Rayger143
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Quick ride up the hill and back today. Be a bit yet before the trails are passable.
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Ok, done now, post complete -
This isn't much of a 'trail pictures' post as much as it is a story, some of which I've probably told before.
I was at this campsite, minding my own business doing an oil change ... the instant the drain plug cleared, a 1000 mph wind hit from the front of both vehicles, blowing oil everywhere, including a brand new roll of paper towels, they just disappeared. Looking waaaaay off into the desert, I saw a white spot ... that couldn't be them, could it? Yep, that whole roll of paper towels, completely unwound, got stuck on a tumble weed ... waaaay the hell out there.
The solar panel blew from here -
to here; breaking one bungie cord and straightening the hook on the other -
During that same windstorm, middle of the night, the lid on the trailer box blew completely open. Think about that for a minute. Here's the box, the lid only extends past the box enough for me to catch my fingertips on it so I can get it open. I'm still amazed that it didn't rip completely off - It's 3/4" plywood, fairly heavy.
Here's a pic of it partially open, it'll lay almost flat to the right side. I have no idea how the wind got under it enough to lift it, other than it was blowing like hell -
Ok, done now, post complete -
This isn't much of a 'trail pictures' post as much as it is a story, some of which I've probably told before.
I was at this campsite, minding my own business doing an oil change ... the instant the drain plug cleared, a 1000 mph wind hit from the front of both vehicles, blowing oil everywhere, including a brand new roll of paper towels, they just disappeared.
Looking waaaaay off into the desert, I saw a white spot ... that couldn't be them, could it? Yep, that whole roll of paper towels, completely unwound, got stuck on a tumble weed ... waaaay the hell out there.The solar panel blew from here -
to here; breaking one bungie cord and straightening the hook on the other -
During that same windstorm, middle of the night, the lid on the trailer box blew completely open. Think about that for a minute. Here's the box, the lid only extends past the box enough for me to catch my fingertips on it so I can get it open. I'm still amazed that it didn't rip completely off -
It's 3/4" plywood, fairly heavy.Here's a pic of it partially open, it'll lay almost flat to the right side. I have no idea how the wind got under it enough to lift it, other than it was blowing like hell -
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Rayger143
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This isn't much of a 'trail pictures' post as much as it is a story, some of which I've probably told before.
I was at this campsite, minding my own business doing an oil change ... the instant the drain plug cleared, a 1000 mph wind hit from the front of both vehicles, blowing oil everywhere, including a brand new roll of paper towels, they just disappeared.
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