We had a good day with a little carnage thrown in for spice. There was a total of 9 vehicles on the ride, 3 XJs, 1 MJ, 3 Wranglers, 1 CJ, and a Toyota truggy. The main trail is easy to moderate with a few decent obstacles along the way. A 3 inch lift and 30s could make it through with little effort. There are secondary trails with more challenging obstacles along the way. I am completely surprised what I was able to get through with open diffs, but will be investing in a locker soon to make my vehicle more capable.

On the main trail behind the Yota truggy.


Another shot on the main trail.


Bigomudders behind me on the main trail.


One of the photo ops along the main trail with the whole gang lined up.


Another photo op along the trail.

 

Bigomudders with a broken axle shaft. Got him winched to the top of the hill for the field repair.


The MJ climbing the same hill.


The hill that claimed bigomudders axle. He's mad because I made it up with open diffs.


Me and bigomudders back on the trail after his axle repair.

 

The tree that hooked bigomudders tire and snapped his axle also decide to keep my tail light as a souvenir.

 

wheres the near rollover pic? looks like a nice trail

 

Beautiful scenery...

 

nice pics

 

x2

 

damn wish i woulda known, would of been nice to get out on the trail

 

Some more pics of winston427 and my right rear axle damage.

 

More Pics

 

OUCH, thats a good thing you had a spare axle shaft.

Sweet pictures that 4th pic down is just amazing

 

Ha, he didn't have a spare shaft. We were fortunate to be riding with a great group of guys who wheel together on a regular basis. Everyone helps everyone else no matter what the breakdown is. Even though this was the first ride with them for Bigomudders and myself, they treated us like old friends. The spare shaft was a junkyard beater with some bad splines, but it was given to Bigomudders as a means to get him rolling again.

 

Ahhh very nice Jeepers unite lol

I gotta pick me up one as a spare

 

Between Pickett State Park and Black Mountain I dont know which one is better? Oh wait yeah I do Black Mountain because I drove mine home and winston427 was on a trailer.

 

Who would have been on the trailer had it not been for someone else having a spare axle shaft to get your battered rig rolling again? I think that makes us tied at 1 and 1.