Finally had a day free of kids sports, 4-H, work, ect... My 2 boys and I loaded up and went to Hollister Hills. The line getting in was pretty long, (3 day weekend) but only took 10min to pay and get the gate combo.
Once in the park, we headed up to
Hector Heights Overlook. On the way up to the overlook we came across a section that looked like an old quarry. There were some short, steep, rocky climbs that twisted up the suspension and made the ATRAC work a bit. While at that spot, we dropped the tire pressure down to 25psi, engaged the center diff lock and hit the same sections again. Much better! Hardly any tire slip and ATRAC didn't kick in.
From there we headed up West Trail. It' a blue square trail. The map shows the trail difficulty by color/ shape:
Green circle= easiest
Blue square= more difficult
Black diamond= most difficult
West Trail was pretty easy. There was a couple rock sections, but had 0 problems driving through them. I ended up behind a newer lifted 4 Runner that to make several attempts to clear some sections. He eventually let me pass and we moved on up the trail.
We came to an intersection where I could continue up by taking Mc Cray trail (blue), or Fremontia Rd. (Black diamond). We took Fremontia Rd. It was definitely more challenging. Some steep rutted sections, rocks, roots, ect. Came up to one spot with a really deep rut on the left side of the trail. I dropped in and the trail met the frame. I couldn't go forward, but was able to back out. I looked down the trail and there was no way I was going to back down and go the easier way. I chose a line closer to the left side of the trail and eventually made it through. The rear suspension had to of been maxed, or even extra high mode because the rear driver side wheel had serious gap between the fender. There were a couple more sections that were tough, but the LX kept moving along.
We made it up to the overlook and enjoyed the view for a bit. From there we headed back down the trail and ended up at
Truck Hill. It's STEEP! No way i was going to even try it. We watched couple RZR's climb up. Pretty cool to watch. We headed over to the obstacle course. We messed around there for a bit, and watched the younger crowd beat the hell out of their trucks. Always entertaining.
We finally left and aired up at the Ranger Station. It was a really good day wheeling. Didn't break anything and most importantly, my boys had an absolute blast!
Any local guys out there? I live outside Salinas towards monterey. It'd be good times to get a few more guys out there.
Pics!
Once in the park, we headed up to
Hector Heights Overlook. On the way up to the overlook we came across a section that looked like an old quarry. There were some short, steep, rocky climbs that twisted up the suspension and made the ATRAC work a bit. While at that spot, we dropped the tire pressure down to 25psi, engaged the center diff lock and hit the same sections again. Much better! Hardly any tire slip and ATRAC didn't kick in.
From there we headed up West Trail. It' a blue square trail. The map shows the trail difficulty by color/ shape:
Green circle= easiest
Blue square= more difficult
Black diamond= most difficult
West Trail was pretty easy. There was a couple rock sections, but had 0 problems driving through them. I ended up behind a newer lifted 4 Runner that to make several attempts to clear some sections. He eventually let me pass and we moved on up the trail.
We came to an intersection where I could continue up by taking Mc Cray trail (blue), or Fremontia Rd. (Black diamond). We took Fremontia Rd. It was definitely more challenging. Some steep rutted sections, rocks, roots, ect. Came up to one spot with a really deep rut on the left side of the trail. I dropped in and the trail met the frame. I couldn't go forward, but was able to back out. I looked down the trail and there was no way I was going to back down and go the easier way. I chose a line closer to the left side of the trail and eventually made it through. The rear suspension had to of been maxed, or even extra high mode because the rear driver side wheel had serious gap between the fender. There were a couple more sections that were tough, but the LX kept moving along.
We made it up to the overlook and enjoyed the view for a bit. From there we headed back down the trail and ended up at
Truck Hill. It's STEEP! No way i was going to even try it. We watched couple RZR's climb up. Pretty cool to watch. We headed over to the obstacle course. We messed around there for a bit, and watched the younger crowd beat the hell out of their trucks. Always entertaining.
We finally left and aired up at the Ranger Station. It was a really good day wheeling. Didn't break anything and most importantly, my boys had an absolute blast!
Any local guys out there? I live outside Salinas towards monterey. It'd be good times to get a few more guys out there.
Pics!
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