There are most likely solely so some ways to {photograph} a Jeep flexing on the path, and so on. I believe it’s secure to say that since I didn’t run any new trails in the course of the journey, I have already got a enough quantity pictures of the obstacles that we ran throughout this previous April (see previous Moab journey experiences). This write-up will most probably embrace some flex photographs displaying me or another person on the path, however I’ll additionally attempt to seize a little bit of what makes these runs so enjoyable.
People got here from all around the US (and even a pair from Canada). Each introduced with them one thing that ended up getting tossed into the combo, one thing that contributed to the general expertise that all of us shared in. Watching the group dynamics of those form of occasions is at all times attention-grabbing. I’m positive that there are some that by no means give it a second thought….after which there are others that may very properly dwell too closely on the difficulty. Which ever aspect you think about your self to be on, I hope you had nearly as good of a time as I did. I absolutely loved myself and look ahead to subsequent 12 months’s occasion. Thanks to each certainly one of you for contributing some little a part of your self that made the 2nd Annual JeepsLimitless.Com Moab Run such a memorable event.
The following pics are pulled from the numerous tens of dozens that had been taken in the course of the journey. If you want what you see, and also you haven’t been to Moab but, then do your self a favor and take a while to take pleasure in your self out on the slickrock trails. You’ll like it for positive and in the event you come after we are there, you’ll discover new off-road pals to assist make your journey one to recollect. The pics are offered in no explicit order.
Our favourite lunch spot on the flip round level on the Cliff Hanger path.
Dave and I strive to determine why Dave’s axle was making noises half manner by way of the Golden Spike path. Could it have been these little wheelies he was doing on a few of these rock ledges? Later we found it was a management arm…BIG RELIEF!
The tree in entrance of our cabin was in bloom. Donna needed an image of it so right here it’s! Such a distinction to the tough rocks and excessive desert that you simply see on the path all the time.
My good good friend from Phoenix, MikeW, as he completely enjoys the Cliff Hanger path. I don’t suppose there was greater than 3 minutes throughout our whole journey that Mike didn’t have that “I’m having a lot enjoyable…..I’d get arrested for it!” grin on his face!
Al and Carol of their “about as inventory as you will get” TJ. Al hung with us on Cliff Hanger and Metal Masher. Al did an excellent job of reminding me of what an unlifted open-diff TJ is able to doing.
I’m posing with Josh’s 35 spline D60 axle shaft. He tweaked a spindle in his roll over which induced the shaft to interrupt as soon as he received it rolling down the highway and constructed up from warmth the place it was rubbing.
Tracy’s TJ after her triple rollover down Hell’s Gate. We had been all so relieved to listen to that she solely received a bump or two.
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Some of that humorous vegetation that grows within the funniest locations on the slickrock.
Watch these fingers! That hammer is gonna harm in the event you get your finger within the fallacious place.
Josh catches twenty winks whereas the remainder of us work feverishly to repair his damaged D60. I believe Katey wasn’t letting the poor man get any sleep!
Adam simply ending the non-compulsory slickrock climb on Poison Spider Mesa. (NOT)
Approaching the 4′ ledge on Cliff Hanger, after having an excellent lunch and examine that nothing else can evaluate with.
Cutch (my unofficially adopted son from Canada) performs round on Rock Chucker.
This is NOT a great factor. The results of having a u-joint finish cap stroll out of the entrance axle yoke whereas the car is shifting. Luckily, I seen it whereas standing in entrance of the TJ throughout a brief break. I swapped in my spare axle shaft/unibearing because the yoke ears had unfold a bit and a brand new u-joint wasn’t gong to suit appropriately.
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Spindle Rebuilding 101
Hans (the good wanting Rottie) and Mark take within the view throughout lunch.
I observe my rock ballet excessive up on the mesa. Hey, it’s not straightforward to coax a 2 ton TJ up onto that pointed little rock!
We had been even politically right and let the brief bus drivers hold with us on just a few of the journeys!
OK….I gotta get certainly one of my cow bell! After lunch on Cliff Hanger, Carol talked about to Donna that she thought she should be going loopy. She mentioned she saved listening to a bell each from time to time….the entire time we’d been on the path. She was about 5 Jeeps again within the line and didn’t know we had a cow bell on Lady.
