ahhjaws
Moab Edition Explorer
- Joined
- March 27, 2002
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- City, State
- Ft. Collins, CO
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1992 Explorer XLT
Well, we all have to come back sometime. (sniff)
We didn't have the greatest time, but still had fun none-the-less.
The first day we went to Elephant Hill and was half way along the trail when POP, my friends Bronco blew the rear axle seal. There was oil leaking everywhere, so we decide to screw it a book back to the Visitor Center for a tow, since none of us had the materials to fix it and there was no way a tow truck could get there. So that ruined the plans for the rest of the week, since I didn't want to do the harder trails by myself. So I went ahead and did some easier ones with everyone in my truck. It was going good until Thursday. We went down again to Salt Creek near Elephant Hill right after it rained. Well the trail is usually really easy except when it's wet. It's all going good until PLOP, we get sucked down into some quicksand in the trail. After digging and jacking for 2 hours, I finally got my muffler above the sand/water so I could at least turn off my car. So we hiked back the 3 miles to the ranger station (in wet shoes) and no one was there, So we go to the camp site, and find another Explorer (unfortunately it was the biggest thing there) So they try and help us, but my X didn't even budge. So we called for a tow truck, but he couldn't come until the next day, so we had to hike back to our campsite which was 8 miles away with no flash light in pitch black. The tow truck picked us up and had us pulled out in about 10 mins. Oh, well. So we took it easy the next day. Then we got the Bronco back the day we left, which was a disappointment. Oh, well. A big Thanks goes out to everyone at Moab Offroad.
My Friend's Bronco
I actually got Ashley to pose for us. hehehe
Mine...
We have to do the donuts
A view in Canyonlands NP
Right after it rained the was good mud.
Then me getting stuck. More pics here: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81627
Afterwards
We didn't have the greatest time, but still had fun none-the-less.
The first day we went to Elephant Hill and was half way along the trail when POP, my friends Bronco blew the rear axle seal. There was oil leaking everywhere, so we decide to screw it a book back to the Visitor Center for a tow, since none of us had the materials to fix it and there was no way a tow truck could get there. So that ruined the plans for the rest of the week, since I didn't want to do the harder trails by myself. So I went ahead and did some easier ones with everyone in my truck. It was going good until Thursday. We went down again to Salt Creek near Elephant Hill right after it rained. Well the trail is usually really easy except when it's wet. It's all going good until PLOP, we get sucked down into some quicksand in the trail. After digging and jacking for 2 hours, I finally got my muffler above the sand/water so I could at least turn off my car. So we hiked back the 3 miles to the ranger station (in wet shoes) and no one was there, So we go to the camp site, and find another Explorer (unfortunately it was the biggest thing there) So they try and help us, but my X didn't even budge. So we called for a tow truck, but he couldn't come until the next day, so we had to hike back to our campsite which was 8 miles away with no flash light in pitch black. The tow truck picked us up and had us pulled out in about 10 mins. Oh, well. So we took it easy the next day. Then we got the Bronco back the day we left, which was a disappointment. Oh, well. A big Thanks goes out to everyone at Moab Offroad.
My Friend's Bronco
I actually got Ashley to pose for us. hehehe
Mine...
We have to do the donuts
A view in Canyonlands NP
Right after it rained the was good mud.
Then me getting stuck. More pics here: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81627
Afterwards
