Troop92
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Layton, UT
6 rigs felt the need to get out in the snow at Rattlesnake today. Some may call it crazy, but I call it relaxation at its best.
Troop92
smartass_kid
Tonkaman (w/ co-pilot)
Nappy (with co-pilot)
Hardy6pack (with co-pilots)
ricsrx (with son)
We met up at the Maverik in Eagle Mountain a little before 9:30 and headed out on our way. Hit the staging area a little before 10am.
There was another group getting ready, but they were fixing some mechanical issues. We aired down, loaded up, and headed up Rattlesnake with ricsrx in the lead. Some of the lines took a little, uh, finessing, but we all did great. We did have to tug ricsrx sideways to enable him to back up over a rock. I think he said "well, it's there, so I had to do it." Something along those lines.
After Rattlesnake, we went up the mine tailings and over to Wayne's World. It was attempted by ricsrx, at least front wheels up on first ledge, but with the snow not much further. Clearly we weren't getting up it, but it was pretty cool to see what I'd like my rig to be able to do someday.
From there our group split a bit (Nappy and Hardy6pack, 6pack to return after running a passenger back to the trailhead), and the rest continued on up the mountain. We had a few hairy hillclimbs and descents, but had a lot of fun even when things got sideways.
I bailed with Smartass_kid, leaving ricsrx and Tonkaman to continue up the trail. We encountered Hardy6pack on the way down. We Ventured to a different trail, found a good way to bypass Rattlesnake, hit up a water/ice hole (Smartass_kid, you have those vids?), and eventually ended up back at the staging area.
Guys, it was great to meet all of you. Had an excellent time, and learned a lot about how my rig. Hoping to get out more and more, hopefully you'll help me facilitate that...
Troop92
smartass_kid
Tonkaman (w/ co-pilot)
Nappy (with co-pilot)
Hardy6pack (with co-pilots)
ricsrx (with son)
We met up at the Maverik in Eagle Mountain a little before 9:30 and headed out on our way. Hit the staging area a little before 10am.
There was another group getting ready, but they were fixing some mechanical issues. We aired down, loaded up, and headed up Rattlesnake with ricsrx in the lead. Some of the lines took a little, uh, finessing, but we all did great. We did have to tug ricsrx sideways to enable him to back up over a rock. I think he said "well, it's there, so I had to do it." Something along those lines.
After Rattlesnake, we went up the mine tailings and over to Wayne's World. It was attempted by ricsrx, at least front wheels up on first ledge, but with the snow not much further. Clearly we weren't getting up it, but it was pretty cool to see what I'd like my rig to be able to do someday.
From there our group split a bit (Nappy and Hardy6pack, 6pack to return after running a passenger back to the trailhead), and the rest continued on up the mountain. We had a few hairy hillclimbs and descents, but had a lot of fun even when things got sideways.
I bailed with Smartass_kid, leaving ricsrx and Tonkaman to continue up the trail. We encountered Hardy6pack on the way down. We Ventured to a different trail, found a good way to bypass Rattlesnake, hit up a water/ice hole (Smartass_kid, you have those vids?), and eventually ended up back at the staging area.
Guys, it was great to meet all of you. Had an excellent time, and learned a lot about how my rig. Hoping to get out more and more, hopefully you'll help me facilitate that...
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