Hi, Which bumper do you have?
Looks like a good Thanksgiving.
Yeah we ran the Trifecta on Wednesday... The waterfall near the end of Gold Bar has gotten very dug-out over the years and requires a level of throttle commitment we simply didn't have on this particular evening, so we all squared up to it, gave it 3 admittedly meager attempts, and then all pulled cable to get up/over. Start to finish was just under 10-hours on the trails from the time we left pavement at the Poison Spider trailhead to when we hit pavement again at Hwy 191 from Gemini Bridges road. We took more than our fair share of time at the viewpoints and could have easily carved 2-hours off the clock had we felt so inclined.
The front bumper is a DV8 OE Plus series that I added a simple hoop to for some additional style points at Starbucks. I also fabricated a recessed winch mount and stuck it inside where they typically hide a 20" light bar.
Thanks for the info. Trifecta is on the list for our next trip. This past August we came in Gemini Bridges onto Goldbar Rim. Went as far as the waterfall. I went down and back up but my JK friends didn’t want to try it. The day we were there temp was low 90’s. Lots of grip.Yeah we ran the Trifecta on Wednesday... The waterfall near the end of Gold Bar has gotten very dug-out over the years and requires a level of throttle commitment we simply didn't have on this particular evening, so we all squared up to it, gave it 3 admittedly meager attempts, and then all pulled cable to get up/over. Start to finish was just under 10-hours on the trails from the time we left pavement at the Poison Spider trailhead to when we hit pavement again at Hwy 191 from Gemini Bridges road. We took more than our fair share of time at the viewpoints and could have easily carved 2-hours off the clock had we felt so inclined.
The front bumper is a DV8 OE Plus series that I added a simple hoop to for some additional style points at Starbucks. I also fabricated a recessed winch mount and stuck it inside where they typically hide a 20" light bar.
You will enjoy it, there are a couple of drops as you meander through Golden Spike that I'd suggest maybe doing something to protect your spare tire/tailgate, but overall it's still a great combination of trails. We've run it more times than I can remember and I don't think I ever recall having issues with the waterfall, but the combination of sand on the rocks, moisture, and low temps really made it a challenge on this particular day:
