See ya tomorrow!!
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See ya tomorrow!!
Had a great time today playing in the Arizona desert among the many Giant Saguaro cactus.
Triathlete (Billy)
mhill (Mike)
Sue (VX KAT)
Kirk (Zu4Two
Enjoy the pics!
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Billy playing in the river bed....
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Billy playing in the river bed....
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Kirk's SuperCharger makin' a splash!
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Mike (mhill) in his new toy, all lifted, new rims, new shoes...lookin' good!
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Mike (mhill) climbing out of the river
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Zu parking....Arizona style!
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Kirk trying to strap Billy out of the sand...
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Kirk digging into the sand...
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Got sand?...
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Billy strapping Kirk out...
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Kirk (Zu4Two), Kat (VX KAT), Mike (mhill), Billy (Triathlete)
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On the trail......wait, who's that interloper in the back !:_wtf:
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Line 'em up.....
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Playin' in a rock quarry....
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Headin' home.....
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The money shot!....
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GO FARTHER!.......
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Great looking photos!!! looks like Kirk got pretty deep in the sand. I wish I could find some nice trails here in Rapid City.
Kirk got deep strapping me out! Apparently sand, water, and mud create a nice soup that equals stuck.
I will have some pics up tomorrow once they finish uploading...slooooowwwwwwly!
Was a great day though. Had lots of fun. Weather was in the 70's and sunny. I think we got 1 more hooked and heading to Moab and an old time Moaber at least thinking of making a return!:bwgy:
It was actually pretty cool...Kirk got Billy out, then Billy drove around and pulled Kirk out. Now that's buddies!Quote:
Originally Posted by Triathlete
Think we definitely hooked Mike! Would be great to see Kirk come to Moab too.
Weather was spectacular today, and we had a blast!
Forgot to mention...
Had the Ranchos set at 4/4 for off-road yesterday, first time off-road with the bump stops cut down. Made a huge difference. No more constant SLAMMING down with a jolt in the rear. Had a lot of bouncing when I went over the rocks....BUT WAY LESS SLAMMING! Just amazing. Maybe I'll turn them up to 6 or 7 next time and see how the bouncing is.
Alright, finally got all my pics loaded....so here we go.
Met up at the Rock Springs Cafe for some mom & pops style cooking. The VX's were still dust free at this point (hey, I even rinse mine off!).
From L to R...Me, Zu4Two, VXKat, and MHill
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Then it was off to Table Mesa...
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An easy trail. Then we played around a bit at the New River crossing...I like rocks!
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Creative parking 101:bwgy:
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Apparently when water combines with sand and muck it becomes a smelly stew...:yesy:
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...you get stuck, break out the tow straps, Kirk comes to the rescue, gets stuck getting me unstuck and then I get to return the favor! :)
These guys came out to watch all the fun.
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Moving on down the trail
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The scenery
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Saguaro's standing tall
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Playing in the rock quarry
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Dang, there's that interloper again....he was following us!.......... Wannabe! :rollo:.....oh he!!, we just let him come along.....:pQuote:
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And mother nature gave end to a great day with...
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Link to all the pics I took.
Awesome pics Billy...don'tcha love that new Nikon!!! :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by VX KAT
So where's the rest of you guys pics?:drool2:
Great photos! When I am done spending $$ on the VX maybe I will pick up a better camera!
Had a great time :smilegray got it washed up again. I will try to load up some pictures soon. I can only load two sometimes one picture at a time. Is that normal or am I doing it wrong?
These pics...
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Sand and water make for big problems, probably the most serious thing that can happen when you drive on the beach. Just be glad you didn't have salt water washing through your undercarriage while you waited for someone to strap you out. :)
Great pics everyone, yet another thread that makes me wish you guys were about 30 hours closer... :(
which reminded me of this pic.....:laugho::mbrasd::mbrasd: Dave still hates it when he sees this pic.....:laugho:Quote:
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Notice ya didn't see me down there near Billy & Kirk .......:laugho: Dave & I are a little chicken when it comes to wet sand since our little "Rio Grande" experience in Texas! So I played in the kitty pool part of the river....:laugho: :thumbup:
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Thanks for the fun time on Sunday. I didn't bring a camera and my cell phones pics didn't come out too good. The pictures that Kat and Billy posted were great! I rinsed my undercarriage when I got home and got about half a sandbox of sand in the driveway.
It was really great to meet Kat and husband, MHill and wife and ketch up with Triathelete after so many years. I'm glad to see he's still as wild as ever and put his skid plates and sliders to good use several times on Sunday.
I don't know about him, but I felt a little guilty getting MHill's and VXKat's pristinely maintained VX's all dusty and dirty.
Hopefully next time we can get a few more participants to come and play!
Man I wish I could have gone...next time=oP! Great pics!
Great Pics guys!