks! Yoko and I had a blast (although she did get bored quite a bit during the dull drives). The dry wash prerunning area was a blast. The fastest I drove on the wash was around 77mph!! (eek). Must say the long travel made a world of a difference and is worth every penny!
This trip was definitely a jam packed event. We had a great turn out (13 vehicles with 20 something participants). The terrain gave us the ability to do some mudding, prerunning dashes, rock crawling and the best was sightseeing different parts of the Death Valley that would have not been possible with out capable Toyota's! Hiking and exploring the cabins/mines/ranches were definitely a perk on this event.
I definitely look forward to next year as we still have many places to cover! Just looking at the map shows lots of potential for next year.
Yotatech Death Valley 2006
Videos will be added tomorrow. Long day today and just getting these photos were a chore..
Videos will feature the mud fest that everyone has been bragging about!That's all folks! Yoko and I had a blast (although she did get bored quite a bit during the dull drives). The dry wash prerunning area was a blast. The fastest I drove on the wash was around 77mph!! (eek). Must say the long travel made a world of a difference and is worth every penny!
This trip was definitely a jam packed event. We had a great turn out (13 vehicles with 20 something participants). The terrain gave us the ability to do some mudding, prerunning dashes, rock crawling and the best was sightseeing different parts of the Death Valley that would have not been possible with out capable Toyota's! Hiking and exploring the cabins/mines/ranches were definitely a perk on this event.
I definitely look forward to next year as we still have many places to cover! Just looking at the map shows lots of potential for next year.
Yotatech Death Valley 2006
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Mar 29, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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As promised, here are the video footage of everyone going thru a good section of mud.
Expat (Mark)
Bob_98sr5 (Bob)
Gregg
04sport4x4 (John)
dfireballd (Ryan)
rizzoss669 (Ross)
Calrockx (Charles)
Chiefiji (Henry)
PaddlenBike (Ken)
Scottiac (Scott)
BruceTS (Bruce)
Edit:
Thanks Ryan for catching the dead links!
Expat (Mark)
Bob_98sr5 (Bob)
Gregg
04sport4x4 (John)
dfireballd (Ryan)
rizzoss669 (Ross)
Calrockx (Charles)
Chiefiji (Henry)
PaddlenBike (Ken)
Scottiac (Scott)
BruceTS (Bruce)
Edit:
Thanks Ryan for catching the dead links!
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Mar 29, 2006 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Good Times
Where did the rest of the kitty cat go??!!?!?
Man, the expression on your face was priceless when you discovered Yoko's artwork.
It was even better when we encouraged here to add a table 
Bob
Mar 29, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Good Times
As promised, here are the video footage of everyone going thru a good section of mud.
Expat (Mark)
Bob_98sr5 (Bob)
Gregg
04sport4x4 (John)
dfireballd (Ryan)
rizzoss669 (Ross)
Calrockx (Charles)
Chiefiji (Henry)
PaddlenBike (Ken)
Scottiac (Scott)
BruceTS (Bruce)
Expat (Mark)
Bob_98sr5 (Bob)
Gregg
04sport4x4 (John)
dfireballd (Ryan)
rizzoss669 (Ross)
Calrockx (Charles)
Chiefiji (Henry)
PaddlenBike (Ken)
Scottiac (Scott)
BruceTS (Bruce)
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Mar 29, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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some pics, finally
The pics are actually thumbnails. Click on them to see the big picture
Man that's corny.
something the miners should've taken with them...
I found a replacement leafpack for Deathrunner's Deavers while I was out there
The Racetrack Playa...
My shutter had some dust in it so it didn't open the whole way for this shot. Not too shabby in the end though...
Lunch at Darwin
A small lizard on the way to darwin
Caught ya, Lance!
Some more shots of Darwin...
Ya forgot about me
Expat making the plunge
Another shameless flex shot...I need longer shocks to max my deavers
My other office
Scott inspecting the 5-Star facilities
Lowest point in the US
Cruising along the road at the lowest point
Man that's corny.
something the miners should've taken with them...
I found a replacement leafpack for Deathrunner's Deavers while I was out there
The Racetrack Playa...
My shutter had some dust in it so it didn't open the whole way for this shot. Not too shabby in the end though...
Lunch at Darwin
A small lizard on the way to darwin
Caught ya, Lance!
Some more shots of Darwin...
Ya forgot about me
Expat making the plunge
Another shameless flex shot...I need longer shocks to max my deavers
My other office
Scott inspecting the 5-Star facilities
Lowest point in the US
Cruising along the road at the lowest point
Last edited by dfireballd; Mar 29, 2006 at 09:06 AM.
