The V-notch at Walker Valley

preacherman · Jun 19, 2011

I was just there Friday, and they had a no vehicles marker on the v-notch. I was gonna try something crazy and fully intended to try it. I was bummed, my wife was relieved ;-). Anybody on here know why it was closed. A friend of mine said it was open last Saturday, so they must have just done it?

Ty. · Jun 19, 2011

Hopefully this is just somebody's bad idea of a joke.

zukkev · Jun 19, 2011

Not sure...Haven't heard anything at all--and I just recently spoke w/ Elyse.

preacherman · Jun 19, 2011

Well, I guess that some one could have pulled one of the markers, and put it there. That is a bad joke!

jimpaget · Jun 19, 2011

I was at the DNR meeting on Tuesday. We talked about the V-notch but nothing at all was said about it being closed.

Somebody's bad idea of a joke. There was mention of another sign in that area being altered, but none of it was by DNR.

preacherman · Jun 19, 2011

Bummer, I could have given it a shot! Ah, I am just a F/R locked jeep TJ, probably would have wound up on my lid! we figured on doing the old strap and winchline trick, but probabably better off not put my DD through that. It ran everything else without issue, except I lost a bead on the egg rock. Thank goodness for OBA, hit it with air and bumped it over the rock.
This was the first run with the front ARB and yukon chromos, Awesome!

zukkev · Jun 19, 2011

Kept the ARB then???

Sounds like a good time was had!:awesomework:

preacherman · Jun 19, 2011

Yes I decided to go with it, it ran flawlessly! took all of the nasty lines, and whipped em' all. 33s are all a guy needs, the only thing it didn't own was the v-notch. I struggle quite a bit at the egg rock on the expressway but I had a tire that was completely flat and spinning on the rim.

Nice thing about those toyos, it was stiff enough that it didn't come off of the rim. Just spun. We put a little air in it, and when we got back up to the top, pulled it off and cleaned the bead.

zukkev · Jun 19, 2011

Egg Rock on Expressway? :scratchhead:

jimpaget · Jun 19, 2011

preacherman said:
Bummer, I could have given it a shot! Ah, I am just a F/R locked jeep TJ, probably would have wound up on my lid! we figured on doing the old strap and winchline trick, but probabably better off not put my DD through that. It ran everything else without issue, except I lost a bead on the egg rock. Thank goodness for OBA, hit it with air and bumped it over the rock.
This was the first run with the front ARB and yukon chromos, Awesome!

The other issue now is that the backside of the top is so dug out that the breakover angle is going to be pretty rough on drivelines for a vehicle like yours.

zukkev · Jun 19, 2011

Nevermind, i just figured it out!:redneck:
that's actually just above Expressway, on Upper Mainline, just before you end up on the landing...

preacherman · Jun 19, 2011

Yeah that

KarlVP · Jun 22, 2011

Is this "EGG ROCK?"

japerry · Jun 22, 2011

Boosted · Jun 22, 2011

I dont think it is. Looks more like the rock near the top of Rons Run / Re-run.

jeepmauler · Jun 22, 2011

Your both correct...It is "Egg Rock" and it is towards the top of "Rons Run" which originally was "Jeep Cross".

redneck_hippy · Jun 22, 2011

I just went through there a few weeks ago for the first time. I liked that section, it was a nice cool down after getting up winch line.

crash2 · Jun 22, 2011

Thats on the old jeep cross trail not far from the top of the climb(with all the brick layed on the ground). I remember driving over it and smacking the tree on the right side of the rock.

preacherman · Jun 22, 2011

No that isn't the egg rock, the egg rock is on the last leg of expressway as you are on your way up. It narrows as an egg does so if you climb it high side (with wet tires) you'll end up low side hung on a tree. It looks easy on approach, but I have seen alot of guys get messed up bad on it.
I will try to come up with some pics of it?