On Friday we ran a couple of close trails, Fins & Things and Hells Revenge. We did this because on Friday night we planned to hit Lions Back, Bump Dump, and Potato Salad Hill.
In
the morning we staged at the entrance to Hells Revenge. The idea
was that we were going to break into two groups but that didn't happen!
We
first hit Fins & Things. There was a little of everything
on the trail.
There
were some nice climbs.
Some
sandy areas.
And of course slickrock!
After we were done with Fins & Things we hit Hells Revenge.
One
of the bowls on Hells Revenge. Some of the smaller steeper
ones were full of water and mud.
Hells Revenge was mostly rock. Towards the end, there was Escalator.
As you can see in the picture, Escalator is a long steep climb up a V in the rock. If you slip sideways in the V, you are in trouble!
Warren
slipped sideways and had to get winched out.
Warren
waiting for a tow.
Mike
makes a run...
Because
Mike has a front bumper that sticks out more like mine, Dean had to back
him up slightly for a different line.
When
Mike backed up, he got a little tippy.
After
taking the new line he drives right up without any problems.
Next
it was my turn.
Because
I had the larger front bumper, Dean had me take the same line that Mike
took.
Dean
spotting...
Coming
up slowly...
Made
it!
Kirk
gives it a try...
Kirk
towards the top of the hill.
The
next major obstacle after Escalator is Tip Over Challenge.
Towards
the top of the hill, things start leaning to the right.
A
little bit of a squeeze towards the end of Hells Revenge.
After
the trails, we hit Lions Back.
Trucks
went up and down two at a time.
Mike
coming down with the shadow of his truck on the wall behind him.
Jeff
on his way up.
Another
shot of a truck on its way up.
After
Lionsback, we played on Bump Dump for a while before heading over to Potato
Salad Hill.
Over
at Potato Salad Hill people made runs until well after the sun went down.
Another
truck climbs up the hill.
10-25-2004