Trail Report: Jonah's most excellent Jeep adventure

[aw12345]

Well today was Jonah's first day on a trail with mud and snow to boot, had a great time managed to get stuck and used my winch, thanks Chuck for letting me use you as an anchor. It was muddy slippery and simply an absolutely gorgeous day. I left around 2 PM to work some more on my other Jeep and that sports now most of it's exhaust. So all in all a wonderful day.

[1 Bad F N Z]

According to my angle finder, 36 degree body roll, not bad. My heart was in the mountains with you guys, but my health said I'd better stay home. Wished I'd could of been there, Kevin.

[Mike]

Ooohhh Yeah! Good Times!

But I have to say Art, you have a way of mildly understating things. :wink:
The run across Cleghorn was a great way to spend a gloomy Sunday. Um, except is wasn't gloomy for long. Let me explain...

Let's start at the beginning. Wet, cold and late (late due to me and my badly running Jeep), we arrived at the trailhead off of I-15:


Starting around 10am, we climbed up through the damp, foggy trail:


Before we got to the first side trails, snow was becoming more and more prevalent. The first real challenge was a nasty mix of snow and mud:


Jonah with a big smile at the top of the first climb:


We suddenly broke out of the clouds and found ourselves surrounded with beautiful views in every direction:


Clouds rolling out of the Cajon Pass into the high desert:




The mix of snow and mud made things tougher than usual. But we helped each other through when needed.




Did I mention the awesome views? Plus, it was much warmer in the sunshine:


The wet and slippery conditions forced us into compromising positions throughout the day:


But that is the fun of it, isn't it?

One of the best spots of the day for spectacular feats of driving wasn't even a spot that is notable when it is dry:


Smottymoto made it through with open diffs and unassisted:


But his driver's side door had a reminder of the success.

Check this out.... Who needs MT or AT tires when you have LOCKERS!:


Nice driving dude! That was amazing.

This was one sweet YJ:


Sometimes you need a little help from a friend:


I was very happy with the performance of my MTR's today:


At one point, Chuck and I took a slightly different path than the rest of the crew and hit some virgin snow:


Check out the crazy articulation of his beast!:


The back half of the trail had really nice views as well:


And challenging mud and snow as well:


At the end of the trail, we had the exclusive opportunity to meet Chuckie-Who from Whoville!:




How could you possibly top a trail run like that?

[scottymoto]

once again had a great time running with everyone in the mud and snow,oh ya,my wife said she will only hit me where nobody can see them this time.boy did i luckout.ha ha thanks to everyone i met and know.

[Mitch]

Looks like a fun time for you guys who like the slippery stuff. Great photo's of the clouds.

[Mike]

I have to point out that we did make our mark on the trail today (in a Tread Lightly kind of way):

[Roger]

Another fine MJR wheeling trip! Looks like you guys had a great time!

[RAT]

This was a great day and a really cool run. OP ran and wheeled like a billy goat. Jonah did a fantastic job putting that 3B together and I had a blast riding with him today.
Everybody exhibited some sweet driving skills. Hats off to everyone.

Jonah showing off early and often


Squishy, mushy fun




Roads washed out all along the trail but this was the worst of it


We went from this


To this


OP in the mountains




And of course the Mountain Dog kept everyone in line


Thanks again to jonah for the seat and occasional pulse check, and to everyone that came and made the day so much fun. Can't wait to do it again.

[red baron 13]

Thanks to...

Mike and Sharon for trying Silverwood Sushi long ago and turning everyone else onto it! It's well worth running Cleg just to dine there! Great dinner and even better times after a long day of wheelin (and droppin mufflers)...

[Double AA]

Looks like you guy's had a great time and the mud doesn't look too sticky.

I'm wondering what the conversation was right here. Even Ozz has his outriggers extended and is looking for a soft landing spot.:smile:

[RAT]

Looks like you guy's had a great time and the mud doesn't look too sticky.

I'm wondering what the conversation was right here. Even Ozz has his outriggers extended and is looking for a soft landing spot.:smile:

The conversation went like this: DON'T SCRATCH THE PAINT JOB! Which, by the way, he did later on down the trail.

[red baron 13]

Scottymotto

Scott -- I need to follow your rig next run. You definitely can handle a jeep with open diffs - and I need some teaching! One of the last downhills I picked EVERY wrong line possible - it coulda been a "don't go this way" training video. Thanks again for all the assistance at "Woody's Door Jammer Rut n' Rock" - thanks to you too, Chuckie Who from Whoville!

[scottymoto]

too funny, i got most the dent out of the door and my wife started talking to me again, well she told me to move out of her way.at least its a start right. she loves me.

[brokenujoint]

Awesome pix. Last I heard cleghorn was mostly shut down. Did it reopen?

Man I have jeep envy.. Why did i move to San Diego? My jeep hasnt been out of the garage in months...

[aw12345]

Scott, you ought to know better, breaking the wife's toy never has good results lol