Amazing where you will take the ML

[Porschescum]

When there is beer involved......

Actually there was no beer, just a desire for adventure. Last fall found this neat old mining area above Silver City, Idaho, high in the Owyhee mountains. We were on our dual sport motorcycles, but I thought I might be able to get the ML in there so I could take my wife.

Today was the day. Loaded up the ML with enough firepower to overthrow a small government and headed for Silver City.

I have no idea how to make the photos look as rough as the terrain actually is. If someone can give me some pointers, please do. In the photos the trail looks tame, but in reality, it was quite steep, loose, and rough. Not to mention narrow. Spent an hour with my rotary buffer polishing all the "racing stripes" out of the paint from all the brush and tree limbs.

Lost each of the rear bumper access panels once each. One was left on a pile of rocks and easy to retrieve, the other got ripped off as I was climbing up out of a creek and I had to chase it down the creek. Good thing it was warm because that water was ICE!

So, without further adeu, here are the photos:



This was steep enough it was hard to walk up, yet it looks flat in the photos. ANy help with techniques?

[Porschescum]

[Mateo320]

Dude!
I had to get in one more reply...so cool to see the ML in action! Can we get more members to post "battle scars" or action photos of their ML's?
thanks!

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[Kajtek1]

COOL. I took our ML on ATV trail one time. Even I was going down the steep slope, my wife decided to follow us (me and our sons) on foot ... egrh... butt.
The only way I know about giving photo impression about steepens of the road is have somebody standing vertically next to the car and making sure you keep the camera horizontally. Actually tilting the person and the camera slightly toward the slope makes better impression

[ML430-OFFROAD]

SOMEONE SHOULD MAKE THIS THREAD STICKY!!!

It makes me so happy to see someone else using these to do what they are built for.

This weekend















Last year



I have plenty more if anyone wants me to post them!

[ML430-OFFROAD]

Originally Posted by Porschescum

This was steep enough it was hard to walk up, yet it looks flat in the photos. ANy help with techniques?

Not Really, you can show the size of rocks by setting the camera next to them... as for steapness it will never look as steap as it really is! People will just have to trust the ability of the ML



Radical Hill

[CAHEK]

hey guys, your trucks look excellent in this photoshoot..

[ML430-OFFROAD]

Thanks!

[350insp]

This is awesome... What tires do you guys use? Do you carry full size spare?

[ML430-OFFROAD]

Originally Posted by 350insp

This is awesome... What tires do you guys use? Do you carry full size spare?

Tires: Need new ones I am running Good year Fortera's, just the basic tread, nothing fancy, they are about 1 +- cm from the tread wear indicator and another 1 from being bald. I am looking at getting BFgoodrich all terrains at some point in the near future.

Spare: No, no full size spare, need one, but not willing to pay... just have to hope for the best. or hope like hell the other three tires can pick up the slack for the small spare.