On 5-15-02 the Santa Rosa 4X4's made a trip to Lake Pilsbury. Some people drove up on Friday night and stayed the weekend, and others came up on Saturday morning.
Instead of taking my truck on this run, I decided to take the motorhome up for the weekend and I rode with Alan in his Orange CJ-5. Sometimes it is really nice to just sit back and enjoy the scenery!
Oak Flat Campground: N 39 26.539 W 122 57.187
Not
too long after leaving camp a person who will remain nameless and is not
the one wearing the hat in this picture had a mechanical problem with
his Jeep.... Alan, in the blue sweatshirt, told him that yes, he did need
bolts to hold his transfer case in place.
It
was a perfect day! The skies were clear and it was not too hot,
not too cold!
We
headed over Hull Mountain and found a nice meadow area to have lunch.
This
was a really nice area, and made a great place to stop!
After
lunch, we headed out to explore.
We took a break on the top of Bald Mountain.
Here's
Cory and his Amigo.
A rock in the middle of a open area is just asking for trouble...
Here Alan and Donnie get their Jeeps on the rock, with an Samuri trying to squeeze in in the background.
After
the Jeeps were done, the Samuri's had a go at it...
Alan
and this tree just dont get along... On an earlier trip he had a problem
in this same spot, and got hung up on his exhaust. This time, when
he went over the log, it tried to throw his Jeep on its side.
This
was the last steep downhill of the day. This area was very steep
and tilting towards the large ditch on the right side. In the picture,
the two people are keeping this Samari on the ground.... without
them it would have been a slow roll into the ditch!