Joined
·
8,396 Posts
Well we all met up at XL gas in BS at about 8 am. H535 had his maf sensor in hand and we tried spraying it clean but no go. They did get it to the dealer so thats good. Well we set out from BS at around 830 or 9ish. after a few map misreadings and turn arounds we finally made it to the trailhead for Canyon Sin Nombre. Aired down for comfort and went on our way. Some beautiful mud sculptures, sediment walls and sandstone formations were seen throughout the trip. First stop was the Mud caves. Wow has that place changed since the time we were out there. We found a live bat chilling out in one of the caves. the temp was at least 20 degrees colder in there. then we headed on to the turnoff heading to the next turnoff to Diablo dropoff. well we took a turn too early and headed into a dead end wash. I looked at the map and realized the mistake so we all crammed the trucks forward so the last driver could turn around and then on down the line till tailgunner was trail boss. We went down a bit furthur to the correct turn off and cruised through som desert flatland reminicent of Mohave road. then we got to the dropoff. I pulled up to the ledge on the far side and everyone else followed suit. When they asked, How are we getting down i pointed them to the nicley ritted and loosened road. Looks like lots of folks have been doing it backwards with open diffs because there was alot of right foot left foot rutting all the way down. it was fun! then down to fish creek. this one gave us a real lesson in spotting, stacking, Hi Lifting and exploding x-jacks. after almost dying of heat stroke and a bunch of freshly painted rocks we made it through into the wider part of fish creek. We cut a little loose and got sideways a couple times. The place was completely empty so it was safe. We got up to elephant knees but the walk up hill is closed due to dune restoration. then we stopped to take a look at the wind caves but nobody opted to hike it today after our first long ordeal in the sun. Shortly after we stopped for lunch in the shade of a huge sandstone canyon. Next we rolled on back to the road and headed to ocotillo wells for some fun on the devils slide, A huge sand dune in the middle of nowhere, so fun. Then we said our goodbyes and went on our way.
By the way I got a ticket for no covers on my rack lights at about 7:30 AM. Anyone running the mesh type covers Like the Piaa or any others that cover the center of the light, I found out those don't cut it. It has to be fully covered by an Opaque material. I choose electrical tape. ;D
By the way I got a ticket for no covers on my rack lights at about 7:30 AM. Anyone running the mesh type covers Like the Piaa or any others that cover the center of the light, I found out those don't cut it. It has to be fully covered by an Opaque material. I choose electrical tape. ;D
