Trail Run 5-14-11 Bronco Canyon

[Bbumbl40]

Trail:Bronco Canyon

Description: This is a trial ride out to a canyon in the Virginia Range. The canyon it self is technical requiring 33’s and a locker. However the trail up to the canyon can be done in a stock rig.

Date: 5-14-11

Leave Time: 9:00 am

Meeting Location:The 7/11 on Steamboat Parkway

Trail Difficulty: 2 most of the way up the canyon and then 3-4 depending what lines you choose.

Additional Equipment needed: Lunch

Duration of Run: Mid afternoon

Tread Lightly / 146.460

 

[Krusty Krab]

Looking forward to it!

 

[rusty_tlc]

I'll be there.

 

[Krusty Krab]

Beautiful day for Bronco Canyon. Just the two of us??

 

[primer7]

This is not for the standard rig...right?

 

[WILLD420]

Definitely not a place I would take a 40 as nice as yours. This is at least one locker and 35's as far as I'm concerned. Sliders and lots of skidplates will make it easier.

I've done about 1/3 of the canyon in my Ramcharger and I decided it wasn't what I wanted to do until I get a lot more armor and the rear diff switched over to a locker.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Locked loaded and ready to go.

I think Will nailed it, it may be easier this year but it's hard to tell. The rocks move around every year.

 

[primer7]

So.........how'd it go?

 

[Krusty Krab]

It was awesome!!! Great weather and wild horse babies. Shawn and Dan/Joe walked thru the canyon like pros. I turtled and had to winch off a large rock, caught my diff and had to stack rocks---but I love this s***. Lets do it again! Had some popping noises coming from who knows where...so thats what I'll be doing for a few/many nights figuring that one out. I'll be ready for Deer Valley. Would post some pics but don't know how.

 

[rusty_tlc]

I only took a few pictures

Shawn and Mark

He was very interested in her but she wasn't having any ou that right after I took this picture she kicked him in the face then whizzed in his general direction.

We practically had to push these guys out of the way they are very tame because they practically live in the neighborhood.

I have some crappy video I took with my still camera but I'm still trying to unravel the mysteries of Youtube.

 

[rusty_tlc]

Lil' Rusty taking a turn behind the wheel

 

[rusty_tlc]

Fearless leader

 

[locrwln1]

Looks like a good run. I had a friend who put his fan through his radiator climbing up through "Upper Bronco" in his Bronco last weekend. He said the water was deep in the holes as well.

Jack

 

[rusty_tlc]

Odd how that trail is, the waterfall at the bail out is completely dooable this year, last time there was a hole that was over my head right there.

The section of trail above the waterfall looked pretty easy last year, this year it has some unfortunately placed rocks.

The bail out road is actually better than last time, there is one off camber place that you can drive around now that you couldn't in the past. It would still be a challenge for a stock rig now days.