IXNAYXJ
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Tahuya is kinda lame. Not news for most people, but I have to admit, I actually had a few challenges and a lot of fun on Sunday when Cody (GreenbeltXJ) and I went out there.
The trip served a few purposes; I had an idle Sunday with no plans staring at me and a bad day wheeling is better than a boring Sunday. Or something. I also bought a new camera recently and still haven't got the operation down pat. One thing that can be said for Tahuya is it seems to be a good place to take poser shots. Lots and lots of poser shots.
We started the day by seeking out a new hillclimb that has the Tahuya faithful all atwitter. When I say new, I mean there a steep-ish hill that has been badly eroded over the course of the winter, and then guys in full-size rigs with Boggers and open diffs have dug it out further. It's Tahuya, come on.
Here's the upper half of the hill. There's a pretty steep ledge that you have to climb up to get to this section, and if you don't hug the right side and straddle the hole you can see in this picture, it can get a little hairy...as you'll see when I go through it.
Here's Cody, trying the ledge I mentioned:
And again....
Unfortunately, it was just too deep for his 32's and quit before he broke something. I was able to crawl up it pretty easily, due mainly to the taller tires, gears and a rear locker:
It was actually pretty fun, and Cody got to play hard-core photographer. Here's him getting that one last shot before scrambling out of the way.
See that big hole under my front axle? That's where my left rear tire ends up in the next shot:
I remember looking out my window, seeing the ground about 5-6 feet below, and my tire, just sitting there...nowhere near the ground. Luckily I had the good sense to just stay on the throttle and pull my way out of it. Here's a picture of the tire coming off the ground:
Cody tells me is got a lot higher before it got better. I did tear my passenger mirror off, but otherwise escaped unscathed.
More to follow in the next post.
-----Matt-----
The trip served a few purposes; I had an idle Sunday with no plans staring at me and a bad day wheeling is better than a boring Sunday. Or something. I also bought a new camera recently and still haven't got the operation down pat. One thing that can be said for Tahuya is it seems to be a good place to take poser shots. Lots and lots of poser shots.
We started the day by seeking out a new hillclimb that has the Tahuya faithful all atwitter. When I say new, I mean there a steep-ish hill that has been badly eroded over the course of the winter, and then guys in full-size rigs with Boggers and open diffs have dug it out further. It's Tahuya, come on.
Here's the upper half of the hill. There's a pretty steep ledge that you have to climb up to get to this section, and if you don't hug the right side and straddle the hole you can see in this picture, it can get a little hairy...as you'll see when I go through it.
Here's Cody, trying the ledge I mentioned:
And again....
Unfortunately, it was just too deep for his 32's and quit before he broke something. I was able to crawl up it pretty easily, due mainly to the taller tires, gears and a rear locker:
It was actually pretty fun, and Cody got to play hard-core photographer. Here's him getting that one last shot before scrambling out of the way.
See that big hole under my front axle? That's where my left rear tire ends up in the next shot:
I remember looking out my window, seeing the ground about 5-6 feet below, and my tire, just sitting there...nowhere near the ground. Luckily I had the good sense to just stay on the throttle and pull my way out of it. Here's a picture of the tire coming off the ground:
Cody tells me is got a lot higher before it got better. I did tear my passenger mirror off, but otherwise escaped unscathed.
More to follow in the next post.
-----Matt-----