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\nAt the staging area, about to air down for some dirt driving.<\/p>\n
Almost 5 years ago to the day (give or take about a week) it was time for my daily driver Frontier to see some proper dirt again. With the pandemic messing everything up for the past year (and ongoing), it was nice to take a day away to just enjoy some nature and a drive. That morning I loaded up the gear and met a few friends at the Summit Staging Area on 3N22 in Hesperia, CA. From there we aired-down (first time for me on the new Falken’s) and headed to 2N47, that familiar dirt trail known as Cleghorn Ridge. The weather was dry and slightly windy, and a nice day to head out for the first a trail run for 2021.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, one of the 4 vehicles in the group bailed out when we reached the first heavily-rutted area (it was a… stock 2WD Sequioa, so yeah…). Most of the trail was bumpy, and we did encounter more than a handful of technical sections that required some slow and easy spotted maneuvers – but for the most part everything went just fine. I was really happy with the performance of the Falken tires, they actually felt nice and comfy on the bumpy areas and washboard sections of the trail, and I never spun the wheels the entire route. It was a nice day and we got to the end of the trail just as the sun was setting. Here’s some pics:<\/p>\n
\nAt the staging area, about to air down for some dirt driving.<\/p>\n
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\nNew shoes, aired down and ready to go.<\/p>\n
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\nDodging some ruts.<\/p>\n
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\nPhoto from my friend following… full flex on the left-rear.<\/p>\n
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\nCan’t dodge all of the ruts (!)<\/p>\n
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\nEnd of the trail, aired back up and ready to head home. It was a good day =)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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