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All done, or so we thought...

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Unexpected surprise... H2F popped his bead somewhere here.

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Randy doing some great spotting! Little did he know that when I asked him, "Hey, do you want to go off-roading?" It included changing a 37" tire on a Hummer while perched on a builder at 6000ft. :jump:

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Doc, you have a gem of a pic collection here!!! I don't think anyone else took any pics (or at least, any that you can see anything in!).

I think I popped the bead further up. The area was much tighter, as Shaggy and Randy had to manhandle the spare up the hill and over the tree root on the driver side, and we had to dig a little to allow the passanger door to open (barely) wide enough to operate the Hi-Lift handle.

Please tell Randy I owe him a steak dinner next time he passes through SoCal!! :D

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The yupterra made it too...:clapping:

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Bridge over the Rubicon..... Finally..... 1:02am

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Great pics doc, night wheeling brings the suck on Big Sucky Sluice!

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Seems like most of you are not using your off road lights. Was that just for the photos or did you not use them? I would think that it was the perfect time to have them.

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Originally Posted by dochummer

H2F coming through

Go back to Post #348.

I believe that is a Poltergiest responsible for slowing you guys down.:D

Is that a camera flaw?

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Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

Seems like most of you are not using your off road lights. Was that just for the photos or did you not use them? I would think that it was the perfect time to have them.

We couldn't spot with offroad lights on. It was too difficult to see the tires under the rig even with the headlights on. I kept the parking lights on when I needed a spot and turned the headlights on when I was on my own. It would be handy to have some lights shining down under the truck for times like this.

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The spirit queen of the Rubicon. :) Naw, it was randy's camera. He's got one of those canon digital cam's with the dial at the top...it kept on getting knocked to night setting, which decreased the shutterspeed...I'm surprised the rig came out as clear as it did...

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Originally Posted by DennisAJC

Go back to Post #348.

I believe that is a Poltergiest responsible for slowing you guys down.:D

Is that a camera flaw?

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31774&stc=1&d=11607177 91

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Awesome pictures, Doc! I didn't get any pics in Big Sluice.

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Sig Worthy: "Little did he know that when I asked him, "Hey, do you want to go off-roading?" It included changing a 37" tire on a Hummer while perched on a builder at 6000ft"

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Originally Posted by Cranky Steve

Sig Worthy: "Little did he know that when I asked him, "Hey, do you want to go off-roading?" It included changing a 37" tire on a Hummer while perched on a builder at 6000ft"

:D :D :D

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Originally Posted by dochummer

So what you trying to say? Rox is a vampire???:(

:jump:

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Originally Posted by DennisAJC

So what you trying to say? Rox is a vampire???:(

:jump:

Yes, and I prey on Chineze blood.:fdance:

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Originally Posted by H2 Rocks

Yes, and I prey on Chineze blood.:fdance:

And I thought you were just being affectionate at your BBQ.:o :p

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Originally Posted by DennisAJC

And I thought you were just being affectionate at your BBQ.:o :p

:clapping: :clapping:

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Originally Posted by PhilD

I have some LED fog lamps over each front wheel and over the rear axle, really helps at night.

That's what I was thinking of. Someday, when I get off of my lazy butt.... :)

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Originally Posted by PhilD

I have some LED fog lamps over each front wheel and over the rear axle, really helps at night.

I have 3 pair of LED lights along the undersides. Just in front of the rear tires, just behind the front tire and just behind the front bumper on each side.

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Originally Posted by PARAGON

I have 3 pair of LED lights along the undersides. Just in front of the rear tires, just behind the front tire and just behind the front bumper on each side.

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ghlight=lights

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WOW!!!! :perfect10s:

Simply awesome!!

I must do this trail!! :excited:

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:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

All i can say is holy ****!!!! i know pictures never do justice but from the pictures i've seen so far, i don't think i got the balls to do rubicon!

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Originally Posted by wilfred

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

All i can say is holy ****!!!! i know pictures never do justice but from the pictures i've seen so far, i don't think i got the balls to do rubicon!

I just read the full 20 pages and though I'm not a mall parking 4 wheeler, Rubicon might be a little over my head. I wouldn't be afraid of doing the trip, it looks like a blast, I'd be more afraid of trashing my truck. I can't believe how close to some of those rocks/boulders you guys came to.

Even that one pic of the seal by the bridge... whoever's H2 is posing on the bridge looks like it barely fits.

Looks like ya'll had a blast. Thanks for the pics and the opportunity to live vicariously through your lives.

Perhaps on something with a little less of trashing my daily driver.

Kudos to you all.

Mark

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Ok, so let's finish this. Hopefully, haven't forgotten too much. :) Day 3 - This was definately a day that we all had decided "it was time to get out of here." After going to bed at around 2am, most everyone was awake by 7:30 or so and breaking what little camp was setup - just tents :). I'm not sure if anyone really ate much, but I had hot chocolate and toast - the kids had the same. After visiting the morning "bucket-in-a-tent," we set off. We had essentially stayed within 100 yards of the "bridge over the rubicon." That's why H2F got those great daylight pics....Yeah, if you remember right, we actually drove over the bridge at 2 in the morning. We headed off to Cadillac Hill and Observation point which would be the "end of the major rough stuff." I thought to myself, this can't be too bad. Most Hummer owners that come here in groups usually run this end of the trail, and they make it fine. So, we set off. The scenery was a bit of a change from the prior two days, a lot more trees and level ground...reminded me of the pacific northwest. Some narrow points between trees and only a few narrow boulder areas. We end up at the Rubicon Springs area...numerous honey buckets (outhouses) show up scattered all over the terrain. Quick potty stop for some of the others, and we're off again. As the terrain starts to go uphill again, we are suddenly stopped. Of course, never a great sight to see while on a trail, noone ever deserving, but considering the encounter from the previous night, I couldn't help but feel the "see, that's what you get" feeling... :) The rude jeeper from the previous night's encounter was found trying to right his rig. It looks like he came off of a 20-30 foot dropoff and ended up with his rig belly-up. He asked us for help, and we did. Drty served as anchor point for the front of the righ, as they tried rolling it to the passenger's side. Then, later, Rox was used as another anchor point.
After he got himself flipped back over, Bebes offered an oil spill kit that we hope was used and we set off on our way. The climb into Cadillac Hill was not bad at all, a couple of switch backs though, and then we're stopped again. We hit probably the most difficult part of Cadillac Hell. It was a right turn on the switchback, going through a rather narrow, boulder-infested area, and then over a slap that tipped your rig downhill. To make matters worse, a bypass was located right at that point, and it had eroded away part of the trail, making it more narrow with a higher chance of sliding off the side of the trail. After about an hour or so working at it, we finally got everyone through. The rest of the trail continued through switch backs, a few wet areas with water flowing down the trail, and some more squeezes through trees. Finally, we ended up at Observation Point at about 1:30pm. I can't even describe the sense of accomplishment at reaching that point in our trek. It felt great! We all lined up for some ceremonial pics, H2F's wife broke out some asian style noodle lunch and the kids played. The view was great! Although, we really didn't have a clue about where we had just come from. :) We chatted with some other jeepers that showed up, and after hanging out for about an hour, we headed off. The rest of the trail was rocky so made for slow-going, but was essentially un-eventful. Near the tail-end of the trail, I ran into the red jeeper again, and his passenger came over to say thanks again. He was sincere in telling me to make sure that everyone knew that they were grateful that we stopped to help. We were at the staging point for the Rubicon. We drove a couple of more miles down gravel road that then changed to paved. And file met up with the front group. We started airing up at about 4:30pm. That was about it. A great group shot, constant monitoring of the gas tank level (mine was dinging for half the day), and we set off to Lake Tahoe area to gas up and head out. I think I have the record...it took me 31.25 gallons to fill'er up. :) Thanks again to Drty and everyone else who made this trip happen. Thanks for the great spotting from everyone, even my co-pilot (who, by the way, had no prior experience with spotting :o), and great food!

Damage count: 1 tie-rod, 1 popped-bead, a few doors with rock rash, many beat up rock rails and ucp, pin-striping.... Is that it?

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Rubicon Springs area

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Great account of our trip. In looking back, it wasn't that hard, now was it?:perfect10s:

Add to the damage report the following:
All my flares suffered some kind of damage, including gone!
Idler and Pittman arms
Ball joints
Both Fabtech tie rods
Transfer case
Assorted alterations to the body (dents and scratches)
Tremendous memories that will only get better as the lows of the trip diminish

Next stop - the Dakotas! Be there.

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The illegal bypass - which we didn't take.