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2nd Annual NorCal Off Road Expedition
Well another year has came and went.
With little carnage and an abundance of fun on and off the trail I can safely say this was a great year. Thanks to everyone that was able to make it. We took a slightly different route from last year traveling up Hogsback out of Red Bluff and then down into Antelope Creek for the first night of camping. Fridays trip proved to be the most demanding of the hole trip with steep drops and off camber lava caps. It was a great day, Unfortunately I was more tuned to the road than the camera. here are some from camp though http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0003.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0006.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0007.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0008.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0009.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0010.jpg Will post some more tomorrow. |
im still uploading video to youtube, ill get my stuff up soon
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yeah I am trying to get my stuff to you tube as well. but I have to sub in audio because i seem to cuss a lot.
So day 2 started out slow and progressed slower. Snowwhites rig thought it should still be winter and decided it hated summer. Over heating plagued the morning so we kept having to find shade to rest under. http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0013.jpg Unfortunatley about half way up the Ishi Road SnowWhite decided he had had enough and was going to limp it out one of the easier trails. Dark Fairytales being the good bro followed him out and even dragged his but up some of the hills on the other side. luckily they found a way to keep his over heating to a minimum. and met us at our next nights camp. ChrisMcdowel25 and I continued up into the peligreen. It was a lot of fun and Chris was having fun testing his new KM2's, which I have to say I am a bit impressed with. all the lava cap and spinning is torture on most tires but these KM2's lost no rubber. it was a great second half of the day and we had a blast. http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0024.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0025.jpg IFS flex baby those OME shocks and springs are cool. http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0029.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0036.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0046.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0091.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0094.jpg We got into camp around 6pm saturday night Fairy and Snow arrived about an hour later http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0104.jpg http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0/_DSC0106.jpg |
I changed this all up and made one video to compile the trip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQIH7Lyif1c |
if you want to see my first attempt up the hill here is the link I did not get many pics. we did alot of driving long day. so here is what i have. the first time snowhite over heated. https://i119.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1276538585 this was early morning on the creek next to the second camp. https://i119.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1276538585 https://i119.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1276538585 https://i119.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1276538585 |
next year we need to merge all of our video into 1 or 2 long videos.
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Sunday went by pretty fast with the exception of Snow's rig overheating. As you can see from the video above, we found a little mud to play in and it was deep and thick but Fairy and Chris were able to spread it out a little. We hit some areas that were being logged so the road in that area was gravel and more like rally racing before diving into Deer Creek Canyon where we met some rocky resistance. Topping out on Campbell Ridge we were able to move faster if we could avoid pot holes. all in all I know I had a blast and can not wait till next year. We plan to get a little more extreme so save the dates now. Memorial Weekend 2011
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I liked your editing for you vid. john. your choice of music was fitting. Dirt road, lol. I dont know when moon will get her pics up.
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I am converting mine right now. My nice computer died a few weeks ago and my laptop is just barely chugging along. I should have them up tonight or tomorrow at the latest. Nothing too fancy though I am afraid just a bit of the same.
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sorry i missed it guys... :(
i had to work for the past 8 days straight... and now im getting ready for my trip to Idaho in 2 days... :( |
That sucks Troy. you might as well put in for 3 days off now for Squaw in July. If they can't give ya those days you might as well call in sick. You definitely missed out this trip. the hogsback/ Lower slab road is pretty gnarly. I am trying to find more areas like that in the vicinity for next year to incorporate for a full 3 day expedition.
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ya that little road was awesome. we had so much fun doing it we did not get any pics of it.
one thing to think about next time my be to travel less per day and get more pics and vid. |
I am a bit short on computing power so I haven't been able to do much with these pictures. They are here...
http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTech/NORE2.zip They are in a zip file and it's pretty big at about 350MB. I'll post up a few of my favorites if you don't feel like sorting through such a large file. |
Ok Chris gets the winner winner chicken dinner for the 2 coolest shots
http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTe...2/IMG_6945.jpg http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTe...2/IMG_6915.jpg |
I think you just like wheel lifts and your truck. LOL
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nah I like your truck to, although mine was sexier being topless :D
That wheel lift is pretty tight though. great timing. I did not catch anything near that in video. |
Nice job guys! :great:
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http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTe...2/IMG_6846.jpg
http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTe...2/IMG_6929.jpg http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTe...2/IMG_6928.jpg http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTe...2/IMG_6945.jpg http://chrismcdowell.net/Misc/YotaTe...2/IMG_6947.jpg I really like those chris. the one in the mirror is unique and framed well. I totally dig the action shots. You have gotten some of the best pics i have seen of my truck to date. |
Originally Posted by John101477
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nah I like your truck to, although mine was sexier being topless :D
That wheel lift is pretty tight though. great timing. I did not catch anything near that in video. |
absolutely. i am also not a videographer lol. if I really wanted to or had thought of it I could slow the frame down for a little more dramatic effect.
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Thanks Fairy, Glad ya like them.
We need your brother running around next time as the designated media jockey. That way we can all focus on doing some cool shi it(it edited out the other). |
Originally Posted by John101477
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absolutely. i am also not a videographer lol. if I really wanted to or had thought of it I could slow the frame down for a little more dramatic effect.
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Originally Posted by chrismcdowell25
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Thanks Fairy, Glad ya like them.
We need your brother running around next time as the designated media jockey. That way we can all focus on doing some cool shi it(it edited out the other). |
OKAY! OKAY! Here they are...
Sorry it took me so long to get these pics up guys. I've been a bit busy. (work and all you know...)
Chris if you want that vid that I took of you in the mud let me know, but I thought since John put his vid of you on here already it wasn't necessary? let me know ok? -MoonChild to view all of my pics on photobucket here is my page: http://s556.photobucket.com/albums/ss7/Eternal_Sunset/ Enjoy the pics :) http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1526.jpg http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1593.jpg http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1594.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1592.jpg IceQueen's Introduction http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1595.jpg IceQueen and Rowdy http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1596.jpg This is my fave one of Rowdy :D (look up and toward the right... you should see Fairy with a goofy grin on his face! :D HAHAHA) http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1601.jpg See the LIZARD I found? :D (here's a hint, he's around the middle) http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1588.jpg The very peak of Mt. Lassen was visible in places. http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1584.jpg I EVEN got a nice shot of Shasta! http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1579.jpg I really thought these flowers were pretty. http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1557.jpg http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1559.jpg http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1571.jpg IceQueen requested I take a pic of this spider web. http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1535.jpg THE MUD :P Take note of this... you will NEVER witness Fairy doing this again :) http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1603.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1604.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1608.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1609.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1606.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1616.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1617.jpghttp://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1619.jpg this WAS a D-shackle lol http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/101_1621.jpg |
He might have enjoyed the mud a bit more if he rolled up his window before hitting the gas. LOL I just drove through a car wash and it came off pretty good. Some on the frame still but nothing big.
Your call on the video. if it's pretty epic send it on over but if it's pretty much the same thing don't worry about it. |
k :) it's pretty small anyways. the vid i mean
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awesome picks. gotta an gps routes for that?? i got to chico st and we are trying to set up a over nighter for a weekend once school starts back up. looks like a great place to go.
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Here is the link to the planning portion.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f15/...2-13-a-213332/ A few words of advise on the trail though. The Local DFG keeps a sharp look out on the area so the tread lightly ideals are very important. If you need more info let me know. |
Looks like you guys had some fun .. I wish i could have made it , had to take an early vacation that week.
Chris's 4runner did pretty good in that mud.. Kieth didnt you just replace your rear axle seals ? That mud looked pretty thick and gooey, i dont know that i would have gone thru that s***.. i know ive missed both trips but hopefully next time i can make it ... |
Well we are going to start the process a little sooner next year. Already planning it for memorial weekend. Since it is on a long weekend that many spend with their loved ones i would like to make it family friendly although with some areas being rough road some may not enjoy it, we sure did.
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