Peak Putters - A & B Run (8-18-2013)
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:05 pm
Well for starters Yrjan and I met some friends for breakfast at Jack in the Box. Bryan (Black & Silver CJ-7) & Troy (Silver JKUR on 40s) and then rolled out to BC Conoco picking up Doug (Blue 2013 JKU). Upon arrival we found Irish waiting (Burnt Orange JKUR) and another friend of Troy's Jerry (Red JKUR) showed up and tagged along.
We aired down and rolled out to A & B, we trekked to our first of two canyons. 6 JKUs and a CJ-7. We entered the first (and only for a number of us) canyon. It was a long winding canyon that took us the better part of 3 hours to conquer. Along the way the only body damage that occurred was taken by Doug in the stock 2013 JKU (who wisely removed his plastic steps) who got a rocker tattoo on both sides and a couple of corners later be donated his right rear fender to the airspace (perhaps Irish can elaborate more here). I here it was pretty cool and Doug was still smiling, at least on the CB.
Up to this point there were many educational opportunities on proper lines etc, with plenty more to follow. Everyone had a great time and I believe not only learned more about wheeling tech, but also added to their Jeepin' experience and most learned how capable their rigs are, even the stock rig did well.
At the end of this canyon we found ourselves faced with a powdery and rocky hill that was impossible to get up. Bryan was leading our trek and was the first to assault it with his CJ-7. After many attempts he lost his front drive shaft, due to a bend it took earlier in the canyon. It seems his yoke decided to take leave.
At this point I was at the tail end of our convoy and having prior knowledge of this hill decided to work my way up and around a side hill. This also was loose footing but I succeeded and positioned myself for winching should we need it. While Bryan straightened his driveline and reinstalled it after some fancy winch and hammer work.
WE NEEDED THE WINCH!
In fact the next hour was spent pulling every rig up the hill until they could get traction and climb up to the road. That seemed to wear a few of the crew out, but my 12k winch worked hard to get everybody safely up and over.
We then headed over to the waterfall canyon where Bryan & Troy dove in and Yrjan, Irish, Doug and Jerry decided to call it a day. Now I dove in and chased after the other two remembering my first run through this canyon (where I lost a fender and a sidestep...) but Julia cruised right up it.
It's too bad the others hadn't continued with us as they honed their skills and would have found this 2nd canyon very technical and challenging ( stay tuned for video and a couple pics), but doable. We conquered it in about 30-40 minutes.
At this point the three of us decided it had been a good day and headed out to air up and head home. Bryan had to pick up children so Troy and I stopped at Conoco to air up. We got Troy's tires first then mine and I was having trouble with my left rear when I noticed the core had worked out too far (probably from using a core remover at Rimrock a couple weeks ago). Not having a core tool I opted for my camp fork to seat the valve stem then we got the tire aired up.
Just before completion my phone rang, it was Bryan he had lost his tranny in W Richland. So Troy and I went and towed him back to his house in Kennewick...
It was an AWESOME run, great participation by forum members (future candidates) and guests alike. Most importantly my buddy Bryan got to wheel his CJ-7 after an 18 month hiatus since trading his TJ. Even with a blown tranny he said it was an awesome day and great stress reliever, he even brought his better half for her first ever wheeling trip, she too was all smiles!
Thanks to all that attended, get your candidacy started and let's get you started toward becoming full members. Thanks to Bryan for leading and helping everybody through the tough spots, and to Troy for helping get Bryan's rig home safely.
For those who didn't make it you missed a great run, and no moonscapes were created today, at least at A & B, although it seems Prosser had something burning which no doubt created some moonscape.
That is all...
We aired down and rolled out to A & B, we trekked to our first of two canyons. 6 JKUs and a CJ-7. We entered the first (and only for a number of us) canyon. It was a long winding canyon that took us the better part of 3 hours to conquer. Along the way the only body damage that occurred was taken by Doug in the stock 2013 JKU (who wisely removed his plastic steps) who got a rocker tattoo on both sides and a couple of corners later be donated his right rear fender to the airspace (perhaps Irish can elaborate more here). I here it was pretty cool and Doug was still smiling, at least on the CB.
Up to this point there were many educational opportunities on proper lines etc, with plenty more to follow. Everyone had a great time and I believe not only learned more about wheeling tech, but also added to their Jeepin' experience and most learned how capable their rigs are, even the stock rig did well.
At the end of this canyon we found ourselves faced with a powdery and rocky hill that was impossible to get up. Bryan was leading our trek and was the first to assault it with his CJ-7. After many attempts he lost his front drive shaft, due to a bend it took earlier in the canyon. It seems his yoke decided to take leave.
At this point I was at the tail end of our convoy and having prior knowledge of this hill decided to work my way up and around a side hill. This also was loose footing but I succeeded and positioned myself for winching should we need it. While Bryan straightened his driveline and reinstalled it after some fancy winch and hammer work.
WE NEEDED THE WINCH!
In fact the next hour was spent pulling every rig up the hill until they could get traction and climb up to the road. That seemed to wear a few of the crew out, but my 12k winch worked hard to get everybody safely up and over.
We then headed over to the waterfall canyon where Bryan & Troy dove in and Yrjan, Irish, Doug and Jerry decided to call it a day. Now I dove in and chased after the other two remembering my first run through this canyon (where I lost a fender and a sidestep...) but Julia cruised right up it.
It's too bad the others hadn't continued with us as they honed their skills and would have found this 2nd canyon very technical and challenging ( stay tuned for video and a couple pics), but doable. We conquered it in about 30-40 minutes.
At this point the three of us decided it had been a good day and headed out to air up and head home. Bryan had to pick up children so Troy and I stopped at Conoco to air up. We got Troy's tires first then mine and I was having trouble with my left rear when I noticed the core had worked out too far (probably from using a core remover at Rimrock a couple weeks ago). Not having a core tool I opted for my camp fork to seat the valve stem then we got the tire aired up.
Just before completion my phone rang, it was Bryan he had lost his tranny in W Richland. So Troy and I went and towed him back to his house in Kennewick...
It was an AWESOME run, great participation by forum members (future candidates) and guests alike. Most importantly my buddy Bryan got to wheel his CJ-7 after an 18 month hiatus since trading his TJ. Even with a blown tranny he said it was an awesome day and great stress reliever, he even brought his better half for her first ever wheeling trip, she too was all smiles!
Thanks to all that attended, get your candidacy started and let's get you started toward becoming full members. Thanks to Bryan for leading and helping everybody through the tough spots, and to Troy for helping get Bryan's rig home safely.
For those who didn't make it you missed a great run, and no moonscapes were created today, at least at A & B, although it seems Prosser had something burning which no doubt created some moonscape.
That is all...