Just thought I'd share some pics of our recent wheeling trip to Potts Mountain. We had 6 Fords (two were 90's models, the rest vintage), two Jeeps and a Yota truggy go, great wheeling and camping.

Camp:
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Trailhead:
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Mud notch:
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The Ledge:

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more to come...

The little muddy rock garden:
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I absolutely brutalized my b-pillar on that tree, lol:
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That left a mark:
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Field on the ridge (camp the second night):
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Poser rock:
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View from the top:
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Yeah, thats a little rough:
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Heres the full album:
http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a357/VerticalTRX/Potts%206-16/?start=all

nice ranger

Bad ass! Looks like some good fun and I love seeing the old school iron on the trails :beer:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a357/VerticalTRX/Potts%206-16/Misc-25.jpg

Looks like that could be a long ride down if you picked the wrong line...

Nice pics!

Really cool area! Awesome pics. Every time I see a built old school Ford I start lusting after them but I have to tell myself I've already got a truck that's not done.

wish we had trails around my neck of the woods

Looks like that could be a long ride down if you picked the wrong line...

Nice pics!

Yup, thats for sure, its on the edge of a pretty decent cliff. No one in our group made it up the ledge unassisted, the two EB's winched up. I have never seen or heard of anyone making that ledge, its pretty nasty.

I think its time for some sliders on the ol '79, then maybe I'll give the ledge a try. :grinpimp:

The ranger is Eric the Red on here, and the green '78 Bronco truggy is Partsflyin, not sure if the other two EB guys are on here or not.

Great Pics!!!

Sweet pics vert!!! Had a blast! Thanks again for the invite. I'll keep ya posted on our plan for Uwharrie.
Were the gnats still thick up there in the clearing Sat. night?
Slim

Where in VA is that trail?

Sweet pics vert!!! Had a blast! Thanks again for the invite. I'll keep ya posted on our plan for Uwharrie.
Were the gnats still thick up there in the clearing Sat. night?
Slim

Naw, up there in the clearing there weren't hardly any bugs at all, I guess because of the altitude. Glad yall could make it up, it was nice seeing all the Fords on the trail.

Where in VA is that trail?

Its north of New Castle, I can give you specific directions if you want.

The Ledge:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a357/VerticalTRX/Potts%206-16/Misc-25.jpg

Grubb, you have a way of making an already steep ledge look even steeper. However, the leaning people and trees give it away.

Naw, up there in the clearing there weren't hardly any bugs at all, I guess because of the altitude. Glad yall could make it up, it was nice seeing all the Fords on the trail.



Its north of New Castle, I can give you specific directions if you want.

Damn, that's WTF out there from me. (Nawfuk/VA Beach)

Rangers looking good Eric!

Grubb, you have a way of making an already steep ledge look even steeper. However, the leaning people and trees give it away.

lol, I know, however I've found tilting the camera is the only way to give full effect of how steep something really is. With the camera flat that ledge looks like a little 4' step, which we both know it's certainly not.

Likey the big ol' Fords. Thanks for the pics!

Me likey as well. Makes me wish my old iron was wheelable at the moment, and we had some trails like that near by.

is that second campsite on the backside of the trail up reddish knob?(cant remember the name offhand)

edit: nevermind, just saw it was near new castle

is that second campsite on the backside of the trail up reddish knob?(cant remember the name offhand)

edit: nevermind, just saw it was near new castle

Its on the ridge of Potts Mountain, between Jefferson and George Washington National Forests.

Looks like a sweet trip. Loving that 90's Ranger. Quite the setup... is his bed rack completely custom?

is his bed rack completely custom?
nah, it's an old conferr rack I picked up some years back. I just built the supports that are under it.

Nice pics.

Vert, I just bought a Scout rear off a friend of yours couple weeks back.

Can't remember his name, but cool guy.

Man, looking at them pics makes me want to bust ass, save some coin and do something with my stock 79' F150.

only thing not stock is the motor and the tires......and the burnt NP435:shaking:

Gawddamn that looks like a fun place to go.

My balls got tight looking at the ledge though.....:flipoff2:

I gotta try and do a cheap build up on mine.

THANKS FOR SHARING:smokin: