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Stocker Run
Just for the record, I am planning to lead a stocker run that starts at Peggy Sue's with a driver's meeting at 8:30am and will lead through several points of interest around the Calico area. I am planning on visits to the west Phillips Loop and the small rock crawling area there:
(We will be heading in the opposite direction from these Jeeps)
We will take a challenging descent to the upper Odessa Canyon floor:
Then a visit to the Bismarck Mine:
Afterwards, we can check out the mountain overlook of the Calico basin, the east Phillips Loop, and the Kramer Arch:
Then we can take the Mule Canyon Cut-off to get to the IDTT camp.
I wanted to include the Wall Street Canyon Overlook, but this challenge was in the way:
Obviously, this is a bit more than a stock Jeep is ready for.
If the Stocker run finishes with enough daylight left, I would like to take any willing folks on this newest difficult trail in the area. Otherwise, I am going to explore this area on Sunday if I can get some victims.. er.. volunteers to go with me.
While we were scouting for the area for the Stocker Run this last weekend, we also checked out the information about the Gatekeeper being more washed out than last year.
It's true.
The washed out parts are deeper, but from my observations, the key to getting through the Gatekeeper isn't in how deep the holes are, but more in what line you pick to avoid the holes. I only know this from watching and spotting, but I am sure that this is still true even with the more rugged terrain.
The Gatekeeper is definitely more washed out. Even the approach has a new and more challenging route:
Even though the ruts are deeper, the main ostacles have only changed a little from last year:
What has changed a lot from last year is the upper part. It is far more rugged than it used to be:
Calico ROCKS! This is going to be fun!
...Just reporting what I see... Can't wait for IDTT!
Just for the record, I am planning to lead a stocker run that starts at Peggy Sue's with a driver's meeting at 8:30am and will lead through several points of interest around the Calico area. I am planning on visits to the west Phillips Loop and the small rock crawling area there:
(We will be heading in the opposite direction from these Jeeps)
We will take a challenging descent to the upper Odessa Canyon floor:
Then a visit to the Bismarck Mine:
Afterwards, we can check out the mountain overlook of the Calico basin, the east Phillips Loop, and the Kramer Arch:
Then we can take the Mule Canyon Cut-off to get to the IDTT camp.
I wanted to include the Wall Street Canyon Overlook, but this challenge was in the way:
Obviously, this is a bit more than a stock Jeep is ready for.
If the Stocker run finishes with enough daylight left, I would like to take any willing folks on this newest difficult trail in the area. Otherwise, I am going to explore this area on Sunday if I can get some victims.. er.. volunteers to go with me.
While we were scouting for the area for the Stocker Run this last weekend, we also checked out the information about the Gatekeeper being more washed out than last year.
It's true.
The washed out parts are deeper, but from my observations, the key to getting through the Gatekeeper isn't in how deep the holes are, but more in what line you pick to avoid the holes. I only know this from watching and spotting, but I am sure that this is still true even with the more rugged terrain.
The Gatekeeper is definitely more washed out. Even the approach has a new and more challenging route:
Even though the ruts are deeper, the main ostacles have only changed a little from last year:
What has changed a lot from last year is the upper part. It is far more rugged than it used to be:
Calico ROCKS! This is going to be fun!
...Just reporting what I see... Can't wait for IDTT!
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