Sounds and looked like a great trip from what I saw, But for every person that was unable Glad you guys and gals had fun, once I get closer out that way I will have to make that run with you

 

Test picture

 

Yes it works great now stop stalling and give us our FIX! Just kidding but... seriously waiting on some good pics

 

 

 

 

Man, now I need to go take my Zoloft....

 

Wax vs no wax...lol


Following our intrepid trail leader...awesome job Lance and Yoko!


John's caravan really didnt cope too well!


Ok..enough from me...leave to to some others to post their pictures when they get back into town.

Cheers
Mark

 

Well I just want to say it was great to meet everyone this weekend. I am sorry we were not able to meet Pierre and thank him for the work he did setting this up.

We pulled in to the campground late and by the time we had the tent set up inside everyone was pretty tired and just want to go to sleep.

Saturday was fun with the trip to the Racetrack



and then later a little mud play.


Sunday was a mix of desert washboards, a nice hike to a waterfall,


Checked out an abandoned mine site (complete with a home made swimming pool),


Stopped at the Manson hideout,


and ended with a little rock action.





Sunday night at the geologist cabin was very nice.


We enjoyed sitting inside with a warm fire, good company and plenty of food. That night we were visited by a donkey that some of us may have heard (at least my wife says a donkey came by).

We caught a picture of this jack rabbit as we went around a corner it even came closer when we stopped and rolled the window down to take this picture.


My wife also found this little snake hiding under a board at on of the mine sites.


Monday was another washboard road which we passed several mines stopping at the White Point Mine just before we parted the group to head home.

 

I had a fun time on this trip, I'll post pictures as soon as I get them uploaded. Met a bunch of terrific people and the trails had plenty to see. Standing in the lowest place in North America was quite different at -284 feet........

 

when did lance get a tire carrier??

 

work

im gonna quit next time

nice pics everyone.
whats the story with the lone rock and trail?

 

A few more pics.

 

More:

 

surf,

there is the pismo trip coming up soon as well as this one. come to both and then you'll feel better about missing this trip

 

The Geologist Cabin we stayed at........

 

thats racetrack playa. story is that rocks fall off the near by mountain side onto the dry lake bed, when it rains and there's sufficient wind, the rocks move, leaving behind a trail. it's really cool to see, some of the rocks look like they could weigh as much as 300 pounds.

 

Ok, more pics! These were taken by Glenn and Daniela. Glenn is my new neighbor who i convinced to join us on this trip. Of note, Glenn's a new member under the name "Detective Mackey"

What i thought was an easy trip because of the fairly easy trail conditions last year, turned out to be a little more difficult than last because of the ruts and large rocks caused by the rain runoff. Daniela let me know how much she enjoyed it by choking me once she got out of Glenn's car when we reached a stopping point. Here's the happy couple and that nice, young lady who has quite a grip...i think she left some hand prints!



Speaking of marks, let's get this one over with. Remember the hot coal that embedded itself on my calf? Here's the pic. Oh yeah, bust out your little mini-violins:




Here we have some of the guys rolling into the trailhead. Notice dfireballd in the white doublecab. He was the only non-4runner on the trip:



Here's Lance and I conferring on which direction to go:



Here we all are after airing down:


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Here's Bob_98sr5's wife, Paddlenbike (Ken) and Daniela again:


...and here's an attention seeking whore!


Here's a great lineup shot of all the vehicles:


Here's Bob and Glenn having a chat about something:


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some great views here. here's some snow in DV. Who knew?!?


And here is view from the famous spot we all know from last year that is affectionately known as "Loverboy Lane". What's Loverboy Lane? I don't know, but ask Goodtimes. Oh, he got 1 bar here!


Here's another lineup shot. It was really windy in this pic:


Mud! Glenn's truck all muddied up. Oh yeah, at this point, I learned that Glenn's 03 Sport Edition is leased!


Remember that idiot kid in elementary school w/ the evil grin who loved those rainy days? Here he is, all grown up, but reliving those glorious days in a different way:


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