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00:00 There's some semblance of protocol in the rush to put it in 4-wheel drive, and it all
00:07 starts with airing down the tires.
00:11 Though the best off-road tires are designed for this terrain, too much air pressure and
00:15 any tire can induce slippage, not gain traction.
00:20 Airing down the tire pressure widens the contact patch, where the tread gets a better bite
00:25 on the rocks.
00:26 The idea is to ease the tire over the obstacle for maximum forward movement.
00:34 Here's some background on Pritchett.
00:37 It's an old mining trail dating back to the glory days of this little town, when uranium
00:41 was discovered and fortunes were made and lost overnight.
00:47 When the mining fever fizzled, these old trails were nearly abandoned and left to erode.
00:52 That's what we have today, a traffic jam of mineral deposits.
00:57 Pritchett is the most difficult sanctioned trail in the Moab area.
01:01 There's no real bypass, like at Elephant Hill.
01:04 Once you commit to it, the only way out is to go up.
01:11 With descriptive names like Rockernocker, Rockpile, and Yellow Hill, those who tackle
01:15 Pritchett earn sort of a celebrity for their efforts.
01:19 It is taxing and euphoric at the same time.
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