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November 2002 - True Grit Trail Rating - 4.5 (4.0 on my scale) Trip Leader: Parker Four Wheelers Photos submitted by Chris Villarreal I have been wanting to go to this event since I first heard about it a year or so ago. Last year the timing wasn't right but this year I made sure we got the registration in early and my wife took the weekend off. Based on what I saw I'd say this is how a 4x4 event should be run (Jamboree planners listen up). The costs were reasonable, the camping location was at a private facility with running water, hot showers and grass, and the event was simple and well organized.
(Click for larger images) My wife and I would like to thank Randy and the whole Driven Auto Parts gang and the Garrel's family for their hospitality. They are a great bunch to wheel with and good cooks too! We arrived Friday and setup camp. Nothing like camping in the grass, no dust clouds to follow you around everything stayed relatively clean.
Early Saturday morning everyone headed to their staging lanes. There were approximately 215 vehicles registered for this event. Despite the number of rigs the trips left orderly and on time with minimal hassles. Some of the groups left with their rigs on their trailers for the runs on the California side of the river.
We stopped to air down just before hitting a warm up wash.
There were a lot of rigs so the trail got a little cramped at times.
The herd got thinned a little when an unfortunate wheeler broke an axle going down this ledge (dana 35). Some of the group stayed behind to help get him back to camp
The rest of us bypassed the disabled rig and started into the trail. True Grit is pretty short , this rock face is one of the first obstacles.
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