Barbour Forks and Devil's Canyon Cleanup

[Brody]

I got back home fine and hope that Gregg did. He was having issue with the fuel delivery on his rig and headed back early on.

Great to see everyone and to meet everyone I hadn't met before! What a great turn out, too! I don't know what the grand total of rigs was, but we had a bunch. Ash led the Devil's Canyon side and Rob led the Barbour Fork side. On the Barbour Fork trail, Charlie spilt off with about 5 rigs to start the run from the opposite direction than Rob's group, which worked out very well. Ash said that they Devil's Canyon side was pretty damn clean, so maybe the folks who use it the most are taking a hint and cleaning up a bit more. We found much the same on the Barbour Fork trail, with there being very little off trail trash and only the usual party spot trash at the bigger camp spots.

Running the trail in the opposite direction rather than coming down all the harder sections, added a bit of flavor to things. I had never done it that way before, but always thought that it would be a bit more fun. Since I didn't take any pictures, I'll shut up and let someone else fill in the blanks..

Good day, and, as usual, a great group. I hope that everyone had a good day and a safe trip home.

[KnuckleHead]

X2...Had a great time...
We made it home fine despite the unknown trans/t-case leak from the ride up. Before leaving I took the front drive shaft off and that seemed to do the trick for the ride home. I'm also hoping that Bill made it home safe. He was having some steering issues on the trail and at the bottom. I know Ed and Robert were going to follow him.
I would like to thank everyone from myself and my friend Joe ( the little red Trail Blazer) for the help and patients. He had a really good time and think there is now hope for him with his Bronco that he has.
As we are just getting home we will go through the pics and get them posted in the next day or so.

[Rob]

Another good cleanup run. Excellent turnout. I'd say we started with about 19 rigs and even more people.

As Pete said, there wasn't as much crap on the sides of the trail this year. Of course, it's early in the season.

Thanks to Happy for finding the trailhead for me, after I guided everyone around Idaho Springs for a while. I think I had Chrisitis this morning. (That would be a neologism for "directionally challenged." :redface:)

I'll post some pics shortly. Still need to process them.

Hope everyone got home OK.

[KnuckleHead]

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last ones for tonight, got to head to work.

[Mporter]

How'd that new suspension work out Bill?

[Roostercruiser]

today was fun met new poeple and old onez. My daughter made a "New best friend" in Jackies daughter. I was tailgunner on the devils canyon side , we also split up in two groups and went in oppisite directions. I never wheeled with thiz many burbs before it was fun. I toook alot of pics but cant post any of them(no computer). Thnk Chris for following my up and down. We did put out a fire at a campsite left unattented. not a whole lot of trash at all..

[colomil]

I made it home okay. I didn't have any more fuel pressure problems. I wish I could have ran the rest of the trail but I didn't want to get stuck out there. It was good to see all you guys.
-Greg

[Rob]

Here are some more Barbour Fork hill climb pics to add to Happy's.

I think I see how Andy (4Runnder3Wheeler) got his screen name.

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Bill "TonkaToy"
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Ed "Southpaws3"
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Happy "85fsbronco"
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Pete "Brody"
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Robert in his Monster Burban
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[Jackie]

Right back-atcha with the "new best friend" thing, Roland. Annika had a great time playing with with your kids. Im never gonna live it down that I took the back bench out of my Jeep for this run and Alley couldn't ride with us. Next time, I will make sure she has a safe place to sit if she wants to ride with me!

Great day. Fantastic to meet all of you. Ash was a great leader for the Devil's run. Thank you, Ash! Krista did a FANTASTIC job for her first trail run and Roland and the kids were great company and I truely hope to wheel with all of you again.

It was most fun for me today to witness how different vehicles have to approach the trail. The big, huge, Suburbans vs. Jeeps = different challenges. Fun to watch and learn! So cool! How 'bout we swap one day.........eerrrrrrrrrrrrr........maybe NOT! (I'd roll your truck with my luck!)

[Rob]

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Andy's friend Joe

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Young DrUnit

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And a few random photos.

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[scout man]

Nice work guys! Looks like you all had a blast. Wish I could have been there, but hopefully I can catch the next one!

[1freaky1]

Looksw like ya'll had a good time, wishin I would have made it!

[lovesdirt9]

This was so much fun and such an amazing day! It was great to meet all of you! Truly a great group of people! I look forward to the next adventure with ya'll again soon....

PS Jackie - I am totally excited about the Divide - I will clear it with work tomorrow and give you the final answer. That would be such a blast!!

[Chris]

Great to see the large turn-out!

More pics would help me cope with being in the midwest. :D

[Chris]

Great to see the large turn-out!

More pics would help me cope with being in the midwest. :D

[Roostercruiser]

chris can i email you pics can u post jhem?

[Chris]

Sure Roland, admin@frontrange4x4.com. I'll have web access the rest of the day before losing it again.

[Pathrat]

Any pictures from the Devil's Canyon group, the more stock group Roland was not with?

How were conditions? Dug out? Lots of garbage, almost no garbage, anything shot up, signs still up?

thanks

[Roostercruiser]

Sent chris. Path from what i heard of the other group they found a decent amout of trash with a tv parts and headlightz. Also they alot of big lke matresses at the end of the spurs. Reese marked the area and let the forest rangers know about it. Fordboy said they didnt take a whole lot of picz. i wanted to go up to all the campers out there and say keep yoiur campsite claen we just cleaned the mountain side. .

[Fordguy77]

I only managed about 3 pics the whole trip. I was leading the group after we split off from ash's group, and was without a passenger, and also forgot my camera, so the ones i snagged were with my phone. It was pretty uneventful on our side, filled 2 trash bags(maybe overall it was already very clean) and a 35 gallon bucket with some stereo and car parts. I am not sure if anyone behind me got very many pics. The trail was pretty easy, with a few rockier spots on the spur we cleaned up. Thats about all there is to report from The second devils canyon group.

[Chris]

Here come Roland's pics.

[Chris]

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and a couple more...

[Pathrat]

Sent chris. Path from what i heard of the other group they found a decent amout of trash with a tv parts and headlightz. Also they alot of big lke matresses at the end of the spurs. Reese marked the area and let the forest rangers know about it. Fordboy said they didnt take a whole lot of picz. i wanted to go up to all the campers out there and say keep yoiur campsite claen we just cleaned the mountain side. .

Thanks for the update Roland. I am sure I will get even more details when Gatemonkey and Hunter get back.

[Pathrat]

I only managed about 3 pics the whole trip. I was leading the group after we split off from ash's group, and was without a passenger, and also forgot my camera, so the ones i snagged were with my phone. It was pretty uneventful on our side, filled 2 trash bags(maybe overall it was already very clean) and a 35 gallon bucket with some stereo and car parts. I am not sure if anyone behind me got very many pics. The trail was pretty easy, with a few rockier spots on the spur we cleaned up. Thats about all there is to report from The second devils canyon group.

Thank you. Sounds like all the big rigs were on Barbour and in Roland's group. Glad to hear Gatemonkey and Hunter's friend Ryan (who has never wheeled before this clean up) managed just fine and had room in their rigs for trash.

[Roostercruiser]

We had new people in our group also who never wheeled before thus also. I was the only one the devils site with a winch. I think depending on how many poeple with winches show up there should at least one with each group. you never know what could happen.

[Jackie]

PS Jackie - I am totally excited about the Divide - I will clear it with work tomorrow and give you the final answer. That would be such a blast!!

You did great on the trail, Krista and it was a pleasure to meet you. Fingers crossed that you can get the time off work and join us on the Divide.

[SRT08BUS]

Thank you everyone who turned out!!!!! I really wish I would have been able to make this one and vow to help out on the next one!

[Fordguy77]

Thank you. Sounds like all the big rigs were on Barbour and in Roland's group. Glad to hear Gatemonkey and Hunter's friend Ryan (who has never wheeled before this clean up) managed just fine and had room in their rigs for trash.

Gatemonkeys ranger appeared to be having issues engaging 4 wheel drive. it seemed to be stick in 2wd the whole time. And Ryan did great for his first time out.

[southpaws3]

13002IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN!!!!!!TONKA TOY MADE IT HOME SAFE,i'll let him go over the damages but here are some photos..if any body wants to borrow the FR4x4 banner let me know no problem just pass it around ..... BRODY FOUND US A NEW MASCOT ,I THINK SHE'S WONDERFUL:D SO I'LL LET HER START

[Roo]

I took 2 scenic pictures and 1 of my 35 gal tote of trash and that's it....no rigs:frown:

It was a great day and an awesome turnout! It definitely makes it alot easier with a turnout like that. Thanks to everyone that showed up and helped out!

[southpaws3]

lets try this again

[Pathrat]

Gatemonkeys ranger appeared to be having issues engaging 4 wheel drive. it seemed to be stick in 2wd the whole time. And Ryan did great for his first time out.

Yeah, he told me he was having issues. There is a Ford place down the street that is likely going to get a visit from him soon. I hear Ryan is hooked on wheeling now!

[Pathrat]

We had new people in our group also who never wheeled before thus also. I was the only one the devils site with a winch. I think depending on how many poeple with winches show up there should at least one with each group. you never know what could happen.

I agree, good thinking.

[Pathrat]

Thank you everyone who turned out!!!!! I really wish I would have been able to make this one and vow to help out on the next one!

:cool: Excellent, you can go on mine later this summer

[Roostercruiser]

southpaws can you send me pics of my burb with a banner. Thanks

[Funrover]

Seems like a missed a great time while I was in Wyoming!

[sunk]

We had a great time as usual, kind of hard not to...didn't break anything and a new trail for me. Kind of a cool way to check out a new area, slow and scouring the area for trash! (Kind of) we ended up with about a half bag of trash, and not really any pics...some on the phone but not much to show off.
My friends had never been wheelin, and they had a great time. I might have convinced James to buy a beater and join in all the fun.
As usual, a great group...I would like to make it up sometime soon to run the other side, these 2 trails are fun and very close to town.

[KnuckleHead]

lets try this again
Them there southerners just cant figure out these here computers now can they LOL....

[Roostercruiser]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO2fHTrWLME&feature=youtube_gdata

[Gate Monkey]

Thank you. Sounds like all the big rigs were on Barbour and in Roland's group. Glad to hear Gatemonkey and Hunter's friend Ryan (who has never wheeled before this clean up) managed just fine and had room in their rigs for trash.


Certainly there was trash to pick up but we had to look pretty hard for it along the trail. The usual trash and broken glass in the campsites. Compared to the 4 or 5 previous clean up runs I have done the trash was minimal. In past trips my truck bed was filled with trash bags and junk. This time I only used 3/4 of a 45 gallon trash bag. Half of that was from the campsite we cleaned up friday where we camped. Barbour and Devil's Canyon were a challenge for my Ranger. I suspect as does Fordboy and Roo that my 4 wheel drive was not engaging and so I think I was running mostly in 2 wheel drive all weekend...So the Ranger is going to the shop this week to get checked out.

I suspect the lack of trash was due to our cold wet spring. People have just not been out that much. I bet the next clean up will yield twice as much.

[Smash]

Uploading photos to photobuck, will have stories and pics soon.

[Brody]

I suspect as does Fordboy and Roo that my 4 wheel drive was not engaging and so I think I was running mostly in 2 wheel drive all weekend...So the Ranger is going to the shop this week to get checked out.

If that is a vacuum activated 4WD engagement system, chances are that there is a broken, kinked, or cracked line leading up the activator. Easy to check. Look underneath and if you see some small black hard lines going to a contraption on the front axle assembly, then it probably is. I don't know without looking, especially for a Ranger, but XJs use this system and the vac lines are a constant source of BS. At any rate, engaging the 4WD in the cab send a signal to the actuator. If it is a vacuum one and there is a leak, you will hear it.

[southpaws3]

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[Gate Monkey]

Thanks Pete... I will see about checking into that.. I was playing around this AM, tring to engage 4WD and I really don't think the 4 Wheel drive is engaging at all... So I am almost sure I was running all weekend in 2WD which makes Barbour and Devils Canyon quite challenging for a stock ranger with a novice driver. Where we camped was the 2nd major clearing you come to after going right at the first fork on Barbour. That takes you very quickly to the steep, sandy, rocky hill with the hard line and bypass. The last 3 times on Barbour I had no trouble driving up the bypass (easier line), but since it seems I was in 2WD this time, I had to get strapped up twice by the F150 that was with me. So... taking a positive spin, as inexperienced as I am, I did pretty good with a 2WD stock ranger on those two trails. Thanks again for the tip on suggesting for what the problem might be... If you were not so busy with work these days I would just come over to your house and see if you could take a look at it. :)

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[Brody]

Thanks again for the tip on suggesting for what the problem might be... If you were not so busy with work these days I would just come over to your house and see if you could take a look at it. :)

Give a shout. I can always take a look in the evening after I get home. Usual day is roughly 8-5, home by 5:30 or so. Happy to look, especially since it may be a simple fix.

[Gate Monkey]

Thanks Pete...I might just take you up on that... I have had intermittent trouble with my front passenger wheel hub assembly, could that be the culprit?

[Smash]

What a great time! Huge thank you to the folks in my group (Devil's Canyon) for your patience and flexibility. It was my first time ever leading a trail, and my first time ever participating in such an organized trail cleanup.

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8 rigs opted to hit Devil's Canyon, thanks to Roland for tagging along so we would have a winch in the group. With 8 rigs, we split into two groups, allowing us to clean up each spur in a timely fashion. Thanks to Chris for leading and Reese for sweeping the second group! Thanks to Rob I had printed out a few copies of the MVUM for Devil's Canyon, allowing us to do this confidently. Here's all 8 of us at the start of the trail:

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Hmmm, rather embarrassing picture of my roof rust....


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[Smash]

Our small group was quite a pair to see. I led in the 'burb, then Jackie in her very good looking Rubicon (shiny paint), then Krista in her very pretty Wrangler Sport (shiny paint), then Roland in his 'burb. Getting the picture? LOL

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Yes, Roland is up there....

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Krista did a great job on her first run! Jackie did perfect picking the best lines in her Rubicon, so Krista could see how it was done. Excellent teamwork.

Roland looping around on a spur:

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Roland went one way, Wranglers and I went the other.... Funny, we met in the middle! Most of the spurs were not on the MVUM. Had to squeeze by, met back where we started.

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Awesome views! Ranger warned the pine beetles were starting to do damage in the area, but we saw little evidence.

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[Smash]

Jackie and Krista made short work of this hard turn, returning from a spur to the main trail:

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Lets just say the boys (Roland and I) were not nearly as graceful in our land yachts. LOL.

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My skills continue to improve, one of the first lessons I learned with wheeling a rig this size: you often times only see this out your windshield

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[Smash]

I enjoyed this trail. No challenges, just bump, something the Subaru could have done (altho because of some of the steep long hills I would have burned my clutch up a bit, so happy I didn't bring it). It DEFINITELY got tight in places. I remember dangling a wheel off a little once or twice, and definitely tucking my mirrors in. Loads of pin striping, even for the wranglers. Views were great, it was SO GREEN, and very little traffic.

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Looking good Jackie!

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You can see everyone in this shot

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Trail opened up at the "Y" of the loop. Very nice! Also made for a great lunch stop. I put out a fire (it had been huge, and was just smoldering) of a group of pretty slobby campers. They had food everywhere, bottles and cans and metal in their firepit. Just as I put the fire out, the wind snagged a bag of chips they left sending it zinging past my head. They had been shooting nearby too, hadn't cleaned up anything. Needless to say, I was VERY angry. I left them a note. Not to worry, it was respectful. I just hope they take heed and clean up their act. Should've taken pictures, but forgot. What can I say... Karla was working...



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[Smash]

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We came across this guy in the middle of the trail near the beginning. He saw the 4 rigs coming down and just froze. Had to stop my rig, hop out and go talk to him. Nice brand new Outback, no skid plates, aftermarket (rally armor) mudflaps. No recovery gear that I could see looking in his car. It was an auto, so that's good, no clutch destruction on the steep hills. I asked him politely if he wouldn't mind pulling over as he was at a wide spot in the trail, and there was no place for us to get out of his way. He said he would, but asked me to direct him so he didn't "fall off the trail." He was by himself... I warmed him of a deep hole up on a switchback that could have sucked him in, and told him to be careful.

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I had a great day! Very little trash, the trail was in good shape. Mostly just bottles and some clay pigeons, grouped mainly around campsites. I hope to participate in the fall cleanup runs as well. Thank you to everyone who pitched in!!!

[Brody]

Thanks Pete...I might just take you up on that... I have had intermittent trouble with my front passenger wheel hub assembly, could that be the culprit?

Last post for this issue here. Just PM me. Here is what the problem may be:

Most of the time a '98-'00 Rangerhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/912321-98-ranger-4wd-not-engaging.html#) 4x4 problem has to do with the pulse vacuum hublock (PVH) engagement system. The TC motors are somewhat prone to problems, but often can be serviced back to good.

That was from the Ford Truck forum.

[SubaCool]

It was my first time ever leading a trail
Not in my book :rolleyes:

Looks like it was a good day to be out. Sorry I've missed it, I was having a good ol' time at the races though :cool:

[Jackie]

Ash did a great job leading the trail! First time or not, he was focused on the mission!!! I loved the way he handled the abandoned camp fire...WOOT!

But hey, Ash... the Jeeps are only holding the "shiney new paint" look temporarily. Considering I could count my different trail runs on three or four hands (all easy - medium) and Krista is just starting out, given time, you can imagine the paint getting "ehh" in no time. (By the way, I'm hesitant to wash it because I KNOW the pinstriping is worse now and the hubby is going to kill me)! Not really!

Great time! I'll post up pics if I have time tomorrow (all I got was a couple scenic shots and family-type shots at lunch). But my nephew just arrived in town to begin our DividE Ride - so don't hold me to it. I'm a lil' bit busy! at the moment

[KnuckleHead]

Thought I would post up a few more....

[SRT08BUS]

Great pics everyone and thanks again for cleaning up after others. If there is another clean up run this year I'm on it 4sures!

[Chris]

We'll be doing the same 2 trails again come Fall Brandon. :thunb: