This is Globe. It is located near Blowing Rock, North Carolina in the mountains. Usually this trail is not bad, unless it has been raining or ther is snow on the ground. At least a small lift and 32" tires are recommended to be able to ride the whole trail.

This is me at Globe. I saw that I could do this, so I tried it. I was leaning quite a bit. I really didn't care if I rolled my Jeep over because the night before this ride I rolled it upsidedown.

This is Chad Zimmer and his Toyota. Check out more pics of Chad and his Toy here.

This is me going over The Rock. This is the most talked about and difficult obsticle on the trail. I've seen trucks with 3 inches of lift, 33" mud tires and lockers not make it over and get hung up on their frames, diffs., and trannys. I made it over after several tries. Below is a pic of Dustin in his FJ 40. Here he is stuck on his frame. He did no damage except for a few scratches and bent exhaust pipe.

This is a view from The Rock down the trail.

This is Casey Carpenter in his '86 Jeep MJ (Comanche). He has a custom leaf-over rear and a custom Tomken front. He runs 33" BFG Muds, Precision Gear 4.56 gears and ARB Air Lockers front and rear. The K&N air filter helps with aspiration. He has a double tube rear bumber reinforced to the frame, roll bar with 2 Hella 1000 Blackmagics and 1 Hella 550. On the front he has a Warn combo mount with a Warn XD 9000i winch. On the interior he has a Sony CD player with 2 4" Pioneer speakers. He keep in touch with his hand held CB. He also has a High Lift Jack custom mounted to the roll bar.

More information about these vehicles and these riding areas is available. E-Mail me at MadSkier1@aol.com

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