Thanks for the props on the bed rack. It is not complete but I really like how it turned out. As for the RCD no real problems although the coils have settled. Bad if you want a level truck. Now for some pictures...




























Hitch Hikers

 

man that pic of me lookin confused does not give that offcamber wash justice.

 

it gives enough of a perspective to me to know i would probably try and find an alternate route! haha

 

no alternate routes besides backing down about a mile worth of trail. one way up and one way down. you pick. luckily we both made it out ok and i know matt helped me out a lot by spotting me and i hope i helped him out as well but i think that i try to think it out to much and might make it worse

 

yea, i'm still skiddish on side slops, especially one thats not firm and grippy. it makes it worse when there's a nice drop off lol

once its not a DD and i've flopped it a few times it shouldn't be too bad

 

That section was truly one of the worst on the trail. Zero margin for error. For what it is worth, the spotting help went both ways.

 

the one pictured was grippy but if you got a tire close to the edge it looked like it wanted to crumble away and it was prolly a 50ft roll to the bottom of the ravine. so unless you have a full cage and full exocage prepare for DEATH!!! lol.

 

Wow, thats some incredible scenery! Sweet looking trails too.

 

6(8) point over built cage anyone?
keep posted

this is really the first project i'm setting my foot down for and really want to make happen in a timely manner.
anyways, thats enough of my thread jacking.

 

U Az guys have the best trails! Looks like u guys had a good time.

 

More Pics...



Running water in Arizona???





Running slot canyons makes for some good photo ops...







Some local history along the side of the trail...

An old well


A fence made out of Ocotillo spines


This ended up going the wrong direction, but it made for a fun climb.





Another picture of the hill that the jeeps struggled on





More mining pictures...









Some random scenery shots...













All and all a good day out on the trail.

 

Those look like some fun trails! It would be fun to travel the country and hit up many of the different trails I see on here!

 

Looks like an awesome trip!

if we leave early enough Saturday, I'm up for giving the dusty ranger a good challenge. I'll work it out with Bryan!

 

nice wheeling and some nice scenary too

 

Whenever you wanna go let me know.

 

are there lots of trails like that down there?

 

99ranger4x4- there are so many trails it is rediculous. the trail we were on split in like 1000 directions and we were on this one for about 9 hours. and this is just one trail lol.

dusty08- let me know im up for it. i dunno if a 2wd will be able to do this thow as i had to use 4x4low alot on this trail

trigger01- plan to be in az for about a month then lol. so many trails you wont be able to do them all in a week lol

 

Is this trail marked at all?

There are so many trails across the state it's awesome and makes for a lot of fun.

 

sweet pics

 

what do you mean marked bryan? matt had this awesome book with every trail in it and how to getthere it was really cool

 

Looks like a good time!! I am jealous....maybe after the wife and I decide on a house, we will have to move out that way, always wanted to be in the southwest anyway LOL

 

When I mean marked I'm curious as to if there are sign at the trailhead or if parts of the trail are marked so you don't accidently get onto another trail.

Matt: What book are you using? I know of a few but which one do you perfer? Thanks

 

i didnt see any signs or anything other than one that said out lol

 

Looks like The Hills Have Eyes type stuff lol

 

The book that we were using yesterday was Backcountry Adventures Arizona by Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson. It is a good book with nice color pictures and a fair amount of the local history. The other book (can't remember the title) is in black and white and tends to focus on some of the more extreme trails in the state. To navigate, I entered 42 way points from the trail description in the book. In my opinion this is necessary to stay on the right trail when driving out in this part of the world. There are several intersecting roads out there.