OCL
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Had a few days off work this Christmas week, so my wife and I drove our Ranger Tremor to the Anza-Borrego Desert of Southern California. Our goal was simple: to get away from all the Christmas crazy crowds of the urban jungle, enjoy driving our Ranger, eat good food.
A few observations of my Ranger out on the open road:
It has ample passing power, even at higher elevation. I needed it a few times that's for sure.
Handles twisty pavement well, but the General Grabber 17" All Terrain Tire do have lower limits to their grip on tarmac. But overall, for such an off road biased truck it did really well. The Sport drive mode is really good on twisty pavement. It holds gears, downshifts to control vehicle speeds, keeps revs up for excellent power out of corners.
The FOX suspension is excellent off road. Great damping!
The Ranger body structure is solid. No rattling noises even driving over endless washboard surfaces.
The Rokblokz Mud flaps did their job very well! It rained on our second day and drove through some very dirty, sand/clay tracks and the mudflaps did their thing to protect everything behind my wheelwells!
Rear lockers isn't necessary except on steep, loose, uneven terrain. Even on soft sand it was not necessary. "Sand" terrain mode was nice to have.
Finally. No people. Just us, the open desert, and our Ranger. So nice.
Untitled by rogue_biker, on Flickr
We drove on a desert wash for miles to reach a spot called "Font's Point". Nothing challenging for the Ranger. But the views at the end was spectacular. Note the few people standing at the edge of the cliff at the upper righthand corner.
Font’s Point by rogue_biker, on Flickr
We found another canyon nearby. It was so desolate. We loved it! We brought along some hot coffee and enjoyed the nothing all around us.
The perfect place for coffee by rogue_biker, on Flickr
Ok we were not completely alone. There was this interloper Discovery hanging around this abandoned shack.
Vacation Home by rogue_biker, on Flickr
We also found a dry lake which was used as a WW2 air field training area.
Clark Dry Lake by rogue_biker, on Flickr
Have to remember not to drive near these things. This is a California Barrel Cactus. Plenty of them around.
Prickly! by rogue_biker, on Flickr
The rain began to fall and it was quickly time for us to retreat to the nearby town. Just in time too because the rain came down heavy, and the desert is known for Flash Floods. We did get the warnings to get the hell out of Dodge, so we did.
A few observations of my Ranger out on the open road:
It has ample passing power, even at higher elevation. I needed it a few times that's for sure.
Handles twisty pavement well, but the General Grabber 17" All Terrain Tire do have lower limits to their grip on tarmac. But overall, for such an off road biased truck it did really well. The Sport drive mode is really good on twisty pavement. It holds gears, downshifts to control vehicle speeds, keeps revs up for excellent power out of corners.
The FOX suspension is excellent off road. Great damping!
The Ranger body structure is solid. No rattling noises even driving over endless washboard surfaces.
The Rokblokz Mud flaps did their job very well! It rained on our second day and drove through some very dirty, sand/clay tracks and the mudflaps did their thing to protect everything behind my wheelwells!
Rear lockers isn't necessary except on steep, loose, uneven terrain. Even on soft sand it was not necessary. "Sand" terrain mode was nice to have.
Finally. No people. Just us, the open desert, and our Ranger. So nice.
We drove on a desert wash for miles to reach a spot called "Font's Point". Nothing challenging for the Ranger. But the views at the end was spectacular. Note the few people standing at the edge of the cliff at the upper righthand corner.
We found another canyon nearby. It was so desolate. We loved it! We brought along some hot coffee and enjoyed the nothing all around us.
Ok we were not completely alone. There was this interloper Discovery hanging around this abandoned shack.
We also found a dry lake which was used as a WW2 air field training area.
Have to remember not to drive near these things. This is a California Barrel Cactus. Plenty of them around.
The rain began to fall and it was quickly time for us to retreat to the nearby town. Just in time too because the rain came down heavy, and the desert is known for Flash Floods. We did get the warnings to get the hell out of Dodge, so we did.
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