Planning a trip to Slaughterhouse gulch on June 7th. If Anyone wants to join me please meet at the Western station in Woodland Park at 8:30am and plan to leave at 9:00am.
Slaughterhouse gulch June 7th
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Looks like its just going to be me and a couple of jeeps on this run.
Tell me more about the trail? Suitable for a fat, unslidered 80 on 33's?
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This will be my first time on this trail. Here is a link to a report about Slaughterhouse gulch.
TrailDamage.com - Slaughterhouse Gulch
TrailDamage.com - Slaughterhouse Gulch
Ok, I may be in - I'll post up for sure later tonight!
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Trip report for Slaughterhouse gulch.
Lonnie and I left the Western station at 9:00am. We stopped at the gas station on the corner of hwy 285 and 43A where we meet a group from Denver who asked us if we wanted to join them. We decide to head out on our own. The parking area at FR101 was full of Land Rovers (about 15) so we went up the trail a little before we pulled over to air down. The Land Rover group passed us when we were airing down so we figured we would be stuck behind them all afternoon. At the intersection of FR101 and FR105 (Slaughterhouse gulch) the Land Rover group followed FR101 while we went right on FR105. The trail starts heading up hill on an narrow road where we meet a jeep being towed by another jeep. I tried to brighten the the towed jeep drivers day by reminding him that he was getting very good mileage at that point. The trial is not that difficult but a little extra ground clearance would help with some the rocks on the trail. A few spots had moguls on them that flexed up the suspension pretty good but these spots were in the dirt and the moguls were smooth. I drove 90% of this trail in rear wheel drive (with rear locker). One spot had a large tree that fell across the road with a drive around on the side. Lonnie decided to show the tree who was boss. He switched the ARB's on and climbed the front of the jeep over the tree. The rear ARB would not lock in and Lonnie was high centered. I pulled him off the tree with little difficulty. I know the traction bar I built would protect my front drive shaft from the tree but my rear drift shaft would not stand a chance so I didn't try to climb over the tree. Further down the trail the trail has narrow spots in the trees with a little side hill slope but nothing a little careful driving can't handle. Many of the trees are missing bark. If you would happen to be in this area when it was raining it could be slippery next to the trees so I guess that's why the bark is missing? One optional obstacle climbs a rock that had a dip in front of it on the passenger side. This makes the left front wheel come off the ground while the right rear falls into the dip. It makes you wonder if you will climb over the obstacles before you tip over but its not really a problem. FR105 joins back up the FR101. At this point turning left takes you back out and turning right takes you to the mud pits. We turned right! The mud pits are holes in the dirt hill with a small amount of water running into them. There are about six holes to try. Three are passable with stock trucks, one I made it through after a couple of attempts and two proved to be too deep for me. The problem was not the depth of mud but the height of the wall at the exit of the pit. One of the pits has a sheer wall on the right side that is so high that when Lonnie was stuck in the pit it would have been a small step to walk onto the top of his roof! We played in the mud pits with another jeep and a Bronco II for a while before a stock FJ cruiser showed up. After watching us he tried a couple of the easier pits. The second jeep got stuck in the deepest pit just like Lonnie did. I pulled Lonnie out so Lonnie connected up to the stuck jeep to pull it out. After struggling for a while I suggested that the jeeps needed a Toyota to step in. At this point Lonnie gave it more gas and a bigger tug and extracted the stuck jeep.
We decided to look at the map to see if we could find another trail in the area to checkout. We decided to see how far up Georgia Pass we could make it. We caught up to a Dodge Dakota at about the time we started seeing snow on the road. At the first big snow drift the Dakota plowed into it and was stuck. I pulled him out while Lonnie walked up the road to see what it looked like. There was fresh tracks going in but no tracks coming back out. After extracting the Dakota I plowed into the drift and got stuck. When Lonnie was pulling me out, a lifted and locked Toyota mini truck came back down the trail. He said we could make it about another mile but that would be about it. Lonnie and I aired down again and decided to see what we could do. We followed the Toyota mini truck tracks until they ended. Since we had two trucks we decided to see if we could push up the road a little farther. I started busting through the snow drifts with a couple of them being about three feet deep and most being about 18 inches. Lonnie ended up sideways in one of the deeper drifts and was high centered. We tried pulling him out with the strap but he didn't move. We tried winching him out but the 8000 lb Warn was not up to the task. We had to start shoveling. After a couple of attempts to get the jeep moving followed by more shoveling the jeep finally moved. Lonnie quickly worked his way out of the snow drift and we decided to turn around. I know I could have made it through the next drifts but not sure how much farther we would have made it. We headed home by going South from Jefferson which meets up with hwy 24 at Lake George.
I forgot my camera on this trip so I don't have pictures to post. Lonnie took a few pictures so I will see if can get copies from him to post. I guess we needed Jenny along on this trip to take photos.
Lonnie and I left the Western station at 9:00am. We stopped at the gas station on the corner of hwy 285 and 43A where we meet a group from Denver who asked us if we wanted to join them. We decide to head out on our own. The parking area at FR101 was full of Land Rovers (about 15) so we went up the trail a little before we pulled over to air down. The Land Rover group passed us when we were airing down so we figured we would be stuck behind them all afternoon. At the intersection of FR101 and FR105 (Slaughterhouse gulch) the Land Rover group followed FR101 while we went right on FR105. The trail starts heading up hill on an narrow road where we meet a jeep being towed by another jeep. I tried to brighten the the towed jeep drivers day by reminding him that he was getting very good mileage at that point. The trial is not that difficult but a little extra ground clearance would help with some the rocks on the trail. A few spots had moguls on them that flexed up the suspension pretty good but these spots were in the dirt and the moguls were smooth. I drove 90% of this trail in rear wheel drive (with rear locker). One spot had a large tree that fell across the road with a drive around on the side. Lonnie decided to show the tree who was boss. He switched the ARB's on and climbed the front of the jeep over the tree. The rear ARB would not lock in and Lonnie was high centered. I pulled him off the tree with little difficulty. I know the traction bar I built would protect my front drive shaft from the tree but my rear drift shaft would not stand a chance so I didn't try to climb over the tree. Further down the trail the trail has narrow spots in the trees with a little side hill slope but nothing a little careful driving can't handle. Many of the trees are missing bark. If you would happen to be in this area when it was raining it could be slippery next to the trees so I guess that's why the bark is missing? One optional obstacle climbs a rock that had a dip in front of it on the passenger side. This makes the left front wheel come off the ground while the right rear falls into the dip. It makes you wonder if you will climb over the obstacles before you tip over but its not really a problem. FR105 joins back up the FR101. At this point turning left takes you back out and turning right takes you to the mud pits. We turned right! The mud pits are holes in the dirt hill with a small amount of water running into them. There are about six holes to try. Three are passable with stock trucks, one I made it through after a couple of attempts and two proved to be too deep for me. The problem was not the depth of mud but the height of the wall at the exit of the pit. One of the pits has a sheer wall on the right side that is so high that when Lonnie was stuck in the pit it would have been a small step to walk onto the top of his roof! We played in the mud pits with another jeep and a Bronco II for a while before a stock FJ cruiser showed up. After watching us he tried a couple of the easier pits. The second jeep got stuck in the deepest pit just like Lonnie did. I pulled Lonnie out so Lonnie connected up to the stuck jeep to pull it out. After struggling for a while I suggested that the jeeps needed a Toyota to step in. At this point Lonnie gave it more gas and a bigger tug and extracted the stuck jeep.
We decided to look at the map to see if we could find another trail in the area to checkout. We decided to see how far up Georgia Pass we could make it. We caught up to a Dodge Dakota at about the time we started seeing snow on the road. At the first big snow drift the Dakota plowed into it and was stuck. I pulled him out while Lonnie walked up the road to see what it looked like. There was fresh tracks going in but no tracks coming back out. After extracting the Dakota I plowed into the drift and got stuck. When Lonnie was pulling me out, a lifted and locked Toyota mini truck came back down the trail. He said we could make it about another mile but that would be about it. Lonnie and I aired down again and decided to see what we could do. We followed the Toyota mini truck tracks until they ended. Since we had two trucks we decided to see if we could push up the road a little farther. I started busting through the snow drifts with a couple of them being about three feet deep and most being about 18 inches. Lonnie ended up sideways in one of the deeper drifts and was high centered. We tried pulling him out with the strap but he didn't move. We tried winching him out but the 8000 lb Warn was not up to the task. We had to start shoveling. After a couple of attempts to get the jeep moving followed by more shoveling the jeep finally moved. Lonnie quickly worked his way out of the snow drift and we decided to turn around. I know I could have made it through the next drifts but not sure how much farther we would have made it. We headed home by going South from Jefferson which meets up with hwy 24 at Lake George.
I forgot my camera on this trip so I don't have pictures to post. Lonnie took a few pictures so I will see if can get copies from him to post. I guess we needed Jenny along on this trip to take photos.
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Sounds like an adventure! 
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Pictures from Slaughterhouse Gulch.
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more pics.
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just a couple more pics.
Nice! Sorry I couldn't make it.
