Moab 2/3 - Pritchett

[waynehartwig]

Jim and the rest of Moab Friends-For-Wheelin' have spent many hours working with the BLM on Pritchett over the last 2 years.While both the Rocker Knocker and Yellow Hill bypasses are technically within WSA boundaries, the BLM is currently allowing them because they feel that each is a safer alternative to the current original routes. The Yellow Hill bypass cannot physically be anywhere else. However, in the case of the Rocker Knocker bypass, we recently installed some fencing in order to attempt to discourage any more new routes beyond the current bypass.

That's exactly how I understood it... And another reason the anchor points were installed...? To keep the travel/impact to a minimum..?

 

[drtsqrl]

That's exactly how I understood it... And another reason the anchor points were installed...? To keep the travel/impact to a minimum..?

Exactly, although the anchor points were done, shall we say, with "unofficial" blessing from BLM .

 

[Rot Box]

I've been wanting to do Pritchett for awile now and I have to say it really lived up to my expectations. Thanks for the good times you guys

I can wait to run it in the Rot Box!

 

[waynehartwig]

I've been wanting to do Pritchett for awile now and I have to say it really lived up to my expectations. Thanks for the good times you guys

I can wait to run it in the Rot Box!

Pritchett has always been, and probably always will be my favorit trail down there.... Views, etc make it great!

 

[Cody]

Whoa, where'd this come from???? Just because it took me two hours to get up there so we could go find someone to winch Ross's 'Charger out. That, and I was afraid of sidehill stuff back then......now I just roll through it.

so how come you'll never do that trail? I've tried to get you to do it how many times? You need to refill your midol prescription.

 

[VideoRunner]

Pritchett Trail Clip 3

Here is the link to the third clip of the trail.

http://blip.tv/file/144660

Enjoy!

Still more to come.

 

[great scott]

Yes, the vertical wall is the actual Rock Pile, and yes we took the by-pass. Axle hill (I believe it's called) was about the toughest (mandatory) with all the snow/ice (see second link, first post). Meat pulled several over it. The buggy at the bottom, seen in several of the pictures, busted his driver front lower link on it.

p.s. sucks to be back to work ... fantastic trip ... and the "infamous" meat is ok, no matter what you guys say.

Now, badger, I hear is a mangina ... had a chance to go and girlied out

go figure?

This part about meat being ok, I just dont know. I think he is kind of a dirt bag . I mean he only pull rigs up half the obsticals, and then there was the part of driving me all over BFE as if to say ha ha my(meat's)truck runs and yours(great scott's) is still in the shop. Yep I think he is a dirt bag :greg: . Thanks meat. Over all this was a great day, with good rigs, drivers, and weather.

 

[Brett]

so how come you'll never do that trail? I've tried to get you to do it how many times? You need to refill your midol prescription.

Because me Jeep would have a rough time doing it being open on both ends

 

[timpanogos]

Because me Jeep would have a rough time doing it being open on both ends

A good friend of mine is a large animal vet. He drags me along from time to time to preg-check a herd. I typically get the can of paint and paint an “O” on the ones he determines are “Open” … I’ll spare you the details of how this is determined.

Anyway, seems open is bad for cows and rigs!

Just thought I’d share

 

[Meat_]

This part about meat being ok, I just dont know. I think he is kind of a dirt bag . I mean he only pull rigs up half the obsticals, and then there was the part of driving me all over BFE as if to say ha ha my(meat's)truck runs and yours(great scott's) is still in the shop. Yep I think he is a dirt bag :greg: . Thanks meat. Over all this was a great day, with good rigs, drivers, and weather.

Well at BFE I saw you shed a tear over not being able to continue your big vs. small rivalry with Dixon... so I helped in the only way I knew how.

 

[timpanogos]

yea, and he leaves me to thumb into town, get lost on the way back, then cusses me for missing the turn! All the time he's playing and eating dogs!

dirt bag

 

[Cody]

Because me Jeep would have a rough time doing it being open on both ends

So then you are admitting to be intimidated by the trail due to previous experiences.

Man, I love being right all the time. I need to find more hippy friends to argue with :greg:

 

[VideoRunner]

Pritchett Trail Clip 4

Here is clip # 4.

http://blip.tv/file/145133

Still more to come.

Enjoy!

 

[timpanogos]

meat, clear your darn pm's your full ...

I would have pm'ed you this

we use gaim at work, I've loaded trillian on the laptop and ready to xfer to you ... just need your aim user name ... mine is timpanogos3

 

[VideoRunner]

Pritchett Trail Clip 5

Ok, here is another clip. Nope, this isn't the last one.

http://blip.tv/file/145155

Still more to come.

Enjoy!

 

[waynehartwig]

Correct!

Where's the land cruiser??

 

[JKS]

Where's the land cruiser??

Still broken in the garage .

 

[VideoRunner]

Pritchett Videos

Here is a link to download all 6 videos of the Pritchett Canyon run.

http://www.edtechsupport.net/gis/don/pritchett/

I re-encoded number 2 to raise the quality.

Thanks,

Don

 

[Herzog]

Here is a link to download all 6 videos of the Pritchett Canyon run.

http://www.edtechsupport.net/gis/don/pritchett/

I re-encoded number 2 to raise the quality.

Thanks,

Don

That's cool stuff Don. Thanks for the Vids!

 

[timpanogos]

yea, thanks for all your work in filming/editing/processing and posting this!