Wow, nice pics Robert. Sucks I was too dizzy on Friday for Poison Spider :p
We just got back to Reno a few hours ago. I don't know where to start with all our pics...
Bart
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Wow, nice pics Robert. Sucks I was too dizzy on Friday for Poison Spider :p
We just got back to Reno a few hours ago. I don't know where to start with all our pics...
Bart
Quote:
Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
Hangover?:rolleyes:
Well no, more like still drunk in the morning... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
Bart
hey billy, sorry we havent posted more, im sure they are still to come...
i just got home from moab about 15 minutes ago...it was a long week....
so here's the wrap up for me personally..
monday- gold bar rim and gemini bridges
tuesday- seven mile
wednesday- steel bender (barely)(more story to come)
thursday- poison spider
friday- cant remember lol
saturday- klondike bluffs and hells revenge
so here's the real story for me for the week-
on steel bender there is an obstacle called the wall thats about a 5 foot drop off with a sort of bypass thats really tippy....so i dont have skid plates so i opted for the tippy side since i didnt wanna mess up my oil pan or anything like like...
anyhow, i was the guinea pig for the tippy part of the obstacle since i was the first vehicle besides the trail leader to try it....
aparently we picked the wrong line because i ended up sliding sideways off a rock and going up on 2 tires on my way to rolling over...
luckily i wasnt hung over because i let off the brake and steered into the obstacle saving my VX, myself and larry gammon...
once jo gets a chance to load his photo's up then you will be able to see the situation...
it would have been the first serious VX accident in moab hadn't i steered into it and bounced my way out of rolling over.....
everyone doing steel bender that day was shaking for hours afterward because everyone had almost just witnessed a big roll over next to a tall cliff.....
jo has a great photo of my VX with the rear tire about 6 and a half feet off the ground because he snapped perfectly right when i started to roll....
anyhow, thats my story of the week...
Ah, PB! You should have checked the pics/video from 06. Then you would have known to take the wall. The way the wall drops off is no differant from the wall on Gold Bar Rim. No need to worry about your pan...unless all your wheels fell off in the middle of it! The other way you went is WAY tippy. A few went that way in 06 and in the vid you can see us literally hanging from the rear end of the VXs to keep them from going over. With your lift you would have had no problem.
Right way...
http://shutter01.pictures.aol.com/da...xQjWs80300.jpg
Wrong (tippy) way...
http://shutter03.pictures.aol.com/da...5H2N010300.jpg
I think Zeus will back me up on this one!:bwgy:
Has anyone heard how Jeff (Paddler on the other Zu boards) is doing? Apparently, while doing trail repairs, the vehicle fell on him and he had to be air lifted off the trail to the hospital.
Edit:
Just found this update on the 'Wire.
I heard about this on Friday night. That is scary stuff. Glad he is ok and recovering.Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
Bart
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0289.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0418.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0557.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0558.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0600.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0631.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0644.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0681.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0747.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0812.jpg
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...8/IMG_0817.jpg
I have a bunch more than listed above. Here is a link to the album
Photobucket
Nice! I just finished editing down shots from the first 4 days. I have the 2nd half of the week to go. I will post some photos shortly.
Bart
This is a little move I took before we headed out. Sorry for wind noise.:rolleyes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRnHMOEi7G4
Hay Bart! I finely figured out what your VX with a camera on top reminded me of .:p
http://www.onedigitallife.com/images...ipod_dalek.jpg
Nice, but what is that thing??Quote:
Originally Posted by kodiak
Bart
This will explain everything.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYARn...eature=related
OK, so instead of posting everything I just did on my LJ over again, I will just link to each individual entry here:
05-10-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44226.html
05-11-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44464.html
05-12-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44555.html
05-13-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/44951.html
05-14-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/45192.html
05-15-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/45404.html
05-16-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/45773.html
05-17-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/46069.html
05-18-08
http://nfpgasmask.livejournal.com/46327.html
Thanks to Linda and Beau for taking so many photos. It was an excellent time and it was great to hang out with everyone from last year and and meet new people this year.
More info about DVDs sometime soon.
Bart
Still looking at the photos, and I decided to upload this one in full resolution. I won't keep it up there forever, so download it now.
http://www.nofuture.com/vxwow.jpg
The light on Tuesday was just astoundingly beautiful. This shot really shows the VX run and Moab in such a perfect way.
It is now and probably will be my background for several weeks.
:) Bart
That lizard looks like he has glowey green spots and that snake is cool.
and that field repairus pic is cool. I don't know why but I really like it.
Very cool pics y'all. I can't wait till I can make Moab
Wow dude, that sucks. If it makes you feel any better, Linda was working until like 7:30 tonight...ahem, I can't say the same for myself, however.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZEUS
We definitely need to do the Elko camping trip meet. Glad we got to hang out a lot more this time around.
Bart
Nice pix Bart! Haha..ha…You called my VX wicked..ha.:p
Zodiac. Ur proton is wicked sweet. I love the painted plate and the stripe set up. U have the look I saw in my head when I first got mine (just liftless)
Thanks, It’s fun to experiment with a look. You can get those vinyl stripe kits on eBay pretty cheep and if you don’t like it you can heat gun them off.Quote:
Originally Posted by So-CalVX
Here are the only pics I have with VXs (and an FJ) in them. From the Fins n Things run that Todd lead (thanks again Todd!)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0139.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0140.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/IMG_0141.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0142.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0144.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0145.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0146.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/IMG_0156.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/IMG_0157.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/IMG_0161.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0165.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/IMG_0166.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/IMG_0169.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...8/Img_0170.jpg
HERE is a write up I did on the planet with some narration and pics.
HERE is a link to all my pics (lots of scenery pics).
If you want full size (3072x2304 pixel) unedited copies of any of them just pm me with your email addy and file name and I will send it. Probably in a zip file since the images are so big.
Here are my 2 cents.. Me and my friend have been pretty egoistic pictures-wise (as well as on the trail, always forgetting to care of the car behind us - sorry, promise to learn!)
Made it home successfully, 25 hours on non-stop driving of which I did 20, no problems at all and zero oil burn :thumbup:
Anyway, here are my nominees for the next year's calendar!
p.s. Personal thank you to Crager34 for recommending me that 4x4 trail in Needles district - perfect difficulty for a rookie such as myself, and a terrific view in the end!!
:thumbup:
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da.../xIMG_9346.JPGhttp://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da.../xIMG_9247.JPG
Dave,
Nice to meet you in Moab. Thanks for posting the pics of Fins-N-Things!
Peace.
Tom
012009
I just want to say that when Clint(CRNCNN) first approached me about Moab i was kind of against going! But once i watched the elephant hill videos from Bart(nfpgasmask) i was at least open to the idea. But as the time drew closer I got SOOOO excited i almost couldn't contain myself at times! When we got to Moab it was like I already knew all of you! You took in the "newbies" and showed us the ways, made us feel like family and I want to thank all of you for such a WONDERFUL time! I already :heart:want to go back!! MOAB & THE VX FAMILY rock!!!!! Thanks Again!!!:p
i saw pictures and pictures from this MOAB but i never saw a foxfire red...
did anyone with a foxfire red mica go?
Not single one!! I guess you need yo plan on going next year????:clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepino
Here's a few of mine... Full Album is Here. There's a few hundred pictures in there.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...IMG_3556-1.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3468.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3446.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3432.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3434.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3429.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3560.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3756.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...b/IMG_3313.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...IMG_3343-1.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f1...IMG_3342-1.jpg
I know, I also found it weird - 21 VX and not a single Fox Fire or Dark Green!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs. CRNCNN
As usual I was deficient in taking photos, but I have a couple with VX interest:
The end of Steelbender
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40...Picture039.jpg
Poison Spider
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40...Picture028.jpg
And a pic of me on Gold Bar Rim, because I think it is a cool pic
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40...Picture016.jpg
Note how small the trucks are on the road below...
That’s awesome, I love your 2dr trooper. I need to add one to my Isuzu collection.:p
Good stuff, keep em coming people!
Bart
Consider it a VX with better headroom...:bwgr:Quote:
Originally Posted by kodiak
Here are a few I like...
I just had a "cleanup on aisle 7" incedent in my kitchen...:rolleyesg
Will post more later...
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSC02275.JPG
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSC02191.JPG
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSC02290.JPG
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/DSC02463.JPG
Tom, was nice meeting you too. Let me know if you want the larger files from fins n things. I used a bulk pic resizer on my pics and it really pixelated the smaller ones I put on photobucket.
Here are a few from my 'pocket camera'....
First days run...all VX's line up to air down
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da..._First_Run.jpg
Ldub getting all "meckanicky"....the power of vodka in action!
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...echanicky_.jpg
The ORW , Jay & Mark
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...W_Jay_Mark.jpg
Suzy & ORW snuggled up at the Red Rock Lodge
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...Y_at_Lodge.jpg
ORW on Poison Spider ,getting all up in the notches face!
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...er_Notch_2.jpg
"Big camera" shots will be available in a few days...
jo
Nice Jo, I can't wait to see your "big camera" shots. I know you got some good ones. I really want to see pbkid's VX on the tip.
Bart
OMG, Ldub, I think this should DEFINITELY be on the back cover of the book.
http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/DSC02540.JPG
:laughing:
Bart
Where else, but near... "The End"?:rolleyesgQuote:
Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
Where exactly did you find these again, Dub? Under you pillow or something?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
:eek:, Bart