boyfester
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A small group of us went to the San Bernardino Mtns yesterday. It was my first time leading a group so I didn't post it on any forums so as to keep the group small. We started at Cleghorn Road off of the 15 freeway at 8:30AM and worked our way up the mountain taking as many difficult routes as we could. My two cousins, who've never driven off road before, were getting a reprieve from his wife's baby shower, for baby #2, and so they joined us too. They had a 2WD Jeep SUV and pretty much stuck to the easy fireroad while the rest of us took to the harder stuff. We finished Cleghorn Road at about 1:30PM since we (I) took too many pictures/videos. After Cleghorn, we headed over to Cedar Ridge Dam and went up Pilot Fuelbreak Road (2N17X). From there we cranked up to Pilot Rock, headed down Pilot Ridge Road (2N36), aired up at the bottom, then headed back down Hwy 138 past the 15 freeway and proceeded south along 3N37 to Cleghorn Road and old Route 66.
Lessons learned for me:
- JD makes everything look really easy
- I need me a pair of sliders
- Jeep Cherokee transfer cases can be fixed with zip-ties
- I need to learn how to hold the camera steadier when shooting HD videos
- Motorcycle riders and trucks don't always occupy the same space very well
The group consisted of the following:
JD - 4Runner
Marc - 4Runner
Ken - FJ Cruiser
Jeff & Scott - Jeep Cherokee
Will & Liam - Jeep Liberty or Patriot (I don't remember)
This is near the beginning of the harder stuff.
Starting them off early. My cousin and his 3 year old son joined us and did the easier Cleghorn fireroad in their 2WD Jeep.
I was able to convince my cousin to try one of the moderate climbs in his 2WD Jeep. After many goes, he finally made it up. He would have made it up easier if we had lowered the air pressure in his tires but he was sticking to the fire road for the most part and left the pressure up.
There was a section along the trail near the start with some metal poles. Anyone know what these are for?
A view of Silverwood Lake. Pretty beautiful day all around.
This was one of the most sketchy sections of the trail with the walls so close you could stick your hand out and touch them. As a fellow motorcyclist, I didn't know what these guys were thinking by trying to go up while we were coming down. We told them to wait but they just went up anyway. There was no room to move and the guy on the orange KTM struck JD's truck and crashed. All of the 4wheelers at the base started to cheer.
The straight 3 foot drop off of this rock pretty much scratched and/or dented everyone's vehicles. My exhaust pipe tip is now a little closer to the plastic bumper.
I was digging this guy's front end.
Lessons learned for me:
- JD makes everything look really easy
- I need me a pair of sliders
- Jeep Cherokee transfer cases can be fixed with zip-ties
- I need to learn how to hold the camera steadier when shooting HD videos
- Motorcycle riders and trucks don't always occupy the same space very well
The group consisted of the following:
JD - 4Runner
Marc - 4Runner
Ken - FJ Cruiser
Jeff & Scott - Jeep Cherokee
Will & Liam - Jeep Liberty or Patriot (I don't remember)
This is near the beginning of the harder stuff.
Starting them off early. My cousin and his 3 year old son joined us and did the easier Cleghorn fireroad in their 2WD Jeep.
I was able to convince my cousin to try one of the moderate climbs in his 2WD Jeep. After many goes, he finally made it up. He would have made it up easier if we had lowered the air pressure in his tires but he was sticking to the fire road for the most part and left the pressure up.
There was a section along the trail near the start with some metal poles. Anyone know what these are for?
A view of Silverwood Lake. Pretty beautiful day all around.
This was one of the most sketchy sections of the trail with the walls so close you could stick your hand out and touch them. As a fellow motorcyclist, I didn't know what these guys were thinking by trying to go up while we were coming down. We told them to wait but they just went up anyway. There was no room to move and the guy on the orange KTM struck JD's truck and crashed. All of the 4wheelers at the base started to cheer.
The straight 3 foot drop off of this rock pretty much scratched and/or dented everyone's vehicles. My exhaust pipe tip is now a little closer to the plastic bumper.
I was digging this guy's front end.
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