Seven members of the Santa Barbara 4 wheel drive club hit the road last weekend for an early morning run for our November “Sunday Fun-day” run. After a short rally meet up we traveled up to the local Santa Barbara mountains where we met a couple more members and proceeded to traverse the West Camino Cielo Ridge Trail.
It was an absolutely beautiful Fall day with crystal clear skies. On the way across the ridge we were able to enjoy several challenging “off-shoots” that were new trails for some club members.
At the end of one of these “off-shoots” was a very steep, quite sketchy descent with deep, deep crevasse’s, large boulders and significant holes which could easily throw you into an off-camber pucker moment to remember.
After standing around pondering and scratching our heads for a while, a couple members after a few deep breaths decided to try it. After choosing their preferred lines, Bryan and Mike ended up making it down just fine.
With their experience, longer wheelbases and some skilled carefully planned driving they both navigated the steep rough descent.
After a couple more trails and some hill climbing,we all headed back to Santa Barbara by noon and enjoyed the rest of the gorgeous Fall day.
Club Members: Remember to check out the full image / video library from this trip within the Members Only section of our website. There you can see Mike and Bryan in action!