I finally got a chance to get Lost Biscuit onto the dirt today (Saturday). One of the unique aspects of Boise is that the surrounding foothills have been reserved for recreation. There are areas for hiking, walking dogs, biking, motor biking and four wheeling. One of the quickest ways to reach the foothills is to head north on 8th avenue from downtown. It takes all of 5 minutes or so to reach hiking and biking areas. It’s about 15 minutes to hit the motorized offroad areas.
My son Karson was with me. It was his first off roading experience. We were only out about an hour or so, as I’m being careful to push the bounds of the jeep slowly to let everything ‘settle’ into place.
On the positive side, the suspension is as I could have hoped. It’s firm enough for the corners, yet handles the bumps well. It’s a step up from my first suspension, which was a step up from the early jeeps I drove. We wound up the hill, took some side roads, tested out low range and four wheel drive.
On the negative side, I’ve still got a little oil that appears to be the result of valve covers that aren’t quite sealed correctly, so I’ll have to take them off to see what’s happening. Here’s some pics before we got muddy.
This is a pic facing west. Those foothills are all part of the foothill recreation system.
Here’s Karson with the hills and hundreds of miles of hiking, biking, four wheel drive trails, and the Bogus Basin Ski area behind him.
In this southern facing image you can see the City of Boise to the left and the entire Treasure Valley filling the background. I can’t say for sure what the pole is, other than a modern day totem of some kind?