Off Road and Johnny Cash

Radioactive · 07-27-2011, 05:00 PM

Got up this morning and decided to skip the yard work and take a "rpiopio" inspired drive out to the Anza Borrego Desert state park. They have an area called the 'badlands", which I wanted to see. Looked it up on Google and sent the map to the X3. The route from my house is country roads through citrus growing areas, into mountain areas of oaks, shrubs, and grasses, then a sharp decent down the backside of the mountains through weathered igneous rocks to the desert floor. A beautiful drive of a little over an hour. Slipped the music thumb drive in, rolled back the panoramic roof and off I went with Johnny Cash Love playing. The car handled superbly and I must say, one the best drives out to the desert. The only negative is the slight "lag" in negotiating curvy uphill roads. A quick change into the trany sports mode took care of it. The nav system worked really well in the desert. It just took me where Google and I thought we should be, not where I wanted to be. Decided at that point to go ahead and break in the X3 on some soft off road. It did really well on a rutted road of mainly very soft sand with boulders. Could feel it slip a couple times and immediately caught traction. For immediate throttle response I used the trany sports mode the whole time. Ended up finding an historical Native American campsite.

tuco44 · 07-27-2011, 06:52 PM

Maybe the "lag" was due to Area 51..................

Great pix, thanks.

LEDZEP · 07-27-2011, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tuco44

Maybe the "lag" was due to Area 51.

Nah, I'd have seen him if he cruised through my property....

Nice pics!!

02420X3 · 07-27-2011, 10:16 PM

Nice drive, nice pics!

fedinand · 07-27-2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

Nah, I'd have seen him if he cruised through my property....

Nice pics!!

I was

until I read your location

turbotoy4me · 07-28-2011, 03:42 AM

Nice PICs, thanks for sharing!

Powerrunner · 07-28-2011, 06:12 AM

Looks like a great time, thanks for sharing your story and the great pictures.

tagz · 07-28-2011, 08:07 AM

Nice pics!
Thanks for sharing..

07-27-2011, 05:00 PM	#1
Radioactive Captain 43 Rep 764 Posts Drives: '11 X3 28i '10 535i '04 325i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego iTrader: (1)	Off Road and Johnny Cash Got up this morning and decided to skip the yard work and take a "rpiopio" inspired drive out to the Anza Borrego Desert state park. They have an area called the 'badlands", which I wanted to see. Looked it up on Google and sent the map to the X3. The route from my house is country roads through citrus growing areas, into mountain areas of oaks, shrubs, and grasses, then a sharp decent down the backside of the mountains through weathered igneous rocks to the desert floor. A beautiful drive of a little over an hour. Slipped the music thumb drive in, rolled back the panoramic roof and off I went with Johnny Cash Love playing. The car handled superbly and I must say, one the best drives out to the desert. The only negative is the slight "lag" in negotiating curvy uphill roads. A quick change into the trany sports mode took care of it. The nav system worked really well in the desert. It just took me where Google and I thought we should be, not where I wanted to be. Decided at that point to go ahead and break in the X3 on some soft off road. It did really well on a rutted road of mainly very soft sand with boulders. Could feel it slip a couple times and immediately caught traction. For immediate throttle response I used the trany sports mode the whole time. Ended up finding an historical Native American campsite. Attached Images
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tuco44 Colonel 644 Rep 2,294 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive M Perf Edtn Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Western Canada iTrader: (0)	Maybe the "lag" was due to Area 51.................. Great pix, thanks. __________________ 2018 340i xDrive M Perf Edtn Sunset Orange Previous BMWs - 19 others since 1971.
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02420X3 Captain 63 Rep 983 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 35i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	Nice drive, nice pics!
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07-28-2011, 03:42 AM	#6
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Powerrunner Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 275 Posts Drives: BMW X3 35i 2011 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Naperville iTrader: (0)	Looks like a great time, thanks for sharing your story and the great pictures.
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tagz Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 256 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X3 xDrive 35i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Nice pics! Thanks for sharing..
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