Southern Utah: Act II

[calvinhunt]

On our second trail ride Mac wasn't able to join us.� So, Carl and I took our wives and headed out.




Even though it was a hot day, we decided to go out into the desert area.� We just put on our white long-sleeved shirts and shade hats.� We probably should have gone back into the mountains you can see in the distance.




I thought that I'd get a different shot of following Carl by using my fender-cam and include a spinning tire.� Didn't work.




Getting off the beaten path.



Here Lucille is standing by a native Bonsai Juniper tree.� This happens quite often where blowing sand accumulates in certain rock surfaces leaving very little soil to grow in.� The tree has the same characteristics of the full-sized versions nearby, just miniature in size.� A young Juniper tree is very different looking.�




Blowing sand also make the going a little tougher, too.




It's fun to have Carl take the lead.




Then we switched leaders and I fell into a trap.� As I tried to cross a sandy wash my right front tire followed the drainage instead of the road.� I was pulled into the wash leaving my right front and left rear tires in the air.� That's when I was glad I had talked Carl into buying a winch.




I think we've got a plan.



Looks like it's working.� That winch saved a lot of digging.




Carl enters the same spot while paying a little better attention.




Heading home again.

[Carls_jeep]

Man, that was one fun day. We went out to the end of Comb Ridge trail and came back and followed two trails that led off to the left of the trail coming in. The trail closest to the end of Comb Ridge kind of ended on a patch of slick rock. There was a chance we could have crossed the drain but we turned back. The next trail led us back to the entrance of Comb Ridge road at the big round bald rock. We took another trail that we turned around on and came back to Comb Ridge road to go home.

Mac and I are having over heating trouble and we ordered aluminum radiators for our Jeeps. They should be here to install this weekend.

[athawk11]

I always enjoy the photos from your trips.  These do not disappoint!!

Great stuff!

Tim

[Matto]

Looks like a blast

[Bob W]

Mac and I are having over heating trouble and we ordered aluminum radiators for our Jeeps. They should be here to install this weekend.

Carl,

Please start a thread about the aluminum radiators when you get them. People are always looking for a reasonably priced replacement radiator for CJ-3As.

Thanks,
Bob

[Carls_jeep]

I will do that and the sellers of the aluminum radiators are not going to like what I will post. It appears that most if not all of them come from Champion Radiators and I suspect they are the importers.

I can tell you right now they are NOT a drop in fit and I will stop there because it will not be a nice story and I intend to burn their asses.

We have not even started on Mac's Jeep yet so that may be another story.

EDIT: I won't be burning their asses because of what I had found out but I will have a detailed article with photo's.

[F Bill]

� � I always enjoy the posts about the trail riding in Utah. Brings back memories of when I lived in Page by Lake Powell. Unfortunately I couldn't drive my jeep anywhere without paying huge reservation fees for guided trips as that was when the parks were closed off and the reservation folks discovered they could make money off tourists. I was about two years too late with my first 2A,which I had to sell to the local car lot, and never got my GPW running until I moved back to the Northeast. I always regretted not exploring the jeep trails in Utah when I was local to them. We did take the tow trucks on calls to Cottonwood canyon on occasion.. That was fun.

� � I too will be interested in your radiator report, having heard nothing but good about them I am surprised to hear you had any problems.� My 08 Silverado has all aluminum condenser and radiator like all new cars, and lately it also is warming up on the very hottest days, but at 276,000 miles it might be tome to replace one of the rock damaged units, probably the condenser that is in front of everything. I put in a tranny cooler and as long as the temps are in the mid 70's and under it dropped tranny temp down to 210 and under from 235.