Cliffhanger was the only trail I ran during Fall Fling that I had been on before (check out the first trip during easter Jeep Safari). My earlier attempt was in the Hedgehog, and between the carb flooding every 5 minutes, too tall tires and too high a gearing in the axles, I didn't have much time to enjoy the trail. I had to bump every ledge a lot harder than I wanted to and my brakes were pretty sad too. Well, this year was a blast with good gearing, wider tires, and of course a better driver behind the wheel!
![]() A shot of Norm's new steering, fab'ed by his son
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![]() Coming up a ledge just past the creek crossing
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![]() A view of the La Sal from the trail
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![]() Lining up for the z-turn
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![]() Keith at the top of the z-turn
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Our trail leader was Mil Thornton, otherwise known as GRNT. He did a great job of keeping the group rolling and helping to spot through the few tough sections. The first obstacle that slowed us all down is the z-turn about a half mile into the trail. There's an easier way to the right that involves a lot of tricky steering, and there's another line to the left that's actually easier if you have a locker. I went left...