Hollister Hills

[HummBebe]

Here are some photos of the group that I went with. There are also a couple of the rolled Jeep on Truck Hill. Everyone was OK.
Poor Ranger had to hike his gear up there.

[Laura]

very cool pics..thanks for sharing

[DWPC]

That front articulation on the H3 looks pretty darn good for a stock 4x4, plus the front IFS keeps the wheels nicely perpendicular. I can't figure out how the Jeep rolled...looks like a very tame fire road. Is there a steep bank on the side that he tried to go over?

[HummBebe]

What we deducted - his tires are so large and the sand is so thick with a hard surface underneath, that he probably hesitated and started bouncing.

Boing boing splat. They had the jeep tied to a group of bushes too keep it from sliding further.....imagine :-)

[Sewie]

That hill is steeper and looser than it looks in the pics. I've heard of several trucks rolling there, mostly shorter wheelbase.

[HummBebe]

Here are some photos of the group that I went with. There are also a couple of the rolled Jeep on Truck Hill. Everyone was OK.
Poor Ranger had to hike his gear up there.

[DWPC]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sewie:
That hill is steeper and looser than it looks in the pics. I've heard of several trucks rolling there, mostly shorter wheelbase. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

So it sounds like he was running up the trail too fast, bounced hard, lost it, and went end-over. Now it makes sense.