Several guys from our club spent a couple of days wheelin' and campin' at the Kentucky Outback Adventure Park (www.kyorvpark.com) this last weekend. This is the second time we have been there.
The owners of the place are very nice and accomodating, and will usually give a large group a discount (I won't tell you how much we paid per vehicle, but for 2 days of wheelin' and 2 nights camping it was less than what we pay for just the camping at the state parks we usually stay out..........).
The weather was warm and it was very dry this weekend which is quite a difference from last fall when it was very, very wet. Obviously the trails are not nearly as difficult, but we could actually see more of them. There are lot's of very steep and long trails up the sides of the valley which were impassable when wet. For example, last fall there is one trail we tried that nobody could get more than about 2 truck lengths up a hill that must have been at least 1/4 mile long.......even a big block powered truck with dual lockers and 38" Swampers. This time when bone dry it is still steep enough in places for vehicles with dual lockers and 33's to have to back up and hit it harder.
Okay, on to the pictures:
This what they call the "Mud Slalom". It starts out following a semi-technical rocky creek bottom, and then makes a 90 degree turn up a hill covered in loose dirt and rocks, and than a rutted out section with a rock ledge that also makes you "slalom" between a couple of trees. Though not very muddy on this day, all of the vehicles required several tries to get all the way through (smallest vehicle was a Willy's with a V-6, 33's, and dual lockers). The yellow early Bronco took a little too high of a line and tipped over really slowly. No major damage occurred. It has a strong 351, dual lockers, 5.13 gears, 36" Irok's on beadlocks.
The owners of the place are very nice and accomodating, and will usually give a large group a discount (I won't tell you how much we paid per vehicle, but for 2 days of wheelin' and 2 nights camping it was less than what we pay for just the camping at the state parks we usually stay out..........).
The weather was warm and it was very dry this weekend which is quite a difference from last fall when it was very, very wet. Obviously the trails are not nearly as difficult, but we could actually see more of them. There are lot's of very steep and long trails up the sides of the valley which were impassable when wet. For example, last fall there is one trail we tried that nobody could get more than about 2 truck lengths up a hill that must have been at least 1/4 mile long.......even a big block powered truck with dual lockers and 38" Swampers. This time when bone dry it is still steep enough in places for vehicles with dual lockers and 33's to have to back up and hit it harder.
Okay, on to the pictures:
This what they call the "Mud Slalom". It starts out following a semi-technical rocky creek bottom, and then makes a 90 degree turn up a hill covered in loose dirt and rocks, and than a rutted out section with a rock ledge that also makes you "slalom" between a couple of trees. Though not very muddy on this day, all of the vehicles required several tries to get all the way through (smallest vehicle was a Willy's with a V-6, 33's, and dual lockers). The yellow early Bronco took a little too high of a line and tipped over really slowly. No major damage occurred. It has a strong 351, dual lockers, 5.13 gears, 36" Irok's on beadlocks.
After taking care of that, I crawled up the first big ledge, and the overweight Ford waddled on to the top section of rocks. I figured I'd have one chance, and if I didn't make it, I would slide to the right, and be wedged up against trees. I hit it mildly, and the front wouldn't climb. Then I hit it hard, and the nose went over, but the rear would not follow. Surprisingly, the truck stayed straight, and I was able to reverse. I hit it hard again, and the nose went over, but not the rear. I turned to the guys watching and said, "She's not gonna do it." I was going to back down the hill (I had to drive the truck 160 miles home) but reversed a couple feet, turned the wheels left and hit it again. 
BTW, I ragged on 6.2Blazer pretty hard, trying to get him to attempt it, but my prodding wasn't enough. 
