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Old 07-02-2020, 08:30 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by Terry Kennedy View Post
That's a lot better condition, wider, and fewer tight curves / sharp descents than Cerro Gordo Road.

When Top Gear US ran their "Monument to Moab" episode, I kept grumbling that I'd done far worse roads in an Atom, which has approximately no ground clearance.
Notice all the guardrails and 1000-200 foot drop offs! The last couple of miles were relatively flat, but had very bad washout in a few spots.

We had to stop 4-5 times, get out of the Rabbit, and figure out what would be out path for the next 35-50 feet to get through rock wash. (repeatedly scraping the undercarriage.

We had no business being there in a Rabbit. I grew up driving in the woods around reservoirs in northwest NJ. Rule #1 was ALWAYS don't go along, Caravan with vehicles with tow ropes and winches.

I broke rule #1 in an area that could have killed us
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