It was great meeting you also and maybe we'll get a run at Old Ward next time as well!
Here's a few pictures I took also of the whole thing....
We had stopped here to chill for a while but then we had the bad idea of proceeding further down the trail to see what else there was, if anyone is familiar with the area in this pic then you'll know exactly where we headed into...Mistake #1
So then we stopped and took a picture at the spot where we SHOULD have turned around, but at this point I thought the trail was still doable and I figured it looked easy enough to drive back up it on the way back....Mistake #2
So we continued on down the trail with no real problems, my rear end did slide off a rock and slapped a tree with my rear quarter panel but nothing serious, just a small dent on the fender flare and a scuff. Finally we arrived at a drop off section where I decided I couldnt proceed further, too little too late by then. Mistake #3...
With no real options at this point, going forward was too sketchy and the only way back was in reverse, I was leading the way and my friend Bryan was behind me, we had to maneuver him backwards through the trail to get to the section above and turn around. So I got him through the S turn and we were going smoothly when he drove on soft ground and his rig slid towards the edge. We tried moving him back on track but each attempt seemed like it was just dragging him further towards the edge.
At this point we were assessing the situation, to continue to work at it little by little or to hike back. Well just then some real dark clouds started rolling in over the mountain and you could hear plenty of thunder coming about, we were concerned it was gonna begin raining so we decided that best thing we could do was to leave the rigs behind and hike it back to the top at the entrance of the trail.
Just as we were arriving a couple of Forest Service guys in a side by side drove by and we told them about the situation, they agreed we were screwed and gave us a ride back down towards the staging area of the B. Fortunately moab_cj5 was looking at RME when I posted up and he got here quickly with his JKU and picked us up and we were on our way back to the rigs. I gotta say, he was awesome and well equipped for the recovery and excellent knowledge. I honestly felt reassured.
Here's one picture and about the only good one I have as we were backing our way in reverse through the trail...
After we got all rigs successfully out, we stopped and chatted for a bit and took a few scenic photos, had some fun on the way out and that summed up another successful RME Rescue Thread
Here's a hi-res version of the last picture
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/9643225578_95bf6713f3_k.jpg
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