great wheeeling today; fantastic views and weather; super company 
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Allright. Montana Mountain Trail; start at Queen Valley Road turnoff from Hwy. 60, then trail #350, 172, 650. We then turned onto trail #342, came out north of Superior, and then Brittan took us into mini-Moab. Since there were no stockers with us, we didn't worry about the 'stocker-friendly' part of the trail description above...
Another awesome day of trailriding in great company, we clocked about 45 miles of trail by my count, and collected a total 13 hours of
time by the time we made it home 
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On to pictures, we got fabulous desert views...
Another awesome day of trailriding in great company, we clocked about 45 miles of trail by my count, and collected a total 13 hours of
time by the time we made it home .On to pictures, we got fabulous desert views...
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We climbed up to 5400+ ft. on trail 650, came down the mountain, and climbed back up to some 5200 ft. on trail 342. 342 had this 'oh, it continues uphill' feature: every time we thought we had gotten to the top, there was another turn, and another climb...
We came out by a (relatively) small mine, only to discover that they wouldn't let us use their service road, so we had to follow #342 along the power line; this is where the 'stocker-friendly' would have been a little off. But, as stated, there weren't any stockers to be seen anyways, so...
We came out by a (relatively) small mine, only to discover that they wouldn't let us use their service road, so we had to follow #342 along the power line; this is where the 'stocker-friendly' would have been a little off. But, as stated, there weren't any stockers to be seen anyways, so...
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I handed over the lead to Brittan, and he took us to 'mini-Moab' north of Superior.
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Note to Juan: CSC runs are conducted in a different time-space continuum, the boundaries of which are blacktop...
Again, thanks to everyone for a great day, we had a blast
Again, thanks to everyone for a great day, we had a blast
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Great day, the drive through the mountains was cool, but by the end I was ready for some wheelin.
342 was better, Oak Flat loop delivered, that was wheelin! More pix later.
342 was better, Oak Flat loop delivered, that was wheelin! More pix later.
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It's the best approximation that I have seen in this area, but it's not Moab, doesn't have the grip, etc. The Oak Flat area is a beautiful, unique area that is about to be turned into a strip mine!
When it cools down a bit, we need to get out there and wheel, photograph, etc, so we at least have the memories. On the short loop we did, had to squeeze by a several of drill rigs taking core samples on the edge of the trail.
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Also it's not "stocker friendly", more like "pull them pink panties up tight" land.
Also it's not "stocker friendly", more like "pull them pink panties up tight" land.
Those downhill switchbacks on the way down to Hackberry sure had me busy...
Trail Carnage: Passenger side underbody rock light...
I think it happened on the last climb, at that big rock on the passenger side. I got hung there briefly and had to reset further to the left (into the brush...). I thought the strange sound was from the axle hitting the rock...
And yes, I found it when I was at the car wash...
I think it happened on the last climb, at that big rock on the passenger side. I got hung there briefly and had to reset further to the left (into the brush...
). I thought the strange sound was from the axle hitting the rock...And yes, I found it when I was at the car wash...
Rock light??
Looks like it served it's purpose and found one
Looks like it served it's purpose and found one
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More pix. The little arch.
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Overall a very easy trail, but there were a couple of washes that looked like fun, Ajax type stuff.
Playing chicken on the switchbacks.
Playing chicken on the switchbacks.
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The rock house and it's heating system.
