river crossing, stuck in snow..same day!

[alaskanexpy]

i got my new smoked chrome LED taillights in the mail today, they go great with my FX4 stickers i think!








well then i headed out to the valley. wanted a drive and visit some friends. so i started out getting off at the old glenn highway and going out to kinik river. played out there for a bit and had alot of fun! ripped my front licn plate off too haha

this was on the old glenn, notice the sea level




then i got out on the silty sandy/rocky mess. had it in 4low and 2nd gear seemed to work well. it was very soft in a few spots. also had to make a 6" water crossing but did not stop because i was worried i'd sink.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT5whVHayCI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbCCalLvDE0









GPS showing me "in" the river








then headed up to hatchers pass and found snow...alot of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4C9_bVGfOU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMIEAK465iE

 

[alaskanexpy]

thats at about 2800ft above sea level



then almost home...but had to fill her up an i then ran her through the car wash to clean up the underside from today.

 

[sgtowing]

Awsome man. I am so JEALOUS. Just to able to offroading like that. We have NOWHERE to go other than a couple state parks and the closet is an hour plus and its just a little trail riding. There is one place to go but its $25 per vehicle and the whole place is only 100 acres and it's an hour and a half away. Now if you want MUD, thats a different story.

 

[sgtowing]

Forgot to mention. I like the led tail lights.

 

[GAINMOB]

i like the tails too...i think chrome wouldve went better because of the trimming/bumpers...but hey...it works...

 

[alaskanexpy]

i just could not bring myself to buy chrome tails...for some reason they do not sit well with me unless on white. i think they tie into the black accents (wheels, 5.4 and fx4 decals, mud flaps) decently well. may go with black headlights later on.

 

[GAINMOB]

i agree with you on that...it does tie in good

 

[tsingson]

Lucky dog man! You live in a beautiful world. Taillights look great also.

 

[dougmcp]

Great looking tails, can you post a link to them?

 

[panda24619]

like the tail lights as well. and that river bed looks like a real fun place. thats some soft sand there. should have put it in 2wd and do some donuts! haha

 

[alaskanexpy]

like the tail lights as well. and that river bed looks like a real fun place. thats some soft sand there. should have put it in 2wd and do some donuts! haha

i was out there without a friend so i did not want to get stuck. it was so soft that in some spots if i didnt keep it almost floored and rpms up i would sink down and start spinning alot lol

thanks guys! it was a wonderful day...very beautiful and a nice drive.

here is a link to the exact tails. wonderful seller and good price IMO.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/97-02-Ford-...on&vxp=mtr&hash=item3cbaa5d44f#ht_4544wt_1270

 

[panda24619]

it looks real soft. but the key to driving in sand is no hard stops, no hard acceleration, and dont stop in the super soft stuff.

 

[alaskanexpy]

thats why i just kept momentum, only stopped where it was solid..did not want to chance it.

plus this stuff is worse then sand, its glacier silt which is MUCH finer.

 

[panda24619]

o yeah silt is not fun to get stuck in. ive seen fully locked jeeps get stuck in silt out here. only way they can get out is with a winch.

 

[alaskanexpy]

thus why i play it safe lol

i'm gonna try to get out there with my buddy who has another expedition that way we can be alittle more adventurous.

i need to get out to the garage and fix my licn plate and i blew a bulb in one of my 100w grill lights. trying to find motivation to get out of bed!

 

[panda24619]

have funn fixing that plate. i super glued mine back together. then bed lined it. and not 2 days later did some one hit it again. it broke again. so im like what ever. its still hooked on. haha

is that the lake bed where they filmed top gear when they went up there?

 

[alaskanexpy]

nope this is a river coming off a glacier. the filming of top gear was up around Fairbanks which is about 350ish miles north.

 

[alaskanexpy]

well, since the snow is very close...say tonight we may get alittle. i decided to put the snow tires on the expedition. so back to stockers with studded firestone winterforce tires.






you can see how bright the brake lights are...nobody can say they cant see me!

 

[redrebel66]

i got my new smoked chrome LED taillights in the mail today, they go great with my FX4 stickers i think!

I've lit fireworks off by that bridge once.

 

[alaskanexpy]

headed down south today with some friends. 300 miles round trip..amazing mpg! almost 17mpg!! in 4x4 most of the time.

woke up to the first snowfall of the season the day we planned this road trip..how great eh? atleast i put my snow tires on the expy a week ago.

in the driveway about to leave


on the road!








the kenai river




so i was randomly taking a vid of the drive and we came on a bear!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02eVzvlZnxA&feature=youtu.be

in soldotna, ak at a wonderful place to eat




went bowling in Kenai, ak