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Trail 12 is unnamed, like most of the trails. John Long hammered his CJ-5 on numerous attempts before the AMC 360 started spitting oil out of the dipstick onto the exhaust.

Trail 12 is unnamed, like most of the trails. John Long hammered his CJ-5 on numerous attempts before the AMC 360 started spitting oil out of the dipstick onto the exhaust.

You can enjoy one of the impressive views as J.R. climbs one of the many ledges. After getting the correct line-in true Southern wheeling fashion-he backed up a bit and bumped his Jeep over the ledge.

The line on this 10-foot-tall rock slab hasn't been claimed yet. Rob Smith gave it several tries, but did a little three-wheel motion in the process. His buggy has a Ford 302, a C6, an NP205 case, and Rockwell axles.

Cole Shirley warms up his new half-tread 39-inch Krawlers on Trail 11. Jim's Garage in North Carolina built the Twisted Customs-inspired rig for Shirley with a 6.0L Vortec, an Atlas transfer case, a Spider 9 rear axle, and a Dana 60 front axle.

Trails on the west side of the park are organized and numbered well with Upper Access, Middle Access, and Lower Access trails connecting over 20 trails on that side of the park. Here Terry Brooks and Kalem Threadgill line up to tackle Trail 22.

Jason Page hit a bad line on The Waterfall and had a gradual, graceful flop on his side. After winching off the obstacle and letting the majority of the oil drain back into the engine, he cranked the Vortec 5.7L back up and rode the rest of the day, albeit fogging the mosquitoes.

Jason Page hit a bad line on The Waterfall and had a gradual, graceful flop on his side. After winching off the obstacle and letting the majority of the oil drain back into the engine, he cranked the Vortec 5.7L back up and rode the rest of the day, albeit fogging the mosquitoes.

Jason Page hit a bad line on The Waterfall and had a gradual, graceful flop on his side. After winching off the obstacle and letting the majority of the oil drain back into the engine, he cranked the Vortec 5.7L back up and rode the rest of the day, albeit fogging the mosquitoes.

Jason Page hit a bad line on The Waterfall and had a gradual, graceful flop on his side. After winching off the obstacle and letting the majority of the oil drain back into the engine, he cranked the Vortec 5.7L back up and rode the rest of the day, albeit fogging the mosquitoes.

Jason Page hit a bad line on The Waterfall and had a gradual, graceful flop on his side. After winching off the obstacle and letting the majority of the oil drain back into the engine, he cranked the Vortec 5.7L back up and rode the rest of the day, albeit fogging the mosquitoes.

We weren't really sure how the truck got there, but it took some creative winching to get it off the rock. Two of four bolts holding the transfer case onto the transmission were sheared off, which caused major fluid loss. Automatics like having fluid in them to work, so this S-10 couldn't move very well under its own power, even with 44-inch Boggers.