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21 Road Snow/Ice bashing, Grand Junction, CO

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wallysheata

Registered User
Location
Aspen/Grand Junction, CO
thought i'd share our adventures from yesterday. Jasongjco1 and I headed up 21 Road today in search of fresh powder, well we were about a week late, most of the trail was iced over with very few sections of fresh snow. Carrie & Bandit joined me, while Jasons dog Zeus & his buddy Silo joined Jason. We played down low for a few and then went right to the upper section, finished the trail and turned around all within 4 hours....enough talk...here's the pics.

Our trail leaders Bandit and Zeus
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One of MANY holes to form in the ice throughout the day
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Just getting going
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The ice ruts down low
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Jason attacking the ice
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Jason on the lower section
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My turn down low
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Pretty scenery
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Ice crystals
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wallysheata

Registered User
Location
Aspen/Grand Junction, CO
Me making a charge for the line before the alcove
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Bandit cheering me on
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Jason saw how much effort that was to get up and decided to go around
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Ice in the alcove
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Time for my new favorite line in the Alcove
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wallysheata

Registered User
Location
Aspen/Grand Junction, CO
OK, so just past the alcove the next line was pretty much impassable, those of you that know 21 rd or have seen the feature in CRAWL, this is the obstical most of the wheeling pics were taken on....well today, it was nothing but a 3' hole that swallowed my driver front tire and gave me HELL and this was after 5 minutes of trying like hell to make the line, and having jason winch me out cause i was so stuck :eek:

So here's the video of me stuck because my drivers front tire is burried in a 40" deep hole....right after Jason winched me back


On to some snow
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Some more ice formations along the way
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Carnage corner, aka ice waterfall corner :eek: which denied both of us
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Here's living proof after about 10 attempts it was painfully OBVIOUS i was not going to make it :rofl: Even Bandit agreed and told me to go around :lolly:


So we took the "easy" line to the left as you can see in the video,

here's the pic
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Getting ready to attack the upper section
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Greg

Greg

Make RME Rockcrawling Again!
Admin
Location
Grand Junction, CO
Ballsy! Props to you guys for tackling 21 Road in the Winter and making it all the way thru! Those are both bad-ass rigs, looks like they work very well too.
 
Brosiph4x4

Brosiph4x4

Active Member
Location
Crawlorado
Great Pics Wally I should have gone but need to fix buggy and go through this and that. Looks like you and Clark had a blast i cant belive you guys made it so far,
usually in the winter it gets frikin nasty around jeep lane!!! any way sick pics!!!
 
Herzog

Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wyoming
Photos of 21 road reminds me of hometown wheelin. I really need to get out there. I think the rig will have to venture that way this next year for sure.
 
rondo

rondo

rondo
Location
Boise Idaho
Awesome pics! Looks like a great trail. I plan to run this trail in the may timeframe. I've wheeled with the guy in the TJ on Billings canyon. Great rig.
 
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