Gold Mountain

Went to Big Bear yesterday ...try some trails..... went to Gold Mountain then John Bull Trail..
Survived trail......

 

You made it through John Bull without sliders?

 

Yes...Had best Spotters...

 

Any photos of you going through the John Bull gatekeeper?

 

Yes I want to see some pics from JB...

 

If you made it through the gatekeeper without any damage, then kudos. Seen plenty of Jeeps on 35s get high centered on the gate keeper. Did you hit it backwards by chance with the gate keeper at the end? There are also some really sketch parts with wheelbase, especially a wheel base as long as our trucks have.

Also, kudos for picking terrorist tan. Probably the best color there is.

 

Nice!! What size are your tires?

 

First couple pics look like Little JB at the end of Jacoby Cyn. The last 3 at Gold Mtn. you had some good spotters and stackers!

 

my friend calls it "ISIS truck"..lol

 

yokohama geolander 003
295/70/18

 

Holly hell no sliders? No damage?? U got some courage to give that a try

 

Yes No Sliders....... My wife was in truck ...she the witness....you can see in one of pictures....hard to see in (Tinted)...

 

those Geolandar look solid. Don't really see them much on Tundras. You should write a review on them.

https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/geolandar-m-t-g003

 

Got any pics from the John Bull trail? Curious to see a Tundra navigate that rock garden.

 

Relax guys. He probably doesn't know the area that well. There's no way he went through the hard part of John Bull. But even going through the east part is pretty respectable.

 

True Alex. I guess some of us who have run JB are very interested in seeing a full size truck, a new one at that, conquer the JB gatekeeper. So far no pics from John Bull so maybe we're a bit skeptical.

 

I watched a regular cab 1 ton chevy on 40" tire do the gatekeeper once.

there is no way a tundra can do it...

Unless the gatekeeper gets rearranged. They do that sometimes. but I believe the rangers try to keep it challenging for short wheel base on 40" on a regular basis

 

Oh and he does have pics from John Bull, but its the east side of the trail which is easier

 

Those first two pics are from little JB section of Jacoby Cyn.

 

Yep. I recognize that rock:

 

That’s where my comment stemmed from. JB gets way easier towards the end if you start at the gatekeeper and you’re normally going down hill. He’s going up.

Bombed this trail probably a dozen times in my jeep. Definitely one of my favorites along with the waterfall at dishpan springs.

 

I’d say “terrorist hunter tan” is more apt a name

 

Lack of photos on the gatekeeper is why I'm skeptical, too. I've done that area in my FJ Cruiser years ago and there was no way a stock full-size truck would make it through it without damage. So he must've done a different section or trail; subsequently, people could've moved the rocks around enough to make it easier -- if his group spent an hour or two moving rocks around then sure he'd maybe get through the gatekeeper without damage.

 

Them be some giant rocks to move at the gatekeeper! Granted I haven't been there in a couple yrs now, but I doubt the huge rocks have been moved.

 

I spoke with two rangers in 2016 who told me that occasionally they bring tractors out there and arrange the rocks at gatekeeper to make sure it remains a black diamond trail

 

That's why I loved that place. That is some serious trail management right there!

 

Sanitize THIS!!!


Cant speak much for folks that make 4x4 trails "easier", but I HATE when people samitize my MTB trails bc they can't "clean" a certain section. I CAN!!! Leave it ALONE...

 

I ride MTB also and I agree. But I'm lucky; we have some local guys that spend a lot of time working trails in our area. They concentrate on creating nice berms and lips, but they also preserve the rock gardens.