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Two days ago, I thought It would be a great idea for the Bronco and I to do what every Bronco owner should do and visit the sacred Bronco Knoll. I got up saturday morning at 4:30am and made my way to Johnson Valley, where a few surprises awaited me.
I wasn't familiar with the Johnson Valley area but thanks to the video by @Chase Gentry showing the christening of this location and the map provided by @Torgsurv and his towering cairn, I was able to find my way up.
I followed the transmission lines
I had three choices according to this ancient map.
Being a beginner, and alone, the green line looked great to me.
I was also testing a new setup using packouts, I wanted to see how they held up off-road with all the movement.
But once I got there, something came over me.. it must have been the ancient Bronco spirits pressing me to do the tougher line.
I pressed some buttons and turned some knobs and made it up the steeper 35% degree first section of A.
What I didn't realize was, there was another section just after it with loose rocks and what seemed to me a steeper ascent. I nearly shit myself.
No way to turn back. I pressed more of the buttons and made my way up. Mid way, I lost traction and felt digging. I stopped, pulled my parking brake, which was actually my hood.. then I pulled the parking brake, got out .. felt the truck a little tippy. Nervously I closed my hood, got back in carefully and just gassed it, lightly, and made it up.
Here is a video of my arrival at the site.
Once I got there I quickly noticed the the Bronco mage's (@Torgsurv ) cairn, the Bronco spirit guiding stone, and also the Bronco Nation ad. I knew I was in the right place.
I sat here for about 1.5 hours, meditating on which bronco trim is the best , and how to remedy my window rattle.
All while drinking my luke warm dunkin donuts coffee and smoking a cheap cigar.
Just then, it occurred to me I need to eventually get off this knoll. I hadn't planned that far ahead.
But precisely as I was having this thought, in the distance I noticed two un-mistakable boxy shapes.
More pilgrims on their way to visit this site? or the Bronco spirits sending me guides?
Here they are arriving at the site.
We introduce ourselves and they suggested I join them for a little off-road action. I happily obliged. Who am I to deny guides sent by the Bronco spirit.
We then went through several trails, meandering our way about. Many pucker moments for me, but it was nice watching rigs complete the challenges before my attempt.
We got to a point where we had to make a decision to take the long way back down or turn back the way we came. We decided to turn back and found a suitable trail down to the dry flat bed. One of the fellas suggested we setup a time trials course and so we did.
Fun day out and I recommend it to anyone who is considering it. Took me about half day.
I'm also grateful to the two Bronco owners I met yesterday. I would never have gone down those additional trails and gained the experience had they not been around. Cheers Bronco community.
I wasn't familiar with the Johnson Valley area but thanks to the video by @Chase Gentry showing the christening of this location and the map provided by @Torgsurv and his towering cairn, I was able to find my way up.
I followed the transmission lines
I had three choices according to this ancient map.
Being a beginner, and alone, the green line looked great to me.
I was also testing a new setup using packouts, I wanted to see how they held up off-road with all the movement.
But once I got there, something came over me.. it must have been the ancient Bronco spirits pressing me to do the tougher line.
I pressed some buttons and turned some knobs and made it up the steeper 35% degree first section of A.
What I didn't realize was, there was another section just after it with loose rocks and what seemed to me a steeper ascent. I nearly shit myself.
No way to turn back. I pressed more of the buttons and made my way up. Mid way, I lost traction and felt digging. I stopped, pulled my parking brake, which was actually my hood.. then I pulled the parking brake, got out .. felt the truck a little tippy. Nervously I closed my hood, got back in carefully and just gassed it, lightly, and made it up.
Here is a video of my arrival at the site.
Once I got there I quickly noticed the the Bronco mage's (@Torgsurv ) cairn, the Bronco spirit guiding stone, and also the Bronco Nation ad. I knew I was in the right place.
I sat here for about 1.5 hours, meditating on which bronco trim is the best , and how to remedy my window rattle.
All while drinking my luke warm dunkin donuts coffee and smoking a cheap cigar.
Just then, it occurred to me I need to eventually get off this knoll. I hadn't planned that far ahead.
But precisely as I was having this thought, in the distance I noticed two un-mistakable boxy shapes.
More pilgrims on their way to visit this site? or the Bronco spirits sending me guides?
Here they are arriving at the site.
We introduce ourselves and they suggested I join them for a little off-road action. I happily obliged. Who am I to deny guides sent by the Bronco spirit.
We then went through several trails, meandering our way about. Many pucker moments for me, but it was nice watching rigs complete the challenges before my attempt.
We got to a point where we had to make a decision to take the long way back down or turn back the way we came. We decided to turn back and found a suitable trail down to the dry flat bed. One of the fellas suggested we setup a time trials course and so we did.
Fun day out and I recommend it to anyone who is considering it. Took me about half day.
I'm also grateful to the two Bronco owners I met yesterday. I would never have gone down those additional trails and gained the experience had they not been around. Cheers Bronco community.
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