4x4tographer 2,543 Posted October 27, 2022 Ok - finished going through photos I took on my Fuji and on my phone. Funny enough, I didn't really get any photos from inside of Aravaipa Canyon beyond a few camping shots. I do have some video that I took - just need some time to put the footage together. Here's a shot of yours truly, graciously taken by @johnpa, posing next to an old Salado cliff dwelling inside of the canyon on Saturday morning. Here's a shot of John & Lori, just a speck in the grand wilderness as we left the canyon system and climbed up into the mountains: Here's a photo of the rig line up with @theksmith in the lead as we took a break at Parson's Grove. The road was smooth up to this point and got a LOT rougher. Here's a photo of the fairly robust "cabin" on the site. Note the pop-up shower set up by some long term hunters that were in the area. Previously posted - here's @theksmith in Gadget getting a little sideways in a field of wildflowers. We found ourselves in quite a few off-camber situations throughout the trip. I was able to "top out" at 27 degrees on my inclinometer in pretty gnarly spot. Here's @OffroadFun's mellow yellow JL. We had some excellent directional light that evening and some dramatic weather before sunset. @gearhead's basecamp up on the saddle of the mountains on Saturday night. Sunset was great that evening. Don't let the warm light fool you - it got a little chilly and we had pretty steady 15-20mph winds all night. Another shot from John of yours truly at sunset. My fancy camp lights - more on those on a separate post. They were a great buy! Sunrise on Sunday morning. The clouds were very low and fast moving, obscuring some of the peaks around us. The road ahead as we departed camp. Note that you can see Carpet Hill in all its glory in the background on this shot. It's certainly a STEEP climb! All hail the conquering heroes! We made it to the top of Carpet Hill without any major issues, and no towstraps or stuck rigs! @johnpa's rig. Getting a little flexy on a surprise washout after Carpet Hill. Here's @mynr1 getting a little tippy. One last shot where the group parted ways - 1/2 the crew headed out, the other 1/2 went on for a little more 'splorin'. The old mining "city" of Copper Creek was interesting with a LOT to look at and take in. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzJeepChic 2,397 Posted October 27, 2022 Really great photography @4x4tographer Ryan. Looks like this was an excellent trip and an exceptionally great group of explorers! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theksmith 3,673 Posted October 31, 2022 awesome video Ryan - thanks for taking the time to put that together! love the ending! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzJeepChic 2,397 Posted November 1, 2022 Love the video toooo Ryan @4x4tographer!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
