We decided on a whim Friday night to chinaman's on Saturday. Had a great time. The wind was blowing about 50 miles an hour in the parking lot, that made for a pretty cold air down session. It actually turned out to be pretty nice on the trail once the wind was blocked. Not too much traffic to speak of, which was nice also.
Chuck ended up breaking a serpentine belt, taking out his water pump, alternator, and another belt for the power steering. We had make a trip back to town before everything closed to get some belts, then made it back up to run the rest of the trail. Chinaman's is getting a bit tougher these days, I remembered that trail being a high 6, I'd rate it at a low 8 now. Beat the Cherokee up a little bit, but nothing a bit of touch up paint won't fix. Wife's wrangler handled its business pretty well, we were all surprised... although the surprise of what that wrangler is capable of is getting to be the normal. I was worried about taking it because one of the tires already has a torn sidewall, so its spare is flat. luckily, the remaining 4 held up that day. That thing is going to be unstoppable with better tires
Chuck ended up breaking a serpentine belt, taking out his water pump, alternator, and another belt for the power steering. We had make a trip back to town before everything closed to get some belts, then made it back up to run the rest of the trail. Chinaman's is getting a bit tougher these days, I remembered that trail being a high 6, I'd rate it at a low 8 now. Beat the Cherokee up a little bit, but nothing a bit of touch up paint won't fix. Wife's wrangler handled its business pretty well, we were all surprised... although the surprise of what that wrangler is capable of is getting to be the normal. I was worried about taking it because one of the tires already has a torn sidewall, so its spare is flat. luckily, the remaining 4 held up that day. That thing is going to be unstoppable with better tires
