Utah Meet & Greet #5 October 23rd-24th ("Official")

Well, I do believe that its better to have something and not need it, but along those same lines, tools that aren't used are tools wasted.... So, ya. Go ahead and get stuck.

I found some Spidertrax spacers yesterday for $50. No more rubbing on the frame at full lock for me! I'm kinda excited, as no matter how much I played it off as not bugging me, it really did bother me...

Now to see if I can stuff some 33's in there... but damn, back to more rubbing if I do... Cant seem to win this battle. I really wish I knew someone with 33's that'd let me try one on to see how bad it'd be.

 

Copied from the original (and edited) post:
The freshly updated plan: Meet at Cabela's at 11am sharp, wait for everyone to arrive, then head to American Fork Canyon; ($6 entry for a 3 day pass cheapest offered, exact cash preferred, but not required). We will then regroup at the Tibble Fork Reservoir parking lot, then head directly to Silver Lake, and ultimately end up at the the split between Major Evans Gulch, and Milk Maid Canyon trail. We will be taking the Major Evans Gulch trail; there is a fun hill to play around on/practice on before the start of Major Evans Gulch, as well as a large/fun rock, on which to take some quality flexing shots.

Then to Major Evans Gulch, which starts with one slightly tight spot, easily maneuvered with [confidence, or:] guidance by myself or Manlaan (or anyone else who feels confident at guiding). After 1/2 a mile or so, there is one tight switchback, that will require a single reverse/reposition maneuver to make the turn comfortably; short wheelbase vehicles may not require such a maneuver at all, easy as it is. The rest of the Major Evans Gulch trail is quite easy, with a slight inclines which are best taken at slower speeds, as they include bumps, (and, of course, very beautiful views); overall, the trail is good fun, with very easy terrain (terrain that provided absolutely no challenge to my stock Taco).
The turn around spot at the top is small, so we will have to split up into groups of 3-4 to get to the top (the turn around spot is about 1/4 of a mile before the "waiting point"). If the weather is bad, or it is snowing at these altitudes, groups of 2 (maximum) at the turn around point might be advisable, for safety reasons, as the turn around point isn't very large. We then take pics, socialize, decide on our next move, and head back down towards Tibble Fork Reservoir.
The Mineral Basin area has many fun areas, with some small trails leading off from the main trail. Some of this area was explored during previous Meet 'n Greets, but there is always more to be explored!


If the weather is really bad, we will discuss our options, and possibly head straight back to the Mineral Basin area. Much of this meet 'n green it to be decided upon meeting, group consensus/4x4 status, and weather conditions

Dinner: In the evening, dinner at The Bohemian (menu) in the Sandy area? Excellent food, and good beer!

Manlaan (Greg) and I have alternative options planned, if the weather is truly abominable, or the group is feeling like the super easy route. This will all be discussed when we have met in person!

Looking forward to meeting everyone, have a safe drive, see you Saturday!

 

^^^ Sounds pretty good!! Now how long approx is the trail run going to be, do you guys know? I only ask because I have prior engagements back in Wendover in the evening.

 

Keep in mind, a stock taco can do 110 to wendover. ;-)

 

Yeah but only bad part is, all the troopers I know work for the Nevada side!!!! I'm not to familiar with the Utah troopers!!!

 

Major Evans Gulch shouldn't take too long, however a lot depends on the weather and the speed of the group as a whole. What time do you need to be on the road by?

 

Yeah Im kind of in the same boat. My brother (who was supposed to tag along) and his wife had their little girl on Tuesday. She came a little earlier then expected, so I have some seriously cute engagements to attend to as well

 

Well I might have to go hit up a Wal-Mart on the way home so I'm thinking around 4-5ish? I would like to be back to Bendover by around 7ish. But I guess I can leave anytime from the trail runs.

 

I can tell you how long it took us to do it... But a lot will depend on weather, how much time we spend doing other things, etc

It takes about 45 min to get to the entrance from Cabela's. The trail took us about 45 min up and 30 min back down with 3 vehicles.

 

Oh thats not to bad at all!

 

Forgot to factor in the many, many times I'll need to be pulled out of bad situations. ;-)

 

I hope to see some stuck trucks, just not mine.

 

Now are we just going to meet up and go? We normally have a few people come out just for the meet n greet so it would probably be a good idea to hang out for a little bit before we go wheeling.

 

Good point. I wouldn't be against getting there a little early to hang out. It feels like e always run short on time on the trails.

 

Yeah, hey Jas, me and Matt might get there a little early cause I wanna finish checking out Cabela's and maybe grab a bite.

 

Sound good to me. Cabellas has a couple things I want to check out while I'm there.

 

I'm in if i can wake up ,as i don't get home from night shift tell 6am,
beware national weather service has snow an rain mid day ,starting at 8000 an dropping throughout the day 4 to 10 inches of snow

 

Ive never really had a chance to check out Cabela's maybe me and Rachel will come early to look around, grab some breakfast.

 

Yeah its an awesome store!!! Its huge!! I'm pretty sure Matt, Jason and I will be there earlier then 11am.

 

Well ive been to the one in Gateway, but didnt really look around.. I think my uncle bought me a Yo Yo there once. lol, I think its a cabela's at the gateway?