On the way to the yard sale.

YARD SALE!! Kent wasn't hurt and the Zuki barely got scratched. Kent had always wanted to tip it over and he got his wish. We lifted it back up ourselves.

Smiling tipped over goof.

A little rock garden next to the boulders. Had to keep an eye on the trees while leaning back & forth.

Zuki up the Shelves.

Going out of the Gatekeeper.

My turn to go out the Gatekeeper.

Approaching the first rock.

Trying to go over.

Trying to get the right angle. Notice the rock on the right.

Going down over this rock was pretty easy. Going up was different.

Remember the rock on the right? Here it is. I now own that rock and it owns a piece of me. I'm bringing a sledge hammer next time to even the score.

If you look closely you'll see that friggin' rock grinning. In hindsight we should have stacked more rocks next to "my" rock. Next time I'll extend my rock rails 3-4 inches.

Not out yet.

Looking back down at my favorite section of Gatekeeper.

More of "my" rock. Enjoy life while you can, rock. Next year you're gonna meet Mr. Sledgehammer.

Back on the friendly little slabs.

Almost done.

This was a pretty good ledge. The H2 really does well on them.

Final approach to little ledge. The H2 could've taken a much steeper line but I had my winch on the front ant it limits the approach angle. And I was too lazy to take it off and stow it.

Back to the staging area to air up and get ready to go back onto pavement(yuck!!).

Here's a couple of quads that had to get a little help over Gatekeeper.

Gatekeeper even tilts quads.

I wish there were more extreme pics, but taking pics is the last thing I was thinking about on some of the obstacles. There might be some on the other tape. If there is I'll post them ASAP.
I have to give a very heart felt thanks to my good friend Kent, because he really made the Rubicon a great experience with his masterful spotting and offroading wisdom. Plus he brought the tent.

[This message was edited by DRTYFN on 10-22-03 at 02:24 AM.]

Congrats! Looks like a lot of fun.

-Jim March
Arlington TX
2003 Red H2
Beauty is in the eye of the Beer Holder

Awsome pics DRTYFN!

Wow, great pictures DRTYFN!

'03 White H2 Lux Package

My faithful rock-stacker.

My rainbow from Spider Lake.

Stopping to chat on the trail.

Door boo-boo. I promise that I'm going to break that rock into pieces next year.

Airing up and getting ready to head home.

Not a totally happy camper.

These rails are unbelievably strong. I'm going to extend them 3-4" for next year. And maybe strap some sledgehammers on to scare off the rocks.

[This message was edited by DRTYFN on 10-22-03 at 09:39 AM.]

Just a little bit of frame damage. Easily fixed. Don't remember doing it, though.

DRTY,

NAAAAAWWWWWCE!

BTW, My secretary likes the size of your fish(Did you pee your pants in that photo?).



"A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words."

Nice! Great pics! All of the rock rash you got is normal at the con, and yes, outrigger rock sliders make all the differance in the world for obstacles like Gatekeeper.

BTW, No sledghammering of the rocks allowed, ya gotta wear the dents proudly, after all, any trip where ya go in and out under your own power is a good one!

Hopefully I can see the vidis when I come up in November.

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Very cool... I like the license plate!

Klaus

"God made some men big and some men small, but Sam Colt made them all equal."