New Years Snow wheelin AZ style

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Cristina and I arrived in Payson Friday afternoon about noon to 23

 

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We got to a road that we wanted to check out, the gate was open but there was no place to pull out to lock in the hubs so we continued on the jhigheay until we could find a pull out to lock in..... we then headed back to the road we desired and tried to enter....... Ooops, no luck the plows built a berm up to about 4' tall and the truck just plowed it and sank...... 3

 

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We proceeded to head to another road that had more room to enter and see how we could do.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyeTmR4xgcw

 

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while still figuring out our approach we went a little further;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZHQXiSkJ2U

 

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I wasn't likin this set up so I decided to air down to 8;

While i was airing down a family in a Nissan frontiere came in behind me and made it about 10 feet and were stuck so after I aired down and was able to see that I could get around alot better I went to pull them out before proceding down the raod of fresh powder;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqb-iDstPVg

 

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After pulling out the Nissan, we went back down the road and Cristina braved the elements to take a video of me snow wheelin NASCAR style;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH7511Kwtb0

 

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Now aired down, we then went back to the first road (berm) and tried agai at getting onto that road....... we made it on and a

 

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Here's a poser after our hammering on some deep snow;

Here's some more pics from Pine;

And the 2nd crossing at the cabin the river was frozen woth snow;

 

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We then went to the cabin to settle in with some adult refreshments (they stay quite cold in th cooler when it's this cold out at 6:00 PM);

I was BBQing our dinner;

Nothin like a beer-slushy.

 

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Saturday we woke to 0

 

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headin up the road, there was some existing trire tracks for a little while;

Here's a pic of Chad;, we were doing about 40-45 MPH here.

 

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And the fresh tracks went away;

And a couple more pics of Chad; Oh wait where is he?

There he is;

 

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Finally some fresh powder with no ruts at all;

Time for Nate to take the lead;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geTBjLEuTNE

 

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Chad is keepin up a little better now;

Now I'm back out front;

 

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We had a pit stop along the way;

The snow "dust" is takin away my tail lights;

 

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Back on the move;

 

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Another break;

Nate was clearin the way;

Chad keepin up good now;

 

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Then I was back in front;

Nate gathered alot of snow from clearin the trees for us;

Chad comin up;

Posers at another break;

 

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Back goin again;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTnRdAw0KmQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANBtbgWBTQ

 

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Nate playin;