Peak Putters - Ahtanum June 13, 2009
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:01 pm
An excellent run for those of you that didn't make it. Commando 14 called this run and then forgot his camera....glad I had mine. RoyBoy took a few photos too. I guess Dave can put them up for him.
So, it was just the three of us. I got to the snow park 8:45 and waited. At about 9:10 I was beginning to think I was going to be stood up....another run with the person calling it not showing up. So I head over to the new map they have posted to get a lay of the land. About 9:15 here they come and I'm releaved cause I was planing on going out there myself. Now sence in wasting the trip, right.
After Dave and Roy get unloaded we head up toward Darlin Mt. by way of Treephones. Clay and his group were up there getting ready to do their wood cutting thing. On the way up the road...several miles up....Dave will have to tell you exactly where....he has a blow out....his little coolent diaphragm thing for his inclosed system. It blew at about the same place it happened last time. We decided to call it blowout hill.
After installing another diaphragm...camera came out late
Of course now we need more water and what better place to get it then dirty gutter water
We proceed to Darlin but before we get there I have a problem with my front hydrolic actuator so I'm not locked up in front and the snow is very wet and tough to wheel in. So, after trouble shooting the thing a couple times, on and off, Dave shows me a trick to keep it locked. I now have a whole new outlook on lugnuts. We took the acutator appart and inserted the lugnut to keep the fork slid over where it should be to keep it locked. Worked like a dream the whole trip. No pictures of this tril repair because I was under the jeep doing the work.
Finally, up on Darlin Mt.
Yup, you guess it. Those are storm clouds back there and it was raining pretty good on top. Since it was thundering and lightning we decided to get off the Mt. Before the day was done we also ran into 1/4" hail.
So we proceed down the trail on our way to Blue Lake. A lot of the roads we were on were mounded with snow like this, making for some interesting going and a lot of side hill crab walking.
On the way to Blue Lake Dave found this little river under the snow. He was down to the frame but was able to back himself out.
Not to be outdone while Dave is negotiating his obsticle Roy was dealing with his own...sideways down hill between two trees. I didn't get it all on film but in true RoyBoy fashion he got it out.
Finally we arrive at beautiful Blue Lake....and yes Laura....there really is a Blue Lake.
All along the trail we saw all this pink snow. Now I've seen lots of yellow snow and know enough not to eat it, but never pink snow. Anyone know why?
From Blue Lake we head up to the cabin. Just a picture of the jeeps up here.
As usual the scenery was beautiful even with the heavy weather. Here's a picture from the cabin. This is a picture of Goat Roaks.
From here we headed down the trail back to the Snow Park and home...back in the garage by 8:30.
So, it was just the three of us. I got to the snow park 8:45 and waited. At about 9:10 I was beginning to think I was going to be stood up....another run with the person calling it not showing up. So I head over to the new map they have posted to get a lay of the land. About 9:15 here they come and I'm releaved cause I was planing on going out there myself. Now sence in wasting the trip, right.
After Dave and Roy get unloaded we head up toward Darlin Mt. by way of Treephones. Clay and his group were up there getting ready to do their wood cutting thing. On the way up the road...several miles up....Dave will have to tell you exactly where....he has a blow out....his little coolent diaphragm thing for his inclosed system. It blew at about the same place it happened last time. We decided to call it blowout hill.
After installing another diaphragm...camera came out late
Of course now we need more water and what better place to get it then dirty gutter water
We proceed to Darlin but before we get there I have a problem with my front hydrolic actuator so I'm not locked up in front and the snow is very wet and tough to wheel in. So, after trouble shooting the thing a couple times, on and off, Dave shows me a trick to keep it locked. I now have a whole new outlook on lugnuts. We took the acutator appart and inserted the lugnut to keep the fork slid over where it should be to keep it locked. Worked like a dream the whole trip. No pictures of this tril repair because I was under the jeep doing the work.
Finally, up on Darlin Mt.
Yup, you guess it. Those are storm clouds back there and it was raining pretty good on top. Since it was thundering and lightning we decided to get off the Mt. Before the day was done we also ran into 1/4" hail.
So we proceed down the trail on our way to Blue Lake. A lot of the roads we were on were mounded with snow like this, making for some interesting going and a lot of side hill crab walking.
On the way to Blue Lake Dave found this little river under the snow. He was down to the frame but was able to back himself out.
Not to be outdone while Dave is negotiating his obsticle Roy was dealing with his own...sideways down hill between two trees. I didn't get it all on film but in true RoyBoy fashion he got it out.
Finally we arrive at beautiful Blue Lake....and yes Laura....there really is a Blue Lake.
All along the trail we saw all this pink snow. Now I've seen lots of yellow snow and know enough not to eat it, but never pink snow. Anyone know why?
From Blue Lake we head up to the cabin. Just a picture of the jeeps up here.
As usual the scenery was beautiful even with the heavy weather. Here's a picture from the cabin. This is a picture of Goat Roaks.
From here we headed down the trail back to the Snow Park and home...back in the garage by 8:30.