Whispering Pines: 27 OCT 2007

[4X4ICON]

I will most likely be meeting up with the convoy in Palmyra due to the fact that... uh...  this important... uh...  I have some  necessary... ummmm...
oh the heck with it...
cause I can sleep in another half hour...

I\'ll monitor 31
See you when I see you...

[Guest]

Wimps. I have to get up at 5:30 and I\'m not even a member! Where\'s your commitment? ;>

[MassiveAttack]

so is it safe to say showing up between 9:30 and 10:00, I wouldn\'t miss the group? Comming from Farmington, I was just going to take the big road to exit 42, says it\'ll take 34 minutes. If you\'d rather, I could come to Palmyra and meet with you Dave. About when will you be there ready to go? BTW, when did you move to Palmyra?

[4X4ICON]

Re: wimp...

As the president and old man and the guy who always makes every effort to attend as many of the rides and other events as I can... to be there for the club... I guess I can...
... oh what the heck... I\'m just gonna sleep in.

I think my usual commitment speaks for itself anyway.

and I don\'t live in Palmyra...
I moved to where the corners of Penfield, Perinton and Walworth meet, so it is just a left out the driveway, a left at 31F and a right when it ends and I\'m in Palmyra.
Not sure where I\'ll be exactly, but should be there around 9ish.

[Guest]

Actually, I\'d sleep in too if I could. Unfortunately, I live a minimum of two hours away, so it wouldn\'t make much difference if I meet at B&N or WP.

I\'ve spent the afternoon doing maintenance and getting the rig ready as I\'ve not really been on a trail run in a couple of years. Plus I got my new bumper and winch mount and had to get them install. The winch solenoid mount is a bit of \"redneck engineering\", but it\'ll work until I can figure out something more permanent.

[Guest]

I had a great time yesterday with only minimal damage (slightly dented fender). The company was good and the wheeling enjoyable.

[smichaelR22]

it was some good wheeling, there was probably a total of about 20 trucks in the park maybe more, and at times alot of stock ish YJ\'s stuck in places they shouldnt have been  :badidea: But still fun to watch.

Hope to see pics of the CJ at its limits climbing out of that insane hole...

[FairportX]

It was a perfect day to be out playing, having fun and enjoying being with good people. It was certainly interesting to watch the newbies doing things that were at times exciting and other times just plain scary.

There are also some holes that are becoming a challenge to get through unless you have the right rig. Like the trail that Mike made it through but Dave got stuck in. I think you could probably compare it to the \"Dolly Hole\" of old.

A FUN DAY.

By the way z71 what happened to you?

[Guest]

eewwwwww!

[4X4ICON]

Great day...

did some teaching, did some learning and soon I\'ll be doing some washing.
I\'m uploading pics as I write this, but Scott or Aaron will have to re-size as I\'m clogging up the pipe with these huge files.

Anyway... it was a beautiful day for being in the woods with only minor damage (yeah... no major damage even in the mud).

The RIT gang was fun to watch but we all agreed college doesn\'t teach much about wheeling... they looked like they were having fun but could use a few physics lessons regarding traction, gravity, power vs. finess and others.

Good times.

[Guest]

Better to have the pics too big and look good, than too small and be poopy.

[4X4ICON]

It\'s mud...
they\'re gonna look \"poopy\" no matter what the quality.
hehehehehe
I crack myself up.

[4X4ICON]

Pics are in the Gallery.

Thanks to Scottie.     :zoooom:

[4X4ICON]

One my my co-director\'s brother was on this trip and the first pic is his (his friend\'s Heep)
the other pic pertains to my comments on more lessons needed.
This is something we (TMN) did not witness while we were there.
Jeep tried to go up the hill next to the hole... took passenger wheel over the edge and gravity did the rest.
All were ok... except for a very wet rig.
Who says Whispering Pines is easy???

[4X4ICON]

The fall.