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All Wheelers Shoestring Run - Report (August 8th, 2009)
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Shoestring Run
August 8th, 2009
On Saturday August 8th, 2009 we met at the All Wheelers camp on FS590 off of Milk Creek Road.
I rode shotgun with Scuba.
We headed up FS590 toward 4W617 (Lilly Pond Trail).
We found a land slide on FS590.
Turning onto 4W617 (Lilly Pond Trail).
Here is a little dirty bridge next to a mud hole.
The next bridge was hard to get up onto since you have to get mud on your tires to get to it.
Scuba came close to sliding off the bridge.
On up past the first steep climb coming up to the second.
On up at Lilly Pond we found Geudo waiting for us.
We turn up 4W676 (Kaner Flats Trail).
On up the trail Waycrazy broke his steering on his CJ.
We tried to weld it back together with jumper cables and batteries.
Some of the PNWJeep.com guys came by as Waycrazy worked on his CJ.
PNWJeep.com makes their women walk. LOL
Next the Shindig Wheelers came up with some of thier friends from Oregon.
Lucky for Waycrazy they had a welder and a professional welder with them.
After Waycrazy's rig was put back together we moved on up the trail past the Shindig Wheelers.
Mrs. Bobcat was digging my new shades I borrowed from Scuba
Shoestring Run
August 8th, 2009
On Saturday August 8th, 2009 we met at the All Wheelers camp on FS590 off of Milk Creek Road.
I rode shotgun with Scuba.
We headed up FS590 toward 4W617 (Lilly Pond Trail).
We found a land slide on FS590.
Turning onto 4W617 (Lilly Pond Trail).
Here is a little dirty bridge next to a mud hole.
The next bridge was hard to get up onto since you have to get mud on your tires to get to it.
Scuba came close to sliding off the bridge.
On up past the first steep climb coming up to the second.
On up at Lilly Pond we found Geudo waiting for us.
We turn up 4W676 (Kaner Flats Trail).
On up the trail Waycrazy broke his steering on his CJ.
We tried to weld it back together with jumper cables and batteries.
Some of the PNWJeep.com guys came by as Waycrazy worked on his CJ.
PNWJeep.com makes their women walk. LOL
Next the Shindig Wheelers came up with some of thier friends from Oregon.
Lucky for Waycrazy they had a welder and a professional welder with them.
After Waycrazy's rig was put back together we moved on up the trail past the Shindig Wheelers.
Mrs. Bobcat was digging my new shades I borrowed from Scuba
We turned onto the 4W306 (Manastash Ridge Trail) toward 4W308 (Shoestring Trail)
Next we dropped off the ridge and ran 4W308 (Shoestring Trail) down.
I always thought this was a good idea.
The Scuba 4x4 Team.
We stopped at Region 4 Meadows for a break.
At the end of 4W308 (Shoestring Trail) we turned up 4W307 (Tripod Flat Trail).
We turn off 4W307 (Tripod Flat Trail) onto 4W330 (Tip Over Trail).
The hill climb in the background looked to be a mean one.
At the bottom of that hill climb Waycrazy's steering broke in another place.
As he was working on it, this guy in a 4runner comes down the trail running a flat tire.
He did not have a jack to change it out so Waycrazy loaned him his.
The guy in the 4runner told us he was in a hurry to go find the Search & Rescue
because his friend rolled his rig trying to take a short cut off the mountain.
Waycrazy got his rig fixed enough to drive back out going up and over to the 5 fingers.
Geudo followed Waycrazy back to camp.
We headed on with Scuba as the lead vehicle.
The mean hill climb was nothing.
At the end of 4W330 (Tip Over Trail) we turn up 4W309 (String Trail).
Some quad riders in the area were there helping by the time we got to the roll over.
The quad riders said the driver was in pain but could walk around.
The passenger was conscious but could not move.
We stayed to help until the Search & Rescue got there.
We had to guide the helicopter in by phone.
The Search & Rescue and Forest Rangers on the ground showed up as the helicopter was landing.
Yakima Herald report: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/08/10/cliff-drive-ends-with-harborview-hospital-visit
More pictures I took: http://www.aworc.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=8742
After the Search & Rescue and Forest Rangers did not need our help anymore we headed on up 4W309 (String Trail).
At the top of the ridge we turn on 4W306 (Manastash Ridge Trail) toward 4W676 (Kaner Flats Trail).
This section of 4W306 (Manastash Ridge Trail) is pretty mean to the bottom side of the rigs.
BlindPilot might have been cussing me on this part.
Test Dummy looked to almost flop it right before this part.
We turned off the 4W306 (Manastash Ridge Trail) back down 4W676 (Kaner Flats Trail).
As soon as we turned something in Test Dummy's Dana 30 broke.
Test Dummy ran it hoping for the best.
It wasn't another 50 feet later, Scuba's Dana 30 was popping bad.
We found the axle u-joint broke and took out the axles.
Here is a picture of it down the trail after running it a ways.
We turned off 4W676 (Kaner Flats Trail) and ran 4W617 (Lilly Pond Trail) back to camp.
On the way BlindPilot pointed out that the only two Jeeps not to break on this run were TJs. He
zukkev
Cornfuzzled yet again...
Looks like an overall awesome run Ceg!!! Thanks fer sharin'!
Boonie Buster
Stuck on a Curb
right on! looks a lot dryer on the lily pond trail than when we did it...
Kat
Kat Woman, Wheelin superhero!
Nice job Ceg, glad to see the 330 being used after we (B.E.S.T.4x4 club) cleared it.
And what a nice job cleared it too! Thanks.
RCYJ
Well-Known Member
to bad my search and rescue pager is broken or else i probably would have been paged out on the call.
P
PUO-BANNED
Guest
When is waycrazy going to fix that steering for good? seems like he has this problem every time out :eeek:
(edit) Nice Pics :redneck:
(edit) Nice Pics :redneck:
WAYCRAZY
Well-Known Member
In the steering yes but always a different part of it.Seems I beef something up and find another weak link.. I am about to trash the whole set up and go complete hydro ! I might as well I never drive my jeep on the street anymore and have all the stuff to do it laying around.
Poohbair
Pabst O'Holic
As always, great pics and great writeup!
3 things:
1) Great write up and trip report. Really good detail and info on the trails
2) The guy in the White 4Runner you loaned the high lift to, and looking for search and rescue. Is the infamous "Ray" Not to surprised it was him and his friends who went of the ridge. For those who know who Ray and his friends. I'm sure know what I am talking about:redneck:
3) I officially hate Jeeps :fawkdancesmiley:
1) Great write up and trip report. Really good detail and info on the trails
2) The guy in the White 4Runner you loaned the high lift to, and looking for search and rescue. Is the infamous "Ray" Not to surprised it was him and his friends who went of the ridge. For those who know who Ray and his friends. I'm sure know what I am talking about:redneck:
3) I officially hate Jeeps :fawkdancesmiley:
