Interested in joining us?
8:30 early? Don't take up duck hunting. Actually it's a negotiated start time. Jeff, my Rubicon buddy wanted a 7 - 7:30 start time while I was pushing for 9 or 10. The route we'll probably take took the two of us a couple of hours to get through, we then added an extra leg for another 30 - 40 minutes. I did have two close calls which would have added time. I'm running 32s and hung up on my diff. Luckily some additional friends were there on bikes to give me a group shove and I was free in a couple of minutes. Second, I bogged down in a mud hole but was able to back out and took the work around. What I have noticed is that the more vehicles the longer a run takes. We're hoping to be home with most of the afternoon left to keep Jeff's wife happy
With respect to ratings, I've never been on a rated trail so while I've read the descriptions I've no practical comparison. My guess is that it starts off green and gets into some blue sections. Not much rock since these were (farm? / stage coach?) roads. Lots of weaving through trees on the go arounds. With the 32s & just over stock height I smack the skids fairly frequently and last time I scrapped the powder coat off one of my sliders for close to its full length. So I'd say, factory steps and mud guards are not a good idea on these trails, but otherwise I don't think there is much chance of doing serious damage. I think I'll be adding a 1"- 2" inch lift by next spring.
I added some more trail pictures on my previous Otis post to give a bit of the flavor of the trail.
Scott