What is a guy supposed to do on his first Saturday off work (vacations not withstanding) since January? Why, go wheeling of course!! I found a regional online forum and made a few contacts, and a plan was made to meet up for some lunch and head out to a local off-road area. Unfortunately only one other guy actually made it out, but it was great because he’s a long time local with a great knowledge of the area and local history. And, as it turns out, he knows several other wheeling spots and is more than willing to share them with me, so I am very much looking forward to following him around a whole lot more!
We aired down on a frontage road just off the highway:
The area we went to is all BLM land, and is completely open to motorized travel with no restrictions, meaning cross-country travel is permitted. This is very similar to the arrangement at Virtue Flat outside of Baker City:
Ubiquitous poseur shot:
We generally meandered East, with the Snake River to the South:
There was a fun little off-camber drop down toward the canyon floor:
As we trundled along a narrow shelf road, we spied a very cool little pond tucked into a rock cove:
We carried on to the end of the trail, and were greeted with some neat views of the canyon all around us:
Definitely looking forward to more Saturday trips!
GTFO Run 12-01-12
GTFO Run 12-01-12
Yep, I've wheeled one of those, too...
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OldGreen wrote:Specs on the other XJ? Like the stance and the sunroof.
'90's something Limited, including power/leather seats and what he believes is a factory sun roof. Fully polished D30 with 4.88's and an ARB, F8.8 rear with matching guts. Clayton long arm with some sort of 6" spring and a 1.75" spacer , and 35" M/T Baja's. Interestingly enough, his 35" M/T's were within 1/4" of my 33" MTR's Home-built front and rear bumpers, Warn XD9000i winch w/ synthetic rope, and some well-used rock sliders of unknown origin. Tracey bought the rig as-is, and has just been using it for a couple years with no real inclination to change much other than the oil. It seems to work just fine.
Yep, I've wheeled one of those, too...
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I'd like to take run down there someday, that's perty country!
Lance
Building a capable off roader is easy, building a street legal one that you can wheel and then drive daily is the challenge...
2007 JKU, 7" RK lift, 40s, ARBs, 5.38s, Headers, Fox Coilovers, etc. http://www.Livin4Today.com
Building a capable off roader is easy, building a street legal one that you can wheel and then drive daily is the challenge...
2007 JKU, 7" RK lift, 40s, ARBs, 5.38s, Headers, Fox Coilovers, etc. http://www.Livin4Today.com
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