Return to Parkfield Grade, California [Off The Beaten Track Episode 14]

[@vruz]

Hey there Steve, it all looks lovely and green, I didn't know California could be so pretty! Hope you enjoyed the trip. Cheers!

[@fourwheeltravel]

Well hello! :) Check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5rIoGWKqLWia9k and kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH6bc4h4ftWJpc0 for some scenic California 'off the beaten tracks!' :)

[@jeffhildreth9244]

I travelled this often. I had a few mining claims nearby. Also an excellent area for motorcycle and bicycle exploration. I lived on the Monterey Peninsula for 46 years. Some of the music was intolerable so shut it off. Some music was almost tolerable so turned it down. Liked and subscribed.

[@fourwheeltravel]

Thanks for watching & commenting! That area is very rugged in general, I guess being in the San Andreas rift zone brings various mining deposits nearer the surface. I am sorry you didn’t care for the music choices, but thanks for the like & sub! 👍🏻 Edit: I did also post the entire dirt section, unedited and with no music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZS1apiIhdZ9pLM

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@fourwheeltravel Easy to skip it when needed. Many of your other videos, music ok. Also I have ridden bikes and cars and trucks and SUVs and my 1953 MG TD MKII and my 63 MGB and my Fairthorpe Electron Climax, and many other Brit cars over many of these roads.

[@fourwheeltravel]

@@jeffhildreth9244 Nice! One of these days, I'll get my '73 Land Rover 109 Series 3 out and about and tackle some of these.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

@@fourwheeltravel I currently have a 2000 Gen 3 Toyota 4 Runner .. last year they made a 5 speed manual. Excellent vehicle I have owned the following Land Rovers 1958 This actual vehicle was used as an official vehicle at the Squaw Valley (Tahoe) 1960 Winter Olympics. I bought it in Santa Cruz from a Hippie in 1989. Covered with glued on leaves from 5 different species of trees. Under it was the original yellow paint and the five Olympic circles on both doors. Too bad the paint was so bad, had to remove it. Should not have sold it. But %5000 was useful. If that were today I would have done a 100% restoration. 1960 1964 1967 NADA 109 six cylinder.. very rare. 500 built for the No American market..Should have kept it 1974 11 k original miles bought it in 1992 for $1100 !!!! Sold it for $8000, Should have kept it. I'll find another, but most are beat or far too much money.

[@fourwheeltravel]

@@jeffhildreth9244 That's a very impressive list of vehicles! My 109 is a Euro-spec variant, rebuilt in the UK 22 years ago with a new galvanized chassis, a Turner-rebuilt engine, and a swap from RHD to LHD. It was then shipped out on a boat via the Panama Canal. Unfortunately, I have not been able to use it much in the intervening years, but it is sitting in my garage, waiting for its days in the sun. Hopefully, one day soon.