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jzk
Member Since: 15 Mar 2005
Location: Chicago
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| I just got back from an Offroad Wonderland.... |
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(On the other site I called it "Disneyland" but I know how you chaps frown on Disneyland. Me too really, as where I went is the real Disneyland.)
I went to the Solihull National Rally in Leadville, Colorado. Prior to that we did a couple of days in Idaho Springs, Colorado, and afterwards, a couple of days in Moab.
The LR3 performed amazingly. The Disco 2 people were really amazed at how well it crawled up things and how well the independant air suspension responded to the terrain.
Colorado was wonderful with endless trails and unlimted views. But Moab is the offroad jewel.
The galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/jzk/colorado_utah_trip_2005
In Moab, it was just me, my seven year old daughter, and my 13 year old nephew, so much of the photography is by them. Had we more time, I could have captured better what the LR3 was up against.
In Idaho Springs we did Lanmartine/Saxon Mountain, Guenella Pass, Georgia Pass, Yankee Hill, and Kingston Peak. In the mornings, my brother joined me in is Range Rover which he had never taken off road before.
In Leadville we did McCallister Gultch, Ptarmington Pass, Lilly Lake, Slide Lake, Wurts Ditch, Mosquito Pass, and Mt Bross.
In Moab we did Klond**e Bluffs, Tower Arch, Gemini Bridges, saw Dead Horse Point, Fins N Things, Lion's Back, and Top of the World.
The Colorado Trails we did were mostly "Moderate" in the Wells book, and we did many "Difficult" Spurs off of them. The Moab Trails were all "Moderate" with the Exception of "Fins N Thins" which is listed as difficult.
The LR3 had absolutely no problem with any of the Moderate trails or the difficult spurs. With the moderate trails, I never had to spot or even get out of the vehicle to pick a line.
Fins N Things required me to pick lines, but we made it through everything. We even attempted some more difficult side climbs. We made one, and couldn't get up another. I was about to give up on another, but one last try a little bit on an angle allowed the LR3 to climb up.
Lion's Back was moderate, but heart pounding. As many have described before, the climb isn't too hard, just that the sides drop off hundreds of feet. Turning around at the top was like a 6 point turn. The off camber parts were really a rush. I haven't been that nervous in quite a while. We did it alone without anyone to follow. I took some pics going down out the front window. LR3 HSE
http://www.pbase.com/jzk/lr3
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 5th Aug 2005 6:01 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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It sounds a little more adventerous than our coming Sunday, but the lads will learn and you never know we could invade the USA for a trip off road big style.
Like the name Soilihull, home of the Land Rover of course.
Fantastic pictures.
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| 5th Aug 2005 6:05 pm |
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nigelpugh
Member Since: 31 Jan 2005
Location: West Midlands , UK close to LR Solihull!!
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JZK,
That looks cool, buts whats wrong with Disneyland, personally I love the US ones having been to them many times, its the crap one we have over here in France that no one likes 
Personally the one place I want to drive netx is the Moab and the Lions Back, your photos look cool.
Thanks for sharing.
Nige. Nige - 2014 Disco 4 TDV6 HSE Luxury - Scotia Grey
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| 5th Aug 2005 6:08 pm |
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nigelpugh
Member Since: 31 Jan 2005
Location: West Midlands , UK close to LR Solihull!!
Posts: 215
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SoilIhull Eh?
Something to do with digging perhaps?
Or poss bowel control issues!!!
Nige. Nige - 2014 Disco 4 TDV6 HSE Luxury - Scotia Grey
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| 5th Aug 2005 6:10 pm |
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freeflytim
Member Since: 18 Feb 2005
Location: Chattanooga, TN
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| Re: I just got back from an Offroad Wonderland.... |
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What! Pictures of JZK without mud!!
Moab=Cool! Wa Hoo
-Tim
Chattanooga Tennessee USA
D3 V8HSE7HD
D1 kitted trail truck.
A Hummer is just a Hummer. A Land Rover goes all the way.
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| 5th Aug 2005 6:42 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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nigelpugh wrote:SoilIhull Eh?
Something to do with digging perhaps?
Or poss bowel control issues!!!
Nige.
At  , sorry, BN's age, bowel control is always an issue 
NOTE TO BN
Bring a spare bag on Sunday 
Cheers,
10forcash
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| 5th Aug 2005 6:49 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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10forcash wrote:nigelpugh wrote:SoilIhull Eh?
Something to do with digging perhaps?
Or poss bowel control issues!!!
Nige.
At , sorry, BN's age, bowel control is always an issue
NOTE TO BN
Bring a spare bag on Sunday
Cheers,
10forcash
I will, a body bag for you 
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| 5th Aug 2005 6:56 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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BN,
Nice thought, do you have my size?
Cheers,
10forcash
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| 5th Aug 2005 7:41 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
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Of course I do
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| 5th Aug 2005 7:56 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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They had a great video on LROI of a Chevvie (?) coming down the Lions Back and the brakes failing and they survived!!! Big respect to you for doing it, don't think my sphincter would take it DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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| 5th Aug 2005 9:58 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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BN wrote:I will, a body bag for you
Mrs. 10 says she'll send a pre - paid postage label with me on Sunday
hope it's not too hot or the postie will give her s  t
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| 5th Aug 2005 10:01 pm |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
Location: Anywhere but work
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John,
That lions back looks like pretty scary stuff. I wonder if anyone is game to try it if it's wet. Maybe just the foolish ones.
Nic pics anyway.
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| 6th Aug 2005 2:30 am |
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jzk
Member Since: 15 Mar 2005
Location: Chicago
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People can do, and have done Lion's back when wet. The first part is a little steep, but nothing that can't be done wet. It isn't that it is all that hard, it is just that a mistake is very costly. Imagine a sidewalk connecting two highrise buildings. You can walk a sidewalk without falling off, right? But can you walk one with a drop of hundreds of feet on each side? I might be crawling in that situation!
Lions back is really just a stunt. It was right there, so I thought I would give it a try.
The real fun is the other trails like Fins N Things, top of the world and about 50 that I haven't even done yet! LR3 HSE
http://www.pbase.com/jzk/lr3
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| 6th Aug 2005 2:40 am |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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jzk wrote:People can do, and have done Lion's back when wet. The first part is a little steep, but nothing that can't be done wet. It isn't that it is all that hard, it is just that a mistake is very costly. Imagine a sidewalk connecting two highrise buildings. You can walk a sidewalk without falling off, right? But can you walk one with a drop of hundreds of feet on each side? I might be crawling in that situation!
Lions back is really just a stunt. It was right there, so I thought I would give it a try.
The real fun is the other trails like Fins N Things, top of the world and about 50 that I haven't even done yet!
Somwwhere on the net I have seen a video with a Chevvy falling off, but cannot locate it now, dodgy.
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| 6th Aug 2005 7:46 am |
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jzk
Member Since: 15 Mar 2005
Location: Chicago
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I have seen it and have a copy of it. Also, some toyota fell off and landed in a tree. It was there for a while.
This guy's site has a link to the video:
http://www.viladiu.com/moab.html LR3 HSE
http://www.pbase.com/jzk/lr3
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| 6th Aug 2005 2:08 pm |
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