We had a great trip down to Moab & monument Valley last weekend - it was great to get the old girl out on the trails. We had our last snow here in Park City a month ago, so we've been in hibernation, hence my limited posts recently
Anyway, trip was organized by the local Land Rover dealership. Had a great time - here are a bunch of pics:
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Bad Caddy
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On Hells Revenge
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The Car Wash! My tow hitch cover is still floating in there
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One leg in the air!
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Hells Revenge was a lot of fun, but the brush bar and tow hitch kept catching - at one point we dropped down onto my brush bar and pushed its mounts up into the bodywork - a bit close to the oil cooler for my linking.
As such we decided to ditch Steel Bender ("a real bumper basher") the next day to avoid pushing the brush bar up any more, so did a couple of easier trails. These were pretty good fun though - lots of dried sandy riverbeds to blast along.
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RRS got stuck
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German guy in the RRS was the funniest part of the whole trip - he head a leaf blower with him and would stop all the time to blow dust off the car.
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Then South to Mexican Hat
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And on to Monument Valley
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Then heading back North via the Valley of the Gods. In the second shot you can make out cars that have gone over the edge of the ridge road
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And Natural Bridges Park - look at the arch, one of the biggest in the world. Tree in it for scale.
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Then a last stop in Goblin Valley - amazing place!
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Fantastic trip - love that part of the world
Oh - and heres a vid from the Car Wash
Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated '80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
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7th Jun 2014 8:23 pm
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Thats our 2015 calender sorted then
Great stuff ! 8)21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
7th Jun 2014 8:27 pm
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Wow .... D4 Front upgrade/cut back wings n things 'taking a long time but getting there'.
D4 rear upgrade - Narpys helped with that bit
Flack for problem solving and D4 Bluetooth Install/ D4 Heated Steering wheel with Flappy paddles n BBS enabling kit
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I aim to please '80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
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7th Jun 2014 8:28 pm
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very good thank you
7th Jun 2014 8:32 pm
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Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated '80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
7th Jun 2014 8:35 pm
Russell
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So when can we all come out and have a trip out with you, feel a group trek coming onMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
That would be great Russell - downside is you all have to rent Jeeps '80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
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7th Jun 2014 8:55 pm
crwoody
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Brilliant pictures, absolutely stunning scenery too
That's one place I really want to visit.Clive
7th Jun 2014 9:03 pm
DerbyshireDisco
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Wow you've done it again, absolutely stunning.Displaced Yorkshireman.
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SDV6 Auto obviously, Loire blue/Ebony, ugly kid glass, RLD wheel protector, private plate and maybe side steps.
7th Jun 2014 9:20 pm
Andrew Hebron
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Awesome landscape! How did the Evoque cope?Andrew
7th Jun 2014 9:22 pm
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My Disco 3 In Monument valley & Route 66, 2007
7th Jun 2014 10:02 pm
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Outstanding! Absolulutely fecking awesome. I want to be there now!
Evoque did pretty well - it did not tackle Hells Revenge, to be honest it would not have fared very well there as you really needed additional ground clearance. On the 2 trails on the second day it coped well with sand and slickrock, but caught front & rear bumpers a few times.'80 109 Stage 1 V8 - still going strong!
'13 LR4 HSE - HD pack (sold)
'11 LR4 HSE - HD Pack (sold)
'07 LR3 V8 SE (sold)
Ex '85 110 County V8 (left in Oz)
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