Just fooling around in an abandoned quarry

[Rodrigo_V_U]

Hi, today I did my first offroad play with the BS..... Went to a known place where I have played a lot with the Compass Trailhawk in the past.....

It's an abandoned quarry near Curitiba, Brazil.

Some few rock crawling, some mud and a lot of nice views.

In my opinion, the Bronco went better than the Compass in the rocks, thanks to the mechanical rear diff lock and to the "offroad speed control".....

 

[Scottie137]

Is that a bus that fell off the cliff??

 

[Rodrigo_V_U]

Is that a bus that fell off the cliff??

Yes, and no, heheheh

UNtil 2020 the place was full of water and this old bus was thrown there sumerged and was used by firefighters for underwater saving training...

In 2020, due to dry climate, the government started to drain the water to be used in the city water system (I don't know the correct term in English) so that I could continue drinking water and having shower, hehehehe..... It took 8 months pumping water form there and the bus reappeared, hehehehe.

In the pictures with the Compass, you can see in the cliff the original water level up there (from clear to dark rocks)...

 

[Scottie137]

That’s cool. I was thinking the bus looked very intact for tumbling off a cliff!

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Is that a bus that fell off the cliff??

Similar to Lake Mead and Lake Powell huh?

 

[AndyMac204]

looks beautiful out there!

 

[SportWest]

Yes, and no, heheheh

UNtil 2020 the place was full of water and this old bus was thrown there sumerged and was used by firefighters for underwater saving training...

There's a diving school / park in Alabama with a similar setup: old quarry with submerged school bus, boats, vehicles for exploration. https://bluewaterparkal.com/explore-the-quarry/

Thanks for sharing the pics!

 

[Rodrigo_V_U]

looks beautiful out there!

Yes, it is..... And it is 3 miles far from home .... When I get stressed I go there to play a little.... Yesterday I was alone and couldn't take pictures driving, but there are several options to play offroad there like these: