Ok since you asked I guess I will tell the rest of the story here.
First off I am insane. I was told this repetely that weekend. It seems that General Tim is a little soft about his Jeep.
First let me tell you what the general drives...its a 97 TJ with 2.5l and a 5 speed. He has a 4 inch lift (short arm), and a 1 inch body lift sitting on top of 33's. He has diamond plate on the sides and tail end, four KC day lighters and the ultimate set up for on-board air ( Kenworth air lines with two disconects at each end at the frame rails) minus the compressor.
He is still open in the diff's.
Now Tim has served our country for 20 years and served over in Kuwait.
The man has seen combat, drove Humvee's across the kuwait desert, but has lost his nerve in the 4 wheeling department.
Like I said the first trail was Chicken corners...its a bloody "2"!. I was able to make it a 3.5 by finding the hardest way in and out of washes and rock jumping.
The trip through
Kane creek was too much for our General. The two major obstacles the 3rd picture and the 5th dont really show you the current condition. The first obstacle is now 4.5 feet exposed rock and the side is gone making you having to Moab hop over this rock. After that you drive on a very narrow shelf rode and drop into Kane creek again and face a 30 foor wall that is steped and is bare rock now.
After this trail Tim said no way... the self road scared him and the 4+( what I rated them) obstacles was too much for him. So the next day we did Shaffer trail into Canyonlands National part. The road
climbs the canyon about 2100 feet in little switch backs. This made Tim and his spotter Pat un-easy.
There was no way they were going to do this trail backwards to avoid paying the 10$ park fee.
Needless to say when we got back to camp the pep's next to us was going to do a night run to
Fins and things
Tim and Pat declined to go and I went with them. We got lost ( lost the painted dino pics, trail markers) at least a dozen times and all had to jump out of our jeeps looking for the painted trail markers. Laughing and throwing insults at Tammers (trail leader) for loosing his way.
The next day Tim and Pat did Pritchett Arch trail (1.5) I went with Tammers and his group and did the
Gold bar Rim and
The Golden Spike trails.
The next day we left one day early and came home.
It took me a little over two hours to clean my Jeep good enough for me. Tim has his in peices still and is pulling the dash to clean the air vents as well.