Man those pictures make me want to go there right now! Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun.

Some awesome scenery.

Well, let me be the first to stop you then. It was alot of fun, BUT. Utah is having a HUGE snow year. Salt Lake has had 2x its annual snowfall ALLREADY this winter! It snowed several times while we were there, including a whopper Friday night. I have been to Moab several times in the past at winter, and wheeled usually with family members on the usual tourist trails like White Rim. While I have seen snow, never a conistant 4-6"+ at the higher desert elevations. Even the big blizzard on Hole-N-The-Rock in 99 that dropped a foot, melted the next morning. I was ready to turn around on Metal Masher(and did at Widow Maker). The slickrock had a layer of ice, covered with snow, dicey to say the least and I quickly crossed off a large portion of area trails for the trip. Even the easy loops I did in Arches resulted in some intense moments, including a cliff side emergency " When in Doubt, Gas Her Out" due to sliding in the snow. Hiking is not much fun when its freezing either... The cloudy skies.... Come on Spring! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" /> Anyone who is interested I can provide more details on the nice Arches loop I did. I did not do it exactly like the Wells guide, but you can cover a large portion of Arches with the loop.

...we were gonna turn around on Metal Masher??? When was this?

If Mirror Gulch was full of snow. It had mostly blown out, but that was the reason I kept hiking after we already found the trail. Just think how bad those tiny spots of snow were in there! Oh, and that large heard of Desert Bighorn was amazing! You just dont see that every day. The 100 or so Mule Deer we saw later, but 20+ Big Horn <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

2 things:

1. YES, cut your exhaust off at an angle! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

2. I don't much see the point in SAS for anything but the most hardcore of rock crawling. Many of us go wherever we please on any type of recreational trail imaginable on IFS and 33" tires. Lloyd has for years until his recent 35" upgrade, I presently do with a long wheelbase and open diffs. (really need rocker protection though!!)

A solid axle has advantages on extremely rough stuff, but it's not even worth considering if you haven't done lockers, armor, and 33"+ tires first.

I was going through some of my 4x4 tapes I shot over the years and came across a trip thru the mirror gulch trail. Right behind me was a pair of then brand new (88) Monteros, One of em a silver 2dr Raider. Makes me wonder how long Highmtn has had his monty

Then , as now, whomever owned the 2dr, 'walked' mirror and most everything else that day LOL.

seer

cool pics! really smooth to see what kind of scenery and terrain some of you guys have to play in!

lets see more pics!

I also really like the total look of your rig Lloyd - I am thinking about making a roof rack similar to the one you have.


on my way back from New Years snowboard trip yesterday:

You can make one if you have the tools or you can buy one for a measley ~$400-450 (rack, floor, roof mounts, etc.) <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

Yup, them puppies aint cheap!!

Ray

Wildlife on the lockhart basin (sorry not the best pic)

News paper rock

The best part about four wheeling. Not to many people get to see whats out there off the beaten path. (pavement)