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That was one awesome trip! Love the photos, great work.
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Can you take much luggage? BTW, pardon my noobness, but I'm not tracking what you mean by blue OG. |
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I drove from Seattle to Denver solo, picked up a friend and did 4 days around Colorado with Express Rally. When we got back to his house he had such a great time he came back with me. We went through Yellowstone and 12 coming back and it was fantastic. The M2 was great, I have added Ohlins coilovers, and lots of sound deadening (among other things) that made it very pleasant. Surprisingly we had similar gas mileage on the trip 🤣😂 but I guarantee you were a lot more comfortable. Not much space in the M2. We have an X3M competition arriving on Monday. Couple pics from our trip. Blue OG - meaning not an M2 competition, the original. 4,062 miles in 8 days. 7 states. 8 out of 40 cars that started the event in Colorado DNF'd. 3 of them were mclarens (out of 4 mclarens)… |
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Great story, I wish I had the time to do a trip like that.
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Not exaggerating when I say this, but this post is literally my favorite all-time post from Bimmerpost.com. Wow! Thanks so much for this!!
I've actually been on road trips to many of these places in the last few years, including to Devils Tower in my X3MC just a few months ago. Well done, sir |
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Thanks for these pics and commentary. I need to look through this over a few days and appreciate the amazing photos.
I'm pretty much a workaholic and hard for me to get into relaxation mode. These photos had me relaxed and on a mental vaca. Thanks my man. |
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Pretty cool road trip, I love this part of the country. If you make another road trip and it routes through Utah then I would love to tag along for a day. Thanks for sharing your trip with us all.
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The big mountain road is million dollar highway in CO. We also did independence pass and pikes peak. I would like to return to all 3 - no question. They were absolutely stunning. Thanks! Really excited for the X3M. Sounds like we'll get it tomorrow!! |
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Also took my M5C to ancient bristlecone pine park in Cali
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Awesome travel story. Thanks for sharing all of your pictures. Makes me want to get on the road and explore more.
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Thanks for posting all those pictures, reminded me of our road trips over numerous years stretching from Tombstone to Alaska to badlands. Amazing views in all parts (apart from some long boring bits in between!)
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[QUOTE=snowbimmer;28121892]Day 5: Badlands Loop - 307 miles
Attachment 2715064 Lot to do today. The Crazy Horse Memorial was just down the road, so we thought we'd take a look at it. Crazy Horse was an Oglala Lakota warrior fighting federal encroachment of native lands, eventually battling Custer at Little Big Horn. The Lakota tribe commissioned the statue on private land in 1948. If completed, it will be over 600 feet long and 500 feet high. After the sculptor died in 1982, the widow took over. When she died in 2014, seven of the children were working for the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation to help raise funds and continue the work. They have a long way to go. Photos are nice and sharp,...and look to be captured with a proper dedicated camera vs a cellphone! That said,...I offer this bit of photography tip to make your photos stand out even more,...and that is,...apply some "Rule of Thirds" (RoT) in your composition! Many of the photos you captured are worthy of large printing had you applied RoT in your composition. Also, it's ok to Crop a photo to make it better! Again,...thanks for sharing! Edit: Wow! Tons of pics,...soon are very nice,...and again, thanks for sharing~
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