Convertible Overlander: Baby Shark

CrazyDrei

Space Monkey
Baby Shark went on it's first adventure.

Went for a drive and got a little carried away, ended up exploring Capitol Reef National Park.

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Drove the Burr Trail and up the Switchbacks. Remembered what a difference tire pressure makes, 15psi is much smoother than 35psi.

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12% grade, tight switchbacks, loose rocks and dirt was no problem in 1st gear.

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Made it to the top of the switchbacks easily.

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I have driven past the Upper Mulley Twist Canyon many times but never actually been down it. About 1/4 mile in there is a trail registry log book, it was fun signing it as a 95 Celica convertible, other entries were Jeeps, Tacomas and rental Explorers.

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Initial gatekeeper descended down a steep washed out gully with 8-12" diameter rocks to navigate across, intimidating but relatively easy. Rest of the trail was fun and scenic. I did scratch up the sidewalls of my AT tires.

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Made it to the end, hiked 1/5 mile out to the overlook. It was absolutely gorgeous.
 

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