Re: Rubicon Trail Itinerary 8/21 - 8/26

mumblewood · mumblewood on Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:07 pm

1 wrong turn, 2 stops for gas 2 stops for food and 15hrs 58min and Im home

I had a great time guys and gals bounce

rubicons4 · rubicons4 on Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:51 am

mumblewood wrote:1 wrong turn, 2 stops for gas 2 stops for food and 15hrs 58min and Im home

I had a great time guys and gals

That's a long straight haul!

Zip · Zip on Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:07 pm

Home & mostly unloaded...had a great time, thanks

xj97jks · xj97jks on Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:16 am

I looked at all the pics and pretty much cried on my key board haha. very cool guys. good coverage of the trip!!! can someone PLEASE explain why jon got stuck on a rock like that?????? haha!!!

wsm04rubi · wsm04rubi on Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:26 am

xj97jks wrote:I looked at all the pics and pretty much cried on my key board haha. very cool guys. good coverage of the trip!!! can someone PLEASE explain why jon got stuck on a rock like that?????? haha!!!

Cause he was still asleep and didn't see the rock. lol!

Jim1973 · Jim1973 on Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:08 pm

xj97jks wrote:I looked at all the pics and pretty much cried on my key board haha. very cool guys. good coverage of the trip!!! can someone PLEASE explain why jon got stuck on a rock like that?????? haha!!!

Climbing into the Jeep; Jess mentioned that the camp exit looked a little rough and she suggested that maybe she should perform the tricky manuever but Jon, not wanting to be shown up, took the wheel and soon learned the error of his ways.

To his credit, Jon was able to perform the slightly less difficult task of pulling into the campsite but he just wasn't quite ready for the advanced line of exiting.

As usual, Jess was very gracious in supporting Jon thru this trail.
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Bullseye · Bullseye on Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:48 pm

That's quite a story you came up with, Jim! lol!

Like the pic!

Bullseye · Bullseye on Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:51 pm

mumblewood wrote:1 wrong turn, 2 stops for gas 2 stops for food and 15hrs 58min and Im home

I had a great time guys and gals

You made good time! Glad you all made it home safely!

xj97jks · xj97jks on Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:50 pm

LOL that picture was so funny!!!! so what was the carnage??? any one break anything??

wsm04rubi · wsm04rubi on Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:01 pm

xj97jks wrote:LOL that picture was so funny!!!! so what was the carnage??? any one break anything??

I broke a brake line. affraid

I think that was the only carnage on the trip.

xj97jks · xj97jks on Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:44 pm

REALLY??? lol wow. did you lose all brakes or what?? that was it?? no dents no damage?? anyone? lol

wsm04rubi · wsm04rubi on Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:48 pm

xj97jks wrote:REALLY??? lol wow. did you lose all brakes or what?? that was it?? no dents no damage?? anyone? lol

Yeah lost all brakes, but I was on level ground coasting to a stop when it happened. The line was rubbing on a bolt and eventually wore a pinhole through it, at which point it started gushing fluid.

Thanks to Chris who had a cap fitting, we were able to cap that line off so that at least I had some brakes to get me off the trail. The brakes were really weak though, with one front not working. The Jeep is geared so low that it would pull right through the brakes in 1st gear (I have an automatic).