Welcome to the "hidden world" of the KJ. Alot of non-beleivers and under-estimators of the KJ out there. It can do anything the Wrangler can do....sometimes better, I've had the satisfaction of not getting stuck where TJ's have....but the downside is you end up pulling alot of people out from being stuck!
If you go to your spot again try and get some pictures....sounds like a cool spot. I'm not into wheeling to test my gear either....I'm in an expedition group...we drive for distance and that usually takes us to non-road areas....so the goal is to get through the rough spots and carry on with the trip.
