Eagle Rock

[Whitey Jr]

I had fun today it was nice to put my Jeep to the test...
I ended up missing Dane Cook but its ok... i would love it if y'all could throw up some pics as my camera dies not too long ago thanks

[78bronco]

i still wish i couldve been there. too bad wives get mad about fourwheeling on your anniversary

[seangillis11b]

sorry about dane cook but i had a blast cant wait to hit up another trail

[Whitey Jr]

sorry about dane cook but i had a blast cant wait to hit up another trail

its all good i was back in time she gave the tickets away at 5 she said i wasnt answering my phone all day and that she had no idea what i was doing. (she was supposed to go and called at 6 this morning and said she didnt feel good so she couldnt go

[colomil]

I am pulling movies off my camera and will post sometime tonight. That trail was fun and a good test for the 'ol battle wagon! Look for pics in the carnage section...

[Whitey Jr]

yea i will try to get some of my small carnage but i still think the tree lost

[Funrover]

I have a few pics..loading now

[Pathrat]

First off, half of my pictures disappeared. New camera, new user of said camera so I have no idea what happened.

Second, and more importantly, thank you to the excellent spotters. Funrover saved me from ripping off my passenger rear window and panel, among other parts. He also helped me get rid of an unwanted passenger: a rock wedged under my sliders. Jamie made sure that I didn't smash my front end into a giant rock I thought was a lot further away and a lot smaller, and made sure I didn't rub my lights and corner bumper off on a tree. Joe too, thanks for telling me what to do and not do on the hill. Of course, thanks to the guys who winched me up when I slid off the trail and the guys with the shovels!

I found this to be a very challenging trail and it was sometimes difficult to take in everything that was going on. It seems that everyone shed blood on the trail or at least is taking home a good bruise.

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[WINKY]

man you all are hurtin me..... i wanted to go... :( nice pics though!

[DKDunn04]

Looks fun, wish I could of made it.

[Funrover]

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[Funrover]

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[Funrover]

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[Funrover]

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[Pathrat]

GREAT PICTURES FUNROVER :thunb:

[Funrover]

Thanks! You did a great job today Path! Bummer on the pics.. I bet you had some good ones. I am excited that Jessica drove today for awhile also!

[Pathrat]

Thanks! You did a great job today Path! Bummer on the pics.. I bet you had some good ones. I am excited that Jessica drove today for awhile also!

Thanks Funrover. That was a wild ride today and I learned a few things. Some of the pictures that got vaporized were of Jess driving and you walking beside your Rover...that kind of bites.

[sonofbr]

A very good run on a favorite trail.
Everyone's trail IQ and experience jumped up several points.

[Funrover]

Thanks Funrover. That was a wild ride today and I learned a few things. Some of the pictures that got vaporized were of Jess driving and you walking beside your Rover...that kind of bites.


BUMMER... I was hoping someone got pics of her today. I only have one or 2. She gets more risky everytime we go out..IT'S AWESOME! And yes I did a lot of walking today LOL

[Funrover]

A very good run on a favorite trail.
Everyone's trail IQ and experience jumped up several points.

Always great to see you.. Don't be a stranger

[Pathrat]

Always great to see you.. Don't be a stranger

Good to see you on the trail Joe!

[Screweder]

Who's that sexy beast in the blue shirt and black pants? Oh, lol, I know who he is. He's da man!!! Actually, he's at work and tired out of his mind... Good workout today though! And a nice little tan. Would have taken my shirt off, but I thought the snow was blinding enough :lol:

[Roostercruiser]

looked fun. one of these dawys ill run with yall again.

[Brody]

Great time, great day and great people, once again! Nice getting together with everyone from the Springs group! Seems like we never see enough of you guys.

This trail was a lot harder than when LaDawn and I ran it last year. It certainly wasn't a 'giveaway' and it seems liked we worked for pretty much every foot we gained, especially on the many obstacle sections. It says something about both the driving and spotting skills that we got that many rigs through the trail with only cosmetic breakage..

The dusty conditions made me appreciate what the Baja and Dakar drivers do. Being at the back of the bus most of the day, we felt like we needed to do a drive through car wash, even without the doors. The last picture shows a 'back of de bus' picture...

Here are a bunch of our pictures

[Brody]

More yet..too bad photobucket stuff makes you do the same thing about 3 different times to get things posted..too much of a PITA for me to use..

[Brody]

And more yet..

[Brody]

And more...I probably have about 300 pictures somewhere on photobucket, too, that I cannot access because I forgot the damn password. Photobucket has been slightly less than stellar with their help...

[Funrover]

WOO HOOOO More pics!! Looks like ya got a little close to the tree there

[1freaky1]

Wow looks like you all had a blast up there, looks like a pretty good challenging trail too, great pics!

[Brody]

WOO HOOOO More pics!! Looks like ya got a little close to the tree there

Still had some room....

[Funrover]

Wow looks like you all had a blast up there, looks like a pretty good challenging trail too, great pics!

The trail itself can be decieving... Parts that look easy are not always that way and vis-versa. Worth a good run though

[JeepersCreepers]

Here's a few pics I got yest.

[JeepersCreepers]

some more

[Jamie]

Thanks for a great day guys!

[Gecko Cycles]

Now that is what I'm talking about!
Wish I could of afforded to go. I had to borrow money to pay for my speeding ticket in Ned 2 weeks ago.
Glad to see Brody got to do a harder trail this time and no damage was incurred.
Looks like that off camber snowy section gave you a had time.
Those are all some great picts that really tell a story.

[Pathrat]

JeepersCreepers Josh: great pictures, cool you got a few of the recovery of me and my sideways adventure. :D Oh, and THANK YOU for taking the dog when she was barking while I was trying to run up that hill!

[Brody]

Now that is what I'm talking about!
Wish I could of afforded to go. I had to borrow money to pay for my speeding ticket in Ned 2 weeks ago.
Glad to see Brody got to do a harder trail this time and no damage was incurred.
Looks like that off camber snowy section gave you a had time.
Those are all some great picts that really tell a story.

The off camber section gave everyone a little trouble. The road just sloped off into the trees. Everyone was crabbing their front tires to stay high enough to keep from sliding..sometimes it even worked. By the time we got though, there was a trough for your front uphill tire to ride in and a built up berm to snag your rear tires before they traveled down the slope. Stephanie kinda got in the middle section before we dug a path through the snow and before we built the berm...

There was evidence that many rigs before us had a lot of problems on the same section. The whole hillside snow melt ran off down that side of the hill, covering the road under the snow so that the 'snow' was very icy and hard packed. Perfect angle, too, for scooting your front end sideways...

And the Scout that was on the side of the trail provided even more entertainment as there wasn't much room to get by. Luckily, it's drivers side front tire was sticking out just enough to bounce off of, rubber to rubber, for quite a few of us...

We later ran into the folks doing the Scout recovery (nice looking Scout, too) and I think that a couple of those guys signed up here yesterday or today.

And don't you love the economics? We wouldn't have been able to go if I hadn't sold the bumper off the 84....

[Funrover]

JeepersCreepers Josh: great pictures, cool you got a few of the recovery of me and my sideways adventure. :D Oh, and THANK YOU for taking the dog when she was barking while I was trying to run up that hill!

See... now you don't need that recovery run anymore LOL :lol:

[JeepersCreepers]

JeepersCreepers Josh: great pictures, cool you got a few of the recovery of me and my sideways adventure. :D Oh, and THANK YOU for taking the dog when she was barking while I was trying to run up that hill!

Anytime, anytime. I'm a BIG DOG lover so any dog that will hang with me is totally cool.:thunb:

[colomil]

Here are some vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYVBVxQMgSU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOYoE9O7jt8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pinpSh8hLE

This was a wide angle helmet cam so it is not the greatest quality.

[WINKY]

would my truck been able to get through there?

[Funrover]

would my truck been able to get through there?

Yes and no. For the full size rigs this is a really tricky run. The trees up top get narrow in a hurry. Can you make it..Yes but in some sections you have a 1 time only shot or you will have body damage. If you want to do this trail I would get bumpers and protection like the dakota that was there. Also run it reverse the first time. GM4X4LOVER would be a great person to talk to about this, he manages to always get his Suburban up the trail just fine! :thunb:

[Brody]

would my truck been able to get through there?

Homey got his Surburban through it, but it was locked in the rear and he didn't seem to care if he got body damage. Seangillis11b got his extra cab Dodge through it with no grief.

I would say that it might have been a challenge higher up where there were some tight spots between the trees and a couple of tight turns, but with a little careful driving and spotting and a couple of backing and tacking to get lined up, you would've been ok. Would've been a bit of a challenge, but that's part of the game...

Dry, with the exception of the tight spots, you probably wouldn't have a problem. Everyone had a bit of an issue with the off camber icy stuff as well as anything that had ice or snow on it. Rails would be almost essential...and a winch would be a definite asset...

[WINKY]

the winch is happening this weekend and rails soon :) later in the year i will have at least a rear arb locker and if price is right a ox in front.

[4Runner3Wheeler]

Looks like fun. I was hoping to make it, but outta town guests gummed up my wheeling plans this weekend. Nice teamwork!

[gm4x4lover]

I have yet to touch a tree or a rock. Even when i was open/open.

[Brody]

I have yet to touch a tree or a rock. Even when i was open/open.

Not to be the irritating SOB that a lot of people think I am, but almost all of the trails I run I usually touch quite a few rocks... mainly with my tires, but harder trails...well, there are rocks..like sticking up...and..well...kinda everywhere you look or want to go. Sometimes the trails almost require that you tag 'em..hopefully with just your rock rails...

As to trees...you do any kind of snow run, especially on trails that have tree to one side or another and more especially on harder trails where it is off camber and icy and narrow...hey...you are going to hit a tree or two....and maybe a hidden rock or two..

Granted, your driving skills may be exemplary and you could probably teach everyone on this site many, many driving techniques, no matter how many years some of us have been driving off road, but it has been my experience that if you want to do harder 4x4 trails, you are going to hit rocks ...and trees....and go through mud...and drive over logs..Tis just the nature of the beast..Oh..and if your driving skills are that good, maybe you should get a hold of Pathrat and schedule a clinic so that those who are interested can attend...I am always ready to learn something new..

Oh...and I applaud you if you have managed to wheel a lot and have managed to not hit anything...Maybe I am just a sloppy driver, but if that is the case, there are an awful lot of sloppy drivers on this site(and there are not) and amongst my other wheeling friends. I got my first 4x4 when I was 17, and have been wheeling ever since...that means that I have been wheeling one type of terrain or another, dependent upon what state I have been living in, for 40 years...open/open or locked F/R...I have also done my fair share of 2WD wheeling...and managed to tag stuff doing that, too..Maybe I have been doing it all wrong...

This is kinda like saying"Man, I am one badass rock climber, but I never touch a rock". Know a few people like that, too....

[Funrover]

Thanks for the vids Colomil!

[colomil]

I think I hit every tree and rock on the trail! I was the biggest rig out there so that was to be expected.

Anyone have a slidehammer/dentpuller they could let me borrow?

[Brody]

I think I hit every tree and rock on the trail! I was the biggest rig out there so that was to be expected.

Anyone have a slidehammer/dentpuller they could let me borrow?

Yeah, but I am up in Denver...I am just using the high dollar $12 one from Advanced Auto and it is working OK on the 84's dents so far..

[itsjustdan23]

WOOOHOOOO FOR ADVANCE AUTO!!! Lol sorry. I work for the company lol.

[SCRubicon]

Not to be the irritating SOB that a lot of people think I am, but almost all of the trails I run I usually touch quite a few rocks... mainly with my tires, but harder trails...well, there are rocks..like sticking up...and..well...kinda everywhere you look or want to go. Sometimes the trails almost require that you tag 'em..hopefully with just your rock rails...

As to trees...you do any kind of snow run, especially on trails that have tree to one side or another and more especially on harder trails where it is off camber and icy and narrow...hey...you are going to hit a tree or two....and maybe a hidden rock or two..

Granted, your driving skills may be exemplary and you could probably teach everyone on this site many, many driving techniques, no matter how many years some of us have been driving off road, but it has been my experience that if you want to do harder 4x4 trails, you are going to hit rocks ...and trees....and go through mud...and drive over logs..Tis just the nature of the beast..Oh..and if your driving skills are that good, maybe you should get a hold of Pathrat and schedule a clinic so that those who are interested can attend...I am always ready to learn something new..

Oh...and I applaud you if you have managed to wheel a lot and have managed to not hit anything...Maybe I am just a sloppy driver, but if that is the case, there are an awful lot of sloppy drivers on this site(and there are not) and amongst my other wheeling friends. I got my first 4x4 when I was 17, and have been wheeling ever since...that means that I have been wheeling one type of terrain or another, dependent upon what state I have been living in, for 40 years...open/open or locked F/R...I have also done my fair share of 2WD wheeling...and managed to tag stuff doing that, too..Maybe I have been doing it all wrong...

This is kinda like saying"Man, I am one badass rock climber, but I never touch a rock". Know a few people like that, too....

This is one of the best posts I've read on here in a while. :lol:

[SCRubicon]

Looks like everyone had fun in the mud, snow and whatnot. I could have gone down with Funrover after all. We worked on Eric's TJ from 8:30 p.m. until midnight. (he got called in to work) Oh well, maybe next time.....

[seangillis11b]

i had a blast and i think i used every slider bumper and skid plate i have but to make up for no lockers i kinda use the long peddle alot:D

[Pathrat]

Despite what Brody says in his interesting post, making several valid points, I am glad I did NOT get any damage this time. I don't want damage anytime, but accept that this is part of the possibilities when wheeling. There are just some times when I am less tolerant of potential damage than others.
Again, excellent spotting by those who undertook that task.

[sonofbr]

Ode to Damage

O' Damage.
Your beauty marks I cherish.
Shiny metal makes me blush.

O' Breakage.
New parts my rig's way cometh.
Your Snap is music to my ears.

O' Carnage.
My limitations I discover in you.
My rig welcomes the battle with you.

You are a great teacher,
Your lessons I learn eagerly.
The skills you give
leave no room
for Luck's whim.

Whether wheels in the air,
or kissing trees and rocks,
the moments we've shared,
are the best I've had.

[gm4x4lover]

oh i have dings and dents from other trails. I just always take my time. I am a very slow and maticulat wheeler. When you drive something that large you have to.

[white collar redneck dad]

WOOOHOOOO FOR ADVANCE AUTO!!! Lol sorry. I work for the company lol.

I have a great friend of mine who is assist manager for Adv Auto...He soooooo is anxious to get out and wheel!!! Which store do you work at?

Charlie

[Pathrat]

sonofbr....

OUTSTANDING Ode to Damage!

[Funrover]

Looks like everyone had fun in the mud, snow and whatnot. I could have gone down with Funrover after all. We worked on Eric's TJ from 8:30 p.m. until midnight. (he got called in to work) Oh well, maybe next time.....


Bummer... we'll do it again sometime!

[Funrover]

Ode to Damage

O' Damage.
Your beauty marks I cherish.
Shiny metal makes me blush.

O' Breakage.
New parts my rig's way cometh.
Your Snap is music to my ears.

O' Carnage.
My limitations I discover in you.
My rig welcomes the battle with you.

You are a great teacher,
Your lessons I learn eagerly.
The skills you give
leave no room
for Luck's whim.

Whether wheels in the air,
or kissing trees and rocks,
the moments we've shared,
are the best I've had.


:lol::thunb::woot::clap::clap: JOE FOR THE WIN!

[Brody]

Sweet Joe!

Mr 'Man of Many Talents', I see....That was pretty cool..Always great to see you!

[Jamie]

Good one Joe!!

[Funrover]

Just a friendly bump for the next run!