tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77491128750910125232024-03-18T21:18:47.390-07:00Waddle's TravelsRoadtrips and other sights with Waddle the PenguinAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139576713147245599noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749112875091012523.post-11240861158881284222014-08-29T20:29:00.002-07:002014-08-29T20:29:48.312-07:00Moab 2013 - Day 1 - Kane CreekMy driver has been lazy and claiming "I'll get back to posting soon, don't worry..."<br />
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...yeah right. It's time for this penguin to take matters into his own hands...er...flippers. Better late than never, eh?<br />
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Well, the first day, we hit up a trail called Kane Creek and it starts out really smooth with some cool looking structures in the hillsides.<br />
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As we passed the cliffsides, we could not help but stop and take the pictures of these amazing rock formations. It's like nothing we are used to in the northwest!</div>
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After a bit, we come up to a small group of people staring at a washed out bit of road. </div>
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It looked deep and nobody was willing to test the depth until we came along. After sending our biggest rig through and finding it was only a foot or so deep, we all splashed through and provided a little bit of ferrying for those on foot on each side.</div>
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A little ways later, we came across a couple of people walking along the trail. They flagged us down and asked for help as they were stuck in the mud. Recovery is what we do so off we went and imagine our surprise when we saw their rig... </div>
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After a bit of puzzlement, we set to work. First step: Find a sturdy place to attach a recovery strap to and dig out the mud a bit...</div>
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As usual, I supervised and provided some much needed counselling to the poor traumatized couple. After a few minutes, they were happy as can be (despite still being stuck). You can see their smiles right here, even!</div>
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After a bit more digging and tugging, we got them free (with only minor damage) to the bumper. They were quite thankful and, right on cue, some construction machinery came by to pack and smooth the road for them to get back safely.</div>
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With them safe and sound, we moved right on along and were excited to see the sign that marked the beginning of the actual trail!</div>
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Kane creek!!</div>
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I had to take this shot because...well...XJs rule and the backdrop was amazing! This is truly God's country!</div>
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We paused and my driver couldn't help but play a bit...the mud here is very different than we are used to. Everything here seems to give us more traction!</div>
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After a short break, we continued on...splashing through the puddles (many of which were there because of the flash flood the night before).</div>
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As the trip continued, some portions of the trail got tighter and we had to pick our way through carefully...I thought this was supposed to be the easy trail!</div>
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After some deliberation, we decide the trail must lead down...just a little before this, another jeeping couple show up in a black TJ and ask to join us. Apparently, they ran into the Saturn while coming up to see what the trail was about and heard about us. </div>
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Offroading is all about community and having fun together, so we welcomed them right in and stuck them in the middle of the group to ensure they were well taken care of with plenty of guidance and fun!</div>
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As we dipped down, we found that the trail followed a creek (thus the name) and, in fact, much of the official trail was the creek!</div>
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Another beautiful shot of the scenery and one of the rigs...this one an old bronco on 40s!</div>
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The wreck above was washed here. We didn't find any bodies so we had to assume everyone was ok and had escaped in time and made it out safely. Nobody had heard of anybody missing (and we didn't hear any reports when we got back or the rest of the week either).</div>
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We could hardly believe it and I don't think the reality set in until it was all loaded up and ready to hit the highway.<br />
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Our buddy Erik double checked our straps and made sure we were all secure for the trip (and the first time trailering the jeep for us) and then saw us off!</div>
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Erik was glad to have us loaded and off, but I think he's been looking forward to hunting season a bit too long.</div>
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At great recommendation from many others, we ordered a set of Mac's Tie Downs and we were not disappointed. Their straps, hooks, and everything is of amazing quality and very sturdy. We were very confident in them to hold the jeep in place the whole trip.</div>
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One last stop to visit a good friend at Purfect Logos for lunch before we hit the road.</div>
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Ok, I lied...we needed to stop for gas too. But NOW we were on the road...</div>
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...and was it ever a beautiful sight. This was going to be an AWESOME trip.</div>
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...Tortuga! We now had a companion for the trip as Tortuga and his companions would follow us the rest of the way. Loneliness and boredom on the road can be dangerous so we were especially glad to have them along with us.</div>
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After church, lunch with another good friend in Salt Lake City, it was time to make the final stretch to Moab!</div>
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The land grew more and more beautiful as we got closer. We were so excited for all the fun we would have and all the beauty we would see in the days to come!</div>
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The day started out with a quick run to Big R. Inspiration hit us for where to mount the hilift jack we carry when offroading and we needed some bolts and washers. This is the result:<br />
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Those light tabs we aren't using are perfect for holding up the hilift and makes is very easy to get to if we needed it.</div>
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Next, we grabbed some donuts for the gang and went to our meeting spot where a few friends were already waiting.<br />
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Not far in, we ran into some low hanging trees and a few of the rigs were too tall to squeeze under. Out came the chainsaw and problem solved!<br />
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One of our friends recently had an exterior cage installed and it is strong! I got to ride with him a bit while he pulled the downed tree out of the way.</div>
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It didn't take too much longer before we made it to the top! The views were gorgeous and everyone was starving!</div>
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Pierre Lake campground was more crowded and less roomy than where we stayed but has the advantage of a better beach and still has gorgeous views.</div>
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This dessert was just the right mix of a light caramel sauce, crunchy nuts, and ice cream...it was everything we were promised!</div>
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The lovely ladies we got to sit with...</div>
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We all had a blast! It was loud, it was fun, and our local arena football team won! Go Shock!</div>
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A fun night for everyone (well, except the other team). :)</div>
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Stay tuned...the driver just told me we have some other friends heading out camping this weekend and we penguins love to be out!</div>
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So just a pair of Jeep Cherokee's (both on 35" tires) and what were we to do? (My driver tells me I should be calling them XJ's, after their model designation. I suppose I shall appease him for now.)<br />
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Not to be deterred, the two Jeep Cherokee's...er, sorry...XJ's ventured forth in the general direction and found some cool places to pull off the road, some of them nice and secluded (almost all of them dead ends after about 100 feet, though).<br />
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After some more driving around and looking for the trail, we spotted a promising one and decided to see how far it went. <br />
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We found some great ruts to flex out on and had some fun taking pictures of that! (What can we say? we love showing off our vehicles!)<br />
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We went further along and found another challenging rut to cross. My driver's vehicle has a locker in the front axle and didn't even flinch going through it. This means that when he is in 4WD, both of his front wheels will turn at the exact same rate, even if one is in the air. Matt, however, did not have any lockers and this is what happens. :)<br />
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What was that pop, you ask? Well ,we looked underneath to see what it could have been and found this:<br />
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Well, he forgot to disconnect his sway bar this entire time! That means all the stress of the vehicle trying to flex ended up bending the sway bar mount on his axle and the bushing in his sway bar link popped out! I decided to go over and do what I do best to help...supervise from the bumper!<br />
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After making sure the other side was disconnected and everything was tied off out of the way, we continued on in the trail. <br />
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There were a lot of side trails we could have taken but we stuck to the main one while we explored (making a mental note to come back and try all the things we skipped or missed later).<br />
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Up, up, up we went! The trail just kept on going until we reached a clearing and saw the gorgeous view!<br />
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We continued on a little further until we reached the top and found out we were on the right trail afterall (judging from the three big piles of rock at the top). What awesome timing too, since it was time for lunch and a bit of grub.<br />
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This is where I decided to chill while my driver and his passengers got lunch ready.</div>
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After lunch, we decided it was time to head home...my driver still needed to mow the lawn and get laundry done so down we went.<br />
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What a great way to start the day and this trail is only about 30 minutes away from our house! We will definitely have to come back and check it out some more.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05139576713147245599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749112875091012523.post-39232224067106045002013-06-04T11:29:00.001-07:002013-07-02T21:58:15.655-07:00Recall on the old FordA couple days ago, my driver and I were looking at information on our truck and noticed it had a recall service that had not been done! We went online to the website of the closest ford dealership and scheduled an appointment!<br />
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I quickly pointed my driver at this truck. We could take it offroad, it can haul some things, and matches my coat!</div>
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This was the caravan we took on the way down. My driver has the turquoise one and that's what I rode in. There's plenty of room since it's just the two of us.<br />
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Once we got there, we camped out for the night and woke up the next morning to a nice light breakfast and warm weather!<br />
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One of the bonus obstacles you could do for extra points (if you had leftover time) was to go down the big wall. The trick is to go down slow until the point where you can't stop from going over, then hit the gas! I managed to get a good action shot of one of the buggies after her front tires hit but her rear tires were still in the air. <br />
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Thank God for well built roll cages and good welds!<br />
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These were far from the only rollovers but everyone was able to walk or drive away from them with a little help getting the tires back under the vehicle.<br />
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After many hours driving from Idaho and through northeastern Oregon, we were glad to be crossing the bridge back into Washington!<br />
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