Black Dragon Wash

Did the trail in the east to west direction. This trail was a bit of a challenge for me and for my truck as well. Since I was by myself , I stopped and got out several times to survey the trail conditions. There are many forks in the wash and had to back up a few times as the one I took was not the best choice. As I was getting out of the deep canyon, I ran I to a jeep going in the opposite direction and they told me that they felt like they were going in circle and had decided to turn around. Since it had taken me quite a bit of time to do about a quarter of the trail, I decided to turn around as well I find it hard to imagine that this trail could be done in 2 hours. It maybe with a more experience and a better suited vehicle. I have been in other trails rated and this one felt more difficult. Be mindful of hikers on the trail. I ran into a couple of groups along the way.

The trail through the wash was straightforward. We traveled east to west, and when you hit a fork in the braided sections of the wash the trick is to pick the one going up. After the wash itself, the shelf road sections were degraded after some recent rains. This didn't make them impassable, but it's something to be aware of. My traveling companion in a F250 was able to make it through.

Finally got my Jeep out back together and decided to go out Buck Horn Draw to Black Dragon Wash. Wasn't bad at all, ran into a few sxs and hikers. Warm dry day, no issues.

We started at i70 and just went to the petroglyphs and turned back. There was extra water on the road before the turn into the reef. Had to go down about 100 yards of flowing stream over the road. Jeep only acted like it was going through mud once and we just pushed though in four low. 32 inch tires in 2.5 inch lift. Not sure how it looks past the petroglyphs