Had some delays leaving the house, so I didn't arrive at the meet spot until sometime after 9:15am. Rounded everybody up and headed to the trailhead. Every aired down, had our driver meeting and we headed up the trail.
The first part of the trail was about the same including the switchbacks. Mike had some overheating issues after the switchbacks, so we stopped a few times before making it to Kabob Hill. We also had a Jeep join our group. The driver was running solo and felt better joining up with other vehicles.
We stopped at the normal spot for lunch. Crossing Lockwood creek just before the lunch spot was interesting due to the flash flood conditions from the prior day which left lots of mud and flattened bushes.
The Jeep that joined the group-
Several others in the group going through the obstacle-
Going through the second to last obstacle-
Group shot at the top of the hill and an overlook shot towards Hungry Valley OHV-
Spotted this other group playing in the 4x4 obstacle course-
Somewhere along the trail on the way down the mountain, Brandon's truck decided to short out and cause an electrical fire. We towed his truck to the main road and he ended up getting towed all the way home since his truck was inoperative.
Other than that issue, everybody else made it through without any problems. See ya all on the next one!
Thanks again to everyone who showed up for the Miller Jeep Trail event. Even with a few unexpected difficulties it still turned out to be a Great Trip. Here are a few of the pictures that Daisy took. I am going to have a few repairs to do on the 1990 before the next trip but should be ready for Big Bear. Hope to see you there.
Here is a link to the rest of the pictures that we took. Notice the video and the front wheels of the 1990. My front lockers were on but no locking. Found out that the manual hub on the pass side was not staying locked in position so unless the front locker was engaged I had no front wheel drive. Locker provided the one wheel that was turning. Driver :xsmash:. I think we did most of the trail in 2 wheel so probably contributed to the over heating. Driver :doh:
Anyone know how I can get a hold of this member? He mentioned that he might be interested in selling the light bar and I'd like to discuss it with him. Thanks in advance.
Thank you for putting on this event had a Great Time
Learned a lot
Shout out to Joe who lead our Group Thanks Joe.
Appreciate all the effort and time you put into this type of Event.
You've encouraged me to go further with MOds..
Jim Stein
Good trip! We had a total of 12 rigs - 6 vehicles on 35's and below and 6 on 40's and above and built to be much more capable - when all of the parts stay together. I don't have too many pictures of that group cos I was in the not as capable group.
Going up Doran canyon took pretty much all day...
Just wanted to Thank our trail leader Sparky, and TTORA for the awesome outing in Big Bear. Great bunch of guys and excellent spotting. Looking forward to our next run.
What a crazy day! My apologies for showing up very late and not getting onto the trail immediately. Our attendees for the day were myself (with wife and kids), Victor, Mike, Eddie and Charlie.
I'll spare you all the morning details and just state that it's a whole different world getting your...
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