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Cuesta del Codoceo
Cuesta Codoceo is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 4.342m (14,245ft) above the sea level, located in the Nevado Tres Cruces National Park in the Atacama Region of Chile.
The road to reach this pass, also known as Portezuelo Codoceo, is gravel. It’s called Ruta 31-CH. It’s a 280 km long gravel road. It starts in the municipality of Copiapó and ends in Paso San Francisco, on the Argentinian border. This is a maintained road where a high clearance 2WD vehicle is able to travel safely at low speeds on long dry straight-of-ways, without losing control due to wash boarding, ruts, or dips. Desertic weather. The temperature oscillates between day and night time. The climb is simply terrible, with a notorius lack of oxygen that tests the organisms and a high degree of steepness. It has a well-deserved reputation for being dangerous because of unpredictable snowstorms and blizzards, and driving under these conditions, can be extremely challenging. The air dryness and the oscillation of temperatures that takes place during the day and night is one of the features of this area. Day is warm by direct sun and nights are extremely cold. A minor gravel road at the summit climbs up to Portezuelo Caballo Muerto, a mountain pass at 4.410m (14,468ft) above the sea level.
The day winds down at Green River Overlook in Canyonlands National Park.
After an exhilarating day shooting the base jumpers, Scott Wakefield and I made a mad dash from the Monkey's Lips to the Overlook. We managed to get there about 20 minutes before sunset so I thought I would use the extra time to do some close up shots of the more interesting features found in this massive valley vista. I considered removing the dirt road for a pre-human concept, but I reconsidered after removing them as I lost any sense of scale in the scene. That road along the left of the frame is called the White Rim Road, Any guess why it was named that way. Now if your ever here in a 4x4 vehicle make a point of driving this amazing scenic backroad but I wouldn't try it in a low clearance 2wd vehicle.
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Who needs sunny weather when you can get such a sky instead.
Looking over Uxavatn to Skjaldbreiður. Geographically already in the Highlands although still accessible with a 2WD.
Astara 01 Concept
Participó en el Dakar 2023. La Empresa lo publicita como la mejor solución posible para competir en el Dakar al máximo nivel y de forma sostenible
Este buggy 2WD de la categorÃa T1.3 está alimentado por e-fuel y es el vehÃculo más ligero de su categorÃa gracias a su construcción con materiales ligeros y a su sencillez mecánica, por lo que es el que menos energÃa necesita para desplazarse.
Tras 15 años se ha vuelto a abrir la joya arquitectónica diseñada por la Zaha Hadid, el Pabellón Puente sobre el Ebro. Gestionado por la Fundación Ibercaja, alberga el Museo Mobility City (Museo tecnológico de la movilidad).
This rock window at Point D'Entrecasteaux on the south coast of Western Australia lies near Windy Harbour, the only place in D'Entrecasteaux National Park with 2WD access to the coast. The point was named after the French Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux who was the first European to sight the area and name Point D'Entrecasteaux in 1792. The area has remained remote and has changed little since.
Thornham Old Harbour, Norfolk
Well having realised I'd c***ed up the first version I posted here is v2! Not sure if I will get around to posting any more images before I head to Scotland....assuming snow hasn't closed the border as I only have a 2WD vehicle! I will try to at least look at Flickr whilst I'm away but I will apologise now if I am a bit scarce. Those of you who know Skye & Glencoe will understand why that is pretty understandable!
Anyway, another shot from what I think was a very productive 5 days in Norfolk. I had seen this building in some shots on here and it intrigued me. Therefore one afternoon I headed to the north of Norfolk to try to shoot it. Unfortunately sunset coincided with low tide so not the best conditions but I managed to grab a few compositions here. This one was taken as the sun was about 15mins or so off setting and the warm orange/yellow light started to shine on the scene. I did the best I could with the water channels to create some sort of leading line.
According to the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website the barn is an "18th or 19th century brick and flint building on the quayside. The building was probably used for storing coal and other goods. The barn was used as a location for the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations filmed in 1998". I even gather for a few days each year when it's a high tide the water laps at the building which must be a sight to see.
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The southwestern most tip of Galveston Island, which connects the waters of the West Bay with the Gulf of Mexico. Looking SW from Galveston to the slim peninsula of the Texas mainland that contains the Bluewater highway, which continues on to Surfside. Could never visit this birding spot in the old 2WD sedan, but now driving a 4WD that traverses the sand very nicely, thank you!
Shafer Canyon switchbacks - STEEP! Canyonlands National Park, Utah USA
I drove all the way down with 2wd VW Vanagon camper (dodging 10 yard dump trucks) to find the Potash Road was closed at the junction! No signs anywhere indicated the road was closed. Maybe next time! I had to come all the way back up to the pavement and go back to Moab and come down the river to the other end of the Potash Road.
At sunset looking east through the gorges. The Belt of Venus had great colours on the horizon to Exmouth Gulf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_of_Venus
Charles Knife Canyon Road is ok for 2WD cars up to a point. I agree with Trip Advisor that only 4WD cars should go further than the change to the gravel road but this shot was a couple of minutes walk from the change.
www.australiascoralcoast.com/Listing/Charles_Knife_Road
The colours of the canyon don’t really show how high the ridges are for some reason… maybe my processing :-)
Braved the cool mountain air at 1000 plus meters with Astro Boy Ziggy last night and captured a few images of the night sky.
Venturing into 4wd territory just north of Lithgow into a place called Lost City, where pagodas make interesting foregrounds and composed this shot.
We must be crazy but there is something about gazing into the stars and knowing how small we are in this universe that keeps us heading out into the wilderness and enjoy capturing the moment.
On a side note, this area will soon be accessible by 2wd vehicles, so more people will be able to enjoy this breathtaking landscape.
Der John Deere 7850 ist ein leistungsstarker 2WD-Feldhäcksler mit bis zu 507 kW Motorleistung, variabler Schnittlänge und umfangreicher Ausstattungsoption für professionelle Landwirtschaft.
Technische Details
Hersteller: John Deere
Modell: 7850
Baujahr: 2008–2010
Motor: QSX15, 15 L Hubraum, max. 507 kW (680 PS) bei 1900 U/min 1
Kraftstofftank: 1100 L
Quelle: Eigene I
Folaldafoss waterfall in the East of Iceland which is clearly visible from road 939 (Öxi) and is also accessible for 2WD. Öxi is a mountain pass between Skriddalur and Berurfjordur. The road is rough and lies in curves and small bridges. On the way is much to see, waterfalls in all formats, high cliffs and well grown areas. When driving on road 1 at Berurfjordur you can’t miss road 939 which shortens the route to Egilsstadir.
This 1949 Willys Jeep Utility Wagon is way to nice to take off roading.
The Willys Jeep Station Wagon, Jeep Utility Wagon and Jeep Panel Delivery are automobiles produced by Willys and Kaiser Jeep in the United States from 1946 to 1964, with production in Argentina and Brazil continuing until 1970 and 1977 respectively. They were the first mass-market all-steel station wagons designed and built as a passenger vehicle.
With over 300,000 wagons and its variants built in the U.S., it was one of Willys' most successful post-World War II models.
For some time after the 1949 introduction of a four-wheel drive option, the 2WD was sold as "Station Wagon", while the 4WD was marketed as "Utility Wagon". The 4WD Willys Jeep Wagon is often considered the first production sport utility vehicle
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While working on this image I have been listening to Runrig. Got most of their albums & been to live gigs.
This song was partly responsible for the inspiration.
Thanks for viewing.
Braved the cool mountain air at 1000 plus meters with Astro Boy Ziggy last night and captured a few images of the night sky.
Venturing into 4wd territory just north of Lithgow into a place called Lost City, where pagodas make interesting foregrounds and composed this shot.
We must be crazy but there is something about gazing into the stars and knowing how small we are in this universe that keeps us heading out into the wilderness and enjoy capturing the moment.
On a side note, this area will soon be accessible by 2wd vehicles, so more people will be able to enjoy this breathtaking landscape.
Out with the Enchanted Lens Camera Club (ELCC) , Wednesday Mid-Week Marauders (M-WM) and enjoying the Museum…
Here is a vintage MD Model 22-36, 2WD Tractor, 20 Hp, 4-Cyl kerosene engine, unsynchronized gear transmission with 3F & 1R gears, crank start and swinging drawbar.
I might have made this image a touch, a bit... more compelling in LRC and PS.
Here's where I parked for a long time - next to the (st)OP sign, just watching the snow on the 101 get deeper.
After a few harrowing attempts to drive up the hill out of Blyn, back toward Olympia, I decided my 2wd truck wasn't going to make it, and the roads weren't getting any better...
So I went back to Sequim for the night. A day trip turned into an overnight vacation in a winter wonderland. Without a change of socks.
Going flat out for a better starting position in the finals of the 2wd 1/10th scale buggy, this is my friend's model which is a Schumacher Cougar Laydown.... with almost all the hop-ups!
The track is astro turf and a dedicated 10th scale circuit in Somerset.
From Uyuni in Bolivia you can book a three day 4WD tour that crosses the salt flats. But you can also get a local bus across the salar, when it's not rainy season. But they don't stop for photos...
The Fonts Point at Anza Borrego in the midday sun. To get to this point, one has to traverse 4 miles of soft sand (the Fonts Point Wash). A low clearance 2WD would not cut. Even with a 4WD Jeep, I had some trepidation of getting stuck in the sand.
Despite the weather forecast predicting a fairly dry cloudy day, this was not the case in the Tararua Ranges where the rain fell solidly all day and made for challenging photography conditions.
This shot taken at the Mangahao number one reservoir / dam. It's quite a trek in here, especially in a 2WD vehicle but definitely a spot to revisit in nicer conditions!
(c) Dominic Scott 2020
Day 3: Esperance to Albany: The Unconventional Ride. 750 km in 10 days. Playing at being a photographer or not at a nameless creek and culvert on Springdale Road.
Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye
Well, on my second full day on Skye I had set my alarm early and the forecast snow had not only arrived but was falling!. A quick coffee and breakfast later I was in the car and straining for indications of where the snow-filled craters in the road were to be able to slalom round them as I headed for The Old Man. TBH I wasn't sure on the Sunday evening or even on the Monday if I'd bother with the climb up to The Old man as the forecast was rubbish and I find the climb up a tedious drag. However, on the Monday evening when I saw snow was still due on Tuesday I did a mental coin flip between The Old Man and The Quiraing. I had reservations about the uphill drive to the Quiraing car park in my 2WD car so decided to pass on that. As the roads were white that morning and I ended up sliding past the first car park entrance to The Old Man (despite slowing well in advance!!) I have no regrets.
First half of the walk up was straight forward but bands of heavy snow showers were coming through and the overlook was lost in the low cloud so I decided I'd look to follow the path up between The Old Man and The Needle. On my way up I only saw one other person and he was walking down carrying 2 cameras on tripods having apparently hiked up there for midnight through a blizzard to do some astro! We Togs do have a screw loose!!
Suffice it to say once I'd got to the top of the 'staircase' there was too much snow to pick the path out so I very inelegantly floundered my way up through the variable depth snow. Really glad I'd put my sealskinz waterproof socks on.
In between the various blizzards that swept through I spent several hours shooting or sheltering. In hindsight looking at my images I'm not sure I made the most of the conditions and a lot I shot may not see the light of day. I've realised that trying to avoid shooting the hoards of people that began arriving was probably my biggest mistake as looking at my shots it's hard to get a sense of scale from them.
The shot above was taken whilst it was quiet and I decided to do a 'Mads' pic - that's Mads Peter Iverson who is one of my favourite YT photographers. I set my camera up on a bit of an overlook, focused on the rock to the left of me and set the interval timer on my R5 and basically spent 30mins through trial & error varying where I stood, what I was wearing and whether I had the backpack on or not. Sounds very vain doesn't it😂. I chose this one as I think I balance The Old Man (figuratively that is not weight wise!) and the orange back-pack cover just the white & black up. This is also one of the few shots that had enough sun to create a shadow.
The other lesson I learnt that day is definitely take at least one hiking pole up with you (which I did) and take my micro-spikes too (which I didn't). The snow was fine going up but by the time I came down it had been compacted into ice on the main trails and was quite slippery and slow going - for an old codger like me it was anyway.
Hope everyone has a great Easter and doesn't get too full of chocolate eggs!
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A fleeting moment of light in what was absolute horrendous windy conditions at Crater Lake, Oregon. I slept in my car on this night to wake up to a full on dumping of snow in the morning. I had a sketchy drive out in my 2wd vehicle to find the access road had been locked by the rangers early that morning. Eventually a ranger found me waiting by the gate and i played the dumb Aussie tourist card to get let out with nothing but a bit of embarrassment. Fortunately the ranger saw the funny side of it.
Here’s a great example of a vehicle that you would be able to photograph and not be judged as a crazy person. There’s even the driver and a passenger within the cab,
This 1966 model Ford F100 was parked at one of the 3+ hardware stores at which I like to buy goods. The Twin I Beam independent front suspension was new for 1965 Ford 2WD trucks. This one is also nicely equipped with Cragar S/S wheels.
Happy Truck Thursday!
Not the most interesting car but 2007 is the first year these came out and it's a 1 owner from new.
203,000 miles on its MOT!
2.5 2WD white utility pickup chassis cab 4X2 2488cc diesel
Wharf, harbour, batches
Whangamata, Waikato, New Zealand
LUX,2WD, hybrid, 1.5PH, blue, station wagon, SUV, medium, 1499cc, petrol, hybrid.
Whangamata, Waikato, New Zealand
The Haval H6 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor under the Haval marque since 2011. It was introduced at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. It produced with both front-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive drivetrain.
This is a photo taken at the small but beautiful Lower Chasm Falls in Tasmania. These falls require a drive initially towards Meander Falls and then to turn off onto a steep uphill fire track for a few kilometres that I was just able to negotiate in a 2WD car. You then have to cross a river on foot and continue uphill for a time until you reach a clearing where there is a narrow steep track defined by markers down to the falls. This is a single long exposure of 20 seconds using a circular polariser to help deflect any glare
1/10th 2wd buggies racing at Tiverton and this model belongs to Callum Mitchell from West Cornwall.
The model is a SWORKz S12-2M and I think he raced the A-final.
The circuit is astro turf and dedicated to 1/10th scale EP buggies and stadium trucks.
A pano over Ben Nevis from the top of Jacob's Ladder on Ben Lomond. Jacob's ladder is an interesting drive, a steep gravel road with a series of hair-pin bends that ascend to the top of the Ben Lomond plateau. No problem in dry conditions for either 2wd or 4wd vehicles, but in snow, it can be challenging even with chains.
2D 2WD stock Grabber Generals 1.6L 16V in Santee, SC #film #filmisnotdead #art #arts #tracker #suzuki #sidekick #geotracker
Short haul truck built for 1 at a time 1/4 mile hauls. Powered by high horsepower non Willys V8 1947-1949 2wd HAPPY TRUCK THURSDAY
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
EF24-105mm f/4L IS II USM
The Wind Caves are accessible from the northern end of Split Mountain. The trailhead is marked on Google maps. A high-clearance vehicle is a must as the road inside Split Mountain is littered with medium and large rocks. You should be OK with 2WD as long as you don't stray from the established path. My Titan has 4WD, but I didn't need to use it. Once you get to the trailhead - which is marked with a sign reading "Wind Caves", it's a moderate one mile hike up and over a hill to the caves.
"On the eastern edge of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park lies Split Mountain, the Carrizo Badlands, and a feature known as the Wind Caves. Here, the exposed sandstone of the marine beds from the five-million-year-old Imperial Formation have been slowly eroded by wind into fantastic shapes that evoke whimsical images of boats with portholes, spaceships, and even the fictional town of Bedrock, hometown of the prehistoric Flintstone family."[1]
1. San Diego Reader / The Canyoneers. Canyoneers are San Diego Natural History Museum volunteers trained to lead interpretive nature walks that teach appreciation for the great outdoors.
Probably the most active monsoon cell of the month and I was happily shooting away when this guy in a 2WD Durango comes around the curve. Instead of waiting for me to move off the road, he starts plowing through the desert shrubs. And he didn't make it too far. So now his truck in directly in my shot. Yes, I could've moved my camera and reformatted but I thought we could quickly get him out. That was a laugh. For the next hour... let's just say I missed the storm. Los Lunas, New Mexico USA
The sand dunes of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei are amongst Namibia's most memorable sights. However, to get to them, the last 5km of the journey is over sand and you need a 4WD. If you're a budget traveller, and could only afford to rent a 2WD, you have the option of paying for a 4WD taxi, or walking, which would save you 10 Euros one way (in 2006).
In the early morning, quite a few of us walked in. But by noon, with the temperature up in the thirties, sanity prevailed and the taxis were doing a good trade for the journey back to the tarmac road.