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10-30-2006, 03:27 PM
Waycrazy found this on JP Magazine
http://www.jpmagazine.com/eventcoverage/worst_off_road_trails/index5.html
5. Pucker Ridge, Washington
Coined “death ‘wheeling” by more than one person, the Pucker Ridge trail is neither for the faint of heart or for anyone who does not know the trail well. There is a ton of off-camber driving, silt-covered hills, a couple of ridgebacks with steep descents, and trailside cliffs that drop 700 to 800 feet to the canyon floor below. The final portion of the trail involves a high ridgeback that drops off at the end to 35 or 45 degrees. Just in case the steepness is not bad enough, this area of the trail is also off-camber with few trees to winch to, or to stop a rolling Jeep. Another portion of seldom-used trail near Pucker Ridge is called Narrow Neck Gap. This ridge is just wide enough for an elk trail that spans the distance between two bigger ridges. Driving here involves carefully planned movements where mistakes will lead to a rocky grave.
Build for it: Narrow passes between trees make flatfenders king here, but stability could save the day, so keep the heavy weight low. Lockers? You bet, and plenty of power can make driving up slick ash-covered hills more realistic.
How to die: If you try to run Pucker Ridge for the first time by yourself, plan on either getting lost, or starving to death. That’s the nice way to die, while the other option involves rapidly descending to the bottom of a canyon when you follow two tire tracks that were made by locals who know the trail and had their Jeep attached to a winch cable.
http://www.jpmagazine.com/eventcoverage/worst_off_road_trails/index5.html
5. Pucker Ridge, Washington
Coined “death ‘wheeling” by more than one person, the Pucker Ridge trail is neither for the faint of heart or for anyone who does not know the trail well. There is a ton of off-camber driving, silt-covered hills, a couple of ridgebacks with steep descents, and trailside cliffs that drop 700 to 800 feet to the canyon floor below. The final portion of the trail involves a high ridgeback that drops off at the end to 35 or 45 degrees. Just in case the steepness is not bad enough, this area of the trail is also off-camber with few trees to winch to, or to stop a rolling Jeep. Another portion of seldom-used trail near Pucker Ridge is called Narrow Neck Gap. This ridge is just wide enough for an elk trail that spans the distance between two bigger ridges. Driving here involves carefully planned movements where mistakes will lead to a rocky grave.
Build for it: Narrow passes between trees make flatfenders king here, but stability could save the day, so keep the heavy weight low. Lockers? You bet, and plenty of power can make driving up slick ash-covered hills more realistic.
How to die: If you try to run Pucker Ridge for the first time by yourself, plan on either getting lost, or starving to death. That’s the nice way to die, while the other option involves rapidly descending to the bottom of a canyon when you follow two tire tracks that were made by locals who know the trail and had their Jeep attached to a winch cable.