Deer Valley Trail (Lots of Pics)

[AREYOULIVING]

Well SharkXJ I wish I would've read your posting before I went on this run so I could've thrown ya an invite.

What an amazing place especially this time of year.
I'm runnin 3.5 RE lift some fairly new 31" BFG AT. Stock other than that. My buddy has a Dakota on 31" BFG MT and cranked up the torsion bars. We got some good damage and only got hung up once or twice. Nothing a tow strap and some throttle couldn't handle. I don't think you catch me there in a stock rig.

I'll let the photo's tell the rest.

The Navigation Crew

Me and my girl

Dakota team

Stock?? Yeah have fun!!

 

[oo7ravisXJ]

thats looks awsome. I wana get my ish up there

 

[Rockslut]

Where is that trail located? How long does it take to run? My XJ would laugh at the terrain but it could be a fun day trip.

 

[AREYOULIVING]

Where is that trail located? How long does it take to run? My XJ would laugh at the terrain but it could be a fun day trip.

Up off 88 in the Tahoe area. Took us about 5 hrs with a stop for lunch.

 

[SharkXJ]

Awesome. Can't wait to get up there in a couple of weeks. If anyone wants to go PM me for details. It was going to be a run but a lot of folks are going to Farmermatts that same weekend and I didn't want to take away from that.

Great pix. The water crossings looked low. We camp where you guys exited the trail on Highway 4.

 

[AREYOULIVING]

Awesome. Can't wait to get up there in a couple of weeks. If anyone wants to go PM me for details. It was going to be a run but a lot of folks are going to Farmermatts that same weekend and I didn't want to take away from that.

Great pix. The water crossings looked low. We camp where you guys exited the trail on Highway 4.

They might have been a little low, my first time out there though. Are you still planning to go on June 23rd? If I have my new winch and bumper I'd be in to going again. My girl bought me a new Warn M8000 and told me to order a new bumper so we could go on more trips.

 

[JoesXJ]

Awesome pics, now thats what I'm talking about! Is there still a group of people going up there again soon, my wife and I may be interested. How far is it from Sacramento? Where like 2 1/2 hours south of Sac.​

Anyway, sorry to hijack, those are some beautiful pictures! :thumbup:​

sorry for the damage, gotta happen sometime though. ​

 

[SharkXJ]

They might have been a little low, my first time out there though. Are you still planning to go on June 23rd? If I have my new winch and bumper I'd be in to going again. My girl bought me a new Warn M8000 and told me to order a new bumper so we could go on more trips.

You guys are welcome to join us. I have a group going up on Friday June 29th. We are going to get up there Friday Evening, On Saturday we are going to wheel Deer Valley from 4 to 88 and back again. Then run Slick Rock on Sunday and head home on Monday.

Base camp is off of Hwy 4 at Hermit Valley Campground.

PM me i fyou need more details.

Late,
Mark

 

[XJedi23]

Did that trail couple weeks ago. Had to cut a section out of a 4' diameter fallen tree. Lucky we had just finished opening Slick Rock. Did you run into Much snow?

 

[AREYOULIVING]

Did that trail couple weeks ago. Had to cut a section out of a 4' diameter fallen tree. Lucky we had just finished opening Slick Rock. Did you run into Much snow?

Not much at all. There was plenty of spots around but none on the trail.

Shark your date is the 29th?? I'll plan on it. I'd like to run SlickRock. Never been.

 

[SharkXJ]

Not much at all. There was plenty of spots around but none on the trail.

Shark your date is the 29th?? I'll plan on it. I'd like to run SlickRock. Never been.

Yup.
Head up friday evening - Camp on the hwy 4 side.

Wheel DV both directions on Sat.
Wheel Slick Rock on Sunday
Head home on Monday.

A couple of buddies are probably going to head up early on Firday and set up camp. I won't leave the Bay Area until after 7:30 (to avoid traffic). I am leaving from San Jose and you are welcome to carovan if you want.

 

[Letterman]

I think I might do this:
Head up Friday after work and bust in on SharkMarks camp site then do a Midnight Slickrock run. Then Saturday run DearVally to 88 and back, then head out to Farmer Matts 4 O' July Party!

:cheers:

 

[JoesXJ]

is the camping area trailer accesable? I think we might head up friday night, set up camp, run saturday then head out sunday afternoon.

 

[SharkXJ]

is the camping area trailer accesable? I think we might head up friday night, set up camp, run saturday then head out sunday afternoon.

The spot we camp in isn't BUT there a lot of other spots within 50 feet of ours. There is a lot of camping in the general area.

 

[XJedi23]

You can get that thing To a good spot by the north entrence. Of slick rock. Alot of people from my jeep club camp there. I may be comming also. Slick rock and Deer Valley are two of my favorite trails.

 

[Slonopotam]

Yup.
Head up friday evening - Camp on the hwy 4 side.

Wheel DV both directions on Sat.
Wheel Slick Rock on Sunday
Head home on Monday.

How about Strawberry => Deer => Slick rock
and camp somewhere along the trails ?

 

[SharkXJ]

How about Strawberry => Deer => Slick rock
and camp somewhere along the trails ?

Good idea but with a group this large having a base camp is the way to go. You can camp where ever you want but me and my buds are going to stick to our original plan.

 

[Boatwrench]

They might have been a little low, my first time out there though. Are you still planning to go on June 23rd? If I have my new winch and bumper I'd be in to going again. My girl bought me a new Warn M8000 and told me to order a new bumper so we could go on more trips.

She's a keeper.

 

[Boatwrench]

My girl bought me a new Warn M8000 and told me to order a new bumper so we could go on more trips.

She's a keeper.

 

[AREYOULIVING]

She's a keeper.

Yeah AJ's Offroad got a call and a SlickRock is on order. Thanks Babe!! :wave1: