We’ve been wanting to head out to
Anza Borrego
for some time now, and the weather was in perfect form, so we decided to take a quick weekend trip. The park itself is absolutely massive, with so many roads to drive, and a ton of points of interest to see. We just barely scraped the surface and cant wait to go back. We arrived late Friday night and stayed until Sunday afternoon.
I was a little concerned that the 4Runner wouldn’t have enough clearance for some of the roads that I wanted to hit. Boy was I wrong! I took off the running boards to ensure I wouldn’t damage them on any rocks and avoid any high siding. The T4R performed wonderfully. The ride was smooth, focused, and had tons of driver feedback. There was only 1 section on South Carrizo Creek where it was soft sand, deep ruts, and the truck slowed to a stop. I slowly gave the truck some gas, and we pulled away no problem. The washboard section on Arroyo Tapiado was a bit rough, but nothing it couldn’t handle. Im anxiously awaiting to install the lift next, Bilstein 5100’s set at 1.75 & Moog FJ springs. All in all, a wonderful trip with some amazing new places.
The mud caves were an amazing experience as well. I’ve never seen this type of landscape before so it was awesome to crawl around through dark and cold caves. We ventured a bit into the Bat cave, but didn’t get to see any bats. The air was cool and fresh inside the caves, headlamps required as some parts were pitch black. Chasm cave was amazing with some of the skylights we saw. As the sun started to set, the views of the caves was a scene straight out of Indian Jones! I could spend a whole day here!
Saturday
– Check out Pictographs
– South Carrizo Creek to Arroyo Tapiado
– Explored Bat Cave, Carey’s Big & Chasm
Sunday
Lunch & headed home
