Week of wheeling(lots of pics).

[Jes]

Well, got back late yesterday afternoon, tired and sore all over. Wheeling everyday for an entire week really puts a toll on your body. :D
We started off by heading to Panamint Valley for a little hiking around.
This was near Happy Canyon, a herd of Big Horn sheep, I've never seen these before...
http://www.fototime.com/2FB0876A6F659DB/standard.jpg
We then headed over to Surprise Canyon to hike up to the falls...
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On our way back to Ridgecrest we stopped in Ballarat.
Manson's old Dodge and some other sights...
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http://www.fototime.com/AEFB0A4C81C9461/standard.jpg

...more to come...

[Jes]

On Sunday we headed back towards the Panamints for a quick run up Isham.
Andy in a tight spot...
http://www.fototime.com/6F5DA79D7BFC053/standard.jpg
Matt with a little flex...
http://www.fototime.com/2AE643B01568BE9/standard.jpg
In the notch...
http://www.fototime.com/C699D14BB2F3909/standard.jpg
Poser shot at the top...
http://www.fototime.com/8D2244BC51034A6/standard.jpg
Sunday afternoon Rick and Russ showed up from Phoenix, they would spend the rest of the week with us.
Sunday evening rainstorm...
http://www.fototime.com/11BC1ABAD1B6FB2/standard.jpg

...more...

[Jes]

Monday it was time for Snake Bait. We had seven rigs and ended up having a really fun day on the trail. I didn't get any pics as I was shooting video but Andy became the first one to ever drive the first waterfall. :greensmok:
We then had Matt try the far right line on fall two, it was a mother XXXXer for him to get in there and he almost had it when his sector shaft broke. Luckily I had a brand new ported PSC box back at Andy's so Matt was parked here for a little while...
http://www.fototime.com/2E4040693835A04/standard.jpg
Rick was up next and after a little searching, found the line up fall one...
http://www.fototime.com/70FF5AACE436CBE/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/2A78602ECD70BAB/standard.jpg
Rick on fall two...
http://www.fototime.com/BF859AF87DB736D/standard.jpg
http://www.fototime.com/CE86C8DD1745FE9/standard.jpg
Bryan found the line on fall one too, also caught his roof pretty good...
http://www.fototime.com/533F50653184C40/standard.jpg
For whatever reason Dave, Russ, and myself were all denied on fall one. :lame:
Then a bird flew close by...
http://www.fototime.com/4349451F5DCBF7C/standard.jpg

...more...

[Jes]

Russ at the top of fall two...
http://www.fototime.com/F22703D5BC29ABF/standard.jpg
Dave on two...
http://www.fototime.com/A408615BA986F8A/standard.jpg
Andy in a twisty section...
http://www.fototime.com/C1B11043C949847/standard.jpg
Russ...
http://www.fototime.com/36247F23B7122AD/standard.jpg
Matt on a retarded line...
http://www.fototime.com/9B11A39006029DE/standard.jpg
Dave at the out...
http://www.fototime.com/894858BED6BDC1D/standard.jpg
My carnage from ending up on my side...
http://www.fototime.com/6C644FC3DF5CCE8/standard.jpg

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[Jes]

So on Tuesday we rolled out of Ridgecrest around 9:30 or so...
http://www.fototime.com/32A819451DD90BC/standard.jpg
Stopping in Stodard Valley for a quick bite...
http://www.fototime.com/883759518C706B7/standard.jpg
...CTDs cook a mean manifold chimichonga! :nod:
After hanging out a bit...
http://www.fototime.com/6F02926EF920B9E/standard.jpg
...we ran up Clawhammer real quick, so quick in fact that Rick had to flop his junk at the top...
http://www.fototime.com/B9EC9CE13ED11E0/standard.jpg
Wednesday we were going to run Hell's Gate/Sunbonett. I had an issue with my front cable for my locker melting so I headed back to camp to fix it with Bryan and Dave. Later after fixing it we screwed around on Tackhammer to make sure it worked. Later that evening I was treated to a cake and Matt let me drive his rig through Sledgehammer, a very good B-day run.
Thursday was really fun, we ran Outer Limits and had a blast. First time I had run that trail and no one broke anything.
Bryan...
http://www.fototime.com/E2373295260F575/standard.jpg
Rick...
http://www.fototime.com/D7D2A730925CAC5/standard.jpg

...more...

[Jes]

...more...

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[Jes]

Friday on Aftershock...

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Great week in the desert! :cheers:

[buzzbombxj]

great pics! looks like those maxis tires are populer

[SKIM]

nice pics awesome xj's, Wish I could do trails like that.

[IntrepidXJ]

great pictures Jes.....looks like it was a great time :)

[AzRick]

Nice writeup and pics Jes.

That was one of the best weeks of my life. I'm ready to do it again!

[Letterman]

I missed out on the first weekend, took too long to get my Junk finished, big thanks to Bryan C. for helping me get on the road sunday!

Some shots I took Monday on Snake Bait.

Jes:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/SnakeBait/JesSBFalls.gif

[Letterman]

Bryan C. and his roof:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/SnakeBait/BCSBFalls.gif

[Letterman]

Andy on the second set of the falls:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/SnakeBait/AndySBFalls2.gif

[Letterman]

Matt in the Cat in the nasty section:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/SnakeBait/MattSBFalls2.gif

[Letterman]

Outer Limits on Thursday was a nice tight trail, Andy near the start:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JV1107_0021.jpg

Jes:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0025.jpg

Bryan C.:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0047.jpg

AZ Rick:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0087.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0110.jpg

[Letterman]

More outer limits:
Bryan C. in another tight section:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0132.jpg

Then found the hole:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0146.jpg

On his side some but still smil'in:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0150.jpg

Andy up on a line:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0177.jpg

Jes on the big rock at the final falls near the end:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0185.jpg

Top of the falls:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0204.jpg

Bryan C. climb'in out of it:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0226.jpg

[Letterman]

More From Outer Limits, Andy on the falls getting into his nice paint:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0249.jpg

Andy getting some help from Friends:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0258.jpg

Can't back up:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0264.jpg

Ugly undercut front passenger side:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0270.jpg

Drove out of it with just a frown shap scrach, he still had a smile:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/JVOL1107_0288.jpg

[Letterman]

Some Photos From After Shock on Friday, Russel on top of a nice line:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_0444.jpg

Jes on a sick tippy line:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_0446.jpg

Red Paint on a rock?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_0474.jpg

Scrappy on the the same tippy line:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_0487.jpg

WEEEEEeeeeeeee:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_0495.jpg

AZ Rick try'in something sick:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_0532.jpg

Jes on the falls:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_0570.jpg

Andy same spot:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_1011.jpg

[Letterman]

More After Shock, AZ Rick play'in:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_1072.jpg

More AZ Rick and a large line:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_1094.jpg

Toyota Cherokee?
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/JVAS1107_1219.jpg

[Letterman]

I need someone to let me beat on a rig for a few days!

Scrappy in a rental car on After Shock:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/ScrappyAS.gif

[Trail-Axe]

Real nice!

[FarmerMatt]

This has to have been one of the best trips I've been on. The weather was perfect & the people couldn't have been better!!!

[Jes]

Good times for sure! :cheers:

[Letterman]

This has to have been one of the best trips I've been on. The weather was perfect & the people couldn't have been better!!!

Well said, it really was the BEST time, I will never forget that trip!

Some Video is up, Andy is the first to drive up the falls on Snake Bait:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-qYrQkT-DE

Matt on the first falls of Snake Bait and makes it look EASY, and getting in to the second NASTY section:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybuIHvONmhk

Matt on the second section:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPWyI9CrELg

[Letterman]

More Videos, Rick on Snake Bait:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBDgouJhSR0

BC on Snake Bait:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMnoYSDyrmQ

Jes on Snake bait:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYE6bjQQzew

[Letterman]

AZRick at the top of outer limits:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/Outer%20Limits/Rick_OL.gif

[Letterman]

Opie off his line on After Shock:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/OpieTurtle.gif

:gee:

[karstic]

Opie off his line on After Shock:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a399/dlddesign/AfterShock07/OpieTurtle.gif

:gee:

More like he's doin' the Cha-Cha.


Jes, What a great way to spend a birfday week.

[Jes]

Jes, What a great way to spend a birfday week.



It was! :cheers:

[Letterman]

all ways a good when you drop it on its side and drive out of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4wqly05hg

:shocked:

The sound is all goofed up in parts, I need to rescan it into the computer, but who needs to hear it anyway.

[Letterman]

Just finished a compilation video from Monday at Snake Bait:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMWaIv0DNNA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMWaIv0DNNA)

[Trail-Axe]

Nice video, C-130 Hercules fly by was cool too. Was it dropping off spare parts? :D

[XJ_ranger]

I guess i never posted my shots...

Thursday -
Toyota Jeff and Scrappy and I took off to 'catch' the other guys on Outer Limits...

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82263.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82267.jpg

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http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82290.jpg

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http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82300.jpg

[XJ_ranger]

Friday A bunch of folks took off to run Aftershock -

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82312.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82316.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82321.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82325.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82329.jpg


http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82345.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82351.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82354.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82355.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82365.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82369.jpg

[XJ_ranger]

Saturday, I woke up late after a little bit much the night before...

and ended up on the 'Sledgehammer / SunBonnet' run...

Remi, Captain Ron, Robert, Montana XJ, Mattyj

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82370.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82372.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82374.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82382.jpg

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82390.jpg



Sunday, we thought we'd do a quick run up Sldege and get outta camp...

We ended up running over to wreckingball, and then over to Claw...

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82393.jpg

I got kinda jacked on a retarted line, and practically ripped my t-case crossmember off, and Vegas Anthony blew a stock 44 front shaft and we fixed him and called it a day.

I had a great trip!

all my pics can be viewed here:
http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/index.html

[XJ_ranger]

Bryan on the falls on Aftershock -
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7251/bryanaftershockny7.gif

[Bryan C.]

Cool pics Opie, thanks for not getting the winch cable in the shots. :anon:

[Letterman]

Cool pics Opie, thanks for not getting the winch cable in the shots. :anon:

Well . . . you can just see mine :eye:

http://www.opiebennett.com/images/Jeep/JV111807/stp82312.jpg

Dumb rock! :rolleyes:

[Mosephus]

Hey, who owns this jeep? On the way back from LA to Dallas I saw this XJ on I-10 near Palm Springs headed West.
http://www.fototime.com/CE86C8DD1745FE9/standard.jpg

[XJ_ranger]

Hey, who owns this jeep? On the way back from LA to Dallas I saw this XJ on I-10 near Palm Springs headed West.
http://www.fototime.com/CE86C8DD1745FE9/standard.jpg

on a trailer I hope...

or Rick has gotten crazier than I thought...

[Mosephus]

Not on a trailer, but could have been someone else I suppose. It was a Blue seasoned XJ with a "Comp Cut" and some Walkers. It was on Nov. 11th I believe. Cool to see it driving down the highway.

[Letterman]

Rick is out of AZ, I don't think it was him.


But his rig did make the back of this years Goatfest JV shirt:
http://www.urfracing.com/TShirt/JV07ShirtFinal_Draft.jpg

and a dull Video of him on a NASTY watter fall on OL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBoGO9KZ9Jw

[Mosephus]

Thanks for the info guys.

[Jes]

Rick driving on the hi-way in that... thing. That would be funny to see! :D

[Letterman]

Rick driving on the hi-way in that... thing. That would be funny to see! :D
Hey, it could happen, he has that MAD Wheel Balancing. :roll:

[Jes]

How many Crescent wrenches does it take to ballance a Baja Claw? :dunce:

[AzRick]

How many Crescent wrenches does it take to ballance a Baja Claw? :dunce:

Probably like 105 of them per tire :smoker:

Whats the deal?? You guys don't think my rig would work good on the highway?? I've had it up to 65 or 70 comin across the lakebed.

I'd say I-10 is doable.