VA trail ride on june 3rd (GWNF) - Page 5

cville · 06-02-2006, 06:32 PM

See you guys tomorrow..around 10:00.
I'll be in the yellow FJ.
It should be nice and muddy

granger · 06-02-2006, 07:19 PM

Sorry I'm going to miss it. Please take a lot of pics and make sure to post when you all want to go again.

cville · 06-03-2006, 05:00 AM

Sorry you cant make it

Quote:

granger previously said:

Sorry I'm going to miss it. Please take a lot of pics and make sure to post when you all want to go again.

bigTone · 06-03-2006, 06:34 AM

Looks like i'm going to miss it after all too, hope ya'll have fun and that I can catch you another time.

Sparky · 06-03-2006, 08:49 AM

well, I'm here ( love unsecured wireless networks)

... or at least I think I'm here. current time is a bit early...
lets see where is HERE exactly ?

gps says
38 26.789 N
78 51.193 W

there's a couple guys here from Off Camber Crawlers... Looks like they're all set to go play... I'll stick around for a bit and then perhaps head to the dirt.

oops... I see Cville

Localmotion · 06-03-2006, 03:15 PM

hey guys.

I just saw this post (a friend linked me here). I dont own an FJ but I do have a 3rd gen 4runner. Too bad, I live in Richmond/Fairfax and would love to have gone wheeling! Maybe next time. Cant wait for the pics!

cville · 06-03-2006, 06:23 PM

Keep a look out for the next trail run..

[quote=Localmotion]hey guys.

I just saw this post (a friend linked me here). I dont own an FJ but I do have a 3rd gen 4runner. Too bad, I live in Richmond/Fairfax and would love to have gone wheeling! Maybe next time. Cant wait for the pics![/QUOTE

Here are some pics and vids from today.

Click here to watch fj-gwnf-030
Click here to watch fj-gwnf-031

bandi · 06-03-2006, 09:19 PM

Nice Looking Trails !!! Wish I could have made it...

cville · 06-05-2006, 07:59 AM

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bandi previously said:

Nice Looking Trails !!! Wish I could have made it...

We will try to give more notice next time and hopefully get more people out.

It was great meeting Sparky from the forum, I think he had a good time.
If you got any pics sparky throw them up..

We hit lots of different trails from washed out rocky steep climbs to big tank trap mud holes.

On one trail we went up only to find it unpassable, it was steep and rocky (almost bolder like)

I tried but it was just to much for the FJ

with a lift and winch I think the Fj could have made it.

When we were there three guys in a taco and a rubicon were comming down the trail they had to turn around and go back also...
Lets just say that part of the trail was extreme..

this was the easy part

Sparky · 06-05-2006, 08:02 AM

I had a GREAT time - in my opinion, albeit of limited experience, this is an amazingly capable vehicle. Obligatory comments :
"It's steeper,deeper, and sketchier than it looks".
"watch out for those mountain bikers"
"oh man, here come the locals"
- and -
"exactly HOW far are we from WVa ?"

The trails varyied from light rocks (babyheads) with outcrops and sketchy dirt. to full on mud-bogs, a nice freestone stream crossing, and a well-nigh impassible (in my opinion, that didn't stop Will + Cville from trying ) outcrop. All were well shrouded by trees, so much so that it felt very much like driving through green tunnels.

A-trac - brilliant. I never engaged the rear locker. Atrac was enough to get me up the couple of areas where I lost traction.

All in all... Great trip. Schedule permitting I'll be back.

Developing photos, I'll throw the best of what I got up later in the week.