I love jungle mud. Wish I were there!
Team Equipt's "Central America Expedition"
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Geeez...loving mud is like saying I love uncomfortable dirty underwear a size to small.......personal opinion. :coffeedrink:
There is something about the smell, texture, and the feel of the jungle all around you... kind of like dirty underwear a size too small. Perfect analogy.
Seriously though, nothing like the smell of the jungle during and after a nice rain.
Seriously though, nothing like the smell of the jungle during and after a nice rain.
benedmonson
Disabled Adventurer
Team Equipt's "Expedition Mundo Maya"
No debate on the Land Cruiser vs. Land Rover is going to come from me!:ylsmoke: They are just really well built vessels that get us from one adventure to the other in style and comfort......
On a side note, the RUD Mud Chains work really well when they actually stay on the truck. We have broke 2 of 4 chains so far and have had to make field repairs to continue their use. Basically the yellow tension chain could use some serious rethinking!
No debate on the Land Cruiser vs. Land Rover is going to come from me!:ylsmoke: They are just really well built vessels that get us from one adventure to the other in style and comfort......
On a side note, the RUD Mud Chains work really well when they actually stay on the truck. We have broke 2 of 4 chains so far and have had to make field repairs to continue their use. Basically the yellow tension chain could use some serious rethinking!
benedmonson
Disabled Adventurer
Team Equipt's "Expedition Mundo Maya"
We have in the jungle for the last 4 days and are now just inside Guatemala. After the Monkey River Trail we headed to Chan Chich www.chanchich.com and had a very nice one night stay where we were able to get our laundry done and our bellies full! This is a spectacular very small resort built on an ancient Mayan Plaza. The looters got to it many years ago as seen below, but missed the main prize of the King's Tomb. Yax Ehb' Xook's tomb was found in 1997 and is the earliest royal tomb in the Three Rivers Region of east-central Yucatan Peninsula. After leaving Chan Chich we headed to the Yaxhá, Nakum, Naranjo National Park located just over the Guatemala line. We camped where in 2005 Survivor Guatemala was shot.
Another image shot of Lago de Atitlan buried by clouds.
The entrance to Chan Chich.
A looters trench at Chan Chich, there are several here. Having the lodge here now protects this mayan plaza from future looting.
The trench that leads to Yax Ehb' Xook's tomb found in 1997.
Some new found friends that are on the NLX trip enjoy their morning at their Chan Chich super sexy diggs.......
Our first night at the campgrounds near the Yaxha Ruins just over the border in Guatemala. This is where "Survivor Guatemala" was shot.
The same boats the following morning when Lago de Yaxha was covered in fog. These boats took us to the Topoxte Ruins on an island in the middle of the lake.
Beverly was first off the boat and eager to get to the ruins right up until.....
She came to the realization that there are many crocodiles on this island and in this lake!
We kept hearing that we might see a pair of monkeys on this island...
Building C at Topoxté.
The main plaza on Topoxté.
No doubt our boat captain is within 6 degrees of separation of the Marlboro Man!
The NLX trucks shot in front of some pretty sweet palapas located at the Yaxha Ruins campground.
We have in the jungle for the last 4 days and are now just inside Guatemala. After the Monkey River Trail we headed to Chan Chich www.chanchich.com and had a very nice one night stay where we were able to get our laundry done and our bellies full! This is a spectacular very small resort built on an ancient Mayan Plaza. The looters got to it many years ago as seen below, but missed the main prize of the King's Tomb. Yax Ehb' Xook's tomb was found in 1997 and is the earliest royal tomb in the Three Rivers Region of east-central Yucatan Peninsula. After leaving Chan Chich we headed to the Yaxhá, Nakum, Naranjo National Park located just over the Guatemala line. We camped where in 2005 Survivor Guatemala was shot.
Another image shot of Lago de Atitlan buried by clouds.
The entrance to Chan Chich.
A looters trench at Chan Chich, there are several here. Having the lodge here now protects this mayan plaza from future looting.
The trench that leads to Yax Ehb' Xook's tomb found in 1997.
Some new found friends that are on the NLX trip enjoy their morning at their Chan Chich super sexy diggs.......
Our first night at the campgrounds near the Yaxha Ruins just over the border in Guatemala. This is where "Survivor Guatemala" was shot.
The same boats the following morning when Lago de Yaxha was covered in fog. These boats took us to the Topoxte Ruins on an island in the middle of the lake.
Beverly was first off the boat and eager to get to the ruins right up until.....
She came to the realization that there are many crocodiles on this island and in this lake!
We kept hearing that we might see a pair of monkeys on this island...
Building C at Topoxté.
The main plaza on Topoxté.
No doubt our boat captain is within 6 degrees of separation of the Marlboro Man!
The NLX trucks shot in front of some pretty sweet palapas located at the Yaxha Ruins campground.
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Keep it coming Ben, Bev & Paul, loving the updates!
benedmonson
Disabled Adventurer
The NLX trucks shot in front of some pretty sweet palapas located at the Yaxha Ruins campground.
Romulus & Remus pose so well. How are you and Paul enjoying the mud with your trucks? Really enjoy the posts, keep them coming.
Chris N.[/QUOTE]
Chris, Paul and I are enjoying our trucks to the max! They are keeping up just fine. We didn't know how they would perform at first with all of their weight and BFG All-Terrain Tires, but the front and rear lockers + a pair of RUD Tires chains evened the field a bit!
benedmonson
Disabled Adventurer
Team Equipt's "Expedition Mundo Maya"
After visiting the Ruins of Topoxté out on the island we ventured the short distance to the Yaxhá Ruins. Yaxhá is located about 18 miles southeast of the famous Tikal and is right on the lake of the same name. There are over 500 structures and nine plazas. Not all have been discovered or excavated at this time. Structure 216 is quite famous as it was used in many ariel shots during the 2005 Survivor Guatemala TV Series. It stands over 100 feet towering above the jungle, other complexes and the lake. These were very impressive ruins, but not many people visit here as they choose to go to Tikal instead. That was O.K. with us as we had the entire park almost all to ourselves. Also, these ruins are hard for archeologist to date because the lack of inscribed monuments here.
The view from structure 216.
The pyramid is so steep that the only way to access the top is by a very long, steep and winding stairway.
Another view from the top of the famous structure 216.
One of the 40 Stelae located on the grounds.
Since everything here is written in spanish I'm not sure what some of these structures are called.
Paul May taking in the view from one of the smaller still yet very large pyramids at the ruins.
The ruins are in very good shape for their age which date back as far as they can tell to the classic period and were over run by neighboring Naranjo in 799 A.D.
Yet another impressive ruin at this site.
After visiting the Ruins of Topoxté out on the island we ventured the short distance to the Yaxhá Ruins. Yaxhá is located about 18 miles southeast of the famous Tikal and is right on the lake of the same name. There are over 500 structures and nine plazas. Not all have been discovered or excavated at this time. Structure 216 is quite famous as it was used in many ariel shots during the 2005 Survivor Guatemala TV Series. It stands over 100 feet towering above the jungle, other complexes and the lake. These were very impressive ruins, but not many people visit here as they choose to go to Tikal instead. That was O.K. with us as we had the entire park almost all to ourselves. Also, these ruins are hard for archeologist to date because the lack of inscribed monuments here.
The view from structure 216.
The pyramid is so steep that the only way to access the top is by a very long, steep and winding stairway.
Another view from the top of the famous structure 216.
One of the 40 Stelae located on the grounds.
Since everything here is written in spanish I'm not sure what some of these structures are called.
Paul May taking in the view from one of the smaller still yet very large pyramids at the ruins.
The ruins are in very good shape for their age which date back as far as they can tell to the classic period and were over run by neighboring Naranjo in 799 A.D.
Yet another impressive ruin at this site.
benedmonson
Disabled Adventurer
RMP&O
Expedition Leader
That is one awesome picture!
benedmonson
Disabled Adventurer
Thank you sir, we at Equipt aim to please!!!:sombrero::sombrero::sombrero: