so i went up to evans creek today and spent part of the day cruising along the easy trails taking in the sights and it was about 3 o'clock and i was going to head home when i see a sign near the top of the evans creek area that says 102 trail. I had run into a guy earlier near the trail head that said the 102 was pretty easy and i was like ok ill hit it later on my way home. what he was referring to being easy was the short straight part that lead back to the main road down the mountain not the part of the trail that winds down the entire mountain that is designated a "most difficult". so i head down the trail and about a minute into it i realized that i messed up big time..i almost rolled more than once, was scared $h!tless the entire time and did the entire trail back to the bottom with out any damage at to the jeep...all this on 33" all terrains and a 3.5 inch lift...im proud of myself...so needless to so know what you getting into before you head down a random trail....i learned my lesson

 

Gotta be observant, but i do random trails pretty often

 

Gots to be carefull and never go wheelin alone.

 

x2, wheel with someone. And if you do end up alone some how...
This is why I highly recommend a winch with full recovery gear as an early upgrade. and make sure you have communications too!
Among other things....

Sounds like you learned a lesson you won't forget any time soon, because those are the best kind when you get lucky too.
And don't let the rest of us bug you too much...
We are here to help.
We weren't born with our experience either..

 

You learned a valuable lesson. Either have all the gear to extract yourself, or bring a friend along with at least a recovery strap. I've been to EC a few times. It can get interesting to say the least. All Forest Service roads are like that though. Pretty tame for most of the trip and then holleee !@#!@#$ around the next bend. Sometimes you go from tame to 3 feet of snow as well. All in a day's wheelin'. Post up the next time you decide to head out, you might get a few tag alongs to go. I truly enjoy having the Forest service maps so I can see the serious elevation changes and when to expect them. Also have a magnetic compass. I've got a GPS too, but nature has a way of preventing a GPS from seeing a satellite. What my wife tells me...' It's the nut behind the steering wheel that needs the miost tightening'...