January 2002 - Upper Ajax
Trail Rating - 4.5
Trip Leader: Chris Villarreal
Photos submitted by Chris Villarreal
Aerial View
The last time I ran this trail I had 32's, a rear locker, much higher gearing and CJ springs in the back. What a difference! Being locked up on both ends, bigger tires and lower gearing really made the trail easy, but there were still some fun spots to play on.
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Coming thru the notch. It got a piece of Nasser's spare tire, bending one of the hinges.
These boulders weren't here last time, someone had filled in all the holes around the boulders so it actually made the trail easier than what it was. You used to get tipped into the canyon wall, a bad thing if you have a hardtop.
The falls, these can be a challenge, especially if there is water present like today. You basically just have to move the tires around and hunt for traction.
At this point I noticed the new traction bar we installed on the rear axle of Nasser's Jeep had worked it's way loose of the u-bolts. I forgot to get some pictures but it's a simple, easy to make piece that worked really well both on and off road today. I'll most likely be making one for my Zuk in the future.