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Martin, Goler Wash was not a problem. It was going east down hill after Mengel Pass that was difficult. It was not so much the incline or decline, it was the many large rocks that we had to climb over. I am sure there had been a fairly recent wash out of that trail that made it difficult in...

Michael, I have to say, you could not have made it through there with out some serious damage to the bottom of your Ranger even with the most skilled spotter. I was very careful going over those big rocks and got a few scrapes on the transfer case skid plate. The torsion bar guards also got...

Brian, the Petroglyphs are at a place called Indian Well. I have camped there before. It is not easy to find but not that difficult either. The last time I was there the well was crystal clear. This time it looked kind of stagnant.

I bought one of their 100 watt portable units that looks just like yours except smaller. I am very happy with it so far. I just am trying to keep my vehicles battery charged that is drained by an ARB refrigerator while the vehicle is parked more than one day hot day without the engine running...

I have chains and have never needed to install them since I bought them around 1980. The only use I get out of them is to say I have them at the point where 2WD vehicle are required to have them on while going up the mountains. I only have chains for one axle and have always wondered which...

The only time I ever got stuck was many years ago in my FJ55 Landcruiser. I was driving along a trail with a gully washed out on the side of the trail from a recent hard rain. The gully was over 2 ft deep and about the 2 ft wide. The side of the gully collapsed from the weight of the vehicle...

I can't think of any regrets on the last two off-road vehicles I have owned since 1989. However, back in the late 70's when I started serious off-roading I made some bad decisions on my FJ55 Landcruiser. Those mistakes helped me to learn to think out mods before implementing them. I really...

You missed Procomp.

Michelin and BFG are the same company.

Here is a Wildernest website that has them pop up for sale occasionally. http://wildernest.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=sale

I don't know much about the S-10 but did own an 89 Extended Cab Ranger, with a 2.9L engine and manual transmission, for 13 years. It was a great truck and pulled my race car all over the country. It gave me many trouble free miles off-road too. I was always concerned about the automatic hubs...

Hi Ted, I forgot that in my last post. I came across your thread on biking Catalina. It tempted me to give that a try but that would require much more stuff on the bike.

I usually don't ride for more than a couple hours at a time. So, I carry minimal stuff. I carry a spare tube and the tools I need to fix a flat. That is; tire levers and a patch kit just in case one tube is not enough. Of course, a tire pump is always mounted. I never leave without a bottle...

I saw a set of these end their life when two of them (on the rear) totally split the side walls on a off-road trip. This came near stranding the vehicle but we were able to salvage a spare off of another Ranger to get it to a shop for new tires. I don't know what all these tires experienced...

This is my 2002 FX4 Ranger.

Here are some photos to add to yours. This is one of the wild horses (possibly the leader) that were not very happy with us taking their night resting place. This is a shot from the largest, high excavation site at Delamar. If you look hard enough you can see some of our vehicles parked...

Great report so far. I feel like I am reliving it. I will add a few pictures later when I finish with them.

I was reminded by Ace that I had not checked in for awhile. Well, I did make it back home and have been very busy like the rest of you. I didn't know about this thread but will subscribe to it now. I have been slowly cleaning up my photos and will post a few when I get them finished.

Brian, I do recall seeing some referrence to Fluted Rock on that road. On my way back from Kansas and by-passing I-40, I took the advice from your dad and it was helpful. Thank him for me. Thanks for correcting the location of Eagle Nest Lake. That will help me find it again if I ever try to...

I have a couple pictures to add. I like this big colorful lizard near the area that we parked to go to the wolf man panel. I continued on to the optional part of the trip after we all said our good byes. I had never been to the East section of Canyon De Chelly, so I decided to take the long...