88xjlover
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Marysville, WA
Looks like according to my plans I will be able to make it in the morning.
See you there!:wave1:
See you there!:wave1:
Leftover Turkey Run at Reiter Nov 28th
- Thread starter 2xtreme
- Start date
shotmobile
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Snohomish
Hey guys. I'm not a XJ but I'll probably be up there with the PNWJeep crew. Just wanted to say Hi and see you guys out there. I drive a Red Grand Cherokee of 38's, Say Hi.
Corey
Corey
JBweld
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ferndale, WA
CanMan
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
Yes, Michael, ill be driving the Heep. 
noutlawjeeper
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- kent, wa
You guys have fun. I'll be in greenwater getting a christmas tree with Logan's family. Figures the year I get invited to go there is a sweet run set-up.
Metal Thrasher
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- life
I'm sitting at work right now.
But I hear Jeremy, Eli and 88xjlover have broken windows already....
Rick may have popped his spring out again....
And Alex is leading?? ???
Kind of wish cel phones didn't work at Reiter....
But I hear Jeremy, Eli and 88xjlover have broken windows already....
Rick may have popped his spring out again....
And Alex is leading?? ???
Kind of wish cel phones didn't work at Reiter....
Bruno™
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Edmonds, WA
Damn, I really wish I didnt have to work in an hour or I would be with you guys. Sounds like some good carnage though . Oh, and welcome Corey.
-Lyle
P.S. And wtf, did I just see drae back on naxja?
. Oh, and welcome Corey.-Lyle
P.S. And wtf, did I just see drae back on naxja?
Muddy Beast
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- WA
Haha Lyle if you went with them, you wouldnt have such a pretty Jeep anymore. 
I can't wait to see pictures though!
~Scott
I can't wait to see pictures though!
~Scott
CanMan
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake Tapps, WA
Haha Lyle if you went with them, you wouldnt have such a pretty Jeep anymore.
I can't wait to see pictures though!
~Scott
Not many pictures were taken. Alex is the only one I saw with a camera.
Twas a fun time for sure.
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
I managed to break my camera by the end of the day, the memory card is good but the camera itself doesn't do anything. I'll try to upload some pictures later, I only got a few ones.
-Alex
-Alex
JBweld
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ferndale, WA
That was a fun trip. My Dad really enjoyed it, and was amazed at the abuse an XJ can take. He was a little surprised when I broke out his window and jammed his door shut 5 minutes into the first trail. Luckily it was just a piece of glass that had dropped down into the latch mechanism, and we had the door working again, but not before he made a few "Dukes of Hazard" style entries/exits from his door window opening.
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
Serial Crusher eh? Top notch...
-Alex
-Alex
JBweld
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ferndale, WA
Metal Thrasher
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- life
88xjlover
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Marysville, WA
That was an awsome run of trails today. Very sloppy and three of us busted out our passenger windows on the same tree, on the first part of the first trail. (grumpy's).
I wish I had a camera. Alex took some pics.
I wish I had a camera. Alex took some pics.
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dr drae
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Seattle, WA
P.S. And wtf, did I just see drae back on naxja?
:wstupid:
I came, I saw, I didn't break any windows.
Bruno™
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Edmonds, WA
I came, I saw, I didn't break any windows.
Thats the way to be
. Good to see you getting back on here.-Lyle
Mc2KXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Union of NAXJA Socialist Republics
I have one that I can donate to you, Alex. I just got a new one for my birthday so It's your if you want it.
Rich
Ba-Riedo
has frame envy
- Location
- redmond/bellingham, wa
Really? Thats awesome thanks Rich, I have those pucks for you still, and I'm gonna come back up to your area at some point to get my comp back from Alex
-Alex
fubar XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bothell, WA
Great run. My recollection of events as they unfolded...
Stupid circadian rhythym woke me stupid early, so I went and farted around with the CJ, deciding kind of last-minute that I'd take it instead of the still not fully-tested XJ. The fellas who hadn't seen the fubar CJ now know why I got my original username on SNORT.
Prepped the rig, including removing piles of lumber, tools, and shop clothes that it'd been wearing for the last few months, had an uneventful white-knuckle drive out to Reiter. It actually rides and drives pretty nice for a 35 year old POS-looking scrap heap. Arrived first at the gravel lot, saw a couple of truggies unloading but no
folks. I knew they'd be arriving shortly, and sure enough they did.
The roster as I recall: Myself in the CJ, Jeremy and his Pops in OD XJ, Michael in his shorty 2-Xtreme XJ and his buddy Mike who was considering wheeling his new FJ Cruiser at some point but is probably now scarred for life, Eli in his half-cab mucho bang for the buck XJ, Alex in his parent-built XJ with a couple of buddy pasengers, Rick and his son in his coil-popper XJ, Corey and his son in his I can't believe he took that line sick ZJ, 88XJ guy who I didn't actually meet, (sorry) and I think that was it. If I forgot you, please chime in.
We headed up to Grumpy's first, which was so grumpy it taco'd 3 XJ doors/glass about 30 seconds into the trail. The rest of us used the bypass. We then proceeded to navigate the snotty mud between trees on some very cool and challenging lines. No further carnage ensued on Grumpy's that I recall, so we exited and hit Cable trail and then Rhinoland.
Cable was a similar mess of snot and trees, with a little bit of rock thrown in. Rick showed us his coil-popping trick both here and on Rhinoland. Cool trick Rick, but we've seen it before. You need some new material. Alex can post the pic he has saved in the :heart: file if you aren't familiar with it. Cable pretty much ran into Rhinoland, which was the best trail of the day IMO.
Rhinoland involved some steeper lines and some large exposed rock (read: boulders) in addition to the mud and trees. There were several spots where I witnessed Corey stuff that ZJ places the factory engineers never imagined when designing a upper-crust family grocery-getter, and his added roofline taper served him well in the trees. I was able to climb a few lines that surprised me given the traction conditions, i.e. piss-poor, and everyone seemed to surprise each other (and Effin Jerry's Dad, who waxed amazed at every break about the capability of the XJs) with how much trail we could cover capably in toaster-Jeeps.
We exited Rhinoland and headed to Three Step. Alex had dropped his cell phone on the trail, which Michael found for him (Finder's fee, anyone) but Mike hooked the kid back up with minimal grief. Three Step proved to be a tire-spinning bitch to get up, but we all made it. We looked at the steep, glossy-wet rock immediately across from the exit and decided that rollover recovery was best left for another day, so we headed off to Sac Up.
Sac Up was a bit tamed-down from previous times I'd been there, but still a good time. Just up the road off the exit Jeremy tried to initiate some rollover recovery practice, but a group of fellas managed to pull him rubber-side down with a strap. We then headed back down for the gravel lot, I heard a grinding sound and exited the Jeep to check. Seems I'd shoved my skid-plate up into my front driveshaft, a couple minutes of grunting and heaving with vice-grips and a pry bar cleared the grind. Hooked back up at the lot, traded a little air between us and said our good-byes.
Great run, lots of trail-time, great company. Thanks for the leaf packs Jeremy, I'll put them to good use.
Doug
Stupid circadian rhythym woke me stupid early, so I went and farted around with the CJ, deciding kind of last-minute that I'd take it instead of the still not fully-tested XJ. The fellas who hadn't seen the fubar CJ now know why I got my original username on SNORT.
Prepped the rig, including removing piles of lumber, tools, and shop clothes that it'd been wearing for the last few months, had an uneventful white-knuckle drive out to Reiter. It actually rides and drives pretty nice for a 35 year old POS-looking scrap heap. Arrived first at the gravel lot, saw a couple of truggies unloading but no
folks. I knew they'd be arriving shortly, and sure enough they did. The roster as I recall: Myself in the CJ, Jeremy and his Pops in OD XJ, Michael in his shorty 2-Xtreme XJ and his buddy Mike who was considering wheeling his new FJ Cruiser at some point but is probably now scarred for life, Eli in his half-cab mucho bang for the buck XJ, Alex in his parent-built XJ with a couple of buddy pasengers, Rick and his son in his coil-popper XJ, Corey and his son in his I can't believe he took that line sick ZJ, 88XJ guy who I didn't actually meet, (sorry) and I think that was it. If I forgot you, please chime in.
We headed up to Grumpy's first, which was so grumpy it taco'd 3 XJ doors/glass about 30 seconds into the trail. The rest of us used the bypass. We then proceeded to navigate the snotty mud between trees on some very cool and challenging lines. No further carnage ensued on Grumpy's that I recall, so we exited and hit Cable trail and then Rhinoland.
Cable was a similar mess of snot and trees, with a little bit of rock thrown in. Rick showed us his coil-popping trick both here and on Rhinoland. Cool trick Rick, but we've seen it before. You need some new material.
Alex can post the pic he has saved in the :heart: file if you aren't familiar with it. Cable pretty much ran into Rhinoland, which was the best trail of the day IMO. Rhinoland involved some steeper lines and some large exposed rock (read: boulders) in addition to the mud and trees. There were several spots where I witnessed Corey stuff that ZJ places the factory engineers never imagined when designing a upper-crust family grocery-getter, and his added roofline taper served him well in the trees. I was able to climb a few lines that surprised me given the traction conditions, i.e. piss-poor, and everyone seemed to surprise each other (and Effin Jerry's Dad, who waxed amazed at every break about the capability of the XJs) with how much trail we could cover capably in toaster-Jeeps.
We exited Rhinoland and headed to Three Step. Alex had dropped his cell phone on the trail, which Michael found for him (Finder's fee, anyone) but Mike hooked the kid back up with minimal grief. Three Step proved to be a tire-spinning bitch to get up, but we all made it. We looked at the steep, glossy-wet rock immediately across from the exit and decided that rollover recovery was best left for another day, so we headed off to Sac Up.
Sac Up was a bit tamed-down from previous times I'd been there, but still a good time. Just up the road off the exit Jeremy tried to initiate some rollover recovery practice, but a group of fellas managed to pull him rubber-side down with a strap. We then headed back down for the gravel lot, I heard a grinding sound and exited the Jeep to check. Seems I'd shoved my skid-plate up into my front driveshaft, a couple minutes of grunting and heaving with vice-grips and a pry bar cleared the grind. Hooked back up at the lot, traded a little air between us and said our good-byes.
Great run, lots of trail-time, great company. Thanks for the leaf packs Jeremy, I'll put them to good use.
Doug
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