My Favorite Trail of All Time: Slick Rock
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- This adventure was originally filmed in 2019 as a multi-part series and has been remastered into this full length movie. In this adventure we head for the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California to spend the next several days exploring some Slick Rock Trail, Deer Valley, and more. We get after it on some challenging obstacles, finds some spectacular camping spots, enjoying some delicious meals and comradery around camp. This adventure won’t be without it challenges, but it will all be worth it because this trail would go one to become one of my all-time favorites and I already can’t wait to go back.
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0:00 Introduction
1:46 Sour Grass Trail
5:36 Slick Rock Trail
18:34 Track Bar Bracket Breaks
19:46 Campsite 1
23:52 Day 2
33:04 U-Joint Breaks
38:42 Deer Valley Trail
48:36 Campsite 2
51:07 Day 3 - Авто та транспорт
This adventure was originally filmed in 2019 as a multi-part series and has been remastered into this full-length movie. All new long format adventures coming soon!
Cool idea, enjoy the long formats.
Such a blessing to travel along on your adventures! Thanks
@trailrecon you guys need to go on the dusty ershim trail by shaver lake.
Glad that you enjoyed the trails. Lot's of very nice vehicles and a lot of CA plates but not one CA 4WD Assoc. sticker?
@@chrisglanz3488 Us locals are all members, including our Power Tank business membership. I think they don't want the yellow decal messing with their color scheme. lol
I grew up near there. Used to drive that route both directions in my 74 CJ5 then in my 91 YJ. Can’t wait to go back with my 06 LJ.
I wish I lived closure, I'd be up there all the time!
Brad, I'm loving your remastered documentaries and your narration makes it so easy and enjoyable to watch. Thank you!
Thank you!
always find myself fast forward to watching 1) your coffee scene 2) Marco's cooking first then I watch the rest of video. Marco has DONE IT AGAIN! Go, Marco!!! and Adam is just such a grateful guy. Love it. Love the video..high quality...and amazing effort for filming/editing. You've taken it to another level on this one!!!
Awesome! Thank you!
I'm be honest. I had a pretty big smile the entire video 😊 this is what life it's all about
I used to work at a Boy Scout Camp near Bear Valley every summer in the early 2000’s and on the weekends I would explore that whole area in my YJ. I hope you had a chance you to go to Big Trees SP, it’s a hidden treasure of CA. In 2002 I took fire roads from Dorrington to Silver Lake, then to South Lake Tahoe. There are so many great trails off of HW 4 and I’m all you had a great time. Thanks for sharing the video it brought back so many amazing memories. I now live in VA. Like you I was in the Navy (06-12) and got stationed in Norfolk, VA.
Marco seems to be the guy everyone wishes to wheel with. Very nice, handsome guy with extraordinary cooking skills and an experienced driver. What a great dude to wheel with!!!
Thx for the video. Enjoyed it!
My first reaction was, he’s finally wheeling again! Then I read this was 3 years ago. I wish you would go back to more content like this. Great video.
Working on it!
Poor Marco always having to cook, but with his cooking I wouldn`t volunteer, what a tough act to follow! Thanks for sharing Brad, I can hardly wait to get out there come spring time, my new Bronco finally arrived. Since the Sierra`s are in my backyard I think I`ve watched this video 3-4 times! You do a fantastic job........hope to see you out on the trails!
I miss my Jeep. My Tundra couldn't do this lol! Love this!
Love watching these longer adventures, thank you Brad & Regina. Great job!
Loved seeing these episodes remastered, full length in 4k. Absolutely fantastic!
Glad you like them!
This is so close to my home. Think I’ve watched it like 5 times. Definitely one of my favorites.
You’re a genius for traveling with Marco, great guy and feeds you like a King! I’m going to get his cookbook. Thanks for the awesomeness videos.
Love the remastered versions. Keep them coming our way. Thank you.
Out of all the videos on this channel, this is one of my favourite. Just awesome... Love the full version. !!🇦🇺🚙
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Marco's dinner, is a air bnb, like no other, they have to bring there own vehicles to his dinner, genius..
what'd you do Saturday night? spent nearly an hour watching the new TrailRecon movie with special guest chef Marco. Man that food looked amazing as well as the scenery. So jealous!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Some absolutely epic footage!
Cheers from Western Australia
The adventures never get old
Great looking group of Jeeps, beautiful landscape and some crawlin'. What's not to love.
Again Brad another brilliantly remastered trail vid. Amazing country and access to incredibly scenic and challenging trails, just brilliant.❤😊
I love Marco...he's my hero!!! Su sonrisa y saber que es vegetariano...WAO...What a great human being!!!🤩
Thank you for sharing your adventures. Love how you capture everything it makes me excited to see it all.
I would love to see Regina vs Brad on some rock crawls. Shorty vs 4 door.
Wow, wow. This one of the roughest trails that I have seen and one of your coolest videos too! Very entertaining. Great Job Brad....as usual !!
Great job on the video Brad.. Those trails look absolutely amazing
I remember watching the original back in 2019! Stoked for a longer edit!
Right on, I hope you enjoy the remastered version.
I did Slick Rock and Deer Valley with my brothers back in 2010. Awesome trails.
It's so beautiful out there. thanks all the work you put into videoing and editing to produce this. looked like it was a blast, I'm more than just a little envious. awesome awesome
Never seen such primo built rigs in one place. Everyone I would be honored and excited to own
WOW that was extreme off roading! I am amazed at how capable are both the Jeeps and the Drivers! I watched the whole video and it was a lot of fun!
I started watching and then went.... wait these are all old rigs LOL and i have seen this I swear! great to see it remastered. This is a bucket list adventure. I've done rubicon moab and these are still on the list of to go on trails.
Have this trail on the schedule for third week in September. Going with Chandler986 and garrettleaf who I believe you just met up in Oregon camping on the way to the show. This video was very helpful in terms of what I can expect. I 100% agree with you that these Sierra Nevada trails are the best all around off road experiences. Thanks for the video
Epic video. I love the variety of terrain. A video like this shows me how I need to build my vehicle so I can take trips like this. The toughest part will be finding my own Marco to cook amazing meals at the end of a long, great day. Thanks for the great content!
Marco, you are awesome! So generous!
That Tacoma had an axle conversion that would definitely make things feel a little less sketchy off road.
One the best! Great trails an the scenery is incredible! NorCal is my favorite as well.
Wow beautiful trail. Definitely adding this to my list.
Great recap of some great trails ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😎😎😎😎😎
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am noticing and appreciating the high quality! Nice work.
Loving the full videos. These amp me up to get out and continue to wheel! plus Marcos cooking is always a dream! Thanks Brad for posting all these!
Glad you enjoy it!
We're headed up today, running Slickrock tomorrow. One last trip for the year.
So the Taco came after the burritos 😂. Thanks for making your trips available to us who probably won’t get to wheel in these fantastic spots.
I forgot how cool that old wrap was. Time for a new wrap on the JK?
No, I think I'm going to keep it a little more subtle going forward.
Brad ~ This has got to be one of my favorite TrailRecon shows! Your videography is excellent and the narration is clean, informative, and entertaining. I ruined my sliders on the Rubicon this year in my JLR 2-door and am shopping for something stout - suggestions?
Nice memories Brad..!!
About a month ago, we did Sourgrass and Deer Valley. On Onx it's called the Corridor. Great trails, we got snowed on. Slick Rock next year
Awesome video with an amazing terrain and cool people. I could watch it 24/7 😀. The cook is more like a star restaurant cook than a camping meal cook, 😂👍🏻
Awesome recap. I’m a member of the jeep club that adopted that trail. We met at expo. You said i had the best gladiator you saw there. It’s on one tons, 40s, coilovers, hydro assist, long arm front and 4 link rear with a gfc camper
Epic content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the show. Thank you Brad
This is now one of my favorite videos it beats all the rest!!!
Thank you!
Those trails are awesome. A trout stream while over landing would be great.
Love that you have put these all together in a nice video!
Thank you!
Nice Brad. Don’t know I could take any of my vehicles through that trail but it looked like fun.
Trail looks awesome for sure 👍👍
Brad, I just watched this amazing video you put together and how spectacular those trails are. My wife and I purchased our mountain home in Dorrington, which is about 3 miles up hwy 4 from Arnold. I have a Jeep JK and I will have to try these trails next spring. Your video provided me more information about each trail and I don’t think Slick rock will be in my immediate future. Thank you
I just did S.R. last Monday in June 2024 right after it opened up. Way different than 2 years ago. It went from a 5 out of 10 to a good 8+. Last 2 winters made this trail a little Barrett lake/ Rubicon. Don't go unless you have solid front axle, lockers f&r skid plates, rock guards and minimum 35" tires. 37" are best. Expect body damage. I warned you...
I love the wheeling It's awesome.. But I'm always secretly waiting to see what our boy Marco has instore for dinner..lol
Back in the 90's we ran the Slick Rock in my friends CJ, both times starting at the opposite end out by Hwy 4. We would camp at Utica. Now there is that new section that bypasses private property that the trail used to cross. I guess its more challenging now running in the opposite direction? Staircase Hill used to be one of the major obstacles, going up it.
some of the nicest and clearest video footage I have seen in a long time, nice camera work
Beautiful !
One tip for camping with a new born is, we would use the bassinet box from a pack and play for inside the rtt.
We love you Marco you're the best
Brad's okay I guess. 🤠👍 your ok
Thank you for the great video.. I miss California I think about it all the time
Fantastic trail! There isn't much like that here in the east. When I finally punch out and retire, I'm planning on heading west!
Your the best Brad! Great video! 💙🔥💪🏻🤙
The food...................
Yumm
Great video you're becoming a master!!
My friend drove a stock 4 dr Toyota Land Cruiser with small street tires over that trail. No problem.
This was in the early 90s before the reroute.
Super well filmed - so many awesome angles as well as scenic images. Love your content! You're the best! This is my obligatory content to improve your results in the UA-cam algorithm. :) ❤
Thank you!
that was an amazing video!!! great job brad and crew!
Thanks so much!
This was amazing as usual
You are going to LOVE Dusy-Ershim!
I can't wait!
as a newer follower of the channel it's so great to see these older vids combined into a single episode, have really enjoyed these (and Marco's cooking). Does he have a recipe blog or book? would love to make some of what he's making.
Thank you and yes, Marco has a cook book: amzn.to/3VD1Jvi
I have been on Slick Rock Love that trail
That was a great trip. We need to do a round 2
15:56 - wonder if we could get the power wagon through this spot, doesn't look likely
I felt like I have watched this video before and now I know I have. Great video!
Thanks! A lot of folks haven't seen these older ones and I've had fun combining them into one longer video. Now you have the entire adventure in one video instead of the different episodes they were originally.
I'd LOVE to wheel with y'all! Good food and all! Awesome video
Extrime off road ing
Outstanding video
Thank you so much
Looking back would the 392 be more fun? I find myself with traction control off and swaybar disconnected going way farther that I should. The all wheel drive is proving to be a valuable tool
Marco 4x4 masterchef.. Awesome
Udakah reservoir, looks like a Bob Ross painting...
Gosh I’ve been watching for a few years now. 2019 wow
Thanks for being long time follower!
You guys are riding with the best cook in town
You know me bud, always happy to show ya a good time. Let’s plan something soon for a revisit
Thanks! Working on the 2023 schedule now and this will trail will be on there!
@@TrailRecon looking forward to it!
I’ve been wheeling since the 80’s but not to much in the last 10 to 15 years. Mostly go now to go gold prospecting. Love your channel. I’m curious as to what power supply Marco was using when he was using his blender.
Hell yeah man! Watching now! :)
Hope you enjoy!
@@TrailRecon Absolutely did! :) You do great video work. One day I will get Marco's food. ha!
Awesome skills adventures
Some amazing vehicles! Much nicer than my first, ‘68 Willys CJ-5! 4.56 limited slips front and rear. Steel and bikini tops. 10k PTO winch. Dual jerry cans on swing out tire carrier. Useless windshield wipers! But I had great fun in it!
Superb video )
Looked up Marco's cook book. Looks like a very worthwhile volume to have. As regards Calfornia, if you're from that part of the state, like I am, the parts of the state where you say "I can't believe this is California" are So. California, and the Bay Area, and Sacramento these days. Have you ever done any overlanding up in Northwest California? It is well worth it, and while there are lots of forest of mountain terrain, it's different yet again. And the country up north of Mount Shasta is also different.
Thanks 😎👍
There's only one issue, with Australian road rules I doubt one of those cars would be allowed on the road, you Americans are bloody lucky.
Man that was awesome to watch. Some highly built and capable rigs taking on some gnarly terrain! How many of the rigs were V8 swapped? Just asking as the exhaust notes sounded mighty throaty. Time for The Story So Far and Trail Recon to do a colab...would be epic!
I do believe everyone needs a marco in their life...lol
Thank you for another great video!
Are there easier trails in that area?
There is. Sourgrass is the ice breaker but there are a few other trails that aren’t as technical
This was a great video and I absolutely love this trail.
But only JK guys could make a trail I used to do in an open diff XJ difficult 🤣