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| Mitsubishi Four Wheel Drive Club of North America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 Arizona Rally "Arizona Trail Ride" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Martinez Canyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The "road" into the canyon was an old mining trail which has severly deteriorated over the years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portions of the road have been completely washed away and to traverse the trail you have to drive through numerous rocky washes. The most difficult stretch was a 50 climb through a washout with basket/beach ball sized boulders strewn about. Lloyd and I were the only two to attempt this obstacle as I had the rear locker and loyd was locked both front and rear. It was slow going and Lloyd had to give me a tug with his winch at the top. After getting to the top of this section of the trail, we were forced to turn back due to impending darkness. |
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| Figure 3: The entrance to Martinez Canyon. The canyon is very lush in comparison to its surrounding area. This is because the plants in the canyon are fed by a natural spring. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 4: John entering the canyon | Figure 5: Justice at the beginning of the trail just getting warmed up for what's ahead. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Figure 7: James in the canyon. Notice the Kick A_ _ snorkle from Motorcare (Australia) he installed? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure 6: Ray quickly tested his new rocker panel protection. After climbing a ledge & then a sharp right, he easily bent the bar under the pressure of the vehicle weight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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