Sunday the 30th. Swap meet and Evans
Thread Starter
JK Super Freak
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,210
Likes: 0
From: Covington-ish, WA
It was a "cut through" on lower 520. The normal trail zig zags through the trees and there was a line that cut the corner up through some downed trees and up a rock face. The last obstacle of the cut through is an up hill, off camber, right turn around a tree. It was pretty tight. With my passenger rear tire in the hole of the root system, my mirror, folded in, was resting against the tree. I tried to just crawl it but I was hung up good enough that a slow crawl wouldn't get it done. So I figured I'll just bump it up. I figured when the rear tire climbed the root it would push the top of the jeep away from the tree. Well what I didn't see was the root my passenger tire was stuck in the hole of turned and went under the drivers rear tire too. Well when I "bumped" it to climb the root it climbed drivers side first and smacked the top before the passenger tire climbed the root. Once the passenger side got on top of the root I had a foot of clearance and drove through the rest of the obstacle easy enough.
That's what I get for telling my wife. "Oh, we're just gonna run 311 and 520. It will be an easy day just playing in the woods."
That's what I get for telling my wife. "Oh, we're just gonna run 311 and 520. It will be an easy day just playing in the woods."
JK Freak
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 707
Likes: 1
From: Olympia, Wa
It's all a bit of challenge for my 4DR. I need to pull out te map and see if I can figure out where exacly that is. I have pics of the section of 197 that we could not get a 2DR up. I will post them up in a sec...
Bob K.
Bob K.
Thread Starter
JK Super Freak
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,210
Likes: 0
From: Covington-ish, WA
Here is a GPS map image from a previous trip to Evans. I've marked the corner where I got hung up and I've marked where 520 starts at the campground and where it intersects with 198.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 345
Likes: 0
From: Kenmore, Washington
Originally Posted by mdash
Had a great time yesterday. Swap meet was pretty meh but wheeling was fun. It was good to meet you Jason. Can't wait to hit the trails with you again. I told your wife I'd be sure to bring Deborah next time so she wasn't the only girl. 
I took 4 crappy cell phone pic's and here they are......
The group at the top of lower 311.
Kevlar MTR's at 10 psi like to wrap themselves around wood.
And the aftermath of picking the "hard" line
I took 4 crappy cell phone pic's and here they are......The group at the top of lower 311.
Kevlar MTR's at 10 psi like to wrap themselves around wood.
And the aftermath of picking the "hard" line
JK Super Freak
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,374
Likes: 0
From: Kirkland, WA
Originally Posted by blueice
This is why I no longer run Evans and Walker with hard top and hard doors. Bummer this happened but is part of the wheelin experience. My carnage is over budget this year so I can feel your pain Mark.
Thread Starter
JK Super Freak
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 1,210
Likes: 0
From: Covington-ish, WA
JK Super Freak
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,046
Likes: 1
From: Fort Lewis, WA
Well I didn't escape without damage either. The loud squeaking noise that was coming and going well that turned out to be my u-joint on my rear drive shaft. Everything was fine till today when I noticed a bad vibration that was getting worse. I got under the Jeep and spotted the bad u-joint, I picked up a new one from Napa this evening and will be replacing it tomorrow morning. I'll keep you guys posted.