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office, TDS was officially awarded the<br />
stewardship of the canyon through the<br />
BLM’s “Adopt a Trail Program.” During<br />
our first trail cleanup in October 2020, with<br />
cooperation from the BLM, TDS members,<br />
guests and volunteers from the San Diego 4<br />
Wheelers, were able to collect enough trash<br />
to completely fill a 24’ flatbed trailer!<br />
Regarding the trail: We tell others<br />
that in order to join us on trail, they will<br />
need to have a very casual attitude towards<br />
body damage. Believe me, this trail has not<br />
gotten any easier over the years!<br />
The trail is short at a mere 2 ½ miles<br />
one way, but it is the real deal, a solid 7.5-8<br />
rated trail! Traditionally, TDS runs this<br />
trail round trip, down and then back up<br />
and normally takes us approximately eight<br />
hours to complete. BUT, don’t let it fool<br />
you, as others can attest, it can also take<br />
12+ hours to run it in one direction!<br />
The trail offers nonstop obstacle after<br />
obstacle (think the Rubicon on steroids)<br />
with refrigerator and VW Bug size rocks,<br />
big water falls, holes that if you don’t take<br />
the right line will flop you in a heartbeat<br />
and very technical, tight, off camber turns.<br />
Our trail boss Bo Neece summed it up as<br />
“For buggies, not too challenging but fun,<br />
for anything else, more challenging, it’s not<br />
hard all the time but it has its moments.”<br />
Equipment recommended to successfully<br />
traverse this trail include a minimum of<br />
37 inch tires, real lockers front and rear, a<br />
working winch, full under armor, upgraded<br />
steering and some spare parts. Mechanical<br />
breakage is common and body damage is<br />
almost certain on this trail. Tierra Del Sol<br />
still runs this trail several times a year so<br />
if you have what it takes and if your rig<br />
meets the minimum requirements, please<br />
reach out to us if you would like to join us<br />
for a day of wheeling on Devil’s Canyon.<br />
Thank you Scott Heldstrom, Vern<br />
Britain, Steve Unwin and Bo Neece for<br />
contributions to the above. We would also<br />
like to thank Neil Hamada, Alexia Williams<br />
and the entire El Centro, BLM Field office<br />
for your continued support. And lastly we<br />
would like to give recognition to those<br />
volunteers who assisted Tierra Del Sol<br />
in reopening the canyon to OHV use: Bo<br />
Neece, George Kroop, Marco Schilling,<br />
Thomas Zale, Vern Britain, John Stewart,<br />
Bill Bachman, Mark Geletzke, Angela<br />
Cook, Ed Webster, Dallas Meeks, Jabe<br />
Beal and Miguel Monroy.<br />
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www.tds4x4.com<br />
20 S&S OFF ROAD MAGAZINE - APRIL <strong>2021</strong> - www.ssorm.com
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