Cinco de Inyos_ _ May 4-5-6, 2012

[ETAV8R]

Thank you Nathan. Sorry you weren't able to venture out with us but word is that things are looking up and you will have a rig soon!

I don't really feel they are on par with my past efforts. I recently picked up a polarizing filter and am enjoying it but it does have a slight learning curve I need to get used to. I also didn't bring all my batteries for my SLR so thankfully on our second day's outing I charged my one battery with the inverter in the truck bed.

[clcoyle]

Eric- Those are some incredible photographs, thanks for posting them.

[teotwaki]

Thanks Eric! Being in the 2nd spot in the convoy let you get a photo that I asked about. I like the one of the trailer R-tick-U-lating.

[teotwaki]

Thank you Nathan. Sorry you weren't able to venture out with us but word is that things are looking up and you will have a rig soon!

I don't really feel they are on par with my past efforts. I recently picked up a polarizing filter and am enjoying it but it does have a slight learning curve I need to get used to. I also didn't bring all my batteries for my SLR so thankfully on our second day's outing I charged my one battery with the inverter in the truck bed.

What I learned the hard way about my polarizing filter is to always rotate it clockwise! I almost left it behind in the snow at the Bristlecone Pine Forest!

[ETAV8R]

What I learned the hard way about my polarizing filter is to always rotate it clockwise! I almost left it behind in the snow at the Bristlecone Pine Forest!

Oh I have that part down, and usually leave it set when shooting horizontal or vertical and then 90 degrees when changing from one to the other.

[Chris85xlt]

looked like fun.
Wish i could have gone...

[cnynrat]

First casualty.

And in the aftermath, the tire was replaced free-of-charge thanks to the Discount Tire Damage Repair Certificate. I love wonderful customer service!

For those who were not there, what you can't see in this pic is the 4" gash in the sidewall of the tire.

[teotwaki]

And in the aftermath, the tire was replaced free-of-charge thanks to the Discount Tire Damage Repair Certificate. I love wonderful customer service!

For those who were not there, what you can't see in this pic is the 4" gash in the sidewall of the tire.

It was a gash that would still the heart of the bravest explorer

[kjp1969]

I just did the math and discovered that I turned nearly 17mpg on our convoy from OC to Lone Pine.
You Toyota people probably have a blank look on your faces, but I didn't think that was possible in my 135k mi, roof racked, 5.8 Bronco. Yet another reason that I should give up the idea of 33" tires.

[wesel123]

HAHAHAHA.......brother I get 12mpg no matter what I have on my rig.......I wish I got 17 that would be awesome.