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Posted: 18 Dec 2013

Taken: 17 Feb 1980

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Entering Death Valley the unusual way via Hunter Mountain Pass Road, February 1980 (075°)

Entering Death Valley the unusual way via Hunter Mountain Pass Road, February 1980 (075°)
80 miles dirt road. In times when cell phones were still beyond imagination, this trip was a small adventure. This shot was taken close to the summit at almost 2.200m / 7.200 ft. On our way down on the other side, we met a park ranger with a 4x4 who asked us where we came from. He would not believe that we came over Hunter Mountain with our Toyota Celica Supra. "Can't be done with a car like yours". Well, in retrospect I think he was right since this was by far not the worst part of the road, but on the other hand, we were young and brave! ;-)

tiabunna, Berny, Sami Serola (inactive), slgwv and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
1980! =O I was still at "junior high" =D
7 years ago.
 Berny
Berny club
Mehr Sand als Schotter hier ;-)) Tolle Erinnerung, am besten gefällt mir das Auto, das hätte ich gerne heute!
3 years ago.
 LutzP
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ja, das wurde noch viel schlimmer, irgenwo gibt es noch Fotos, wo wir große Steine von der Piste räumen mussten.

Ach ja, das Auto war damals toll und der totale Kontrast zu damaligen US Autos.
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Yes, a similar exploit, Lutz. I think the answer is that many cars are far more capable in rough conditions than people imagine.
10 months ago.
 LutzP
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I guess that is true, and we were less concerned about anything anyway. The fact, that we were underway without a mobile didn't bother us much back then ;-)
10 months ago.

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