In all fairness, I think it's safe to say that Golden Spike was the hardest trail that most of the participants had ever driven on, and will likely drive on until they next visit Moab. Getting the necessary experience will be tough for most folks. I know that I've never driven on anything more difficult before, and I've driven on some pretty tough stuff before. Except for the Rubicon and maybe a couple other trails, northern California has nothing quite as continuously extreme (yet still within the limits of IFS trucks) as the PSM/Golden Spike/GBR trio.

After all, that's the allure of Moab, isn't it? It's why it's called the "Mecca of 4-wheeling". Heck, if there were a place closer to my home that had Moab-like obstacles and equally stunning scenery, I certainly would be less willing to trek 1000 miles to eastern Utah!

Even though gone occurred during EJS, it was kind of neat to be present during EJS, to see the wild wicked insane rock buggies and other home-built creations out there.