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acruxksa
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 Posted: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:34:53 Post Subject: Mid-Week 4x4 trip |
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Finally managed another trip to Knik Glacier, couldn't have picked a better day. No wind and no clouds, it was a great run and we finally were able to take the FJ's all the way back to the glacier. Here's some pics of the trip as well as a google maps link centered on the spot the glacier pictures were taken from. It's 26 miles from the end of the road to the glacier. We left the road about 10:45am and returned to the road just after 7:45pm. Spent about an hour and a half at the glacier grilling up some Brats, busting ice with handguns of various calibers and taking pictures.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=61.410348,-148.546389&spn=0.003815,0.010718&t=h&z=17
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| Posted: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:11:02 Post Subject: |
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Very nice pics! Glad you had a good day 
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acruxksa
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Thanks,
Here's a couple more that Brian (Titanium FJC) took, just so people don't think it was all flat and wide open. The drifting snow makes it look nice and flat, but the bottom picture is pretty representative of what was out there for about 1/3 or the trip and the first pic is of Brian (his passenger took it) coming back down onto the flats from the trail through the woods that covers about 1/5 of the journey. Fortunately the cold temps kept most of the mud holes at bay, but there were a couple places we broke through the ice crossing creeks. Those pictures are still to come though.
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acruxksa
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I'd take you up on that offer Jason, but I've got a second set of Hella's still sitting in my garage waiting to be installed. Probably won't happen anytime soon though because summers coming and in about another month I won't need my headlights until September. 
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| Hellfire wrote: | | Alaska is one of those places I've always wanted to go, these pics show why. Looks absolutely beautiful up there. |
same here, those pictures just make me want to go that much more. My in-laws took a land and sea cruise in Alaska a few years back and my father in law fell in love with the place. Awesome pics and I'm jealous
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I just saw an FJ pass me by a few days ago. Awesome-looking Toyota.
What handguns did you bring, acrux? I'm partial to Glocks
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The other guys had a Kahr 9mm (nice) and S&W .357 revolver. As expected in these situations, everyone had several trigger pulls on all three weapons. 