SIRA 4x4 @ Paragon AP, 1/27 & 1/28

tommaho · 01-29-2007, 09:37 AM

Had a blast at Paragon this past weekend.

Saturday was frigid, but Sunday was a little warmer and more enjoyable. All 3 (4?) of our groups covered tons of ground and had a blast.

The group I led started out with plans of hitting Whompum first thing Saturday but it took us an hour to get the first few rigs ON the trail. I naturally blazed ahead (<- rofl smiley here), but since we were already winching about 25' in we decided against it.

We ended up running mostly low blues on Saturday, but everything from greens to blacks on Sunday.

Here are a few of my pics, I still have to upload the rest:

Slow & steady since we had no clue what was under the ice here:

... or with enough throttle you can jump it and be worry free.

This is the event that coined the phrase "pull a Kyle":

Sunday's assault on Pipe Bender, black 3. This was a bajillion times more fun than goofing around in the play area.

Some day, he too will wheel his jeep.

nierace · 01-29-2007, 09:42 AM

Well my camera kept crapping out so I lost a ton of good pics (Like Chris bouncing like crazy on Hummer hill)

Our group organizing at the bottom of The Cliff in the play area:

Phil up the cliff:

Chris up the cliff:

Dave up the cliff:

nierace · 01-29-2007, 09:43 AM

Chris up hummer hill:

My camera crapped out...it kept turning off on its own, so I didn't get any pics of chris bouncing his front right off the ground...that and he was coming towards me

Dave up hummer hill :

Everyone hanging after cherokee hill:

I don't remember what trail this was, it was a new one and was alot of fun all though there was definately the most groaning from my sliders and skids here :

Stuck JK

highryder08 · 01-29-2007, 01:03 PM

nice pics and awesome scenery

Tom in PA · 01-30-2007, 02:05 PM

Tom

Nice meeting you guys out on the trail... We turned around on 79 and headed back out after talking to you... Winched the stock Scout once, and pulled him once. Too much for a stocker Scout on street treads. No problems with the turbo diesel Scout traveller or the 69 Scout 800A, both of them were stock. The Jeep Cherokee on 30s did well, motivated mainly by throttle.

We pretzeled a tie rod on the 69 800A on the "old pipeline" headed out for the day. We ended up doing a trail fix at the top of the pipeline, then a little more "massaging" in the parking lot. From there we took it to a buddy's place and fixed it right. My wife ended up driving parts over from Williamsport and we were all on our way home by 9PM.

Your group of Jeeps were truly impressive.

All the best to you and your pals,

Tom
79 SCOUT II

**TellyDSP** · 01-30-2007, 02:34 PM

Tom, nice to see you on the trail. Sorry we didnt get a chance to stop and chat. I was busy remaining strapped in to Kyle's XJ, for safety reasons. The second pic in Tom's(Tommaho) post was further down the trail we saw you on. Good thing I was strapped in or it could have been ugly.

Tom in PA · 01-31-2007, 08:11 AM

Your right, it would have be nice to have a chance to talk... but the days are so short when you're having fun right!

We'll miss this weekend's ride due to other commitments, but I think we'll be back in mid-March assuming it is still open. If not were going to try Rausch Creek.

The green level trails at Paragon were right for us. The blues were too much.

I'm going to try to post up our photos on Photopost... maybe sometime this week.

Tom

jipjip · 01-31-2007, 02:01 PM

ok, here's the link the saturdays pics. i'll update as i put sundays pics on.

http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/andmercury2002/paragon%20january%20run%202007/

sideburns · 01-31-2007, 06:08 PM

Howdy, folks. Some of you might remember me as Matt (trex88)'s mangy-bearded copilot. It was a fine weekend of adventure with some great folks. Anyways, I snapped a few picture along the way on saturday & sunday, and since I'm too new to post any pictures, here are some links:

GPS Map of Saturday & Sunday's routes

Group poser shot

Test of recovery skills

Complete gallery of 27-28 JAN 07 Paragon pictures

Enjoy.

Craig

Froudian · 01-31-2007, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sideburns

Howdy, folks. Some of you might remember me as Matt (trex88)'s mangy-bearded copilot. It was a fine weekend of adventure with some great folks. Anyways, I snapped a few picture along the way on saturday & sunday, and since I'm too new to post any pictures, here are some links:

GPS Map of Saturday & Sunday's routes

Group poser shot

Test of recovery skills

Complete gallery of 27-28 JAN 07 Paragon pictures

Enjoy.

Craig

Hope to see you at the March run........

andrew8635 · 02-01-2007, 08:53 AM

Here are just a few of my favorites. the rest are http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p34/andrew8635/Paragon%20Jan%2027%20and%2028/?start=all if you need a password it is thedead

andrew8635 · 02-01-2007, 08:54 AM

01-29-2007, 01:03 PM	#4
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01-30-2007, 02:05 PM	#5
Tom in PA Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northcentral PA Posts: 35 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Pics Tom Nice meeting you guys out on the trail... We turned around on 79 and headed back out after talking to you... Winched the stock Scout once, and pulled him once. Too much for a stocker Scout on street treads. No problems with the turbo diesel Scout traveller or the 69 Scout 800A, both of them were stock. The Jeep Cherokee on 30s did well, motivated mainly by throttle. We pretzeled a tie rod on the 69 800A on the "old pipeline" headed out for the day. We ended up doing a trail fix at the top of the pipeline, then a little more "massaging" in the parking lot. From there we took it to a buddy's place and fixed it right. My wife ended up driving parts over from Williamsport and we were all on our way home by 9PM. Your group of Jeeps were truly impressive. All the best to you and your pals, Tom 79 SCOUT II __________________ Tom in PA 79 Scout II -- 4" SJ kit, 33" BFG Muds, Dual ARB air lockers, Warn 8274 winch, Twin stick D20, M/T Classics, 3.73s, fully restored daily driver. Goes farther than I'm willing to take it...

01-31-2007, 08:11 AM	#7
Tom in PA Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northcentral PA Posts: 35 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Paragon Your right, it would have be nice to have a chance to talk... but the days are so short when you're having fun right! We'll miss this weekend's ride due to other commitments, but I think we'll be back in mid-March assuming it is still open. If not were going to try Rausch Creek. The green level trails at Paragon were right for us. The blues were too much. I'm going to try to post up our photos on Photopost... maybe sometime this week. Tom __________________ Tom in PA 79 Scout II -- 4" SJ kit, 33" BFG Muds, Dual ARB air lockers, Warn 8274 winch, Twin stick D20, M/T Classics, 3.73s, fully restored daily driver. Goes farther than I'm willing to take it...

01-31-2007, 02:01 PM	#8
jipjip Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new milford,CT Posts: 2,446 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	ok, here's the link the saturdays pics. i'll update as i put sundays pics on. http://s49.photobucket.com/albums/f295/andmercury2002/paragon%20january%20run%202007/ __________________ 95 yj sahara green w/ spice hard and soft top, bikini top,full steel doors, and 2 piece bestop soft doors,4.0HO,rear 31 spline 8.8 w/ disc brakes,4.10's and lsd,front HP d30 w/ 4.10's and aussie front locker,ax15,np231j w/ jb conversions ss sye, tom woods custom cv d/s,RE 4.5xd,33" trxus m/t's. 1" bl,and ramsey winch on their way.

02-01-2007, 08:53 AM	#11
andrew8635 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Milford Posts: 256 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Here are just a few of my favorites. the rest are http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p34/andrew8635/Paragon%20Jan%2027%20and%2028/?start=all if you need a password it is thedead __________________ Andrew #2 [COLOR="DarkGreen"][B]1998 Green TJ Sport[/B][/COLOR] [SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkRed"][B][SIZE="6"][SIZE="5"]SAVE PARAGON![/SIZE][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][url]www.saveparagonap.com[/url][/B] [SIZE="1"]\|RE SuperFlex 4.5" w/ 3.5" springs\|RE Adj. Lower Control Arms\|RE Adj. Rear Track Bar\|RE Monotube Shocks\|RE GenII Discos\|RE Extended Rear Breaklines\|Crager 15x8 Soft 8's\|33x12.50 Maxxis Bighorn M/T\|1.25" JKS BL\|M.O.R.E. 1" MML\|Skid Row Engine Skid\|Skid Row Steeringbox Skid\|Skid Row Radiator Guard\|RatShack CB\|FireStik II Antenna\|[/SIZE] [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][B]SIRA 4x4[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]

01-31-2007, 06:08 PM	#9
sideburns Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Altoona, PA Posts: 1 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Howdy, folks. Some of you might remember me as Matt (trex88)'s mangy-bearded copilot. It was a fine weekend of adventure with some great folks. Anyways, I snapped a few picture along the way on saturday & sunday, and since I'm too new to post any pictures, here are some links: GPS Map of Saturday & Sunday's routes Group poser shot Test of recovery skills Complete gallery of 27-28 JAN 07 Paragon pictures Enjoy. Craig

02-01-2007, 08:54 AM	#12
andrew8635 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Milford Posts: 256 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	__________________ Andrew #2 [COLOR="DarkGreen"][B]1998 Green TJ Sport[/B][/COLOR] [SIZE="6"][COLOR="DarkRed"][B][SIZE="6"][SIZE="5"]SAVE PARAGON![/SIZE][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][url]www.saveparagonap.com[/url][/B] [SIZE="1"]\|RE SuperFlex 4.5" w/ 3.5" springs\|RE Adj. Lower Control Arms\|RE Adj. Rear Track Bar\|RE Monotube Shocks\|RE GenII Discos\|RE Extended Rear Breaklines\|Crager 15x8 Soft 8's\|33x12.50 Maxxis Bighorn M/T\|1.25" JKS BL\|M.O.R.E. 1" MML\|Skid Row Engine Skid\|Skid Row Steeringbox Skid\|Skid Row Radiator Guard\|RatShack CB\|FireStik II Antenna\|[/SIZE] [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][B]SIRA 4x4[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]