- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Why anyone would attempt this crossing right now is beyond me.... and especially with the sheer volume of runoff we're getting.
Dolores River crossing fail
- Thread starter Greg
- Start date
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
Hope he gets his cooler back.
Jesser04
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Kaysville Utah
how Much help could that guy have been with those Jesus sandals on? I guess he could of paddled that bpa free kayak over and held that dudes hat for him.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Definitely not a good time to cross. Also, the camera guys is a douche.
I'm kinda shocked right now haha... 
So this post initially caught my eye because I grew up in the Southwest corner of Colorado and my family, friends, and I frequently rode dirt bikes or drove jeeps/trucks to and played around in/near the Dolores River. Imagine my surprise when I opened the link to find the Jeep that was responsible for getting my dad and subsequently myself/my family into offroading... @Herzog, remember the guy and his grandson that ran Poison Spider/Where Eagles Dare with us last year in the black and blue JKU during our 2018 Rocktober Crawl trip? He built that Scrambler back in ~2000 I think. After he built that jeep my dad built a very comparable CJ-7 and I have a lot of memories as a kid wheeling Moab with those two rigs. The guy who built that jeeps son was one of my best friends throughout high school and I spent a lot of time running around town in that vehicle. My buddies dad sold it several years back, no idea who owns it now. Guess if he wants it back now might be a good time to snag it at a discount haha. I can't tell from the video where that is exactly but it looks like it could be right outside my hometown; my brother still lives in that area and says that the river has been running like mad this year. Here's a couple shots I was able to find real quick of that CJ-8, my Dads CJ-7, and my Brother and I's YJ.
So this post initially caught my eye because I grew up in the Southwest corner of Colorado and my family, friends, and I frequently rode dirt bikes or drove jeeps/trucks to and played around in/near the Dolores River. Imagine my surprise when I opened the link to find the Jeep that was responsible for getting my dad and subsequently myself/my family into offroading... @Herzog, remember the guy and his grandson that ran Poison Spider/Where Eagles Dare with us last year in the black and blue JKU during our 2018 Rocktober Crawl trip? He built that Scrambler back in ~2000 I think. After he built that jeep my dad built a very comparable CJ-7 and I have a lot of memories as a kid wheeling Moab with those two rigs. The guy who built that jeeps son was one of my best friends throughout high school and I spent a lot of time running around town in that vehicle. My buddies dad sold it several years back, no idea who owns it now. Guess if he wants it back now might be a good time to snag it at a discount haha. I can't tell from the video where that is exactly but it looks like it could be right outside my hometown; my brother still lives in that area and says that the river has been running like mad this year. Here's a couple shots I was able to find real quick of that CJ-8, my Dads CJ-7, and my Brother and I's YJ.
Jesser04
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Kaysville Utah
this is the kinda shit that happens when you wear a cowboy hat while jeeping.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Dammit I just bought a new cowboy hat printed like the merican flag.
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
According to the poster's comments below the video, this Jeep had crossed the river earlier in the day in the opposite direction while attached to a winch cable. This was his return trip, and he thought he could go it alone. Clearly, he thought wrong.
Jinx
when in doubt, upgrade!
- Location
- So Jordan, Utah
- Location
- Vehicular limbo
No no, that's different. You can ford the Mississippi wearing that sum-bitch.
Jesser04
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Kaysville Utah
Can someone re-edit this video and put old town road or the git up as the audio.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Well, I DO have a Rubicon model...
Houndoc
Registered User
- Location
- Grantsville
Hard thing with a river crossing is time of day matters- water levels change and of course a slightly different route changes depth as well.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
What about crick crossings?
I have been known to cross a crick or two when I'm in the mounains
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
The only difference between a creek and a crick is the presence of a used tire.