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Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:38 pm
by OLLIE
dialbat wrote:Thank you guys for your recommendations.
I'm absolute noob in off roading, but i've been dying to take my Touareg off-roading :)

Hopefully one of the next trips will be open to public :)
About 98% of the Anza Borrego trails are absolutely safe for your Toureg's capability. If things work out I'll try to set something up early next year before the wife pops. ;)

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:45 pm
by Arkarch
If another run is scheduled, I'll probably come out.

It would be fun to run with a few more Touaregs in SoCal.

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:46 pm
by Arkarch
Frogeye KI6LHP wrote:Great photos everyone. I found a new avatar. :ugeek:
Let me know by PM if you want the original :)

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:50 pm
by sdnative
Ollie (K6JYB) wrote:At the point where Vallecito Wash meets Arroyo Seco Del Diablo, Frogeye had the privilege of being stopped by a California Highway Patrolman. You read it correctly, out in the middle of absolutely nowhere, Frogeye got pulled over by the CHP for, get this…………. "driving off the highway”. Since Frogeye was getting dusted out in the back, he pulled out to the left of the group in this wide wash (not speeding) and the trooper decided that he was driving off the designated road. :D The trooper let him off with a warning but it made for some interesting conversation during the rest of the run.
Funny, my boss was out there that day and saw you guys and the CHP. Did they use their sirens? He said he heard some sirens. Small world.

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:05 pm
by OLLIE
sdnative wrote:
Ollie (K6JYB) wrote:At the point where Vallecito Wash meets Arroyo Seco Del Diablo, Frogeye had the privilege of being stopped by a California Highway Patrolman. You read it correctly, out in the middle of absolutely nowhere, Frogeye got pulled over by the CHP for, get this…………. "driving off the highway”. Since Frogeye was getting dusted out in the back, he pulled out to the left of the group in this wide wash (not speeding) and the trooper decided that he was driving off the designated road. :D The trooper let him off with a warning but it made for some interesting conversation during the rest of the run.
Funny, my boss was out there that day and saw you guys and the CHP. Did they use their sirens? He said he heard some sirens. Small world.
No sirens... He just stepped away from his truck into the middle of the group and flagged Frpgeye down. What was your boss driving??? There were several Jeeps out there.

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:06 am
by VegasMatt
Ollie (K6JYB) wrote:
sdnative wrote:
Ollie (K6JYB) wrote:What was your boss driving???
Hopefully it wasn't a tan/beige 4Runner :P

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Matt

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:55 am
by taugust
Small world indeed. It was good to see Ollie as I passed through Julian enroute to Ramona. They were stopped next to the highway. Looks like a great trip.

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:37 pm
by sdnative
VegasMatt wrote:
Ollie (K6JYB) wrote:What was your boss driving???
Hopefully it wasn't a tan/beige 4Runner :P
Nah, he was in a minivan. He had some kids and they were camping out at Agua Caliente and took a run over to see the mud caves.

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:26 am
by BorregoWrangler
[quote="sdnative
Nah, he was in a minivan. He had some kids and they were camping out at Agua Caliente and took a run over to see the mud caves.[/quote]

Mudcaves in a minivan? I wouldn't want to be out there alone in one of those. Good thing is that area is fairly popular on the weekends.

Re: 2008-12-22: Anza Borrego VW Toureg Tour

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:50 pm
by Arkarch
Playing with Microsoft's new super-stitch tool - PhotoSynth...

Here is the first section of Diablo Drop-off, a stich of 33 photographs that can be navigated. Be sure to go forward and back to walk yourself into other views. You may need to install this tool - but its a winner. Been stitching a few others - we need a PhotoSynth thread...

http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=743 ... 6:0.388965