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by Published on 05-14-2012 06:30 PM
After extending our Arizona adventures with a side trip out to Sedona, we decided to make our final push back to Southern California by way of Route 66. Starting from Flagstaff, we made our way across the Mother Road, into the Hualapai Indian Nation and it was there that we found ourselves drawn to yet another side trip in the town of Peach Springs. For those of you who aren't familiar with the area, there is a 19 mile trail that starts from here and takes you all the way down to the Colorado River. Known as the Diamond Creek Trail, it is the only road that I know of that takes you to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and really, who can resist a trip like that? Here are pics from our 2nd side trip and long drive back home on Route 66. I hope you enjoy.
...by Published on 05-14-2012 04:45 PM
Rather than heading straight for home after the awesome weekend of wheeling we had in Arizona last week, Cindy and I decided to make our drive back a bit more interesting and took side trip up through Sedona. I mean hey, it's not everyday that you find yourself in a state with so much to see and do and wheel and we just felt that it would be a crime to pass up the opportunity... or, at least, that's what we told ourselves. Fortunately for us, the weather was outstanding with the days being as long as they are right now, we were able to get in multiple trails including the famous Broken Arrow, short but interesting Soldier Pass and visiually stunning Schnebly Hill before ending our fun filled day in Flagstaff. Here are some pics from our trip - I hope you enjoy
...by Published on 05-11-2012 02:09 AM
Axle Alley is one of the most challenging trails in the Florence Junction area of Arizona and really, a trail that you typically only find buggies on. Over the weekend, Mel Wade of Off Road Evolution drove his 4-door Jeep JK Wrangler out to this trail from his home in Southern California, took it on and then drove it all the way back home. In this Project-JK RAW video clip, you'll get to see EVO 1 conquering this near vertical dry waterfall that stands about 8 feet tall. Check it out...
by Published on 05-11-2012 12:56 AM
Last weekend, our good friends Greg and Dave of Powerline Patrol invited Mel, Cindy and I out to Arizona to run a few of the trails out in the Florence Junction area. To be exact, we ended up running a total of 7 beautiful and epic trails including Box Canyon, the Martinez Mine Loop, Jack Handle, Orville’s Loop, the infamous Axel Alley, Upper Woodpecker and a better part of Highway to Hell before Mel's steering pump quit on him and forced us to bail out. Now, we've always heard all kinds of stories about how tough the trails are out in this area and I gotta tell you, they're all true. This area is surprisingly lush with vegetation, filled with all kinds of history and has some of the most challenging trails I've ever taken on and with razor sharp rocks to boot. Anyawy, here are some pics from our fun filled weekend out in Arizona.
...by Published on 04-30-2012 07:07 PM
Over the weekend, we got a chance to hook up with some really old friends of ours, Matt and Heather (aka doojer & doojette) and do some camping out in the desert or, what some like to call, "overlanding"
Being that this was the first time they've had a chance to go wheeling in a couple of years, we decided to run a portion of the Old Mojave Road starting from Afton Canyon and then work our way over to the Kelso Sand Dunes where we intended to setup camp. As luck would have it, a lot of the old camping area had been fenced off with signs specifically stating NO camping was allowed and so, we headed up into the Providence Mountains and found a much nicer home for the night. Anyway, here are some pics from our weekend trip and reunion with old friends. I hope you enjoy.
...by Published on 04-24-2012 08:42 PM
Day 5 of the JK-Experience Rocky Mountain Run took us up and over the most famous and terrifying trails in the state of Colorado, Black Bear Pass. After having some fun on what are certainly some of the most hair raising, narrow switchback roads you can find anywhere, we made our way west to our final destination of the week, Grand Junction. To end our trip with a bang, our 6th and final day would be spent on a short but technically challenging trail called, Billings Canyon. Rated a 9 out of a 10, this trail would put everyone and their rigs to the test and, as you can imagine, had a hell of a great time!
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Cindy & Eddieby Published on 04-24-2012 02:09 AM
I always hear people talk about how much the factory skidplates suck, how inadequate they are and how important it is to install heavy and expensive aftermarket replacements. And, truth be told, I just don't get it. I mean, I'm totally on board with protecting vital parts on your Jeep that come with little to no protection at all, such as the oil pan on all JK's, the automatic transmisson sump pan on 2011-up JK's and even a very exposed transmission cooler line on 2012-up, but I simply have not seen any need to replace what you already get for free from the factory. Sure, things like your gas tank, transfer case or automatic transmission skid plate may get beat to all hell and may not look real pretty after a lot of wheeling but, in the over 5 years we've been punishing the 4 JK's we've owned, I have yet to see any of them fail. In fact, I have yet to see or hear of any factory skid fail on any of the JK's that join us on our runs or, even online for that matter.
Having said all that, I'd like to take a moment and give some love to the under-appreciated factory skidplates. They are provided for FREE from the factory, do not add extra weight, do not hide leaks that you want to see, don't trap in excessive amounts of heat like aftermarket skids do, are easy to remove and because of it, allow for easy access to service your transmission and transfer case. Again, I would be the first to recommend protection of vital parts on your Jeep such as your oil pan and transmission on newer JK but, only because they come with little to no protection at all.
I'm sure there will be people out there who will go on and on about how wrong I am but, I'm the kind of guy who prefers to go off of what I've seen and not what I imagine will happen.
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