East Texas Road Trip

Glen Baker LLC said:

I enjoyed the pictures.
Some were self-explanatory others I kind of had a guess at them and others I had no clue whatsoever.
I got Lake Jackson Texas, probably your aunt's house with a little dog, Matt's off-road recovery that's about it.

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JasonDroninAround said:

I tried to put the photos in chronological order in the order I explained the trip but I see how some may be confusing. I'll edit the post a little to add descriptions between the photos

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Glen Baker LLC said:

But some of that BLM land you were camping on?
I'm guessing the place with the theater style chairs and the stained glass was in Cerro Gordo Ghost Town?

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Cancunbadlands said:

Can't believe how small looks the Tremor vs. the Chevy Colorado!

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scott1070 said:

Which make & model of roof top tent is that? I’m trying to do the same as you but having a hard time finding one small enough.

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JasonDroninAround said:

I just finished my longest ever Maverick road trip from Central California to East Texas and back. I took four full days leisurely getting there with planned stops at Cerro Gordo Ghost Town, Death Valley, Hurricane, UT to see Matts Off Road Recovery, Zion National Park, and lastly straight to my Aunt's House in Lake Jackson, TX with Google Navigation set to avoid highways.

My little brother rode along with me on the whole trip.

Cerro Gordo was awesome and Matts Off Road Recovery was closed because we ended up getting there on a Sunday.

I had a wonderful four days visiting my Texas family. My other brother from Florida was there with his Chevy Colorado Trail Boss and we had some friendly Ford vs Chevy competition in what limited off roading options were available out there in East Texas.

We took all Interstates all the way back with a quick and short off roading sidetrack at the Mormon Rocks near I-15 and CA-138. The trip back was one full day and two short days.

According to the trip meter on the dash, it was 3908 miles, 23.7 mpg, and over 72 hours. This was in a 2025 Maverick Tremor with my roof top tent in my bed and my brother's camping gear in a big tote on rear hitch rack.

I had some problems on the last day with the ACC. I started a different post about that to hopefully figure it out with MTC before I take it in to the dealership.

New hitch rack I bought for the trip:

Cerro Gordo Ghost Town:

Road to Cerro Gordo:

Camping in Death Valley:

My brother found a hub cap on the side of the road that he though may fit his RV:

Closed Matt's Off Road Recovery:

'Camping' at a Love's RV park:

My Aunt's House in the Bayou:

Maverick vs. Trail Boss

My Cousins with F150 Raptor and a F350 Harley Davidson FX4

Sunset on the way home somewhere in Arizona

Way too steep of a trail that was a dead end at Mormon Rocks, CA (thank goodness for that front camera hehe)

Somehow out of order, My Aunts cute little puppy and the next morning in Death Valley:

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JasonDroninAround said:

I just finished my longest ever Maverick road trip from Central California to East Texas and back. I took four full days leisurely getting there with planned stops at Cerro Gordo Ghost Town, Death Valley, Hurricane, UT to see Matts Off Road Recovery, Zion National Park, and lastly straight to my Aunt's House in Lake Jackson, TX with Google Navigation set to avoid highways.

My little brother rode along with me on the whole trip.

Cerro Gordo was awesome and Matts Off Road Recovery was closed because we ended up getting there on a Sunday.

I had a wonderful four days visiting my Texas family. My other brother from Florida was there with his Chevy Colorado Trail Boss and we had some friendly Ford vs Chevy competition in what limited off roading options were available out there in East Texas.

We took all Interstates all the way back with a quick and short off roading sidetrack at the Mormon Rocks near I-15 and CA-138. The trip back was one full day and two short days.

According to the trip meter on the dash, it was 3908 miles, 23.7 mpg, and over 72 hours. This was in a 2025 Maverick Tremor with my roof top tent in my bed and my brother's camping gear in a big tote on rear hitch rack.

I had some problems on the last day with the ACC. I started a different post about that to hopefully figure it out with MTC before I take it in to the dealership.

New hitch rack I bought for the trip:

Cerro Gordo Ghost Town:

Road to Cerro Gordo:

Camping in Death Valley:

My brother found a hub cap on the side of the road that he though may fit his RV:

Closed Matt's Off Road Recovery:

'Camping' at a Love's RV park:

My Aunt's House in the Bayou:

Maverick vs. Trail Boss

My Cousins with F150 Raptor and a F350 Harley Davidson FX4

Sunset on the way home somewhere in Arizona

Way too steep of a trail that was a dead end at Mormon Rocks, CA (thank goodness for that front camera hehe)

Somehow out of order, My Aunts cute little puppy and the next morning in Death Valley:

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JasonDroninAround said:

New hitch rack I bought for the trip:

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