[a2Pilot]

Last weekend we had the opportunity to take our Pilot back into the woods in Northern Michigan. What a blast! Here's a couple shots:

 

[a2Pilot]

Most of the trails were two tracks. I had no problem climbing small rises and getting through sand. The ride was almost too smooth to feel like "off road"!

 

[a2Pilot]

Some areas of the trail had low woody type growth in the center. The scraping of this brush on the bottom of the Pilot took some getting used to!

 

[Brett727272]

Nice Pictures!

Wow! Those pictures look great! I would be afraid to take the car out in the woods new, but it's nice to hear it handled so well :4:

 

[Casanewt]

Alright!! Nice to see someone getting their Pilot into the woods. Great pictures, they show how great Evergreen looks in the wild.

-Newt

 

[Casanewt]

Were you up in the UP or just "Northern MI"?

-Newt

 

[a2Pilot]

Overall it was very fun to drive off road. I had to fold in the mirrors a few times to fit between trees. The all wheel drive system handled the sandy spots very well. No wheel spin, and I never had to lock it in.

 

[a2Pilot]

Were you up in the UP or just "Northern MI"?

-Newt

Northern lower penninsula. We did the U.P. last summer in our "old" F150, and had a blast! We do look forward to getting back up there again!

 

[PrG]

Overall it was very fun to drive off road. I had to fold in the mirrors a few times to fit between trees. The all wheel drive system handled the sandy spots very well. No wheel spin, and I never had to lock it in.

Nice ... very nice ... hard to see that Evergreen in the woods ... it blends right in ...

PrG

 

[Casanewt]

The last picture you posted of your Pilot lurking in the ferns is awesome. So good that I am using it as my wallpaper on my PC @ work(with your permission - of course)!!

 

[PrG]

Hey good idea ... I'm gonna do the same thing ...

PrG

 

[a2Pilot]

Hmmm.......could this be a budding career in photography?

You knew me when......................

Feel free to use the pics personally, but commercial use would require I get paid big bucks so I can pay off my Pilot!! :2:

 

[Spartanman]

a2--Special request

I lived in Michigan all my life, until 3 years ago. The other true driving test comes this winter.

Was wondering if you will be back to the same location this coming winter (especially after a healthy dose of lake affect snow) and could provide us some pics and a report at that time too?.

 

[a2Pilot]

Re: a2--Special request

I lived in Michigan all my life, until 3 years ago. The other true driving test comes this winter.

Was wondering if you will be back to the same location this coming winter (especially after a healthy dose of lake affect snow) and could provide us some pics and a report at that time too?.

:2: No problem. I'm up there regularly. I took this set of pics on my In-laws property. 225 acre back yard with several ponds and a stream. We've got trails cut through most of it that are an absolute blast to drive, hike, mountain bike or cross country ski.

I don't drive them much in the snow since it's VERY easy to slide sideways into a tree, even at low speeds. My previous F150 could make it through most of the trails with 8 - 10 inches of snow on the ground, and little or no ice crust on top. I don't expect the Pilot will handle this much, but do plan on heading out if there's less than 5 - 6 inches of powdery stuff and no ice crust.

I passed through there again last week during a week long camping vacation that took us all over the northern LP. I'll post the story and pics later this week. I forgot to bring my compact card reader to work today.

 

[Spartanman]

Excellent.

(never thought I could get along with somebody from Ann Arbor)