Well, I made it back from school and spent a few days getting my Jeep ready to go wheeling. My Dad decided last minute that for his 50th birthday he wanted to go wheel the Slickrock trail and spend Memorial Day weekend at our family cabin at Lake Alpine.
I will save all of the garage work and minor fab work for another post so I can get on with the Slickrock trip report!
We woke up on Friday morning to about a thin layer of snow on the ground, and by the time I was all aired down and ready to go, the snow was coming down pretty hard. My Dad and I started out on the Alpine side of the trail, but because we were running alone we decided to drive around to the Spicer side (where there were other wheelers camping) and run the steps. I got denied on the hard line all the way up to the top, but still had a great time!
By the time we made it back to the cabin we had roughly 3'" of fresh snow on the ground, and by the time the sun went down, roughly 5" of snow had accumulated here and there! Now on to the pics.
On Thursday evening I decided to flex out and check for binding and driveshaft slip problems. All clear! (oh yeah, check out those steering angles too!)
Rear leaf springs are finally dialed in!
Dropping down the steps on Slickrock.
Working my way back up!
I tried the far right line up the steps/waterfall but kept slipping down into the hole to the left. (Ignore the wire hanging down. It was not live)
Decided to try the line a bit further to the left.
Almost got it, but just couldn't find enough traction.
Finally, I threw in the towel and took the bypass to the top.
Here is a view looking down the steps/staircase/waterfall (choose one). Super slippery.
No better place for a lunch break!
Looking back at the steps.
Heres a pic of the ole 50 year old holding the only casualty of the trip - my license plate.
All in all it was a great day on the trail, and although the weather conditions weren't necessarily optimal, we tried our hardest to make the best of it!
