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If the front axle isn't spinning, none of the places where the grease or gear oil are coming from are still moving, so they are no longer a limiting factor for how far you can go. As long as the hubs stay cool, you can drive on it essentially indefinitely. Some folks put that job off for years...

If you have an air shift transfer case and you remove the drive flanges, you don't technically need to remove the driveshaft. It shouldn't spin the axle. But if the driveshaft is out, you KNOW it's not spinning. If you have a sprag transfer case then the driveshaft has to come out to keep the...

That definitely looks like failed inner axle seals and failed boots to me. It's very possible that the bearings are still greased and fine since they are on the other side of the knuckle. Unless you're set on having it towed from here I would definitely pull the drive shaft and the drive flanges...

Are the hubs hot? Sounds like you've had the inner axle seals fail. If you remove the drive flanges and the front drive shaft you could keep going without the front axle spinning.