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Saturday, July 21st...Matterhorn/Bowl Trail Run
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Author:  JeepinJoe02 [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:05 am ]
Post subject:  Saturday, July 21st...Matterhorn/Bowl Trail Run
Hello from Ohio!!!

Hopefully Al's YJ will be done and ready for a rock test by Saturday. So, I'm posting this a little early. He and I were thinking about going up to do the Matterhorn/Bowl trail early in the morning to beat the heat. Is it still hot in Vegas? It sure is cool here in Ohio...the 70's thus far since I've been here. Nice :wink:

UPDATED INFO It looks like a 7 am meeting time at the Iron Skillet location for those on the upper side of Vegas. A 6:15 meet and 6:30 roll for those at the lower end of Vegas at the Dunn-Edwards paint store on the north side of Tropicana, east of 95 to caravan to the Iron Skillet.

We will be meeting at the Petro/Iron Skillet parking lot at the time TBA. I think we'll start at Glendale and head south to the Ute exit. That may change, but either way will be fun.

Everybody knows the trail, it can be stock friendly since there are bypasses around all the obstacles. It also gives the stock Jeepers a chance to see what their rigs can do. Just follow Sheila (if she goes), she'll show you how it's done and without damage for the most part. :P

So if you are interested, keep checking this post for the time. I'll edit this entry so you won't have to read through all the other posts for the meeting time.

I'll be back in Vegas soon!!! C'ya then!!
Author:  JJ [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:49 am ]
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I don't know the trail! never been on it. I only the Loop, but that was at night.

but I gotta work this Saturday anyway...oh bother.
Author:  jquise2423 [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:26 pm ]
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Hey Joe
I think I will join you on this one.
Jamie
Author:  JeepinJoe02 [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:46 pm ]
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jquise2423 wrote:
Hey Joe
I think I will join you on this one.
Jamie


I sure hope you can make it, Jamie. It's been a while since we've wheeled together. I promise I won't go into any mud pits that nearly swallow my Jeep. :P

This should be an exciting run. My brother Mike and his two daughters are coming out to Vegas to visit me. Why should I be excited? I've been in Vegas for nearly 8 years and this is his first trip out to visit ME. What better way to introduce him to my world than on the Matterhorn/Bowl Trail. :wink:
Author:  thetopnotch [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:39 am ]
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I will be there!!

Jodi
Author:  jquise2423 [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:55 pm ]
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After matterhorn we can do shitter and rock bottom. heheheeheheh
Jamie
Author:  thetopnotch [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:06 pm ]
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Yeah, you and Joe... I'm going home to have a Birthday BBQ! By the way, I don't wanna die!

Jodi
Author:  afhanson72 [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:30 pm ]
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Dang Joe, you beat me to it!!! :lol:

I just sent you an email. I just picked up me Jeep about 30 minutes ago. I need to go find a neighbors wall to crawl up or something!!!! :shock:

I will be there. I'm thinking about a 7am meeting time at the Petro so we can beat some of the heat!! What do you all think?
Author:  JeepinJoe02 [ Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:34 am ]
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afhanson72 wrote:
Dang Joe, you beat me to it!!! :lol:

I just sent you an email. I just picked up me Jeep about 30 minutes ago. I need to go find a neighbors wall to crawl up or something!!!! :shock:

I will be there. I'm thinking about a 7am meeting time at the Petro so we can beat some of the heat!! What do you all think?


Wow, that was quick. I'm glad you got it back and ready to go test it out.

I would like to do the Shitter trail sometime.

7 am at Petro sounds good to me. 6:15 a.m. at Dunn Edwards paint store on Tropicana, east of 95 on the north side of the road, for those coming from the Henderson area, to caravan up, with a depart time of 6:30 a.m. for those interested.

BBQ sounds good. :wink:

Check the updated info on the first post for meeting times, too.
Author:  jquise2423 [ Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:28 pm ]
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Joe Where exactly do you begin and end your trail? I'm thinking of trailering my Jeep up and back will this be possible?
Jamie
Author:  JeepinJoe02 [ Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:08 pm ]
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jquise2423 wrote:
Joe Where exactly do you begin and end your trail? I'm thinking of trailering my Jeep up and back will this be possible?
Jamie


We'll either start in Glendale and exit at the Ute exit or vice versa. If we start at Ute, you could drop the trailer there and pick it up on the way back. It is about 6 miles in off I-15, but I guess you could always park it somewhere closer to I-15 so you wouldn't have to travel all that way back in. So yes, it is possible.
Author:  afhanson72 [ Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:36 pm ]
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Are you planning on the Shitter Trail Saturday? If so, what is the time frame on that one for us getting back to Vegas?
Author:  JeepinJoe02 [ Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:10 pm ]
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afhanson72 wrote:
Are you planning on the Shitter Trail Saturday? If so, what is the time frame on that one for us getting back to Vegas?


I don't even know where it begins. I was guessing it would take no more than 5-6 hours on Matterhorn/Bowl, if we do the bowl. I think that is what it took last time, wasn't it? Maybe Jamie knows where the trail is located and the length of time needed to do it.
Author:  afhanson72 [ Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:40 pm ]
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That's cool. Maybe we can find it!
Author:  jquise2423 [ Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:04 pm ]
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Shitter begins pretty much in the area that Hump and Bump stages their base camp. It's pretty much a short trail. Plenty of ways out to the main trail as far as I can remember. I have it in my GPS. It was a real fun trail.

36.605467,-114.50282 (WGS84)

36.605482,-114.502 (NAD27)

These are the trailhead coordinates.

Jamie
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