sixstringsteve
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Trip Report: Rubicon Shakedown Run #3: Hanging Tree Trail
It's not usually a good sign when your trip starts out with a trip to autozone...
I know I'm to blame for the failure. I was commenting to the guys that this year I haven't yet set up camp in the daylight and I wouldn't know what to do with all the extra time we'd have on our hands... My fault. About 5 miles into our journey, Dempsey noticed a clanking sound on his jeep. As we pulled off the freeway, it was immediately apparent what it was: his swaybar bolt had dissappeared and his link was clanking on the axle. We headed to Autozone to pick up some spare bolts and attach it the best we could with what we had.
Unfortunately, we also lost the metal eyelet in the middle of the bushing so we had to get creative.
With his newly fixed swaybar, we hit the road. Fortunately, this was the only carnage Dempsey would encounter the entire trip. I'm glad he decided to get it out of the way first.
We headed straight for our campsite in the Manti-La Sal National Forest. We got there after dark and pitched the tents. Despite all the nasty smoggy weather we've been having in the valley, it was crystal clear that night. We could see the Milky Way and the stars were incredible. We knew we had a big day in front of us, so we skipped the fire and went straight to bed.
It's not usually a good sign when your trip starts out with a trip to autozone...
I know I'm to blame for the failure. I was commenting to the guys that this year I haven't yet set up camp in the daylight and I wouldn't know what to do with all the extra time we'd have on our hands... My fault. About 5 miles into our journey, Dempsey noticed a clanking sound on his jeep. As we pulled off the freeway, it was immediately apparent what it was: his swaybar bolt had dissappeared and his link was clanking on the axle. We headed to Autozone to pick up some spare bolts and attach it the best we could with what we had.
Unfortunately, we also lost the metal eyelet in the middle of the bushing so we had to get creative.
With his newly fixed swaybar, we hit the road. Fortunately, this was the only carnage Dempsey would encounter the entire trip. I'm glad he decided to get it out of the way first.
We headed straight for our campsite in the Manti-La Sal National Forest. We got there after dark and pitched the tents. Despite all the nasty smoggy weather we've been having in the valley, it was crystal clear that night. We could see the Milky Way and the stars were incredible. We knew we had a big day in front of us, so we skipped the fire and went straight to bed.
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