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pnichols wrote:
Are those pictures above of "the highest public road pass in America" that I've read about?
It would be an interesting topic thread to talk about and publish pictures of the largest RV to (ever) cross this pass! Not just pickup trucks w/shells, but "true" RVs.
i.e. I wonder if a Tiger or Earthroamer has ever crossed this pass? How about a Class B on a van chassis ever crossing this pass? Is 4WD absolutely required ... or could a 2WD rig (with a lot of weight on the rear wheels) make it in the middle of summer?
Also, I guess it would be difficult for a carburator engine powered heavy rig to make it this high? Probably fuel injected/turbo-charged/super-charged would have a much easier time of it?
4-wd drive is required. It is difficult to show how truly steep and rough this trail is through a camera.
This is coming down off of Redcone Pass. This is a one-way trail because you can't see the bottom of the trail from the top. We would have someone stay on top so we could climb back up; this is another "white knuckle" trail. Probably only 1 out of 10 people would ever try and probably less than 50% of them succeeded climbing to the peak from this side. The picture does no justice as to just how steep that hill really is.
The truck we took up this trail was a F-250 4-wd, carbureted (dual-fuel and ran on propane), is equipped with a Trac-Lok limited slip in the front and a Detroit Locker in the rear.
Also if you watched WKAYLs video it showed the trail climbing through a very tight section of pine trees, there are a few corners that it would take us a couple of tries to get around that would limit anything bigger than a regular cab long bed truck, height clearance would also be a problem through the pines. I think it would be difficult for an H1 to fit through the pines too due to their width.
A "heavy" vehicle could very well be disastrous descending Red Cone; it is very steep and is composed of very loose shale.
It is a spectacular trail.
