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CAMP TOYOTA
Testing Toyota’s Off-Road Offerings in the West Virginia Mountains
WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DANNY KORECKI
I was incredibly fortunate to receive an invitation from Toyota to hang out at what the company affectionately calls Camp Toyota. At Camp Toyota, I tested the most off-road capable Tacoma and Land Cruiser models in the mountains of West Virginia while enjoying the scenery, the trails, and, of course, the vehicles themselves.
The Vehicles
Through all the fun on the West Virginia trails, I was going to test out an impressive lineup of the Tacoma Trailhunter, Tacoma TRD Pro, Land Cruiser First Edition, standard Land Cruiser, and a Land Cruiser 1958. I actually drove the Land Cruiser 1958 from my home in southern Pennsylvania to the trail/camp location of Twin Mountain Off-Road Adventure located at Old Fields, West Virginia.
The drive from my home to the location was about three hours and was delightful on its own. With each mile of that three-hour drive I got even more used to the Land Cruiser 1958 on pavement before having some fun with it off the pavement.