YotaGirl
09-30-2007, 02:17 PM
Justin and I went to Fun in the Desert on Saturday. This was first large scale off road event that either of us had ever been to. There were probably close to 100 vehicles out there.
We ran the Fischer Mountain trail. This trail is considered one the easier trails in the Johnson Valley/Hammers region, but it was still very challenging with plenty of good rock crawling (We finally got to put our rock sliders to good use) and a steep descent that will test your driving skills... one wrong move and you'll be doing en-dos the whole way down. We had a great spotter who helped us get down that section of the trail.
Here are some pictures from our day...
Trail line up in the morning
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00780.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00781.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00782.jpg
One of the large dunes in the area
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00783.jpg
At the first obstacle
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00794.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00796.jpg
Oops
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00797.jpg
Fun stuff...
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00798.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00799.jpg
A nice hill climb
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00800.jpg
The view from the top (that is the Fun in the Desert camp out in the distance)
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00830.jpg
Our group shot
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00831.jpg
This section was pretty gnarly, I thought Justin was going to flop it at one point, but his sick driving skillz saved the day :smokin:
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00849.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00852.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00855.jpg
More off road action
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00857.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00858.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00865.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00866.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00867.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00868.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00869.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00870.jpg
Our tail gunner showing off
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00877.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00879.jpg
The start of the steep descent
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00882.jpg
Major pucker factor here
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00887.jpg
We took a detour to Jackhammer to watch other rigs come up. Here are a couple shots...
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00890.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00915.jpg
An awesome trip and no one got hurt. Only one Jeep broke at the the top of Jackhammer and had to be left overnight. I'm looking forward to next years event!
We ran the Fischer Mountain trail. This trail is considered one the easier trails in the Johnson Valley/Hammers region, but it was still very challenging with plenty of good rock crawling (We finally got to put our rock sliders to good use) and a steep descent that will test your driving skills... one wrong move and you'll be doing en-dos the whole way down. We had a great spotter who helped us get down that section of the trail.
Here are some pictures from our day...
Trail line up in the morning
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00780.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00781.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00782.jpg
One of the large dunes in the area
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00783.jpg
At the first obstacle
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00794.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00796.jpg
Oops
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00797.jpg
Fun stuff...
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00798.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00799.jpg
A nice hill climb
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00800.jpg
The view from the top (that is the Fun in the Desert camp out in the distance)
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00830.jpg
Our group shot
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00831.jpg
This section was pretty gnarly, I thought Justin was going to flop it at one point, but his sick driving skillz saved the day :smokin:
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00849.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00852.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00855.jpg
More off road action
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00857.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00858.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00865.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00866.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00867.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00868.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00869.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00870.jpg
Our tail gunner showing off
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00877.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00879.jpg
The start of the steep descent
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00882.jpg
Major pucker factor here
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00887.jpg
We took a detour to Jackhammer to watch other rigs come up. Here are a couple shots...
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00890.jpg
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z288/jnjhargrove/Fun%20in%20the%20Desert%202007/DSC00915.jpg
An awesome trip and no one got hurt. Only one Jeep broke at the the top of Jackhammer and had to be left overnight. I'm looking forward to next years event!