carljwnc
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- Joined
- Jul 10, 2008
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- Location
- Fairview, North Carolina USA
- Car Year
- 2016
- Car Model
- Forester Touring
- Transmission
- CVT
NO Subarus were harmed on this trip...One '94 YotaRu did suffer some slight damage.
Brown Mountain OHV Area is located between Morganton and Lenoir NC. About an hour and a half away from the Asheville area........Unless you take my 'short cut', then you can add another hour and a half.
(snafu #1) I did go out there in my XT a few years ago, you used to pay the trail fee on the honor system. Put your money in an envelope and tear off your trail pass. now you have to go to a vendor to buy your pass, we discovered this at the gate. Back track 5mi. to pass vendor and back to the trail.
(snafu #2)
Finally, we made it into the dirt!!!
About two hours later than planned.
My friend Will and his buddy Dave drove Dave's '91 4Runner, Will normally drives his Landy Defender, but he left it at our meeting point this time.
The trail open to 4wd here are both rated 'easy', and for the most part they are. I believe and adventurous Subie driver could do a lot of these trails, a lifted Subie should be able to do the whole thing.
We found the mud hole to wallow about in for a little while.
Beauty is more than skin deep, mine looks the same.
Heading up toward the top of the mountain the trail gets steeper and much more challenging.
Rock face at the top of the mountain. Looks nice and smooth...NOT!!! Really wish I could have gotten a good pic of the true texture of this rock, which we were on for at least 1/4mi. (in other words, it's a really big rock)
Damage report: Heat shield ripped off of my cat, one broken exhaust hanger, however, my newly purchased BudBuilt skid plate paid for itself on this first off road outing, damage could have been worse.
More completely out-of-order pics Here.
A big fun day, and after off-roading Hayden (my son) and I went to Linville Caverns where I didn't even try to take any photos, but a really 'cool' (52 deg., year round) place. Well worth 6$.
Brown Mountain OHV Area is located between Morganton and Lenoir NC. About an hour and a half away from the Asheville area........Unless you take my 'short cut', then you can add another hour and a half.
(snafu #1) I did go out there in my XT a few years ago, you used to pay the trail fee on the honor system. Put your money in an envelope and tear off your trail pass. now you have to go to a vendor to buy your pass, we discovered this at the gate. Back track 5mi. to pass vendor and back to the trail. (snafu #2)Finally, we made it into the dirt!!!
About two hours later than planned.My friend Will and his buddy Dave drove Dave's '91 4Runner, Will normally drives his Landy Defender, but he left it at our meeting point this time.
The trail open to 4wd here are both rated 'easy', and for the most part they are. I believe and adventurous Subie driver could do a lot of these trails, a lifted Subie should be able to do the whole thing.
We found the mud hole to wallow about in for a little while.
Beauty is more than skin deep, mine looks the same.
Heading up toward the top of the mountain the trail gets steeper and much more challenging.
Rock face at the top of the mountain. Looks nice and smooth...NOT!!! Really wish I could have gotten a good pic of the true texture of this rock, which we were on for at least 1/4mi. (in other words, it's a really big rock)
Damage report: Heat shield ripped off of my cat, one broken exhaust hanger, however, my newly purchased BudBuilt skid plate paid for itself on this first off road outing, damage could have been worse.
More completely out-of-order pics Here.
A big fun day, and after off-roading Hayden (my son) and I went to Linville Caverns where I didn't even try to take any photos, but a really 'cool' (52 deg., year round) place. Well worth 6$.
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