I've FINALLY put together the pictures of our first day in Moab, Utah during goneMOAB.

http://members.cox.net/xsnoopy/xtra/moabpic.jpg

You can see the fun at: http://members.cox.net/xsnoopy/xsnoopy.htm
CLICK on TRIPS

Enjoy :)

Is that Lion's back? Nice. :)

Originally posted by Schludwiller
Is that Lion's back?

Sure is! I'm glad I took the time to go up. It's one of the more memorable places that I've taken the Xterra. MOAB Rocks!

Yeah, I've got a whole shopping bag full of photos from Moab. Someday I'll work through them all and scan the good ones. Great memories though.

Maob, is definitely one of the places I am going next year, job or no job! It was fun just driving White Rim for the view! But now I want to try something much more challenging at Moab!

Awesome pics of Lions Back on your site! :eek: So do you have the auto or manual trans? If Auto, did you have to brake hard? I was wondering about how the ABS worked on the steep section coming down? Any spinning going up? Did you have to get a little momentum going up or just crawl?

That hill has always scared the sh*t out of me! I saw the blazer video where they went off the side (they lived) and decided I wanted to do that hill :D

I don't read the boards much but your pics are the first ones I've every seen of an X or Fronteir going up that hill!

I believe Nissan's turn off the ABS under 7-10 mph.

From your owners manual ;)

"The anti-lock brake system does not operate at speeds below 3 to 6 MPH (5 to 10 km/h). (The speeds vary according to road conditions.)"

Brent

Originally posted by coolerman
Awesome pics of Lions Back on your site! :eek: So do you have the auto or manual trans? If Auto, did you have to brake hard? I was wondering about how the ABS worked on the steep section coming down? Any spinning going up? Did you have to get a little momentum going up or just crawl?

I've got a manual tranny. I was braking the entire way down. This "hill" is very steep in sections. Slick Rock is some amazing stuff. It seems to work like that sticky flypaper but for tires - tons of traction. My tires chirped a bit while going up the very steep bottom part but other than that I was good to go.

I think XOC was the first "official" Xterra to climb Lion's Back. I've wanted to try it ever since I saw his photos.

Highly recommended. Just steer straight!

Yup, Moab is the best :)

I’ve been up/down Lions at least 3 times in the last 2 years and I recall about a half dozen or so X's + logan's frontier running it at GONE all of them auto's but Snoopy.

You don’t need that much momentum going up and can safely stop at a couple of spots.

Descending is a bit more interesting, with a auto you kind of control slide more on the bottom section ;)

BTW for those interested some of us will be visiting Moab on the "B" side after GOX3, this large fin is close to town and can be done in <15minutes if there is no waiting after you pay the man his $5.

Is lions back open after GOX? I'd make the out of the way trip just to run that.
John