Events/Trails Baileys Cabin/Alder Canyon 3-15-19
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Anyway, fantastic food followed, smoked ribs, chili... just awesomeness.
Sunday we packed up and hit the road.
Even in the day light Tim and I made a wrong turn and got on a parallel track with enough rockage to crunch one of the trailer jacks on an obstacle that required a few back and forths to get me and the trailer through. Too bad no pics of that... but here is Tim flexing it up.
Finally we said goodbye to the valley...
To sum it up, great trip. I might even float the notion of returning there in a few weeks before it gets too hot. There is a little more rain in the forecast and that creek should keep flowing for weeks thereafter.... I think it is safe to say that the terrain will limit travel in this area to the more capable 4X4's, definitely no minivans. I wouldn't try it in a Suby unless you are ready to take damage which I suspect most aren't. Even 4X4 vehicles without some traction aiding software or hardware, such as the 1st/2nd gen yota IFS rigs will struggle in spots. This should keep it nice for the rest of us until the trails get inevitably worn flat again.
Frank
Anyway, fantastic food followed, smoked ribs, chili... just awesomeness.
Sunday we packed up and hit the road.
Even in the day light Tim and I made a wrong turn and got on a parallel track with enough rockage to crunch one of the trailer jacks on an obstacle that required a few back and forths to get me and the trailer through. Too bad no pics of that... but here is Tim flexing it up.
Finally we said goodbye to the valley...
To sum it up, great trip. I might even float the notion of returning there in a few weeks before it gets too hot. There is a little more rain in the forecast and that creek should keep flowing for weeks thereafter.... I think it is safe to say that the terrain will limit travel in this area to the more capable 4X4's, definitely no minivans. I wouldn't try it in a Suby unless you are ready to take damage which I suspect most aren't. Even 4X4 vehicles without some traction aiding software or hardware, such as the 1st/2nd gen yota IFS rigs will struggle in spots. This should keep it nice for the rest of us until the trails get inevitably worn flat again.
Frank
I got so close, almost hoofed it the last 5 miles but it was late by the time I got to the end of middle willows. Noted, middle willows still doesn't connect to Bailey's Cabin. I could hear you guys on HAM, but you clearly couldn't here me (not that I was transmitting).
That said the desert is absurd right now. With flowers. With people. Took a nice long loop today, friggin sweet.
Man if you had only made it. It was seriously 4 hours+ to get from RB to Alder by vehicle though. It took us 5 to get there and probably 4 to get home. I think you would have had to pick one end of Coyote or the other or be in for one heck of a hike..
Frank
If there wasn't what I would call a "tweaker" at the end of the trail coming up from Coyote I seriously would have hiked it in. Didn't want to leave the truck and subconsciously really wanted to hit a bunch of bloom spots on Sunday so I came up with excuses not to take the epic hike! Next time.
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JFin
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It sounded awesome and hats off to the report with pics. Just an excuse to squeeze mama to release funds for needed mods. There is a difference between need and want...and the truck needs some more mods. Appreciate the report...greatly.
But wait... Justin just shows up alone, no issues, in his lowly IFS rig?
That sounds like quite the adventure, especially for poor Claire!
Justin's rig is not a 1st or 2nd gen yota IFS. I had versions of both and without lockers they got stuck in the easiest of obstacles. Remember, they had 5" of way too stiff front travel and no software traction aids.
But kudos to Justin for finding the place straight up.
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You know, a 2008 Cruiser? 
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Like an 86-94 4runner or pick up. I had one 1st gen, top comes off 4runner and a 2nd gen 94 4unner (4 doors no top come off). I actually made quite a bit of money selling ball joint spacers back in the day to get a little more travel out of the front of those. I cannot count the number of times I would try to cross a rut in those trucks and lose traction. I then modded the daylights out of them and put those problems in my rear view mirror... which was about all I could put in my rear view mirror.
I suppose the reference doesn't work to illustrate trail difficulty these days. I was just trying to put some context around the level of difficulty. A solid axle rig or one with traction control can get power where it needs to go whereas the first iterations of IFS pre traction control had some struggles.
Frank
I suppose the reference doesn't work to illustrate trail difficulty these days. I was just trying to put some context around the level of difficulty. A solid axle rig or one with traction control can get power where it needs to go whereas the first iterations of IFS pre traction control had some struggles.
Frank
But wait... Justin just shows up alone, no issues, in his lowly IFS rig?
That sounds like quite the adventure, especially for poor Claire!
I'm IFS as well, may of used my locker and center diff lock a few times just to aid the big heavy beast on getting over some obstacles
The wife was clearly stressed but she stepped up and spotted and really helped. I think the chance to do more than sit in the passenger seat and stress made it easier. We got to work as a team.
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I tried that once, changing implements on a farm tractor, NOT !!