Pics. Snake Bait, Last Chance, Goler.

[Jes]

Had another great weekend in the Ridgecrest area wheeling and exploring.
On Friday Andy and I(and later Lisa) finnished up the new Snake Bait trail. We both were once again denied on the entrance waterfall and had to winch a little. I got to a point where I thought I had the traction to drive it but it might have also snapped a rear axle so I took to the winch instead.
Here's some pics from waterfall one and two.
Andy nosing it up the first fall...

Now on waterfall number two...

Me, at the top of fall two...

...if you get off line on number two the pucker factor is high.
Snake Bait really twists you up...

...and gives you an opotunity to air it out...

...more to come...

 

[Jes]

On Saturday we headed over to Last Chance Canyon. Curtis(DesertXJ) tagged along with us in his new TJ.
Curtis testing his new junk...

Andy heading into the notch...

...slips in...

...and starts spraying for mosquitos...

...nice exit line...

Me heading through...

...I was able to keep it upright and with a little work ramming my front bumper I made a clean run through.
...more to come...

 

[Jes]

Later on up the canyon we got into some red rocks...

Poser pic...

On Sunday we headed to the Panamints and Goler Wash. The bottom had some steep cuts, not where you'd want to be in a flash flood...

We stopped by the Barker Ranch for a few beers and waited for Charles but he never showed up...

We then headed over Mengel Pass and into Butte Valley.
Butte Valley and Striped Butte...

Old cabin...

Heading home and looking back at the Panamint range on last time...

 

[XJedi23]

Great post. Where is this?

 

[IntrepidXJ]

nice pics as usual jes.

nice to know my XJ isn;t the only one to start spraying for mosquitos when I get on an angle like that to the drivers side

 

[SeanP]

thanks for posting to us web wheelers! :beer:

 

[BrettM]

so all the cool kids are getting the Creepy Crawlers huh, you next Jes? or you gonna keep the MTRs for all the street driving?

 

[Slonopotam]

This Butte ?

We were in the area just a couple of days before new year snow run.

I have no idea where is Snake bait trail though.

 

[Porch Puppy]

Jes, Thanks for coming down. We'll get are pics up sometime this week.

Andy

 

[Jes]

so all the cool kids are getting the Creepy Crawlers huh, you next Jes? or you gonna keep the MTRs for all the street driving?

Those tires are terrable on the street, no way would I run bias plys on a daily driver. If I towed my junk I'd get some in a 37" flavor though.


Slonopotam, yes, that butte.
Snake Bait is near Ridgecrest.

 

[Jes]

Jes, Thanks for coming down. We'll get are pics up sometime this week.

Andy

Had a great time.
I'm ready to come back and open up that other trail we found. That's gonna be another good one!

 

[Porch Puppy]

Yes the other trail will be bad a$$. And not as much work..

 

[CRASH]

I find this post minimally acceptable.

 

[Paul S]

Great pics Jes.

Don't give-up on me Andy, I realllly want to get out there & see your trails.

Paul

 

[Porch Puppy]

Great pics Jes.

Don't give-up on me Andy, I realllly want to get out there & see your trails.

Paul

Come down before it gets HOT. :sunshine:

 

[Kernel]

purty shoots there jes......

 

[Bubb_Rubb]

Awesome. I can't wait to visit DV...

 

[Jes]

Awesome. I can't wait to visit DV...

You should party with us on the 24th.

 

[Goatman]

I find this post minimally acceptable.

Totally unqualified to make any kind of comment............unless, maybe something like "I'm jealous". :looser:

 

[CRASH]

Totally unqualified to make any kind of comment............unless, maybe something like "I'm jealous". :looser:

Who wants to wheel when you can be applying a Sawzall to a Jeep?