Was here back in December, but was on a 2.5" lift with 31" tires. Now I'm lifted 4" and have 33" tires, and have done the trails before, and was with my buddies who are much more experienced. The park is under new management, but they seem very much committed to improving what was already the best park in a many-hundred mile radius.
I've never taken any car/trail video before, so you get what you get. This is the initial descent on Rubicon Ridge (one of the 3 badge trails). The video does not do it justice, but it is really steep and long. Lots of loose rocks closer to the top, and then several good sized drops around the midway point. First time we did this it took us a long time to get all our jeeps down, with spotters, etc. This time I led, and got down in about 5 minutes (felt like 10 seconds), no spotters required.
The trail is pretty manageable after this, with 3 other harder sections, each with a bypass. The fork in the road is the 2nd challenging section, I regret not trying it this time. The 3rd & 4th section aren't on the video, but the 3rd one is deceiving. It does not look overly hard, but I couldn't overcome it, and neither could the TJ with the 5" long arm & front/rear ARBs, and neither could the Samurai with front/rear lunchbox lockers and zero f's to give. And boy let me tell you he tried! It was on this obstacle that I took some damage which has directly or indirectly resulted in trouble shifting into 4 low.
Also spent more time on the other half of the park which doesn't seem to get very much traffic at all. There are some really pretty & challenging trails with some steep up & downs, tight switchbacks, and off-camber stuff, sometimes all at the same time. (sorry for the poorly oriented video)
That brand new gladiator is Larry Bird because he's white and makes a lot of three pointers. He took some body damage on Fun Run, which had to hurt, but he took it like a champ.
There is still plenty of ground left uncovered even having spent 5 days out there so far. But I'm also discovering trails in & around Lake Ouachita that I hope to explore more in the fall.
I've never taken any car/trail video before, so you get what you get. This is the initial descent on Rubicon Ridge (one of the 3 badge trails). The video does not do it justice, but it is really steep and long. Lots of loose rocks closer to the top, and then several good sized drops around the midway point. First time we did this it took us a long time to get all our jeeps down, with spotters, etc. This time I led, and got down in about 5 minutes (felt like 10 seconds), no spotters required.
The trail is pretty manageable after this, with 3 other harder sections, each with a bypass. The fork in the road is the 2nd challenging section, I regret not trying it this time. The 3rd & 4th section aren't on the video, but the 3rd one is deceiving. It does not look overly hard, but I couldn't overcome it, and neither could the TJ with the 5" long arm & front/rear ARBs, and neither could the Samurai with front/rear lunchbox lockers and zero f's to give. And boy let me tell you he tried! It was on this obstacle that I took some damage which has directly or indirectly resulted in trouble shifting into 4 low.
Also spent more time on the other half of the park which doesn't seem to get very much traffic at all. There are some really pretty & challenging trails with some steep up & downs, tight switchbacks, and off-camber stuff, sometimes all at the same time. (sorry for the poorly oriented video)
That brand new gladiator is Larry Bird because he's white and makes a lot of three pointers. He took some body damage on Fun Run, which had to hurt, but he took it like a champ.
There is still plenty of ground left uncovered even having spent 5 days out there so far. But I'm also discovering trails in & around Lake Ouachita that I hope to explore more in the fall.