Corkscrew Pass

From California Gulch, we traveled across Hurricane Pass and on to Corkscrew Pass. The views and colors in this area were outstanding. There is a large flat area to park on top with grand views. Going down the west side of Corkscrew Pass is steep in some areas. Glen (Beamer) has a 78 Cherokee with no low range and experienced overheating brakes and later was very lucky when his Cherokee went off the trail into a creek bed and no one was hurt. Fortunately, all four people inside were using seat belts. After we settled down from the initial excitement, we all got busy working to get the Cherokee back on the trail. Phil's (Flatbackdragon) nephew Scott pretty much saved the day with his John Deere Scout buggy and truck with car trailer. He was able to winch the Cherokee back up to the trail without incident. The tranny pan had a hole in it and the master cylinder was shot on the Cherokee, so we strapped the the Scout to the Cherokee and Flint's GW to the Scout to provide braking power. From there it was a tedious ride down with Phil cutting jokes on the CB the whole way ... What a day!

For safety sake, it is highly recommended having low range equipped 4WDs only on these steep mountain trails. The low range provides for additional engine braking power as well as better climbing power.

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