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Originally posted by Gambler68
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I'm sure those rocks were stacked to help vehicles get up the steps. It would be the only way you could get a tire up without bumping the heck out of it and risk bumping yourself right over the edge of the trail!Krista - High Priestess of Our Lady of Eternal Combustion77 401 Wag "Phoebe" ~ 77 401 J20 "Artemis" ~ 76 401 SOA Wag "Luna"The worst thing about rolling my jeep.....is trying to lick the paper... -
Link to Porcupine Rim (the few hundred yards we went before turning back) and Sand Flats Rec Area views.
Shots of the infamous stepped switchback:
Krista - High Priestess of Our Lady of Eternal Combustion77 401 Wag "Phoebe" ~ 77 401 J20 "Artemis" ~ 76 401 SOA Wag "Luna"The worst thing about rolling my jeep.....is trying to lick the paper...Comment
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Yeah there's no way that's meant to be a switchback any more for anything not low and small like an atv..hmm..go figure.. :/
People better get off their butts and haul out to Moab next year, we'll be seeing more of this. We saw 20x more atvs and rhinos then even baby jeeps. In fact, I'd say we passed less than 10 actual jeeps in three days on the trail.1979 Chero S "Sundog" 1979 Chero S "Hammer"
1968 327 J3000 1978 J10SWB
The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson .
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Any pictures of anybody going down it?charlie
KB0HXA
"Crom" 76/75 Cherokee/J20 Hybred,
How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.Originally posted by Gambler68congrats...that's the first post on here I have absolutely no effing clue how to comment on.
Robert A. Heinlein
The birth of CROM is recorded here
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Nobody went down. We backed up to a spot that allowed us to turn around and we left the trail.Originally posted by bigunKrista - High Priestess of Our Lady of Eternal Combustion77 401 Wag "Phoebe" ~ 77 401 J20 "Artemis" ~ 76 401 SOA Wag "Luna"The worst thing about rolling my jeep.....is trying to lick the paper...Comment
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Hhhhhhmmmmmmm - just googled porcupine rim trail thinking I'd find some images or vids. Every single link on the first search result page was for mountain biking. Still searching......
And pretty much got nothing. Mostly mountain biking the trail. Looks like it is an in and out trail altho there is a bypass or two back out to Sand Flats Rd. You can drive about 11 miles and it turns into bike single track. Found one vid from 06 coming down the ledges, but not the decent around the switchback.Last edited by Jeepstress; 04-18-2011, 02:19 PM.Krista - High Priestess of Our Lady of Eternal Combustion77 401 Wag "Phoebe" ~ 77 401 J20 "Artemis" ~ 76 401 SOA Wag "Luna"The worst thing about rolling my jeep.....is trying to lick the paper...Comment
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try this for some pix of that spot
searched porcupine trail moab ut and went to 10th page to get away from biking infoLast edited by flatbackdragon; 04-18-2011, 01:57 PM."There's an inner idiot in us just waiting to climb out and romp about in unabashed stupidity, but most people retain just enough wit to keep the idiot bottled up."
Gary Harmon-writer for Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (newspaper)
Phil (or Flip, Dragon)
Draco-79 Cherokee 360/QT-4" lift-pretty much stock and trying to fall apartComment
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Good catch. I gave up after page 6 or so! Even searching youtube it's mostly all bikes.Krista - High Priestess of Our Lady of Eternal Combustion77 401 Wag "Phoebe" ~ 77 401 J20 "Artemis" ~ 76 401 SOA Wag "Luna"The worst thing about rolling my jeep.....is trying to lick the paper...Comment
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Understood definitely need to bring Crom somedayOriginally posted by Jeepstresscharlie
KB0HXA
"Crom" 76/75 Cherokee/J20 Hybred,
How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.Originally posted by Gambler68congrats...that's the first post on here I have absolutely no effing clue how to comment on.
Robert A. Heinlein
The birth of CROM is recorded here
http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?t=7778Comment
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looking at first page after your comment of mtn biking went straight to page 10 and looked for anything that had 4x4 in title or site. worked like a charm, this ol mans brain works sometimes. haven't checked any further yet tho.Originally posted by Jeepstress"There's an inner idiot in us just waiting to climb out and romp about in unabashed stupidity, but most people retain just enough wit to keep the idiot bottled up."
Gary Harmon-writer for Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (newspaper)
Phil (or Flip, Dragon)
Draco-79 Cherokee 360/QT-4" lift-pretty much stock and trying to fall apartComment
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if i just hadn't forgotten to take the date off the camera
"There's an inner idiot in us just waiting to climb out and romp about in unabashed stupidity, but most people retain just enough wit to keep the idiot bottled up."
Gary Harmon-writer for Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (newspaper)
Phil (or Flip, Dragon)
Draco-79 Cherokee 360/QT-4" lift-pretty much stock and trying to fall apartComment
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This is what it looked like in 2005. Those are 40" tires. So it was still a bit steep.Originally posted by flatbackdragonlittle drop to the left for a 180* turn at Porcupine
Flint
Ran when parked.
http://jubileejeeps.org/quadratrac
88 GW, 401/727/208, 5" lift, D44s/4.10s/locked up, 35s with a few Evil Twin & TT's Fabworks mods
76 401 Wag, 77 401 Wag, 77 401 J20
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on the way to Hey Joe
Flint
Ran when parked.
http://jubileejeeps.org/quadratrac
88 GW, 401/727/208, 5" lift, D44s/4.10s/locked up, 35s with a few Evil Twin & TT's Fabworks mods
76 401 Wag, 77 401 Wag, 77 401 J20
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I knew I remember being on the trail, that is the year I broke the J20 and rode with Michael.
Originally posted by fulsizjeepThis is what it looked like in 2005. Those are 40" tires. So it was still a bit steep.
Scott R.
'86 Grand Wagoneer Super Chief 360 / TBI / WT conversion / 35x12.5x16 BFG Mud-Terrains (Project Link)
http://www.cfsja.org / http://www.fsjnetwork.com
"After years of being paranoid about my Jeep?s temp going towards that 220F mark, I?m realizing that if it was real problem, Jeep engineers would have painted that area RED." - FSJ Guy
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