A canyon in Utah

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This was our first overnight in the van since the 4wd conversion. A scenic little Utah canyon.

[Twoxentrix]

From what you didnt say, I can only assume everything went well, and you are very happy with your upgrade & that it served you well.
I'm always intrigued by the variation of landscape Mother Nature produces... Thanks for posting.

[NavyNuke]

Beautiful place to camp

[bad luck]

Originally Posted by Twoxentrix

From what you didnt say, I can only assume everything went well, and you are very happy with your upgrade & that it served you well.
I'm always intrigued by the variation of landscape Mother Nature produces... Thanks for posting.

No,
Things didn't go well. And I wasn't happy.
The guy who did it said it would be completed in
3 to 4 weeks, it took him 8 months.
I would not ever go back to him for anything.
When I finally got the van back it wasn't completed.
But I was glad to finally have it back.
After spending a lot more money, it seems to be o.k. now.

[Twoxentrix]

8 months??? I would have needed therapy!.
My sentiment of my comment was intended more as "Congrats, and I'm sure your excited to have a 4x4" . Glad that still applies since you have a working system.
Most of us have had (some level of) a bad experience - the sting does eventually go away. Enjoy your adventures.

[bad luck]

I don't think about it much. Because if I do, it raises my blood pressure. And I don't need that. But yeah, we love the van, we have had some good times in it already.
Thanks

[shenrie]

Beautiful pix man. Place looks amazing!

When/if you can please share who you had this bad experience with so others can stay clear.

[Merton]

I recently drove my Sprinter 4x4 down a canyon in the Escalante National Monument. The name of the road is Left Hand Turn Collet Road. Do not go down this road unless you know more about the condition of the road then I did. I eventually made it out but was on the very edge of my 4x4 low range capability. I had to stop 3 times to rebuild the road with large rocks where it had washed out. I could not turn around and kept thinking it cannot get any worse but it did. Very stressful as a tow truck would have been impossible to get in there regardless of how much money I might have offered. Lesson learned: always scout the road out on foot even if it is 10 miles.

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Originally Posted by shenrie

Beautiful pix man. Place looks amazing!

When/if you can please share who you had this bad experience with so others can stay clear.

The guys name is Mike Leavitt, I will post the gory details later on. But should I post them in a different thread?

It is an amazing place, I've never seen any rock formations like it anywhere else.

[bad luck]

Originally Posted by Merton

I recently drove my Sprinter 4x4 down a canyon in the Escalante National Monument. The name of the road is Left Hand Turn Collet Road. Do not go down this road unless you know more about the condition of the road then I did. I eventually made it out but was on the very edge of my 4x4 low range capability. I had to stop 3 times to rebuild the road with large rocks where it had washed out. I could not turn around and kept thinking it cannot get any worse but it did. Very stressful as a tow truck would have been impossible to get in there regardless of how much money I might have offered. Lesson learned: always scout the road out on foot even if it is 10 miles.

I drove my old gmc van down Left Hand Collet canyon about 28 years ago, long before it was a national monument.
The van was not 4wd, but I suspect the road has gotten worse since then. All part of the fun, we did get stuck in a giant mud hole on Skutumpah road, for half a day. The road has since been improved a lot.