TyTheJeepGuy
August 29th, 2020, 07:05 PM
We had 6 rigs out on the trail today, including 2 new members' first runs. I think Kingston Peak ended up being a great trail for a "green" level trail with hints of "blue" if going by ski hill ratings.
We ran it starting from Alice and split at the end based on who had to be back sooner, those with some more time for sightseeing went through Rollinsville while the rest went over to Black Hawk. Having done it this direction I can see why its more popular to go the other direction, especially if you want to get a few of the other trails in the Yankee Hill network in if you want a longer day. I plan to do this sometime.
The Rocky Mountains gave us an opposite day: Rain storm in the morning, cleared up in early afternoon. I believe I felt very small hail at the Lomond overlook. Temperatures around 42deg F if my Jeep is to be believed. The rain made the trail a little slick but nothing major, it was only a drizzle.
Zach got the Grand Cherokee up on what I counted to be two wheels through an "articulation tester" as I'll call it. Basically two ruts in rapid succession but non-parallel; I think that was the most fun part for him.
Andy's F150 did great. I didn't see it going through the tougher parts but it went through the whole trail with only a few frame bumps and maybe an exhaust pipe smack or two. I'll let Andy fill in the details from the driver's seat.
Roy's XJ got to test out a freshly rebuilt T case. He brought great company that included Anne (I believe that was her name, sorry if not) who drove a lifted TJ and has guided this trail before, and did an excellent job of leading this run over the CB. I already forgot the name of the other driver but her manual Wrangler on 35s did great as could be expected.
I was really disappointed to find out upon arriving at the rendezvous point that the CB "fixes" I did last night didn't fix anything. I could hear everyone but could not transmit. Last night I got an SWR reading of 2 on my driveway after torquing down mounts and rewiring to a 10amp wire and checking grounds. I guess its back to troubleshooting again, I definitely want CB working perfectly before Moab.
Pics and video will be posted here when I have them available, here is a shared photo album if you want to add you own photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5DVixyYRWBRhe3jX8
We ran it starting from Alice and split at the end based on who had to be back sooner, those with some more time for sightseeing went through Rollinsville while the rest went over to Black Hawk. Having done it this direction I can see why its more popular to go the other direction, especially if you want to get a few of the other trails in the Yankee Hill network in if you want a longer day. I plan to do this sometime.
The Rocky Mountains gave us an opposite day: Rain storm in the morning, cleared up in early afternoon. I believe I felt very small hail at the Lomond overlook. Temperatures around 42deg F if my Jeep is to be believed. The rain made the trail a little slick but nothing major, it was only a drizzle.
Zach got the Grand Cherokee up on what I counted to be two wheels through an "articulation tester" as I'll call it. Basically two ruts in rapid succession but non-parallel; I think that was the most fun part for him.
Andy's F150 did great. I didn't see it going through the tougher parts but it went through the whole trail with only a few frame bumps and maybe an exhaust pipe smack or two. I'll let Andy fill in the details from the driver's seat.
Roy's XJ got to test out a freshly rebuilt T case. He brought great company that included Anne (I believe that was her name, sorry if not) who drove a lifted TJ and has guided this trail before, and did an excellent job of leading this run over the CB. I already forgot the name of the other driver but her manual Wrangler on 35s did great as could be expected.
I was really disappointed to find out upon arriving at the rendezvous point that the CB "fixes" I did last night didn't fix anything. I could hear everyone but could not transmit. Last night I got an SWR reading of 2 on my driveway after torquing down mounts and rewiring to a 10amp wire and checking grounds. I guess its back to troubleshooting again, I definitely want CB working perfectly before Moab.
Pics and video will be posted here when I have them available, here is a shared photo album if you want to add you own photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5DVixyYRWBRhe3jX8