John (BorregoWrangler from Adventure4x4.net) and I took a trip up to Anza to run Horse Canyon. We discovered Horse Canyon after a group of us had a disappointing run to Upper Coyote Canyon last May, and have been wanting to get back there ever since.
Horse Canyon has some nice obstacles for those wanting a challenge and bypasses for those who don't. Some of the challenging spots from last May would have been impossible this time due to erosion from rain. There are also water crossings, however, this time out they were not too wet. John and I ventured up into the canyon as far as we could after passing a couple of very tight squeezes.
We met a couple of other rigs (an older CJ and a new 4Runner) who followed us out. They had to turnaround at one obstacle, that did not offer a bypass, due to the stock 4Runner's clearance. The 4Runner mangled both running boards on previous obstacles.
On the way out we took a side wash which, I believe, is named White Wash. This was a very rocky wash that we also took as far as we could. At the end is a pretty neat (dry) rock waterfall.
I didn't take as much footage as I should have. There were only two rigs so there was no excuse. To top it off, John forgot is memory card for his camera and I only took six pictures.
Anyway, here is what I did get. The (video) shot of John going through the second "squeeze" is cutoff because the battery died. Double
Video Link
This is the second squeeze. I moved the rock on the left out while forcing my way through this. It made coming back through here interesting. We had to stack a bunch of rocks to "ramp" that rock. That same rock also mangled my rear fender flare. Triple
Sunset:
John:
MAP LINK
Horse Canyon has some nice obstacles for those wanting a challenge and bypasses for those who don't. Some of the challenging spots from last May would have been impossible this time due to erosion from rain. There are also water crossings, however, this time out they were not too wet. John and I ventured up into the canyon as far as we could after passing a couple of very tight squeezes.
We met a couple of other rigs (an older CJ and a new 4Runner) who followed us out. They had to turnaround at one obstacle, that did not offer a bypass, due to the stock 4Runner's clearance. The 4Runner mangled both running boards on previous obstacles.
On the way out we took a side wash which, I believe, is named White Wash. This was a very rocky wash that we also took as far as we could. At the end is a pretty neat (dry) rock waterfall.
I didn't take as much footage as I should have. There were only two rigs so there was no excuse. To top it off, John forgot is memory card for his camera and I only took six pictures.
Anyway, here is what I did get. The (video) shot of John going through the second "squeeze" is cutoff because the battery died. Double
Video Link
This is the second squeeze. I moved the rock on the left out while forcing my way through this. It made coming back through here interesting. We had to stack a bunch of rocks to "ramp" that rock. That same rock also mangled my rear fender flare. Triple
Sunset:
John:
MAP LINK
Thanks for sharing.
Sorry, couldn't help it.
