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RedRoxx
- Location
- Draper/Moab
A group of four rigs from the We Be Jeepin' group assembled to make the sacred, yet dangerous journey into the heart of BFE……of which we ALL know the “B” stands for BEWARE!
Like the summiting of Everest, where percentage of death (or breakage in this case) are widely known to be 25%, 4 rigs means SOMEONE is 100% likely to break. WHOOOOOO could it be????
But, I digress…….
The day started with lovely sunshine and a little bit of snow in just the right spots.
No trip to BFE is complete without completing the GATEKEEPER! This used to be a *&$#@*$ obstacle but now mother nature has filled it in, it’s relatively tame. All went through and barely warmed up the old tires. Jim’s was the most dramatic, he aims for the tire lift. NICE!
After the Gatekeeper, we turned away from Helldorado and went up Minor Threat. I really like this trail as it has options and bypasses to allow everyone to have a good time. Of course, everyone was built today and went for the harder lines.
After Minor Threat, it was over to Green Day! Jeff has never climbed this optional obstacle so we all gave it a go! No one got it today either.
Then, back to the main trail. Again, Green Day has an intermediate route which we would have used for Tip-toe attendees but no one was interested so we went on the main trail. Here’s Gary showing his flex.
Now, comes the sad part of the story. Here’s old Redroxx on the Green Day waterfall. You see that rock on the left? You have to put your tire up on it and it’s an axle eater. The last time I tried this (last June), I broke that axle but now I have brand new chrome-moly’s and this is my first trail with them. So, guess what? I broke that dumb axle again. It actually exploded out and a u-joint cap hit Gary in the chest from where he is taking this photo. Is it time for a Dana 60? Maybe time for a Samurai?………
In case you are wondering what’s the big deal with that obstacle, let me show you….
Here’s Gary giving it a go. He looks stuck but was actually able to drive up with a little strap help to pull his passenger side down.
Here’s Jim. The photo does not do justice for just how much wheel lift he has. This was an incredible show and he drove right through it as the next photo shows. Jim is an awesome driver. Great job.
After this it was a stop for lunch and then we made our way back. Jeff needed to get home and old Redroxx needed the axle pulled…………AGAIN!
Super fun trail and a great day!
Redroxx
Interested in Jeepin' in Moab? Check out www.webejeepinmoab.com
Like the summiting of Everest, where percentage of death (or breakage in this case) are widely known to be 25%, 4 rigs means SOMEONE is 100% likely to break. WHOOOOOO could it be????
But, I digress…….
The day started with lovely sunshine and a little bit of snow in just the right spots.
No trip to BFE is complete without completing the GATEKEEPER! This used to be a *&$#@*$ obstacle but now mother nature has filled it in, it’s relatively tame. All went through and barely warmed up the old tires. Jim’s was the most dramatic, he aims for the tire lift. NICE!
After the Gatekeeper, we turned away from Helldorado and went up Minor Threat. I really like this trail as it has options and bypasses to allow everyone to have a good time. Of course, everyone was built today and went for the harder lines.
After Minor Threat, it was over to Green Day! Jeff has never climbed this optional obstacle so we all gave it a go! No one got it today either.
Then, back to the main trail. Again, Green Day has an intermediate route which we would have used for Tip-toe attendees but no one was interested so we went on the main trail. Here’s Gary showing his flex.
Now, comes the sad part of the story. Here’s old Redroxx on the Green Day waterfall. You see that rock on the left? You have to put your tire up on it and it’s an axle eater. The last time I tried this (last June), I broke that axle but now I have brand new chrome-moly’s and this is my first trail with them. So, guess what? I broke that dumb axle again. It actually exploded out and a u-joint cap hit Gary in the chest from where he is taking this photo. Is it time for a Dana 60? Maybe time for a Samurai?………
In case you are wondering what’s the big deal with that obstacle, let me show you….
Here’s Gary giving it a go. He looks stuck but was actually able to drive up with a little strap help to pull his passenger side down.
Here’s Jim. The photo does not do justice for just how much wheel lift he has. This was an incredible show and he drove right through it as the next photo shows. Jim is an awesome driver. Great job.
After this it was a stop for lunch and then we made our way back. Jeff needed to get home and old Redroxx needed the axle pulled…………AGAIN!
Super fun trail and a great day!
Redroxx
Interested in Jeepin' in Moab? Check out www.webejeepinmoab.com
