can i say this....I LOVE THIS TRAIL!!!!

i cannot wait to run this when there is no snow and can run amuck through this trail.

it was snowy and muddy and still fun to run. the draw took no prisoners either.

myself i started with a broken nipple on my diff to the locker air line so i had no front locker the whole trip. later coming out of the trail i either popped a bead or have a whole in a tire, too muddy to know for sure. then and yes on the freeway i think my rear locker is broken. another victim broke a ball and ujoint at the same time not pretty. still more. the draw claimed an atlas before he could really get started. ended up a broken cable after camp repairs.

groups represented on this run higher ground 4x4, jko, and vjc that i knew of. this trip had 29 saying they were going but the weather weeded out about twenty of them. the few that braved the trip up and also camping enjoyed a great trip.

i will say that this was one of the most exhausting trips that i have been on. when i got home i was bone tired. after cleaning up the mud and grime, that was just on me the jeep gets her turn later, i have start my creations videos. these videos here are from my flip camera so they do jump around some seizures could be possible. i am working on the picture video right now that is in publishing right now and i still have to add a sound track so enjoy the teasers for them moment.

this was around sunflower when we hit this little storm
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these are on the trail
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Wow crazy to see snow like that in April! Glad you had a good time. I really want to run that trail.

Bill88xj wrote:Wow crazy to see snow like that in April! Glad you had a good time. I really want to run that trail.

i hear ya bill. i want to go back up when it is clear. this trail has so many lines to run it is crazy. it sucked that my front locker was not working because i could have done more when we were out. i thought the snow was going to be a big bugger but it did not hurt us too bad. a few slipped a little but over all the group did real good.

Whats up with your locker

pictures!!!
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Bill88xj wrote:Whats up with your locker

the nipple to connect the air hose to the diff broke before we began. i kicked on the compressor and it never stopped. the detroit in the rear i am not sure of yet or how bad. i had a wicked vibration in the rearend and i think the locker is broken. it is not gears or axles because i had drivetrain power.

Huh crazy, let me know if you need help looking at it. I will be out working on my rig tomorrow after church! Swing by and we can pull the cover and look at it! Call me if you wanna swing by

Nice pic's and glad you all had fun thanks for sharing i live here on the Draw and wonder if you could tell me was the campground where you stayed pretty clean when you left it?cause we got some fussy rangers up here and wonder if i have to go out there and pick anything up or do you think it was clean enough?.....Thanks ....T.C.

they stayed through to today but when i left yesturday it was clean

Good stuff Russ...... i think I saw you on the 87 headin south, we turned into a reastaraunt and you passed us by...... prolly about 4:30ish on Saturday afternoon........

Looks like you guys had a blast.......

very cool my man.

brotobeast wrote:they stayed through to today but when i left yesturday it was clean

Thanks Russ!

Way cool. I always enjoy that trail and camping up there. Glad you had a great time!

I have still never run it. Kudos Russ the Birthday Boy.

alanzona wrote:I have still never run it.

pssh even Ive been on that trail twice!

should go this summer and camp

Temps will be in the 80's this weekend up here unbelievable snowing one minute then a heatwave the next.