Highway to Hell (4.0)

[Lifes A Jeep]

Highway to Hell

Florence Junction Area

Highway to Hell is one of the most popular trails in Arizona. It's a wash that continues off the Upper Woodpecker trail. You know your in for a challenge when your greeted by the shrine of broken parts. Be prepared, once you commit there are no exits and only a few bypasses. Minor body damage is guaranteed. Lockers Front and Rear and 33" aggressive tires are bare minimum requirements.

After the shrine, its easy going as the wash winds. The opening section is very obvious. There are two ways to enter the section. The notch on the left is the real challenge. As you proceed, your forced through a technical section. Once clear, the wash opens up again.

From there, there is some spacing among the obstacles. Some of the early ones have bypasses. As you near the end, the challenge increases and the obstacles are right on top of each other. The final waterfall has an awkward shape to it and can frustrate a driver. The exit can be seen in the distance.

Start of the trail - Broken Parts Shrine. Please use discretion with what you add.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC06936.jpg

Optional notch on the opening section
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC06936g.jpg

Technical Part of the opening section. Body damage likely.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC06945.jpg

Optional Fall. Tip-Over is very possible if your not careful.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC06970.jpg

Double Waterfall
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC06982.jpg

Another view of the double Waterfall
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC06994.jpg

This obstacle is optional and very awkward. This section is constantly changing due to erosion.
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC07003.jpg

Technical spot closer to the end
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC07018.jpg

You have to squeeze through this section
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC07019.jpg

Final Obstacle. The exit can be seen in the distance
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Lifesajeep/H2H/WriteUp/DSC07033.jpg

[Lifes A Jeep]

That was a great run today! The rain made it an entirely different experience. Right as we got within view of the final obstacle, Mike (Desert Rat) blew a tire. As he changed it, the clowds started darkening up. So we got Charlie up the ledge and as we were walking back, the rain started and it was pouring within minutes. That was a huge adrenalie rush. Luckily the rain only last a few minutes. A few of us had to winch up the final waterfall. The wet rock made it really slippery.

Does anyone have any pics of the rain? I think Rich took one of me. Post up if you got it.

My pics on Webshots.
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560804995khqPID



Mike clearing the first section.
http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/16331/2721416190065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2721416190065527058luzjKB)

Our other Mike
http://inlinethumb39.webshots.com/17446/2757152570065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2757152570065527058SoRXnn)

Charlie leading the way
http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/18920/2751024260065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2751024260065527058aYPMWX)

Mike on the 2nd Waterfall
http://inlinethumb14.webshots.com/17357/2813343450065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2813343450065527058kNRudC)

Fun section up ahead
http://inlinethumb32.webshots.com/18015/2879934880065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2879934880065527058fPNqaI)

JWohl
http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/17445/2309997360065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2309997360065527058fBiPQf)

Charlie through the squeeze.
http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/18981/2937283280065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2937283280065527058JueNSZ)

Another squeeze section
http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/17475/2697716890065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2697716890065527058fkCUjJ)

Charlie on the last obstacle before the rain.
http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/18704/2586312380065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2586312380065527058TAyIyw)

The rain came pouring down. It only lasted a bit but left all the rock soaked. Some of us had to winch up the final waterall. Other then that, no big deal.
http://inlinethumb25.webshots.com/18648/2108817040065527058S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2108817040065527058sFaYoo)