Pathfinder I
US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups
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Sounds good! I am hoping that she'll be back tonight, so I can use my tent. Where are we meeting tomorrow? I'm 99% sure I can go. Just need to make sure I finish up this one deliverable for work by tonight.
We're going to have to make sure to plan a trip for that works for people soon. I'd like to check it out! I'm getting close to a point of purchasing my new suspension system, and I'm having a hard time deciding on the UCAs. SPCs are on my short list.
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By my count ...... we have the following so far for next Sunday, August 26th: @JRElaxED, @sabjku, @NovaBound, @DRJ, @geekyadam, @bill70387
JRElaxED created an event on the Event Calendar: https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/mission-bbq-meet-up-rig-walk-around-2pm-august-26th-lorton-va-08-26-2018.18250/
Here is the Rally Point details to RSVP: https://www.overlandbound.com/event/mission-bbq-meet-up-rig-walk-around-2pm-august-26th-lorton-va/
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Sent you a PM. I might be able to join this weekend as well.
@geekyadam - Thanks for setting up this weekend's ride. It was pretty fun! @Nootherids - we gotta ride again!
Pathfinder I
Had a great time at the Canaan Loop this weekend with @DRJ and @Nootherids! We didn't take too many pics along the route, but here's a couple.
Pathfinder I
Didn't rain too bad, we had @DRJ's canopy if it started pouring. Just a light sprinkling, slept great! Fun little trail...few technical spots where you need to spot your line, but mostly just a good solid trail in the woods. Not many rocks compared to Big Levels, and pinstripes weren't too excessive IMO.
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How would you rate the trails?Had a great time at the Canaan Loop this weekend with @DRJ and @Nootherids! We didn't take too many pics along the route, but here's a couple.
Pathfinder I
Relatively easy, but like I said, few spots where it's good to have a spotter. Although I admit this run had much more washout than when I ran it in February. There's just a few creek crossings and similar that have some nice rock formations to crawl up/down. I'm running a stock 2017 Tacoma TRD Sport and I did touch down on the frame a couple times. However I would stress that most of that was likely because I wasn't focusing as hard as I could on my line, because I was trying to work on my manual transmission two-footing, which SUCKED. @DRJ would probably attest to that. He was running stock TRD Off-Road suspension and his hitch D-ring touched down a couple times too, but nothing really bad for either of us.
IMO it's one of my favorite nearby places to take a stock rig, but still have a few challenges that are great opportunities to get better at individual technical spots before taking on a more rigorous technical trail elsewhere. I think Flagpole Knob is still my favorite, because it has so much to offer, and I admit that Canaan Loop is relatively short compared to Flagpole. Still a great trail for offroading and camping, which is what overlanding is to me.
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My take on that loop is that it is definitely solo-able. I know my limits and won’t go wheeling solo where I don’t know the trail or there is chance for recovery situation. This is a trail that I would definitely feel comfortable going solo. I’m on a Tundra with 35’s and 3” so my ride was a lot smoother than the Tacoma’s but even on a stick Taco I’d say it solo worthy and like 2 small sections needed careful maneuvering.
It was also pretty short, like 1.5 hr wheeling, but plenty fun IMO. And yeah, it’s tight enough to guarantee pin stripes but a full size like mine can traverse without any concern for body damage of tight turns.
Agreed. Some places requires a good spotters when running on stock vehicles. The difficulty goes up when it’s wet, but like @geekyadam mentioned, it’s doable in a stock 4x4. There are some YouTube videos on it; also referred to as blackwater falls trail.
Great State Park too BTW. Told the wife to go ahead and plan a cabin outing there soon. Blackwater Falls State Park
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Hi guys, I just joined the forum and I'm looking forward to connecting with other members in the area. Thanks for organizing this!
