A Quick Trip to Corral Canyon, at least that was the plan

[StvDiego]

So the bright idea today was, everybody was up early let's go ahead and buzz on out for the run. After finding my Jeep DOA at Jeff's and spending an hour getting it started we went on to Plan B:

Daniel picked up his Jeep yesterday with it's shiny new long arm so let's not waste the day, we'll head up to Corral Canyon and see how it flexes. So off we go. Stop in El Cajon for gas, walk in to get some breakfast snacks while the jeep is filling up, walk back out and lo and behold, gas is pouring out the bottom of the Jeep.

Get that taken care of and finally hit the I-8. Make it out to Corral Canyon, get through the washboards, hit the blacktop, Death Wobble, bad. Limp to Four Corners and find the track bar rattled loose.

Now a thinking man would've said something along the lines of this is not shaping up to be a good day, maybe I'll just go home and spend a nice day relaxing.

So with that in mind we said let's run up to the top of Bronco Peak and back down again and check out Daniel's lift.

Several hours later, a toasted tow strap, smoking winch, tons of dirt, some heavy-duty trail maintenance/work, a blown water pump, a body damage extravaganza and helping out some new friends on the trail we finally made it all the way across Bronco Peak trail and Gunslinger and back to Four Corners at sunset.

What a day, will post up more pics tomorrow,

[4x4grey88]

It was a good day, although long and hot. I got the farmer/red neck sun burn but well worth it.

Thanks Steve and Daniel for your company....oh yeah, thanks to the group that was in front of us on Bronco Peak. My skid plates worked well 

[diegosurfer5]

Hey guys i was the first time off roader on saturday with the white XJ with its doors on. i want to thank you all for your help getting down broncos peak. Sorry to hear about all of your misfortunes on saturday. If you guys by chance have any more pictures of the bumper smaking, door denting adventure please PM them to me so i may share with the rest of the guys. once again thank you for your help i am hooked.

Josh

[StvDiego]

Hey guys i was the first time off roader on saturday with the white XJ with its doors on. i want to thank you all for your help getting down broncos peak. Sorry to hear about all of your misfortunes on saturday. If you guys by chance have any more pictures of the bumper smaking, door denting adventure please PM them to me so i may share with the rest of the guys. once again thank you for your help i am hooked.

Josh

Hey Josh, glad we ran across your group out there, that was a long day, but loads of fun, a great group you were with.

I pulled a 12 hour shift at work today - 4am to 4pm and was just too beat to deal with pics. I'll upload them tomorrow evening. lots of good shots of you guys modifying your body parts  . In the meantime pop up to the intro section thread and say hi to everybody, hope to make another run with you guys again

Steve
ibtw, that was me in the green Jeep and Jimmy (4x4grey88) in the black one 

In the mean time, a teaser:

[RG]

I'm in the red tj :). It was cool meeting you guys. It was my first time to Corral Canyon and I had a great time. Thanks for the help/tips down the trail, and helping others of us get unwedged from rocks.

Ryan

[Broken Again]

I have not been to Bronco Peak in a couple of years.....All I hear now is all the problems people are having out there....Has it gotten that bad?  Do I need to get out there?

[Metal Twister]

I knida gives a new appreciation for the settlers coming to the gold country via horse back an wagons dont it. Im sure Bronco Peak was on their maps...

[Mikegyver1]

Looks like the main route was blocked by that jagged rock in those pics. Was it? 

[StvDiego]

Looks like the main route was blocked by that jagged rock in those pics. Was it? 

That it was. The bad thing was that way it ended up on the trail it was almost impossible to safely pass. I wouldn't try it on my best day. It sat on the high side of the trail with an almost four foot drop and a small ravine down to one side. it would have required one side up on top of the rock and the other on a downhill slope with less tha 48"s to work with. It was the spot I almost rolled at a year ago, it was much worse now.

That group that was down there never would have made that trail and someone was heading for the hurt. A lot of winching and creative use of plain ol hard work, pry bars, shovels, snatch blocks and tow straps (it ruined my best strap...) and the trail is now passable, but still hard enough that the faint of heart (or anybody with an inkling of common sense)  want nothing to do with it. It has gone from downright scary to frightening in that fun way that only someone who has sat in the driver's seat watching the ground and rocks come closer and closer to the driver's door thinking, Hmm, I wonder, just what is my rollover angle?, knows 

[hammeredtoys]

Sounds likea good time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StvDiego]

 

Picture Time 

Clicky there  Corral Canyon Run Pics

[4x4grey88]

Nice pictures...