My brother has a pair of 2004 Sequoias. One is lifted and quite capable off road, whether in the desert sand, or nasty NW NM BLM roads during coyote season. The other is his family’s daily driver.
Your route from Fence Lake up to Farmington via 371 is much more scenic than up through Gallup and Shiprock. Shiprock is viewable from a distance from 371. You’ll drive near El Morro outside of Ramah. It can be a quick stop, but very neat petroglyphs and inscriptions from Spanish explorers in...
Rough country and built by hearty men without the luxury of heavy equipment. I’ve seen that particular bunkhouse and some of the other mining remnants in the region and was in awe of the effort and determination it must have taken.
If you want top end, you need more than basic skills. I’ve been in mining for over 20 years. A basic welding skill set/certification gets your foot in the door, maybe. Our first level welder gets about $25. An entry level mining haul truck operator gets $31 with no prior experience.
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For a neat day drive through lots of cool country and along borders of several units, drop South to Socorro, west to Datil and Pietown, and then to Quemado and north to Grants. It will give you a good perspective on variety of terrain available. Even a day drive to Grants where you can drive up...
Older SWFA 16x42, mil-dot reticle, w/ butler creek caps. 30mm tube. Optics are clear, ring marks on tube, which I’ve tried to show. Happy to take additional pics. $175 tyd, L48, PP F&F preferred. Would consider a similarly priced variable scope w/ bdc type reticle for my son’s rifle.