- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Lost offroaders in draper.
- Thread starter proskier101
- Start date
Ogre Palowakski
Active Member
- Location
- Gym basement
So sad. I can think of many times I was close to sliding into ravines :-\
I hope the best for their families
I hope the best for their families
proskier101
Active Member
- Location
- In the hood of cottonwood heights.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
From the news report pictures and footage it looks as though the accident happened on the Jacobs Ladder route. They said he came in from the Alpine side, he likely tied into Jacobs Ladder not from the Corner Canyon road but further east along the narrow route that runs right down the ridge? A very tragic accident.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Very well said.
iamsparticus
Take your Rig to the Edge
- Location
- Ogden,Ut
Man this is so sad engaged the day before and now both passed on
RIP
RIP
00harpdawg
Registered User
- Location
- Draper, ut
this is one of my really good friends been wheeling with him numerous time and he is a very experianced off roader he would go up there once a week just to get away very sad accident and he will be missed kinda hits hard when it happened in my own backyard people please dont go wheeling alone its not a very smart idea RIP micah
While this is a very unfortunate incident, I do not agree with your comment above. Having a second, third, or 10 other vehicles most likely wouldn't have prevented this from happening. They went out ill prepared, and paid the ultimate for it.
Sad, yes.
1995zj
I'm addicted
- Location
- Herriman, UT
I'm going to have to slightly disagree with your comment. Yes, they went out ill prepared and weren't dressed for the weather....but that doesn't mean that if there were another rig there the outcome would've been the same. Another rig (or 10) would mean there would be a much better chance that others in the group could have called for help and or aided their injuries. We don't know if they passed away on impact or froze due to the freezing temps and injuries. The article states the girl was outside the vehicle....doesn't say she was thrown from....:-\
Either way I think it's wrong to say that more vehicles wouldn't have helped the situation. It's always best to wheel in groups rather than alone....not saying you can't go alone though.
It is very sad though and I guess at least they passed away together.
It's all about being prepared. I simply stated, if you reread my post, that more vehicles most likely would not have prevented such an event. More in the party may have been able to get help there sooner; but that may have been in vain. As you stated, with little information we don't know the exact details of whether they died quickly or waited for help until it was too late... But that is somewhat beside the point, from the point that I was making... Simply saying that it is "not a very smart idea" to go out alone is just not true..
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1995zj
I'm addicted
- Location
- Herriman, UT
Gotcha.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Frankly, more vehicles may have resulted in more injuries or possibly deaths. Heroic measures are not often well thought-through.
It seems to me that the driver made a mistake,maybe a simple one, and they paid the ultimate price.
It seems to me that the driver made a mistake,maybe a simple one, and they paid the ultimate price.
BenHanksRacing1
BenHanksRacing.com
- Location
- Orem Ut
Very Sad! However do you think a cage would have helped? I do know that XJs have very poor structures and a roll cage may have saved there lives. Still a very crappy deal.
iamsparticus
Take your Rig to the Edge
- Location
- Ogden,Ut
Yeah a cage would of helped and a good seat belts no doubt still so sad
Maverick
old-school
- Location
- Anywhere, thanks to my geeky droid
Too sad for those two. RIP.
I remember sliding down the side of a ravine in Corner Canyon (that would have been between '86 and '88), doing my best to keep the shiny side up. The whole slope was muddy and sliding/moving with me, and there was a monster fullsize-bronco-eating hole directly ahead. Some lucky timing on the throttle and brake, the right momentum, and the Grace of God was the difference that afternoon between a few dollars at the carwash and an early departure from this life.
Oh yes, I started out on an existing road, that was legal and open at the time.
I remember sliding down the side of a ravine in Corner Canyon (that would have been between '86 and '88), doing my best to keep the shiny side up. The whole slope was muddy and sliding/moving with me, and there was a monster fullsize-bronco-eating hole directly ahead. Some lucky timing on the throttle and brake, the right momentum, and the Grace of God was the difference that afternoon between a few dollars at the carwash and an early departure from this life.
Oh yes, I started out on an existing road, that was legal and open at the time.
Cascadia
Undecided
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Isn't the Hogs Hollow area still open? I went there all this summer and fall and where I entered there are no posted signs, chains, ropes, barriers, rocks, or anything. We'd always head up to Jacobs Ladder for the view and head back down. There are tons of trails up there that look traveled very often. The only part I can imagine being able to go off is before you get to the Jacobs Ladder trailhead when you're going through the rocks on the left side. Is this the possible area...if anyone has been up there and remembers?
RIP Guys!
RIP Guys!
Maverick
old-school
- Location
- Anywhere, thanks to my geeky droid
There are signs, gates, chains and barriers galore on the Draper side.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
I'm still trying to figure out they got to where I think they are. The main entrances to Jacobs Ladder have been reclaimed and signed, the other more plausible route had a tank trap in front of it the last time I was there. I can say for certainty it closed on paper, whether or not the signage on the ground is there is a moot point in this situation.