Black Canyon is a part of the Turkey Creek drainage system and is positioned simply North of Black Canyon City, AZ. We drove it in the course of the early summer season of 2000 and located loads of brush on the decrease a part of the path after we had been really working within the creek mattress itself. It was additionally fairly heat so you should definitely carry loads of water, and simply to make certain, carry 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 film taking moments. Did I point out that it’s best to carry some water?
The first a part of the path snakes you thru the “Squeeze”, a reasonably slender spot that some automobiles (comparable to a Hummer) wouldn’t be capable to traverse. I took it simple to verify 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 tip 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 at the start 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 at all times appears to be some rocks round that Lady desires to climb up on for a fast pose. While we had been enjoying round on the rocks, our path chief was conserving 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 likely be watchin’! I didn’t really feel too unhealthy as a result of the YJ that was enjoying on the rocks with us obtained caught too!
After lunch below some huge outdated shade timber within the creek backside, we continued alongside the path in the direction of Cleator. We hit a couple of spots that had been strewn with rocks and boulders. Some of the inventory guys scraped a couple of below elements however all obtained via with no drawback. In truth, one of many guys that was working a inventory TJ dropped me e-mail a couple of 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 latest 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 may be very succesful, with 35′ rubber below an acceptable raise and ARB lockers in each axles. Doug’s driving was wonderful, and at occasions, there have been three of us calling out clearances for him. No sheet steel injury, no energy prepare injury, and solely a few minor skids and scrapes on the bumpers and skid plates. Don’t get me flawed. This path is effectively past the 4+ path you’ll discover at Moab’s Easter Jeep Safari. Doug is a wonderful driver and he is aware of his automobile. Any rational particular person, and even a number of 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!
