it's a jeep thing....do you understand?

11719212223

Comments

  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2013
    i-j9N8WZm-L.jpg
    We made our way down the creek to the big rock.

    Kevin tried to climb the big ledge.

    i-SKrn44b-L.jpg

    i-8W6SHJf-L.jpg

    The ledge won....this time, I'm pretty sure he'll kill it when the rear ARB is working.

    i-3RzPZgp-L.jpg
    Up......

    i-vSsc4MC-L.jpg
    ....and over.

    Instead of going through the tubes, I found a couple of more obstacles for Kevin to try.....pay attention Doug. lol.

    i-Tq4kBzD-L.jpg

    i-FzPRwtq-L.jpg

    i-jwpppHt-L.jpg
    More power!

    He did another one, but it was so "easy" we made him do it backwards....it's on video.

    We made our way back along the quarry edge, through Purgatory and down by the quarry pond, where some big rocks were just looking for a thumping.

    i-hchQVhm-L.jpg

    i-RZfFK4p-L.jpg

    i-KGDCTBD-L.jpg
    Apparently if your Jeep can idle up a big rock, it's something to brag about.....whatever.

    i-RBzKxfM-L.jpg
    Take that Prius owners.

    i-NpGq8dR-L.jpg
    I've seen a Jeep or two break here....but not Jeffery.

    After that we went back to the lot for lunch, then it was time for Orange Trail.

    i-B6HnBRt-L.jpg

    Half way through Orange Kevin found a place to play.

    i-J9F4PCr-L.jpg

    i-HMvR298-L.jpg

    i-qn5wCJP-L.jpg

    i-gMs3ZS5-L.jpg

    After some play time we continued on to the rock garden section, that runs along the easy exit road.

    i-VKkjfq4-L.jpg
    Will on the rocks.

    i-qnwmJKb-L.jpg
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2013
    i-F97qfV9-L.jpg
    My Jeep.

    After the rock garden we headed back to the quarry, so Kevin's girlfriend, Steph, could drive.

    i-npNmQfg-L.jpg
    A little under carriage washing.....well, axle washing.

    i-qmM8fSH-L.jpg
    Will got an under carriage wash....and almost an engine flush.

    i-nhz7Ksr-L.jpg
    We cut through a section of the "dunes" on the way too.

    I took Kevin to climb I had seen some of the other IndyORV guys do....you know he couldn't be out done, and couldn't say no.

    i-DmwbcWN-L.jpg

    i-RRS5WZV-L.jpg

    i-QdCgwW6-L.jpg
    Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

    i-VXsgvMW-L.jpg
    Time to head back into the quarry.

    i-MfDjDD8-L.jpg
    The step up is always popular.

    i-KNf2gWr-L.jpg

    i-D5qNRbn-L.jpg
    Steph got into the action too.

    i-fqqpjRk-L.jpg

    i-c9f6vM7-L.jpg
    Steph hitting the big rocks.

    i-NgWW6zk-L.jpg

    i-BSSLppx-L.jpg

    i-VXsgvMW-L.jpg
    Kevin decided Steph had drove enough, and headed to Purgatory.

    i-KVNHZV5-L.jpg

    i-jZDcGw8-L.jpg

    i-gjvm832-L.jpg
    Kevin's clutch rod broke just as he was getting ready to load up.

    i-4TJvgxB-L.jpg

    i-8rh3j94-L.jpg

    i-7Gzx6H7-L.jpg

    i-Kh93QC5-L.jpg

    This was the best wheeling trip I've had in a long, long time. We drove some trails I had never drove and climbed some things I had never climbed. On the down side I wasn't able to climb a few things, one I had climbed before. I got hung up on my turtle skid once too. 33's probably would have prevented that....so that's what I'll be getting.

    The rest of the pics I took....there are a few.
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited March 21, 2013
    That looks like a lot of fun!
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2013
    ian408 wrote: »
    That looks like a lot of fun!

    It was a blast. In fact I had so much fun I went out and bought new tires....

    i-3HkD25j-X2.jpg

    i-LTV6MmT-X2.jpg

    Goodyear DuraTrac 305/70R16's. :D
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited March 22, 2013
    Nice!
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2013
    Poser shots (AKA: Urban flex):

    i-5tLRGMx-XL.jpg

    i-5W9smPD-XL.jpg

    No rubbing.

    Can't wait to get out on the trails and try them out.....hopefully on Good Friday.
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited March 27, 2013
    Looks like you're at the Land Rover Dealer lol3.gif
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2013
    ian408 wrote: »
    Looks like you're at the Land Rover Dealer lol3.gif

    Now that's funny. thumb.gif

    rolleyes1.gif
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 30, 2013
    i-9XXrVmD-X2.jpg

    Found a Kodak Picture Spot while wheeling today.
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2013
    I prefer to go a little faster than a crawl.

    i-TWWD8nb-L.jpg
    "The Journey of life is as much in oneself as the roads one travels"


    Aaron Newman

    Website:www.CapturingLightandEmotion.com
    Facebook: Capturing Light and Emotion
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2013
    anwmn1 wrote: »
    I prefer to go a little faster than a crawl.

    i-TWWD8nb-L.jpg

    Fast is ok, but I like to take in the sights along the way. :D
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited April 8, 2013
    Needs more sideways.
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2013
    ian408 wrote: »
    Needs more sideways.

    Agreed. But washboards and sliding a heavy truck don't mix very well. I have to school my buddy on panning shots too.deal.gif
    "The Journey of life is as much in oneself as the roads one travels"


    Aaron Newman

    Website:www.CapturingLightandEmotion.com
    Facebook: Capturing Light and Emotion
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited April 9, 2013
    anwmn1 wrote: »
    Agreed. But washboards and sliding a heavy truck don't mix very well. I have to school my buddy on panning shots too.deal.gif

    That too.
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 24, 2013
    Just thought I'd stop in and say, 23 days until I leave for Moab! wings.gif
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited April 24, 2013
    Very nice!
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • tsk1979tsk1979 Registered Users Posts: 937 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2013
    So we went up the mountain again
    2012 October. Autumn in the himalayas. And very very cold, upto -10 at night.

    Long trails, even at 10-15kmph you will kill suspension
    A rocky region at 13700 feet
    DSC_5879_LR-L.jpg

    Road to the lake of the moon. We stopped here because 2 kms way we could see another vehicle coming. This is the only place where two vehicles can pass. rest of the road is as wide as the vehicle, with a very very very long drop way down
    DSC_5895_LR-L.jpg

    And then, after a few days its time for 17500 feet
    No snow means easy peasy
    DSC_6177_LR-L.jpg

    And then its back to a lowly 10000 feet, playing in sand dunes on a moon lit night
    DSC_6222_LR-L.jpg

    A few days later, we are again above 17000 feet
    DSC_DSC_6502_LR-L.jpg

    The steep climb up has the diesel panting for breath, we give a rest.
    After a pass you go down, but we are mistaken, after this mountain pass you go higher. On a road which is a collection of stones. I stop to enjoy the scenery and inspect the continentals
    Still at 17000+
    DSC_DSC_6509_LR-L.jpg

    Almost at 18000, the road ends
    DSC_DSC_6516_LR-L.jpg

    An adventurous army 6 wheeled monster has made a track on the mountainside. But to reach there, we have to take a U turn, on this road
    DSC_DSC_6517_LR-L.jpg

    the edges will crumble under the weight, so its 500 yards reverse gear, to the switchback
    Finally almost 18000 feet! Our high point of the day yay!

    DSC_DSC_6519_LR-L.jpg


    But no rest for the wicked
    DSC_DSC_6526_LR-L.jpg

    The shovel is too small to get the stones out of the way. So my wife walks down to a BRO camp to ask for a bigger shovel.
    Guess what comes!
    DSC_DSC_6529_LR-L.jpg

    And then its tarmac
    We are 30kms from our destination. Its dark, we have not crossed a single vehicle for over 40kms, and steam erupts from the engine bay. A hose pipe has gone bust, and coolant spray is all over.

    We drive fast in 5th gear to get to our destination, and the road building engineers fix our engine next day.
    But thats another story!
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2013
    8 days until Moab......give me a couple of weeks and I'll breathe some new life into this thread. mwink.gif
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • TinstaflTinstafl Registered Users Posts: 355 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2013
    Have fun. Did that at a jeep rally a long time ago.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited May 12, 2013
    Just rolled in from the Molina Ghost Run. Our club's 39th year for this event too thumb.gif

    Pictures later. Gotta unpack and clean up...
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • jmphotocraftjmphotocraft Registered Users Posts: 2,987 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2013
    To answer your question, no, I guess I don't understand what this thread is doing in the "Sports" forum or why it is so popular while photos of actual sports go largely undiscussed. Flame on, I won't respond further.
    -Jack

    An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2013
    To answer your question, no, I guess I don't understand what this thread is doing in the "Sports" forum or why it is so popular while photos of actual sports go largely undiscussed. Flame on, I won't respond further.

    I guess I originally started it here because wheeling often involves action shots, which relates to sports photography, and wheeling also involves racing, which is a sport.

    And the reason it's so popular is, well.....it's a jeep thing, you won't understand. mwink.gif
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited May 12, 2013
    Molina is a fundraiser for Cal4Wheel. There's some wheeling but mostly, playing in the rock gardens and tours of the park are what the weekend is about.

    And mud.
    molina-jason-entry-mud-pit-1-M.jpg
    molina-jason-entry-mud-pit-2-M.jpg
    molina-jason-mud-pit-1-M.jpg
    molina-jason-done-mud-pit-4-M.jpg

    And fun.
    molina-matt-hill-climb-1-M.jpg
    molina-river-rats-2-M.jpg
    molina-sas-tacoma-dcsb-1-M.jpg
    molina-cain-obstacle-course-1-M.jpg

    Jeeps.
    molina-white-grand-1-M.jpg
    molina-trail-busters-1-M.jpg
    molina-cain-1-2-M.jpg
    molina-grand-draging-parts-1-M.jpg
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited May 12, 2013
    To answer your question, no, I guess I don't understand what this thread is doing in the "Sports" forum or why it is so popular while photos of actual sports go largely undiscussed. Flame on, I won't respond further.

    And because it's a participatory thing.
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 13, 2013
    You can keep that mud.....I'll watch people drive in it, but I will avoid it....in situations like that. :wow
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited May 13, 2013
    Laughing.gif. Yeah, the mud is something you get over pretty quickly :D
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • tsk1979tsk1979 Registered Users Posts: 937 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2013
    ian408 wrote: »
    And because it's a participatory thing.
    And because "It's a Jeep thing... you wouldn't understand" rolleyes1.gif
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 27, 2013
    I had a great time in Moab, five days of wheeling, 145 miles off road, and I drove the jeep home in one piece. I have so many photos and vids to go through.
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited May 27, 2013
    Jeffro wrote: »
    I had a great time in Moab, five days of wheeling, 145 miles off road, and I drove the jeep home in one piece. I have so many photos and vids to go through.

    My people are there later this week. I'm having thoughts lol3.gif

    Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
    CA_05241314193516-M.jpg

    CA_05241314195241-M.jpg

    Upgrades. Also picked up my sliders today. Those go on tomorrow...
    Moderator Journeys/Sports/Big Picture :: Need some help with dgrin?
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited May 31, 2013
    Here are a few pics from my Moab trip:

    i-kMvr8Q7-L.jpg
    The snow we ran into near the Eisenhower tunnel....it was actually snowing!

    i-bVRDtks-L.jpg
    I'm in Utah!

    i-MfLFdn5-L.jpg
    Ok, we were in Utah.

    i-bznM4BX-L.jpg
    Me....taken by Kevin.

    i-PH9dZXh-L.jpg
    Kevin....taken by me.

    i-RtXFDT9-L.jpg
    Brian....we were on Dome Plateau.

    i-ZkBF4p8-XL.jpg
    Top Of The World

    i-RNJsWSM-L.jpg
    Posing on Fins-N-Things

    i-gFTdFHD-L.jpg
    Kevin's custom built (by himself) TJ with a 4BT Cummins Turbo Diesel rolling on 40's.

    i-HCFfvtK-L.jpg

    i-pQ2ZDs7-L.jpg
    Having the time of our lives.

    i-whQLMGg-L.jpg
    On Poison Spider Mesa

    i-48phQqR-L.jpg

    i-THxKDt8-L.jpg
    Heading back down to town.

    i-SvXb8Xg-XL.jpg
    Hell's Gate

    i-ZpGfP6m-XL.jpg
    Lifting a wheel on Hell's Gate....but no roll.

    i-g7WLgPx-L.jpg
    Kevin climbing out of Micky's Hot Tub.

    i-3QBkN7b-XL.jpg
    Looking up Escalator on Hell's Revenge....we have video, but no pics of us doing it.

    i-nk8Pbbd-L.jpg
    At the top of Moab Rim.

    i-ZqLq3x8-L.jpg
    Watching the full moon rise, from our KOA cabin.

    We did 10 of the difficult trails:

    Top of The World
    Fins-N-Things
    Poison Spider
    Golden Spike
    Gold Bar Rim
    Hell's Revenge
    Cliff Hanger
    Moab Rim
    Kane Creek Canyon
    Strike Ravine

    We also did Baby Lion's Back and Dome Plateau.

    Kevin did Potato Salad Hill and we visited Area BFE, where I climbed a few of the smaller challenges, but Kevin took on some big ones, such as Helldorado and Miner Threat.

    In all we covered 145 off road miles in 5 days, with no breakage, other than Kevin's front suck down winch line. I banged up some under armor a bit, bu that's what it's for.

    I drove out and back, for a total of 3,311 miles.....and this is the second time I've done that, so I'm pretty proud of my Jeep.

    I've posted a few video's on my YouTube channel and will be working on some GoPro vid's too: http://www.youtube.com/user/jeffroyj95
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
Sign In or Register to comment.