At the tower arch (arches np) trailhead, we did the suggested counter clockwise route of the 4x4 trail with the technical rock first.

 

Fantastic, right? You are spot on - feels like Mars (or what I’d expect Mars to feel like). That loop is fantastic and the varied terrain gives the opportunity to utilize every mode…

 

Looks amazing

 

Tatooine ?

 

@Mcdooogs Do you have the voyager sliders and the ladder to go with the roof rack?

 

Fins n Things in Moab. So much fun and the Defender is a beast!

 

i have the voyager ladder (passenger side) and the lucky 8 sliders

 

Activated Idiot mode in TR2 yesterday. It performed wonderfully.






Quite the day. Plenty of digging, lots of hours, two winches and an amazing group of folks saved the day. I feel very fortunate to have met such an amazing group who put their skills to the test. A Tundra and Jeep Wrangler, both heavily modded, both with winches, and some very skilled work. Being the driver was an experience I'll not soon forget. Sure am glad I installed the recovery loops. No idea how I'd have gotten out without them.

After sitting at 29 degree angle with a soft bank and river to my passenger side, it sure felt good to be horizontal.

Learnt a few things. Hopefully I'm less of an imbecile after this debacle. Time will tell.


There's no cure for stupid.

 

"Activated idiot mode" - I've gotta steal that one!!

Any body damage? Hope not. Doesn't look like it. How did it happen for the lesson learned?

 

Got stuck in a little snow. Thought little of it and reversed out. Before I knew it, it slid sideways into the ditch.

Tried to self recover with a tow strap and max trax after some digging. Just made it worse. Repeated again. Worse again.

Lesson is, when your in the ****, learn to know when to stop digging. I'll be much more wary of snow on these tracks in the future.

There is a roaring forest river in wait.



(Edit. No body damage to the Defender. I'm a beaten up a bit)