Peak Putters - NPR 2007 Location BLUE MTNS May 5-6, 2007
Peak Putters - NPR 2007 Location BLUE MTNS May 5-6, 2007
Well, we are back from the run. Pics and video will follow. Let me start out by saying this was a GOOD time.
In attendance:
Toyman2 (with faithful hound Pepper in the shotty spot
OG (Daughter in shotty, wondermutt CJ in the back)
Roman
and
Don (in Roman's B*TCH seat (had to do it))
A last minute repair to Roman's Jeep (Jose for those of you that aren't internetelectuals) kept us up to 2AM Friday night/Saturday morning. By 8AM we were on the road and met up with toyman2 in Walla2 then on to the parking spot for the tow rigs. Not 100 yards down the paved road, I realized that something was wrong. . .turned out to be the wrong wheel studs that came with my front axle. We were able to get it going in pretty short order and get up the trail to camp. Camp was on top of 6 feet of snow at the T in the road at the top of Tiger Canyon. After we got camp set, we wheeled the deep, nasty spring snow. . .sidehills were the norm and certain spots were bottomless. We climbed hills, road the camel humps, got VERY sideways, played baja racer and bump to pass until 7:30PM when Jose lost 4wd AND low range. Needless to say, we had a very,very interesting FAST trip back to camp with Jose and I at opposite ends of a tow strap. We didn't bother with taking our time. It was 4th gear, wide open. Don has "in car" video footage of this. Back at camp, we had killer mac and cheese, home made dutch oven meatloaf and cornbread for dinner.
This morning, we woke to beautiful weather and spent some time in camp preparing chorizo, man quiche, bisquits and other morning delights. If some of you knew how we eat on these adventures, you'd never miss a run. Roman did a STELLAR job of keeping his YJ moving on the was down the hill in the deep snow after we broke camp and watched some of the local. . .uh. . .talent play, get stuck and extract themselves from a log pile. The ride home from the trailers was fast and uneventful. Jose is looking for a new transfer case as we speak and I found a couple of other tweeks. . but all in all, everything worked very well.
In a nutshell, a small group of well equipped rigs on a BEAUTIFUL spring weekend with good food and good times is the stuff of legends. All of the rigs were hooked up like Spiderman and everyone had a GREAT time. None of us wanted to come home. A special thanks to our guest host and trail guide toyman2. Cim, it was a pleasure as always.
Don, Roman and toyman2 will have pics and vids up shortly. The video footage is NOT to be missed.
Cim's Pictures:
In attendance:
Toyman2 (with faithful hound Pepper in the shotty spot
OG (Daughter in shotty, wondermutt CJ in the back)
Roman
and
Don (in Roman's B*TCH seat (had to do it))
A last minute repair to Roman's Jeep (Jose for those of you that aren't internetelectuals) kept us up to 2AM Friday night/Saturday morning. By 8AM we were on the road and met up with toyman2 in Walla2 then on to the parking spot for the tow rigs. Not 100 yards down the paved road, I realized that something was wrong. . .turned out to be the wrong wheel studs that came with my front axle. We were able to get it going in pretty short order and get up the trail to camp. Camp was on top of 6 feet of snow at the T in the road at the top of Tiger Canyon. After we got camp set, we wheeled the deep, nasty spring snow. . .sidehills were the norm and certain spots were bottomless. We climbed hills, road the camel humps, got VERY sideways, played baja racer and bump to pass until 7:30PM when Jose lost 4wd AND low range. Needless to say, we had a very,very interesting FAST trip back to camp with Jose and I at opposite ends of a tow strap. We didn't bother with taking our time. It was 4th gear, wide open. Don has "in car" video footage of this. Back at camp, we had killer mac and cheese, home made dutch oven meatloaf and cornbread for dinner.
This morning, we woke to beautiful weather and spent some time in camp preparing chorizo, man quiche, bisquits and other morning delights. If some of you knew how we eat on these adventures, you'd never miss a run. Roman did a STELLAR job of keeping his YJ moving on the was down the hill in the deep snow after we broke camp and watched some of the local. . .uh. . .talent play, get stuck and extract themselves from a log pile. The ride home from the trailers was fast and uneventful. Jose is looking for a new transfer case as we speak and I found a couple of other tweeks. . but all in all, everything worked very well.
In a nutshell, a small group of well equipped rigs on a BEAUTIFUL spring weekend with good food and good times is the stuff of legends. All of the rigs were hooked up like Spiderman and everyone had a GREAT time. None of us wanted to come home. A special thanks to our guest host and trail guide toyman2. Cim, it was a pleasure as always.
Don, Roman and toyman2 will have pics and vids up shortly. The video footage is NOT to be missed.
Cim's Pictures:
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- Grumpy
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Sorry to hear about the t-case Guess the little issue getting in 4x out at Juniper was a warning
Dave
Have Scout, will wheel...Someday...Maybe
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregon80
-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
Have Scout, will wheel...Someday...Maybe
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregon80
-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
well its almost midnight and i just got home(kinda).
i no more got home,showerd and started to work on the camping gear and i get a call,its my wife at the hospital,my little girl has a sevaer(sp)
BROKEN arm.
it broke right above the elbow and also dilocated elbo,well lots of hours 1 sugery 2 pins lots of drugs and a very pissed off dad that about went all
out chuck norris on some docs and nurses were on the way to healing.
jim i need your E-mail addy for pics to send
i no more got home,showerd and started to work on the camping gear and i get a call,its my wife at the hospital,my little girl has a sevaer(sp)
BROKEN arm.
it broke right above the elbow and also dilocated elbo,well lots of hours 1 sugery 2 pins lots of drugs and a very pissed off dad that about went all
out chuck norris on some docs and nurses were on the way to healing.
jim i need your E-mail addy for pics to send
- Grumpy
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Man, that's annoying The medical community around here can really work a nerve Keep us posted on little one's progress
Dave
Have Scout, will wheel...Someday...Maybe
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregon80
-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
Have Scout, will wheel...Someday...Maybe
Quote:
Originally Posted by Oregon80
-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
Okay, got the pictures up loaded, videos to come
Thanks again for letting me tag along, especially Roman for letting me hold down his bitch seat. I had a blast as usual. We really could not have asked for more, jeeps, sun, good food, lots of laughs .... a little nap by the camp fire Glad I didn't have to explain the Jess how I passed out and tipped into the fire.
Anyone got a parking brake
Feel free to take a look at all the pics at http://dhealy.20fr.com/NPR07
Thanks again for letting me tag along, especially Roman for letting me hold down his bitch seat. I had a blast as usual. We really could not have asked for more, jeeps, sun, good food, lots of laughs .... a little nap by the camp fire Glad I didn't have to explain the Jess how I passed out and tipped into the fire.
Anyone got a parking brake
Feel free to take a look at all the pics at http://dhealy.20fr.com/NPR07
Ok, here's the video. "Being towed by OG" I'm sure there is some of you that can relate There is some explicatives, so cover the kids ears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurQQ36sG6s
Edit by OG: wrong link was posted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurQQ36sG6s
Edit by OG: wrong link was posted.
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Roman wrote:I'm thought this was a annual event, like the FYBR?
The thought was that the NPRs would be a series of runs with some factor that made them "unusually challenging". Not necessarily the terrain, but something. IN this case, living out of the wheelin' rigs and sleeping on 6' of snow was that factor.
I'm thinking of a LONG cross country for NPR2.0. Ahtanum to Rimrock to Tieton to Cowiche and back to Ahtanum is the current idea. I think it can be done with almost no pavement. Again, leave the tow rigs in the snow park and camp on the trail.
HEY EWOR guys. . .is their a gas station in Tieton?
Danny wrote:So OG. here's when I'm NOT available.
June 1 through June 18. So, you'll make the father's day run
July 9 through July 22. Primetime for Rimrock
August 1 through 8. Maybe we could do an inbetweener to Rimrock
I hope this helps the planning...Glad to help.
As for fuel we should all bring a few gallons needing it or not.
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