Yes, it snows in the high deserts of Southern California. Saturday night storms brought several inches of fresh powder to the local mountain ski areas and about an inch or two to the off-road desert area near Bell Mountain.
Bell Mountain is only an hour north of my house, so the melt was well underway when I arrived in the 2010 Ford Raptor at midmorning. A lot of this is open desert, but since I was alone with no one to take action shots you'll simply have to imagine how much air I did or didn't get. Let's just say the Raptor's long travel suspension took it all in stride.
A couple of hours of sunshine later the white stuff was all gone.
Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehicle Testing @ 16,822 miles
felonious_monk says:
11:19 AM, 02/21/11
I used to love blasting around the desert in the winter. It's something I haven't done in far too long. I now know what my plans are for next weekend. Thanks for the reminder. :)
addicted2sp33d says:
02:39 PM, 02/21/11
Your second photo totally needs a "Built Ford Tough" caption.
silverstang1 says:
05:24 PM, 02/21/11
"but since I was alone with no one to take action shots"
should have let me come!!! lol looks like a lot of fun.
altimadude05 says:
06:33 PM, 02/21/11
Built Ford Tough*
* After you rebuild the transmission.
firstwagon says:
08:28 PM, 02/21/11
"Built Ford Tough"
Tougher then any smooth grass field
lostboyz says:
03:45 AM, 02/22/11
"but since I was alone with no one to take action shots..."
Always the best idea when doing dangerous things is doing them alone.
felonious_monk says:
07:00 AM, 02/22/11
"Always the best idea when doing dangerous things is doing them alone."
Since when did this become Sesame Street?
actualsize says:
07:07 AM, 02/22/11
"Since when did this become Sesame Street?"
Yeah, seriously. Besides, it's always best to caravan with a second truck (with a winch or recovery strap) when going out into the desert. Because I went solo, I stayed within sight of the freeway.
rick8365 says:
11:23 AM, 02/22/11
"2010 Ford Raptor" + "off-road desert area" + "only an hour north of my house"......
Okay....enough, enough! I'm only mildly jealous.