10-11-2008

Our first run...Bootleg Canyon, Boulder City

Despite cold weather in Las Vegas, which is a rare occasion, we took out our new rig on Saturday, October 11. We had visited the 4-Wheel Parts store in Henderson to get an oil change and found out that a group of people were going to go out that evening for a run in Boulder City. We meet up with the group at 5:00 pm and hit the road. There was a total of 11 different rigs all ready to get dusty and hit the trail. It was exciting to go out and try something new as I have never been in a Jeep before offroading. Unfortanetly we didn't have our own camera for the outing as we were not planning on going out on a run that evening but luckily we did get a photo from someone else that was taking photos!

(This is a map of where we went on the trail for our first run...)

It was a great trail to go out on for the first run. We were able to test out the rig and found out that the 4-wheel drive has some problems with staying engaged. It worked out okay and we were able to make it through the trail with it staying engaged in 4-wheel high for most of the route. There was an area high atop a mountain called Lookout Point that was very beautiful, but very cold.

(The Jeep at the end of the Lookout Point...)

For our first run it was a fun and successful night. It was my 30th birthday and I was battling a bit of a cold but we had fun together and learned what our new rig can do!