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h22ej8 · 07-20-2008, 02:52 PM

VIDEO is up!

http://www.youtube.com/user/lysmachia

This was a COTTORA run, but i thought id share, as a few of us that went are also on this board.

Well all in all it was an awesome trip. We got onto FR703 at about 8:45 Friday night, and about 4.5 miles in we found Jade, who had found us a camp site and so on already. Everybody got set up, a few of us ate, and we all sat around the fire bullting and just having a good time.

Saturday Doug cooked an awesome breakfast for everyone, and we got an early start on the trail. About 15-20 minutes in, Troy broke a CV. They fought tooth and nail to get the new one in, but Troys truck was not on their side that day lol. Two hours later, its done, its fixed, and we're on our way again.

Everything went pretty smooth until we got to French Creek @ 1:15ish, we sat at the east side of French Creek until about 3:45, then me and Troy went through, and then the group of asshats we waited for to dick around and go up, came down. So we got stuck on the west side of French Creek until almost 6, waiting for them AGAIN.... After making it through the far right line at the creek (w00t w00t lol) i got hung up and went to back up hugging another rock on the side of me, i came straight past it, so i assumed it was safe to go straight back. Needless to say i was wrong, i heard the 'crunch' 'scrape' type noise, thought it was my bumper, checked the mirror and nope... it was my bedside right at the tail light. Its really not THAT bad, but bedside protection is in order. My bumper got used MULTIPLE times yesterday, and it absolutely saved my bedsides. Scott (blue jeep) bound up his rear drive shaft, and thrashed it pretty good.

It was a super fun trip though, wish i could of stayed last night guys! My truck has a HORRIBLE vibration coming from SOMEWHERE in the rear driveline (felt through the floorboard, gas pedal, clutch pedal, shifters (both trans/t-case), rear end of the truck feels mushy/loose, not stable at all. Vibration starts in HARD at 30, is super rough from 30-50ish, kind of tames out from 50-60, then gets even worse after 60. So it took me almost 4 hours to get home at roughly 50mph. Pulled into Brighton at about 1:45am, left camp at 10.

Heres the pics i have:
The 2nd pic was taken at around 11:45pm, pitch black, i couldnt see anything but the hill side from the full moon... i think it turned out OK. Could have been better.

07-20-2008, 02:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
h22ej8 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 10	Holy Cross 7-19 (Lysmachia VIDEO now up!) VIDEO is up! http://www.youtube.com/user/lysmachia This was a COTTORA run, but i thought id share, as a few of us that went are also on this board. Well all in all it was an awesome trip. We got onto FR703 at about 8:45 Friday night, and about 4.5 miles in we found Jade, who had found us a camp site and so on already. Everybody got set up, a few of us ate, and we all sat around the fire bullting and just having a good time. Saturday Doug cooked an awesome breakfast for everyone, and we got an early start on the trail. About 15-20 minutes in, Troy broke a CV. They fought tooth and nail to get the new one in, but Troys truck was not on their side that day lol. Two hours later, its done, its fixed, and we're on our way again. Everything went pretty smooth until we got to French Creek @ 1:15ish, we sat at the east side of French Creek until about 3:45, then me and Troy went through, and then the group of asshats we waited for to dick around and go up, came down. So we got stuck on the west side of French Creek until almost 6, waiting for them AGAIN.... After making it through the far right line at the creek (w00t w00t lol) i got hung up and went to back up hugging another rock on the side of me, i came straight past it, so i assumed it was safe to go straight back. Needless to say i was wrong, i heard the 'crunch' 'scrape' type noise, thought it was my bumper, checked the mirror and nope... it was my bedside right at the tail light. Its really not THAT bad, but bedside protection is in order. My bumper got used MULTIPLE times yesterday, and it absolutely saved my bedsides. Scott (blue jeep) bound up his rear drive shaft, and thrashed it pretty good. It was a super fun trip though, wish i could of stayed last night guys! My truck has a HORRIBLE vibration coming from SOMEWHERE in the rear driveline (felt through the floorboard, gas pedal, clutch pedal, shifters (both trans/t-case), rear end of the truck feels mushy/loose, not stable at all. Vibration starts in HARD at 30, is super rough from 30-50ish, kind of tames out from 50-60, then gets even worse after 60. So it took me almost 4 hours to get home at roughly 50mph. Pulled into Brighton at about 1:45am, left camp at 10. Heres the pics i have: The 2nd pic was taken at around 11:45pm, pitch black, i couldnt see anything but the hill side from the full moon... i think it turned out OK. Could have been better. Last edited by Lysmachia : 07-24-2008 at 12:30 PM.