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Old 03-30-2006, 05:01 AM
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Erving, The Gutter, and Ma Bell, plus camping! 3/25-26

Figured I would toss these up here for your viewing pleasure. This past weekend TTORA-NE had a run in Erving, MA to Leverett, MA, camping on the trail there, then wheeling the whole next day also. Definitely a good time, we had permission to be on all these trails, which makes it really nice! Haha! There were some members from here, Amatoer10, Trailrunner55, and myself obviously.

Scotts: (the sunday pics are the better ones)
Sat: http://community.webshots.com/album/548971715PrgBDy
Sun:http://community.webshots.com/album/548972410yRkyGE

Josh's pics & vids:
http://monkeys.cumminstech.com/photo...h2006TrailRun/

Bens:
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...-26%20campout/


Still waiting for one more set of pictures, unfortunately, it is supposed to be the best set from what I hear, haha.

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This was actually my first time witnessing an '06 Taco on the trail! Although the trail was decently hard for a stock truck, he didn't even whimper!



I discovered the one downside to a SFA, when you have a really tall hump in the middle of ruts, you get stuck in a really minimal amount of water and look like an idiot, haha.



Fortunately there were by-passes for the less shiney-truck-friendly sections.

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Who takes a picture with a tree in the way anyway?



Hi-centered on a ledge:



Although it doesn't look like it in the picture, this area was steep enough on the right side that none of us could climb it, so we had to sneak by on the left.


And to finish the day off, Keith, whos running a 4" pro comp lift and 33's, got stuck and filled his cab with a couple inches of water, his boys were not pleased, haha.




nearing the end of the drainage!

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nice pics
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Thanks, I unfortunately, was struggling to get my brakes done so that I could make the run and in the rush to get there forgot my camera so all those pictures are from other people on the run.
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Here are more pictures, these are pretty decent. There are actually shots of the harder parts of the trail. All our camera men from the other links I posted were apparently on the by-passes during this, haha.
Also, the topless/doorless poser pics/broken leaf pics are not me, those are trailrunner55.

http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6%20Ma%20Bell/

These are the good shots of a couple of the harder parts of the trail:











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Originally Posted by Intrepid
Here are more pictures, these are pretty decent. There are actually shots of the harder parts of the trail. All our camera men from the other links I posted were apparently on the by-passes during this, haha.
Also, the topless/doorless poser pics/broken leaf pics are not me, those are trailrunner55.

http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6%20Ma%20Bell/

These are the good shots of a couple of the harder parts of the trail:

strangely familiar to a schoolbus obstacle.... anyone remember a 3rd gen flop?

looks like you folks had fun....nice pics!
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Yeah, we had a good time, it is a nice trail because it is rocks and actual obstacles rather than just mud or something. Noone flopped but in the picture you quoted he did cave in his fender pretty good.
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The guy in the black 4Runner above has the skull and bones on the back of his truck just like the one in my avatar. Can you tell me more about it? I found it on the internet and thats it.

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Yeah, that is a pirate4x4.com sticker. Pirate has everything you could ever want to know about early 4runners, but they do tend to be a bit abrasive, check it out at www.pirate4x4.com and www.pirate4x4.com/forum.
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Anyone have/could get a closeup of that sticker on the back of this Runner?
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You could check the pirate4x4 merchandise section, scroll down to the bottom.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/articles/do...r/merchandise/

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That place looks like a lot of fun!
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It is definitely a good time, all I have thought of since we left was going back!
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Thanks Intrepid... That's what I needed....
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Originally Posted by 91 4Runner
Thanks Intrepid... That's what I needed....

No problem!
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