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Board Winter Run '03 |
Akgpdude, Molly and I all met up at the Nikiski Tesoro at 10:00am for a quick day trip out to the Captain Cook Park. Since the tide was low when we arrived at the trail head we decided to make the first leg down the beach. As soon as we got to the beach we entered the large rock section that prevents any passage for most vehicles when the tide is up. I tried this section last year when the water was clear up in the rocks and broke my rear drive shaft. Driving through the campground must have attracted some attention, we had gathered about a dozen spectators. Akgpdude was playing on a large rock an nearly rolled onto his side. The look on his face was priceless! The crowd was quite impressed too! The only thing holding him from tipping over was a basket ball sized rock beside his left rear tire.
After taking a few quick pictures I hooked my winch cable to his frame and pulled him to a more reasonable angle. Soon after that, I took some nasty lines and ended up getting high centered on my drivers side rocker panel. We tried to stack some rocks under my left front tire, but not having a locker I wasn't going anywhere with 3wd. Akgpdude promptly winched me off that rock and on we went. A few of the spectators followed us down the beach for a while, an took a bunch of pictures. (if any of you ever read this, I would love to see your pics)
Below is what happens if you get stuck on the beach and the tide comes in!
We drove about 20 miles down the beach and found a trail up the the gas line. It was very narrow, and quite overgrown. Once we got to the gas line, we discovered it to be very dry. Most of the trail was uneventful, but we were able to find a few places where you had to be careful what line you took. I tried to follow one of the Thiokol tracks and found myself buried to the frame. I was worried that I might not be able to winch out of this one. Akgpdude tied off to a tree and tried un-successfully to winch me out. Damn! This means I have to get out and move my winch to the front bumper. I'm here to tell you that a Warn 8274 is a heavy bastard to pack around when you are thigh deep in mud that is trying to suck your boots off! I ran my cable to the nearest tree and pulled the old 76 right out.
Akgpdude got stuck only a few more times and we made it back to the trail head at about 4:30pm. It was a good day trip, even though we all wished the trail had been a little more difficult.
bgreen
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