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This page includes pictures from Chiva Falls trips up through May 5th, 1999.

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This was the 1st trip where the Jeeps were "Lifted and Locked".   Chiva Falls is rated a 3.5 and I had just added the new BFG Mud Terrain's(whew).  The adrenaline was high since this was my 1st time on this level of trail and I had the extra challenge of being "unlocked".  This means that I had open differentials in my truck and if one tire lost traction the axle disengaged.   We made it all the way to the Fall which had only a small trickle then headed back the way we came.  There were no major problems though I had a difficult time coming back up "the crack" and managed to scrape the right rear fender a bit on a rock.   Gives the truck character.  <grin>  I also landed 2-3 times on the rear Smittybilt bumper, but it's there to protect the body so I don't mind.  Also on this trail run were Jeff in his '95 YJ and Scott in his '93 YJ.  Ian, Chris and Kurt were also passengers.

• Here's my 4Runner angling to come down a slope near "the crack".  This is also where later I slid sideways into and rubbed my right rear fender.
     

• Jeff at the trail head of Chiva Falls.
     

• Scott approaching "the crack" and driving through.   One slip and ... ouch!
     

• Here's Scott getting "tweaked" at the turn around near the falls.
  

• Here's Jeff coming back up "the crack".  Jeff was hoping that left front wheel would come down eventually.<grin>  
  

• Ian taking a break after a grueling section of the Chiva falls trail.  Yes he is doing what you think.   <evil grin>
  

Here are some new Chiva falls pictures.  These are a mixture of some new scans of old pictures and a recent Chiva run on May 5th 1999.   Some of the old pictures are from a Chiva run where I was fortunate enough t o have my wonderful wife along.  Others are from a snowy day(Easter Sunday)when Kaye and some of her friends went for a ride with me.  On the 5th we met at the Desert Market on Tanque Verde and Catalina Highway.  I was expecting 3 vehicles and eight showed up.  It was my 4runner, Scott's Jeep (with the newly installed engine<smile>), Jeff's white Jeep, Leah's monster CJ, Jeff's(Leah's sig.) Scrambler, Dan's modified Willey's Jeep (Dan installed Scott's engine), a monsterous Toyota 4x4 that made me drool, and put together truck that may have once been an old dodge.  A new friend of mine Dan was not only my copilot for this trip but provided some nice shots with his digital camera.  Also, one the way back from the falls we stopped at a site named "Three Pools" which is a natural rock catch basin for water in three seperate pools.   Three of us dared the cool mountain water (Jeff, Ian and I) to strip to our underware and jump in.  Very nice after a hot afternoon on the trail. Sorry no pictures of this.<sheepish grin>

• Pretty snow pictures in Tucson Arizona Easter Sunday 1999.
   

• One Psycho Toyota truck we saw doing "the Steps" on the Chiva falls trail.
  

• A Picture of Chiva Falls with water in it.
  

• Jeff Tadlock contimplating existance prior to 4wheelin'.  Is such a thing possible?
  

• Scott comuning with nature next to the pool at Chiva Falls.
  

• Pictures of the beautiful scenery (including my lovely wife) on the trail to Chiva.
     

These are the newest pictures at Chiva Falls May 5th.

• Airing down the tires at Circle K.
   

• Dan's 65 Willy's Jeep with the Chevy V8, it rocked!
  

• The cool Toyota with 4" on lift and 33x12.5" tires!
  

• What is that truck exactly?
  

• There are shots of my 4runner, Dan's Jeep, and Leah's CJ tackling "the Chute" on the Chiva Falls trail.
     

• Lunch time on the trail at Chiva Falls.
   

• Leah's Jeep on the trail to "3 Pools".  Yes, that is a stream we are driving through.  This was taken from the front seat of my truck.
  

• The "parking" area at "3 Pools".
  

• Fixing the flat tire I was rewarded with after misjudging the distance to a rock outcropping while climbing "the Chute" on the way home.   Glad I bought those Discount tire warentees!
          

• WAIT is that a Jeep with it's hood up?  This was the maiden voyage of Scott's Jeep with his new engine.  The engin was replaced as a result of a piston rod blown through the bottom of the engine during a stream fording that was a bit too deep.  After running on the trail all day at Chiva, the engine was lagging really bad.  It tured out the engine was fixed but they didn't check the exhaust, the Cat. and muffler were not not in good shape from the submersion of the weekend before.  Replacing the exhaust system (which was under warentee) got him out on the road again.
  

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