Met up with @Camdenst Saturday at AOAA. Our original plan was Rausch, but they had an event going on that day. We feared long lines and a cluster fuck on the trails, so we headed to Anthracite instead.
This was my rigs maiden off-road voyage since the axle swaps. As a matter of fact, hadn't wheeled any of 2020. So, this was a shakedown run of sorts. Pretty ballsy (read stupid) doing a shakedown on a non-trailered rig at a location 8 hours away. Anyway, excitement overrode any sensibility yesterday, as out plan was to mainly stay on blues amd "check out" a black or two. Well, our first blue "Renee's Hill had us both pulling cable. Once Renee was crested, we were in the middle of nothing but black trails. We walked them and said "we can do this." And, so we threw caution and abandon to the wind and went through some pretty tight and gnarly rock gardens despite both of us had significant travels back home and needed our rigs to get us there.
Other than the occasional crunch, we made it through without pulling cable the rest of the day.
@Camdenst LJR performed well and my rig made me proud of all the work I've been putting into it this year. Had a blast with @Camdenst and he is a class act. Really enjoyed meeting and wheeling with him and look forward to other runs with him.
Without further ado, here are some photos of the day. I must say with only 2 people it is near impossible to drive, spot and take quality photos much of the time.
This was my rigs maiden off-road voyage since the axle swaps. As a matter of fact, hadn't wheeled any of 2020. So, this was a shakedown run of sorts. Pretty ballsy (read stupid) doing a shakedown on a non-trailered rig at a location 8 hours away. Anyway, excitement overrode any sensibility yesterday, as out plan was to mainly stay on blues amd "check out" a black or two. Well, our first blue "Renee's Hill had us both pulling cable. Once Renee was crested, we were in the middle of nothing but black trails. We walked them and said "we can do this." And, so we threw caution and abandon to the wind and went through some pretty tight and gnarly rock gardens despite both of us had significant travels back home and needed our rigs to get us there.
Other than the occasional crunch, we made it through without pulling cable the rest of the day. @Camdenst LJR performed well and my rig made me proud of all the work I've been putting into it this year. Had a blast with @Camdenst and he is a class act. Really enjoyed meeting and wheeling with him and look forward to other runs with him.
Without further ado, here are some photos of the day. I must say with only 2 people it is near impossible to drive, spot and take quality photos much of the time.
