Upper Woodpecker 3 13 08

[SquarEyd]

Had a great day of wheeling today out in FJ. 4 of us( Jporvaz, SMS1688, Kend and I) went out and did Upper Woodpecker. We didn't have any breakage, but there was a lot of carnage!!!! :aagh: Tally for the day: Our group 1<Firehole 3( I say 3 because 2 fell in and 1, me, didn't even try!!)

Alright, ill stop boring you guys, here are the pictures.... :drummer:

Kend at the beginning of the trail
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1463.jpg

Me at same spot(No I didn't make it up, im just posing :pinch:)
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1466.jpg

Firehole
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1469.jpg

Kend on firehole making it look easy!!!
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1470.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1472.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1473.jpg

Con't

[SquarEyd]

Paul's turn...
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1476.jpg

He's on a good line....
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1477.jpg

Until....
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1478.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1479.jpg

He was able to drive forward till his front passenger tire became wedged on a rock
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1481.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1485.jpg

We were able to use a strap and pull him down to the ground

[SquarEyd]

Johns turn...
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1490.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1491.jpg

John was doing good also until.....
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1496.jpg

He fell in and tried driving out, but a rock jumped out and got his window!!!!
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1497.jpg

He was able to winch himself off though..
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1499.jpg

The damage...:pinch:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1502.jpg

After that it was smooth sailing until I decided to follow Paul through a notch and got stuck....on my unprotected rocker guard :skull:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/100_1518.jpg

And the rest of the pictures are here....
http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/?start=0

ENJOY!!!!:fashizzle:

[Allen]

That metal that bends.....you dont need!

Cool pics! That firehole is always fun! Some cruise right thru, some never come out!

[CaptainMorgan]

Cool pics, I love that trail...And EXACTLY why I didn't do the firehole the night I was out there...looks fun!

[Number 7]

Looks like you guys had a good time on fire hole. John, you did't need that window anyway.:smug:

[kend]

Nice pics, Brad. I didn't get too many, but here's a couple:

Most serious damage was John's.
http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19507&stc=1&d=1205457416

That puddle in front of Firehole didn't play fair. Our two casualties both started on a fine line, but the wet right rear suddenly spun sideways and dropped. It happened almost instantly. Here's Paul's tattoo.
http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19509&stc=1&d=1205457416

Firehole was washed out a couple feet deeper than last time I was there. Actually all the rocks seemed a bit taller than last time - fun. Must have been some water action in the wash.

I got a shot of Brad wedged in his "Mini-firehole" problem.
http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19508&stc=1&d=1205457416

Last, I can't resist posting Paul's "sideways line" when he turtled and spun a quarter turn. :)
http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19510&stc=1&d=1205457416

Thanks for coming out, all of you. I had a really fun day! I feel really lucky to have escaped the body damage that was going around, but on another day, who knows? Look forward to riding again with each of you.

[TanTJJim]

Ouch that sucks guys, I feel your pain on that one. John, will you still be able to get new glass in there? It doesn't look like it bent that part too badly.

Paul (or was it Steve :)) What was your mallcrawler doing out there in the first place :)

[desertfabmotors]

John you keep that up and we just might have to do the SAWSALL:aagh:

Looks like a good day of wheeling.:fashizzle:

[RokNRich]

Ouch, bummer guys.......

At least no one got hurt.

[jporvaz]

I'm pretty sure that's NOT going to buff out! :D What 's a good brand of bondo? :D

SAWSALL- might be in the near future

in the meantime, plexiglass is your/my friend.

Ken, Brad and KK, thanks for the photos. Paul, thanks for the laughs. It was a good time today. I didn't get any photos today, I was too busy crying over the damage to my pristine, car-show ready rig.

[BackNBlackTJ]

sh!t there goes the re-sale value...

[Wounded XJ]

Look at it this way. At least you did not bend and rip the the body of the frame like I did.

[x*ALEX*J]

Oh John, thats sure makes your Jeep look a whole lot sexier... Now you look like you do something..:D

[Cambino]

Summer's around the corner...you may want to hold off on the plexi and take advantage of the natural cooling. :)

[neZZr]

That puddle in front of Firehole didn't play fair. Our two casualties both started on a fine line, but the wet right rear suddenly spun sideways and dropped. It happened almost instantly. Here's Paul's tattoo.
http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19509&stc=1&d=1205457416


OUCH. That's the kind of damage I hate... can't even put the doors back on! :skull:

My rockers look similar to the other YJ now... stupid me sold my OEM rockers and have yet to put on some beefier ones. :pinch:

[jeeping kk]

mwahhahahha i finally got a profile! hey guys it was a very fun time yesterday! I finally got to drive!!!!! YAY! Well, hope to go on this one again! It was quite fun! And thanks again john for being behind me as i drove (as slow as it probably was!)! YAY jeeps!

[SquarEyd]

OUCH. That's the kind of damage I hate... can't even put the doors back on! :skull:

My rockers look similar to the other YJ now... stupid me sold my OEM rockers and have yet to put on some beefier ones. :pinch:

Whats wrong with my rockers? The dents add character!!!!:smug:

[jeepdude775]

At least the puddle in front of the firehole looks a little smaller than when I was up there. It was like a swimming pool!:skull:

[macinyart]

When I broke my drivers rear axle on Woodpecker, actually not far from the Firehole, John was there and counseled me to look on the "bright side", no one was hurt and we were able to fix it and drive out. The bright side of this window thing is that it will be easier to load and unload the XJ? :aagh:
You guys are reinforcing my decision to avoid the Firehole. Looks like a fun day.

[SquarEyd]

Forgot to add these videos yesterday, Enjoy!!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/th_100_1482.jpg (http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/?action=view&current=100_1482.flv)

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/th_100_1474.jpg (http://s145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/skywalker2117/Upper%20Woodpecker%20%203%2013%2008/?action=view&current=100_1474.flv)

[jporvaz]

Thank you all for the warm, heart-felt sentiments............. ha. I wasn't ready to hurt it this bad but stuff happens when your trying new things. I'll get over it, I hope. :D