(un)Official Northwest Chapter - Reiter Cleanup Participants

[mud1059]

So, there looks like a few of us going from .

Sniggs
12GAXJ
IXNAYXJ
Jay2000XJ
Fifo
Bass2323
KarlVP

Paul, you still thinking about coming?

Im meeting Sniggs at the Dutch Cup for breakfast, who else will be there?

See ya tomorrow. :thumbup:

Deffinately gonna be there, not too sure on when. If I don't get too drunk tonight I'll wake up early, go get a trailer, swap out my TC seal and head up. I figure 11 if I'm responsible. That's pretty sweet though, 8 guys out for a cleanup. Could be more...but it could certainly be less. See you guys up there.

 

[Sniggs]

Alright.. good night y'all - off to bed for me. Getting up EARLY!!
:yelclap:

 

[pSYChedXJ]

AH-HEM!!!
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showpost.php?p=935521&postcount=1

I meant for breakfast

EDIT: Nevermind...just being retarded. Damn noobies. :doh:

 

[FiFo]

Well, I had axle probablems this morning so was late getting there. I hear it was a good turnout though, KarlVP kept telling me about how "those XJ guys just left" every time I got to camp.

I heard you guys had a good time on Isabel though. I went up that way as far as the bridge but the guys I was with didn't want to go any further so we turned back at that point. Saw 2 members just before the bridge on Isabel though, both where driving some nice looking late model Cherokees.

 

[pSYChedXJ]

Well, I had axle probablems this morning so was late getting there. I hear it was a good turnout though, KarlVP kept telling me about how "those XJ guys just left" every time I got to camp.

I heard you guys had a good time on Isabel though. I went up that way as far as the bridge but the guys I was with didn't want to go any further so we turned back at that point. Saw 2 members just before the bridge on Isabel though, both where driving some nice looking late model Cherokees.

Hehe, that was me and Sniggs, running with fear from the rock garden on the other side of the bridge (at least I was). A little too "much" for my noobie blood. :shocked:

Good times! It was good bumping into you on the trail.
- Jay

 

[Sniggs]

I tore up the belly pretty good on the rocks. Thankfully I had the Tcase Skid. The skid, the muffler, and rear driveshaft took the brunt. The rear driveshaft is toast. :explosion

I was fortunate enough to get within a mile of my house before trouble began...heep started shaking VIOLENTLY in the rear...forget vibe -This sucker was SHAKING!!!

I got it slowed and crawled home (10 mph) it's in the garage. DS has to come off to send to Tom Woods for replacement... perhaps tomorrow.

I'll look at it more in the morning... Nothing is leaking (yet). I'll see...

We had a great time with the VERY diverse crowd of folks there today. BIG turnout for the cleanup. Eli and I were the only members from participating in the cleanup but two people is a good start, I guess.

Fun outing - I won't be fixed in time for Tahuya, however.

 

[CanMan]

That sucks Mark. I got some damage too. Front pass fender more smashed than before, LCA mount on axle fawkered a bit, more rocker smashes, flares smashed/torn, lots of rock rash, and possible front DS fawked too. It was very fun, I had a great time. And thanks for RTW for putting on a great clean up and providing lunch for all of us. Pictures to come by tomorrow.

 

[Avanteone]

Tom woods is what, two days to ship there... a day to fix, two days back???? You got time

J

I tore up the belly pretty good on the rocks. Thankfully I had the Tcase Skid. The skid, the muffler, and rear driveshaft took the brunt. The rear driveshaft is toast. :explosion

I was fortunate enough to get within a mile of my house before trouble began...heep started shaking VIOLENTLY in the rear...forget vibe -This sucker was SHAKING!!!

I got it slowed and crawled home (10 mph) it's in the garage. DS has to come off to send to Tom Woods for replacement... perhaps tomorrow.

I'll look at it more in the morning... Nothing is leaking (yet). I'll see...

We had a great time with the VERY diverse crowd of folks there today. BIG turnout for the cleanup. Eli and I were the only members from participating in the cleanup but two people is a good start, I guess.

Fun outing - I won't be fixed in time for Tahuya, however.

 

[mud1059]

Just got home....that's a helluva drive. I got a really nice scraping dent on the passenger 1/4 panel and god only knows what the drivetrain took on those rocks. Had fun though. Hey Jay you've got nothing to be ashamed of, you wheeled great out there....I would have never guessed that was your first time.

 

[pSYChedXJ]

Just got home....that's a helluva drive. I got a really nice scraping dent on the passenger 1/4 panel and god only knows what the drivetrain took on those rocks. Had fun though. Hey Jay you've got nothing to be ashamed of, you wheeled great out there....I would have never guessed that was your first time.

Yeah well, I had great guides the whole way up. No way I could have gotten over either of those two obstacles without you guys showing me the way. Mark (Sniggs) also took the brunt of the pain on the way down by taking the lead and guiding me. Thanks to all!!

All in all, one helluva time for my cherry-popping session; just wish I had gotten my butt out of Tacoma in time to do some cleanup. I did take a chunk of broken tail-light off the trail, so does that count?

I even got home in time to watch the Mets sweep the Dodgers!!

Cheers,
- Jay

 

[FiFo]

Ya, Isabel is one of the tougher trails at Reiter. Just to make it as far as you guys did on fairly stock rigs says alot. The guy in the YJ that came up with me was locked in the rear and on 35s and he had trouble in a couple of places.

 

[CanMan]

Good turnout.

During the cleanup, we divided up around the powerline area. I came up this trail, and damn near flopped it on the left side.

Good view from up top.

After the cleanup and lunch, the guys took off to wheel some. We ran Isabel.

Matt on the first harder obsticle.

Then he decieded to air down.

Mark, rallying up the hill. He made it.

I have video of Paul and Jay on that part, that I will post up after getting them downloaded.

Toyota that had problems most the way up.

 

[IXNAYXJ]

Ya, Isabel is one of the tougher trails at Reiter.

Really? It was harder than I remember, but not all that bad. I seem to remember some of the other trails being a lot tougher. KarlVP volunteered you to lead a small group of us around Reiter; I'd love to take him/you up on it sometime.

I've run Isabelle twice, and a couple other trails, but it was so long ago I coudn't tell you where they were. I seem to rememeber Sac-up and "BYS" IIRC.

I too wish I'd been able to get there earlier, but I honestly thought you'd still be cleaning after 12:15 when I got there. Not that it would have mattered much with my two broken ribs...I was pretty pathetic.

Note to self: Never go wheeling with broken ribs.

-----Matt-----

 

[IXNAYXJ]

Toyota that had problems most the way up.

Much to Paul's Yota buddy Josh's chagrin.

-----Matt-----

 

[CanMan]

Another hard obsticle.

The Toyota was having a hell of a time here, on he was on 33's too.

I have vids of Matt, Mark, Jay, and Paul on this part ill post up later.

After the tree bridge. At this point, Matt was having a bit trouble, but made it up. Jay and Mark being open F&R, decided to go back.

On the way back down.

Me on same place.

 

[CanMan]

Time for bigger tires! I got the room, so 33's or maybe even 35's are next.

I only got hung up once, on some crappy spotting by Josh. :looser:

Heres what happened.

Some rock rash.

Matt showing off his stuff.

Me.

On the way back.

Thanks everyone who showed up to clean and wheel! I look foward to getting back out there to explore more trails!

 

[FiFo]

Really? It was harder than I remember, but not all that bad. I seem to remember some of the other trails being a lot tougher. KarlVP volunteered you to lead a small group of us around Reiter; I'd love to take him/you up on it sometime.

I've run Isabelle twice, and a couple other trails, but it was so long ago I coudn't tell you where they were. I seem to rememeber Sac-up and "BYS" IIRC.
-----Matt-----

Beat Your Sh!t (BYS) and a few others are trails I never run so I wasn't counting them. The buggy guys run them but I've never gone very far into them. I always decided that I would prefure to drive not walk home so maby this wasn't such a great idea. There's one just of Isabel I believe callled "danger" or some such thing. Karl was saying yesterday that he went about 10 feet down it and turned back. And if you have ever seen Karl's rig you know he doesn't turn back lightly.

As for a run, I'm up for it. I only live an hour from Reiter (im in Kirkland) so any time people are up for it I'm game. Back door and Stack-up are usually what we run with diverse groups, they have some good obsticles, but everything has a by-pass so the little guys can make it through also. Thats what makes Isabel so much harder, there's not really any by-passes so if your open-open and on 31" you can't take a by-pass and keep going.

We can plan another run to Reiter after Tahuya if people are interested.

 

[XJLaredo]

So, is that where you re-located your CB antenna to Eli?

 

[CanMan]

So, is that where you re-located your CB antenna to Eli?

Its lying down for more clearence.

 

[Blkxjkrawler]

Wow, What a great turn out, I'm sorry I couldnt make it. I talked to a DNR ranger at Walker today. She said you guys pulled two huge dumpsters worth of stuff out of there, Great work!!!!