Exploring Run in AZ

Symon623 · Mar 8, 2011

BOVADS had found this road we been wanting to check out for a while now so Sunday we went to check it out to see if we could make it through. Plus I wanted to get some miles on the rearend in the Syota so this was a good opertunity.

Where we had to turn around we had lunch and BS'd a while and had a funny convo that gave me a name for the main canyon we were in; Cosby Canyon.

The road back there was a real PITA..... dried ruts from the mud and rocks just big enough to make it annoying but not to make it challenging...... 50 MPH didnt even smooth it out.......

First 100 break;

Symon623 · Mar 8, 2011

Here's BOVADS droppin back into the valley;

More cruisin;

We made it to Bedrock, I was lookin for Fred Flinstone up there;

Finally onto FR37;

Another 100 break;
That friggin road is brutal on bladders;

Symon623 · Mar 8, 2011

Back on the move;

Here's where we dropped into the wash to play in the rocks.... this doesnt look like much but felt like a nose dive;

Scouting our path up the wash;

Next was my turn;

Symon623 · Mar 8, 2011

Even on 42's he gets hung up for a minute;

The normal exit to the wash was washed out bad and there was a tree and rock ready to take out a cab to we searched another way out of the wash....This was further upstream from where we actually exited but thought the real hardcore guys might like these shots;

Symon623 · Mar 8, 2011

First washout doesnt look like much from top but we could have made it past this one just to go 50 yards to the worst one;

From the front;

The show stopper, Note that ditch was wide enough that my truck prolly couldn't straddle it;

Looking down;

Up;

We hiked up about a

Symon623 · Mar 8, 2011

We turned around here and headed back out. We had to get back out of the wash that was kinda interesting;

I got a video of BOVADS here.

Headin back to the highway via the bladder buster road;
We turned around and worked our way back to the highway over the bladder buster road;

View from 4500 feet;

BOVADS playin in another wash that we crossed along the way;

Put about 100 miles on the new rear end and it drives great and smooth at all speeds up to 80 MPH on the pavement...... Was a great day to get out, the weather was near perfect and I got to see some new stuff. Good times

Symon623 · Mar 8, 2011

Vids;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU1twK8GiFM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1fvue03K9s

CrawlHer · Mar 8, 2011

man that wash looks like a great time. awesome pics

ShmUDE · Mar 8, 2011

sy, i think some of us are going to head down to the beach sunday. more then welcome to join.

KarlVP · Mar 9, 2011

I hate you.

And I love you.

All at the same time.

PS. The red truck looks really silly with them big ol' tires on it.

Symon623 · Mar 9, 2011

ShmUDE said:
sy, i think some of us are going to head down to the beach sunday. more then welcome to join.

Thanks Ty, we will be up the hill exploring some canyons up there this weekend.... Stay tuned for up dates...... That trail is definately on my bucket list of trails...... :awesomework:

Symon623 · Mar 9, 2011

KarlVP said:
I hate you.

And I love you.

All at the same time.

PS. The red truck looks really silly with them big ol' tires on it.

Thanks Karla....... I agree the red sled/rock bus would look better with 4D's I think but he opted for the biguns. Make my 37's look like baby tires..... :redneck:

ShmUDE · Mar 9, 2011

Symon623 said:
Thanks Ty, we will be up the hill exploring some canyons up there this weekend.... Stay tuned for up dates...... That trail is definately on my bucket list of trails...... :awesomework:

i'll post back pictures...it should be a wild time.:masturbanana[1]:

luggs · Mar 9, 2011

did you think to bring your gold pan up there...1500.00 a once..that looks like some good gold country

Symon623 · Mar 9, 2011

ShmUDE said:
i'll post back pictures...it should be a wild time.:masturbanana[1]:

It usually is.... I am hopin for a warmer day so there will be more scenery at the beach..... :masturbanana[1]:

luggs said:
did you think to bring your gold pan up there...1500.00 a once..that looks like some good gold country

I have friends that do this regularly in the area. Its not that prosperous in this area but there are some more popular spots west of where we were.

Hip · Mar 9, 2011

Sy soon after i get retired i would love to come see some of your country. your adventure is exactly why im building my whilly.

i grew up in the SW desert, born in NM, and family in Ca so i have driven across AZ about a million times looking at the country side. want to go explore it.

a couple years....:fawkdancesmiley:like Karl said love the pictures hate that i cant go with.

Symon623 · Mar 9, 2011

Hip said:
Sy soon after i get retired i would love to come see some of your country. your adventure is exactly why im building my whilly.

i grew up in the SW desert, born in NM, and family in Ca so i have driven across AZ about a million times looking at the country side. want to go explore it.

a couple years....:fawkdancesmiley:like Karl said love the pictures hate that i cant go with.

Let me know when your comin...It usually doesnt take much to get a group together to hit some trails..... Bobby, Odie, Brad and Jeff have been down for a few trails......

Hip · Mar 9, 2011

Symon623 said:
Let me know when your comin...It usually doesnt take much to get a group together to hit some trails..... Bobby, Odie, Brad and Jeff have been down for a few trails......

ill do that