2013 T.A.C.O. Moab Gathering OFFICIAL photo thread.

Rock Chucker is a side obstacle just off the main trail just before the "mirror gulch" section. That's the section that's a kind of tight climb up some ledges with rock walls on either side. Much earlier than Widow Maker.

As for Widow Maker, IMO it has become one of the most difficult obstacles in Moab for everything but dedicated buggies. The ledge has gotten much bigger and tougher over the years. I think is is almost on par with the rockpile on Pritchett Canyon. Not quite but close. The only reason Metal Masher doesn't have a more difficult rating is because the obstacles like Rock Chucker and Widow Maker are optional. The ones on Pritchett do not have bypasses.

 

i'm excited to finally hit that trail

looking forward to some multi-day trips now that i have the bed rack/RTT setup

 

Masher is on my list to run next week, I'll take a look and report back!

 

You still have time to join!

 

i'm tapped out of vacation time...SEMA will eat up the last of what i have for the year...(minus a couple days i save for some powder days)

 

Just givin you shit . . .

 

I've thought about maybe joining you but I don't think I can swing it. Plus I don't know if an 800 mile round trip is worth 1.5 days of wheeling...

 

once i know dates ill be doing the drive down a week before ditch the truck in slc, fly home to work, fly back down south pick up truck drive to moab, wheel, drive to slc ditch the truck, fly home to work, fly back and pick up truck hahahaha

oh the moab addiction

 

If you decide you can swing it, just let me know. Round trip from Denver will be like 700 for me, just saying

 

lol nice. Too many to post here or facebook? or can I send you a thumb drive or something?

lol wow

I'd think it'd be easier with a taco than a short wheel base heep. I bet it gets sketchy for jeeps....

lol awesome.

 

Those look like fun obstacles. If my truck is back together I'll be up for some of those trails. Oh BTW my truck is gonna be even more trail worthy.

 

I have done rock chucker in my '98 x-cab taco on 35's. Wasn't too bad actually and yes, I would prefer a longer wheelbase on that one. But I bet in a DCLB it would be about a double whammy which would make it very interesting.

 

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Oh man that was too priceless. Especially because I was driving and had to stop. Whitecloud was behind us and laughed pretty good at it too.

 

I'll try it. I'll try pretty much anything once.

Hahahahahahahaha that was pretty awesome.

 

Yep definitely going to be there

 

The king of Moab

 

Good hopefully can wheels some with you guys. Last year was a bust. Mbeen talking with Konsta @rctoy and we are gonna be more than likely [90%] going to be actually camping out with all you guys. Hopefully we have a good turn out from our T4R guys too.

 

I may have missed it, but is TW doing a big Moab trip again in 2014? Are the dates set yet? TIA

 

I think the Moab thing is now an annual trip for quite some time to come

Bob and Jace have yet to discuss any details about next year though.