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rickjo
May 14, 2013Explorer
Cautiously is the watch word. I will attempt quite extreme roads but what often stops me is overhead clearance. 4WD roads here in the US west, particularly in the forests, are overgrown above the road. There is a nearby 4WD road that services radio transmitters on top of a mountain peak. Propane trucks have to make it to the site. The main approach to the beginning of the 4WD road is up a very sandy arroyo (dry creek bed). We take a longer alternative road as the propane trucks do, and then slowly work our way to the top. 360 degree views are fantastic and summer weather cooler than the nearby high desert. It has startled some jeepers to see us up there.
The other downside, not necessarily unique to DRW trucks, are the desert pinstripes on our camper from the vegetation along the side of 4WD roads. Should be a common occurrence in Australia too.
Rick
The other downside, not necessarily unique to DRW trucks, are the desert pinstripes on our camper from the vegetation along the side of 4WD roads. Should be a common occurrence in Australia too.
Rick
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