</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by Jeff the marmot:
<strong>I didn't think Iron Chest was that bad or that difficult. So it's good to hear your input.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Of course, being in the passenger's seat for a change might have given me a different perspective. I wasn't so much concerned about Iron Chest's difficulty (I haven't much doubt I could make it). I just don't want to take such a great risk of bending a frame cross member or my lower control arm. And it didn't strike me as one of the more enjoyable trails as far as scenery or variety of obstacles. Additionally, the trail is a real pain in regard to finding places to pull over for passing (which you need to do since it isn't a loop).

Wheeler Lake, on the other hand, has a variety of obstacles, and the canyon you go up is quite spectacular. Just my $.02.

P.S. You are correct that stock 4Runners can make it up most of Wheeler. I did when I first got my 4Runner -- just rode up with someone else for the last stretch.

<small>[ April 11, 2003, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: Aurora Sandman ]</small>