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Every
year on New Years day we head up to Lake Pillsbury to play in the mud
and snow.
For
all pictures of the trip click HERE.
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We
stopped at the beginning of the dirt road to air down and for those that
had trailered their rigs to unload. We had 15 trucks present
between the Santa Rosa 4x4's
and TTORA.
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As
we started heading in on the county road the snow level was quite low.
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This
is what it looked like near the summit on the county road.
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Down
at Oak flat there was also snow, more than I had ever seen before.
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We
started up the main road. It didn't take long before it started
getting slippery.
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We
caught up with some other people and one person in their group was having
problems. It took a few minutes, but they finally got going.
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The
lineup of trucks waiting. Part of our group was farther down
the trail after someone slid into the ditch.
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Waiting
in an enclosed vehicle was fine, but for the open air rigs it was a little
on the cold side.
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Jim
in his bronco sliding around a tree.
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Heading
up to the main junction of Hull Mt. and the Game Preserve.
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We
parked at the junction and waited for everyone to catch up.
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Here
the second part of our group waits as someone in the lead gets out of
a ditch.
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Todds
Jeep at the junction.
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Waiting
at the junction.
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This
4-Runner was having problems so they just hooked it onto the back of
one of the buggies and towed it.
You can see all
the snow under the front of the 4-Runner as it snow plowed up the trail.
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One
of the buggies.
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Another
buggy trying to stay warm and dry.
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It
was snowing on and off throughout the day. We waited for
everyone to make it to the junction then started down.
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Jim
got a little off the trail on the way down and broke the right outer in
the front trying to get out of the ditch.
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On
the way down we decided to go down the side trail instead of the main
road. The first section was very rutted and muddy and Art
had to be towed out by Peri's Tacoma 3 or 4 times.
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Heading
down the side trail.
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One
of the switchbacks. As we went down closer to the lake, the
snow got thinner and thinner.
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Art
lost the bead on the was down, but drove on it for about 3/4 miles until
there was a nice wide flat place to change it.
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At
the first large mud hole, he got stuck before he even got into the hole.
I had to pull him the rest of the way into it then out the
other side.
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A
Tacoma makes the mud hole.
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Down
in the hole... it is fairly deep right now!
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A
shot from another angle.
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Alan
and his new Cherokee going through the hole.
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Corey
going through.
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After
going through the hole he picks up speed....
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and
tries to splash us.... we were able to jump back in time!
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Art
playing in the next puddle.
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Art
stuck again....
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This
time the water makes it into his truck.
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And
now the left front tire has a leaking bead.
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Art
and his son hook up the tow strap.
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Art
got stuck and had enough problems to keep everyone entertained!
After
we got out of the mud hole we headed out as we wanted to try to make
it out before it was too late at night. On the way out we
came across 4 people in a truck that had broken their steering and gave
a few of them a ride out to Potter Valley to their home to get supplies
and then head back in to fix and recover their truck. Everyone
made it home without any further problems.
Another great new
years day trip!
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1-6-05
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