- Jul 15, 2003
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Aside from altitude, the trails in California and Oregon have nothing on Virginia. These were just as much fun as anything I've seen out west. Perhaps Colorado has better stuff, I wouldnt know.
http://s658.photobucket.com/al...eddish%20Knob%20Chevy/
Before anyone jumps on my ass: Yes, I know its not smart to bend an S-10 that way. Yes, I could have rolled over and been killed.
I'm already past that and managed to survive & post the pics.
For reference, you can get to Reddish Knob from Virginia by driving to Harrisonburg and then heading straight west into the mountains.
As you can see, you dont need a Jeep to get up and down. My S-10 has a crappy suspension and small lift, and I got around just fine. The pics only show the areas I felt safe about getting out and taking them. If I had taken a friend with some camera skills I could have shown myself going up and down the steeper sections.
There were some interesting rock formations on the trail that may have been of interest to Jeep owners. Perhaps I should have taken pics of those as well. Sorry. Those would have shown just how rough the trails are in some places.
The nature pics will be posted in Off Topic. For those of you living in either Virginia or West Virginia I HIGHLY recommend you get up there while it still has snow and the tourists arent destroying it.
Once the nice weather comes I am sure it will be covered with people. You could probably get up most of the trails with an off-the-lot Nissan Xterra or something similar. Heck, I bet most of the mountain could be covered with a Pontiac Aztec. Its only a handful of the better trails that require a factory Wrangler or customized pickup. Those trails also had the best camping spots.
http://s658.photobucket.com/al...eddish%20Knob%20Chevy/
Before anyone jumps on my ass: Yes, I know its not smart to bend an S-10 that way. Yes, I could have rolled over and been killed.
I'm already past that and managed to survive & post the pics.
For reference, you can get to Reddish Knob from Virginia by driving to Harrisonburg and then heading straight west into the mountains.
As you can see, you dont need a Jeep to get up and down. My S-10 has a crappy suspension and small lift, and I got around just fine. The pics only show the areas I felt safe about getting out and taking them. If I had taken a friend with some camera skills I could have shown myself going up and down the steeper sections.
There were some interesting rock formations on the trail that may have been of interest to Jeep owners. Perhaps I should have taken pics of those as well. Sorry. Those would have shown just how rough the trails are in some places.
The nature pics will be posted in Off Topic. For those of you living in either Virginia or West Virginia I HIGHLY recommend you get up there while it still has snow and the tourists arent destroying it.
Once the nice weather comes I am sure it will be covered with people. You could probably get up most of the trails with an off-the-lot Nissan Xterra or something similar. Heck, I bet most of the mountain could be covered with a Pontiac Aztec. Its only a handful of the better trails that require a factory Wrangler or customized pickup. Those trails also had the best camping spots.
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