Solihull Society

Chinaman Gulch – Trip Report

I knew it was a bad sign when I drove past the bent up gate that signaled the left turn up to the Chinaman Gulch trailhead. Ordinarily not a big deal but I was the trail leader and I was leading 7 trucks including 2 defenders, 4 discos and 1 P38 RR and if Jim Hall had shown with his Series we would’ve had the spectrum of the Rover line. Jimmy had gone ahead of us and radioed for us to go back to the gate to get back on track. Chinaman’s reputation was that of a difficult trail with some challenging and notorious obstacles such as the waterfall, whale’s tail and rock pile. Fortunately, all the Rovers were driven by experienced members and had the necessary modifications.

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April 27th 2007
The spring Moab trip took place on April 27/28. April 27 was a beautiful day and we met at City Market at 8:30 AM. The 5 of us that met were Mark and Terri, Paul and Phil, Dr. Dee and Charlotte, Rob and Mike, and Brian Gueck. An RR, Defender, and 3 Discos. We decided to do Poison Spider and headed out. At the trailhead amidst numerous ATV’s and some jeeps we aired down and took off on the gorgeous morning. Little did we know that EXCITEMENT was on our way shortly.

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