Hole in the Rock Thanksgiving 09

EB101

Registered User
Location
Bluffdale
What a great trip! Before I go on, I have to say, if you ever get the chance to do this trail, don't pass it up.

The Friday after Thanksgiving we met at 7 am in Spanish Fork. From there we traveled down with a final gas stop at Hanksville. Then after about another 100 miles more to the trail head, Keith and Marilee were waiting for us.

Before we got to the parking area the little train (a 2 wheel drive pickup pulling a car hauler and another trailer) got buried. It turned out that the sugar sand that had drifted over a section of road probably 150 feet long. Our antics rivaled any Laurel and Hardy flick as we repeatedly got rig after rig stuck. Of course it was all great fun.

Right from the start of the trail the ever changing scenery and ruggedness of the area amazed us non-stop all three days.

No breakdowns and only one close call.
At one of the play grounds near the end of the trip, the Yellow Bronc went up a fun little rock. Hey, if it will go up it, it will come down it right?

Peggy and I just took a handful of pictures but got a ton of video. The video below only has a small percentage of what we actually took.
I can’t wait to see what Keith and Laura have to contribute; they always come up with amazing pictures.

Enjoy the pictures and be sure to watch the video.
-Steve

Here we are, stuck before we unloaded our trail rigs:
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The start of an amazing trail:
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I think that’s Grey Mesa off in the distance, that too is part of the trail.
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A hail storm caught us coming down the little cliff hanger, this is just below it.
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Tony caught taking in the sunrise as it lit up the Henries way to the north
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Real typical sections of the trail:
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Here we had just broke camp and started back the last day
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Navajo Mountain off in the distance
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Half Track Junction
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Here’s the video:
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Soon there should be more pictures and videos from some of the others in the thread on SextonOffroad.com
http://sextonoffroad.com/home/forum_index.php?page=viewthread&threadid=203
 

Grim

Well-Known Member
Location
Roy, UT
that is awesome , every time i see a report on this trail ...... i have got to get down there , nice
 

zkeys

Member
Zack you cracked me up.. did you know diet coke hurts like hell when it comes blowing out your nose?

:D

Seriously, great pictures, videos, and report. Every time I see something on that trail it makes me want to check it out. Looks like a great weekend adventure (if I did not live 1600 miles away!)

Thanks,

Zack
 
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kbjames

Active Member
Location
Sandy, UT
I really need to get down there and do this as well. Looks like it would make for an awesome 3 day weekend.

Nice save in the last bit of that video, I thought that yellow bronc was going over!
 

EB101

Registered User
Location
Bluffdale
I really need to get down there and do this as well. Looks like it would make for an awesome 3 day weekend.

Nice save in the last bit of that video, I thought that yellow bronc was going over!
I don't usually come down something like that with my front diff open, It came around so fast thats the only thing I can think of that would make it do that when the back wheels lifted up. The good news is that the Yellow Bronc is getting better at keeping it's feet under itself.


thanks and bTW, I love your Box top Bronco's. I have a couple buddies that have them as well and if I wasnt partial to my JK that is what I would have for sure! if you guys go again let me know, I would like to go.

This was the third annual trip to HITR over Thanksgiving, We are tossing around the idea for next year as well. We post the upcoming events in the Forums on SextonOffroad, check there periodically as we do about a trail a month and everybody is welcome.
 
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