I have been going back and forth on the rock sliders and based on your input, I think I'll pass on them on this trip - I may add in the future. I might just remove the steps for the trip since they are an easy bolt-on.
What a process to get the permits!! I was online right when they went online for the Sept/Oct/Nov permits, with three sets of choices for dates, and ended up getting my last choice - it is pretty competitive, I was done booking within 5 minutes and I don't think there was much left.
That said we got Airport, Murphy, and Labyrinth. My wife is riding the trail on a mountain bike so we really needed three nights. Another buddy is going to join us in a Nissan Titan Pro4X. We are really looking forward to the trip and seeing your pics makes me think it is a great choice. We will for sure check out the black crack. Thanks again for your thoughts!
Taking the steps off is probably the right move. And yeah I just barely managed to get our permits despite being on the website the minute they opened up. Your campsites are spaced out nicely so I think you’ll have a better time of it than we did.
