BDSJEEP
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So with the brand new JKU barely 30 hours old....and just over the required 300 mile break-in, the wife and I threw the dog in the back and headed east out Highway 4. We stopped at Barnes and Noble and found three helpful books:
1.) Exploring the back Roads - 28 Day Trips in the greater Bay Area by Peter Browning
2.) Sierra Nevada Byways - 51 of the Sierra Nevada's Best Back Country Drives by Tony Huegel
3.) Guide to California Back Roads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails by Charles Wells and Matt Peterson ( thank you JKCrawler :thumb: )
...after looking through all three, we chose Corral Hollow for it's easy/moderate rating and convenient location off of Hwy 4.
We hit the trailhead by 7pm, so we only had less than an hour of daylight, so was only able to cover the most southern / western half of the trail - but Easy for sure, and the JK most likely could have done it with three wheels tied behind its back. But as a VERY FIRST trail ever driven EVER, it was completely awesome! A perfect chance to simply soak in the wondrous view as well as collect experience. Paige also loved it, and was just as comfy curling up and sleeping or resting her head on the center console to let us know she wanted a potty break!
While I was recording video, I felt so excited!! Looking back and watching them after I got home, I'm embarrassed at how little we were actually doing! Funny how that works! I suppose a good trail quote is " Every trail is easy.....once you finish it!". Don't laugh, we all had to start at some point.
Haha! Thanks for listening...
1.) Exploring the back Roads - 28 Day Trips in the greater Bay Area by Peter Browning
2.) Sierra Nevada Byways - 51 of the Sierra Nevada's Best Back Country Drives by Tony Huegel
3.) Guide to California Back Roads & 4-Wheel-Drive Trails by Charles Wells and Matt Peterson ( thank you JKCrawler :thumb: )
...after looking through all three, we chose Corral Hollow for it's easy/moderate rating and convenient location off of Hwy 4.
We hit the trailhead by 7pm, so we only had less than an hour of daylight, so was only able to cover the most southern / western half of the trail - but Easy for sure, and the JK most likely could have done it with three wheels tied behind its back. But as a VERY FIRST trail ever driven EVER, it was completely awesome! A perfect chance to simply soak in the wondrous view as well as collect experience. Paige also loved it, and was just as comfy curling up and sleeping or resting her head on the center console to let us know she wanted a potty break!
While I was recording video, I felt so excited!! Looking back and watching them after I got home, I'm embarrassed at how little we were actually doing! Funny how that works! I suppose a good trail quote is " Every trail is easy.....once you finish it!". Don't laugh, we all had to start at some point.
Haha! Thanks for listening...
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