Black Canyon is a part of the Turkey Creek drainage system and is positioned simply North of Black Canyon City, AZ. We drove it throughout the early summer time of 2000 and located lots of brush on the decrease a part of the path after we had been truly operating within the creek mattress itself. It was additionally fairly heat so make sure you convey loads of water, and simply to make certain, convey some additional water. We grouped up at about 8:30 AM close to the path head and wrapped it up about mid-afternoon, with a beneficiant lunch hour and a number of other stops thrown in for good measure and movie taking moments. Did I point out that it is best to convey some water?
The first a part of the path snakes you thru the “Squeeze”, a fairly slim spot that some automobiles (similar to a Hummer) wouldn’t have the ability to traverse. I took it straightforward to ensure my hardtop didn’t meet up rock that will get fairly shut when the motive force’s tire crawls up the aspect of the shale rock.
John L. took this image of me coming via the top of the Squeeze. It retains your consideration whilst you thread your Jeep alongside this a part of the path.
Here is a shot of Doug firstly of the Squeeze. Doug being Doug, he took the more durable line and put is tire fairly a methods up on the rock on the motive force’s aspect of the automobile.
There all the time appears to be some rocks round that Lady desires to climb up on for a fast pose. While we had been taking part in round on the rocks, our path chief was protecting a watchful eye on us, as evidenced by the image beneath.
Yes sir….you bought to watch out ‘cuz you by no means know who will probably be watchin’! I didn’t really feel too dangerous as a result of the YJ that was taking part in on the rocks with us acquired caught too!
After lunch underneath some massive outdated shade timber within the creek backside, we continued alongside the path in direction of Cleator. We hit just a few spots that had been strewn with rocks and boulders. Some of the inventory guys scraped just a few underneath elements however all acquired via with no downside. In reality, one of many guys that was operating a inventory TJ dropped me e-mail just a few days later and talked about he determined it was time to get some raise and get his automobile above the rocks!
This part of path was written up in a current difficulty of Peterson’s 4WD journal….they drove a Sniper and a extremely modified Scout via it and broke the Scout. We discovered paint on the rocks that matched one of many automobiles within the journal.
Doug ran this part of BumbleBee Creek after we completed up the day on Black Canyon. Doug’s TJ could be very succesful, with 35′ rubber underneath an acceptable raise and ARB lockers in each axles. Doug’s driving was wonderful, and at instances, there have been three of us calling out clearances for him. No sheet metallic harm, no energy practice harm, and solely a few minor skids and scrapes on the bumpers and skid plates. Don’t get me incorrect. This path is effectively past the 4+ path you will see at Moab’s Easter Jeep Safari. Doug is a superb driver and he is aware of his automobile. Any rational individual, and even among the extra non-rational ones, will flip again on the first impediment on the creek. Of course, did I point out that it took 4 of us to speak him into making an attempt this path? Doug, you’re the man!
