No trip is complete without a little time on some backroads. Drop the 5er and off we go. I spent my working time in the oilfield driving 4X4 pickups in the mud, snow and sand. Favorite trip to date (with 3 states left) was Toroweap on the Grand Canyon. Us and two other people laying on a rock cliff and looking into the Canyon. Also, the crapper with the best view in the US. 60 plus miles of dirt road to get there. You would need 4X4 if you got any rain. I like mine with manual locking hubs and a manual shifter, those I can bypass if they break, not like the electronic stuff.