I will be up delivering around Buffalo the 3rd/4th & the 5th/6th with the
tractor trailer, any trails that it would fit on!!!??;-)j/k. I would like to
be able to come, but will be working. And I don't really think the company I
work for would appreciate me burying their rig somewhere in the NY
woods!!!!!!!!!
Take Care & Keep On Truckin'~~~~~John
<<'96 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9L 5spd>>
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 11:45 PM
Subject: DML: DML BBQ Information
>
>
> Just a message to all the folks planning to come to the DML BBQ
> this weekend... I did some scouting around on the trails today, a little
> bit of clearing, etc. We did have some trees come down in places; I've
> got to take the chainsaw back and clean up a few of them, but there are
> a couple which aren't that big of a deal so I'm leaving them there as
> obstacles. :-)
>
> The general condition of the trails is good. A little more dry
> than it has been in past years. There are still several mud holes
> in the usual places that should get nice and soupy once a few trucks
> go through them.
>
> Mud lane has a bit less mud, but makes up for it with huge ruts with
> mud in the bottom. I'm definitely going to take that section slower
> than I did last year. Might even try crawling through. I have a
> feeling some Daks and Jeeps are going to get high centered here. :-)
> The first truck that goes through had probably do so pretty slow,
> until we figure out exactly how hard the ruts are and how deep it is. :-)
> (Somewhere, the Adam Blaster is screaming "GIVE 'ER!!!" at his computer.)
> ;-)
>
> The longest hundred yards should be a cake walk this year - very little
> mud there. However, it does have some pretty deep ruts so some caution
> will still be needed there.
>
> The water level in the ravine is a bit lower than it has been in
> the past, but the waterfall is still plenty slippery, for those of
> you who think they may be able to climb it. :-) After being away
> from it for a year, I start thinking to myself, "hey, I might be able
> to get up there", but standing at the bottom of it quickly puts that
> idea to rest. :-) Actually, I probably could climb it, but only by
> dragging myself up with the winch. ;-)
>
> The hill that goes down to the upper waterfall I am considering
> naming "washout hill" because that's what it has done! There is
> a huge rut running down the middle of it near the top. It was
> fairly challenging traversing it with the ATV - could be interesting
> in a truck...
>
> The runoff that goes alongside the airstrip has dug itself a nice
> riverbed. There are a few areas along there that might be worthy
> of playing on. :-) Could be a good test of your articulation
> and approach/departure angles. It was easy on the ATV, but again,
> could prove interesting in the larger wheelbase of a truck. :-)
> There is one section of it where I would be extremely impressed
> if a truck managed to cross it. :-) (Ok, a truck which is
> basically stock like most of ours...)
>
> Slippery hill isn't all that slippery, which I guess could be a
> good thing. :-) Speaking of which, there's a hill near there
> which could potentially be developed into a very challenging
> hillclimb. I will have to remember to show you guys (and girls)
> to see if anyone thinks it would be worth the trouble to develop.
> Its about a 45 degree angle - I'm not sure if *I* would want to
> attempt it, but if there is enough interest, I could add it to
> the agenda. :-) (I know some of you are willing to try just about
> anything!) ;-) *cough*Adam*cough*David*cough*... ;-)
> Hey, whatever happened to David anyway?
>
> Oh, one place that definitely has no lack of mud and water is
> the mud pit. :-) I'll be draining off a foot or so of water
> just before the event so we don't have a repeat of Daktoberfest
> of flooded engines and broken fans. :-) Its had water in it
> continually since last year - so the bottom will be basically
> the same as a pond's. Hopefully this will make it a bit more
> challenging. :-)
>
> Don't forget - this is a "drive at your own risk" event. There
> are bypasses around pretty much all of the challenging stuff, so
> there is no reason to risk damage to your vehicle if you aren't
> absolutely comfortable with the terrain. There is no shame in
> going around an obstacle instead of through it. You are also
> welcome to park your vehicle and ride along with someone else at
> any time.
>
> I plan to have food and drinks on hand again same as always.
> You don't need to bring anything in the way of food, but if you
> would like to you are certainly welcome to. Right now I am
> planning on doing something like pizza for lunch on friday,
> (maybe we could all drive out to a local restauraunt for dinner?).
> For Saturday, I was thinking of doing the BBQ (burgers and dogs)
> at lunch time - maybe around 2pm or so? Then heading out for ice
> cream around 6-7pm, as there will be several Jeepers who will be
> driving to Syracuse that night, who can leave right from there.
> Then anybody who wants to stick around for a while longer or anyone
> planning to camp over on Saturday night can come back for the usual
> milling about, watching the day's videos, bonfire, and relaxing in
> general. If we feel like some more food, we could fire up the BBQ
> again, order a pizza, or whatever. (None of this is written in
> stone - I am definitely open to any suggestions or ideas anyone may
> have!)
>
> BTW, if you have FRS radios, you are encouraged to bring them along.
> I will have about 4-5 spare radios for those folks that don't have
> them, but that probably won't be enough, so if you've got your own
> that would help out a lot - its nice to be able to communicate
> while we're out on the trails.
>
> I hope to have the webcam up and running as usual.
>
> I guess that's about everything - wow only 6 days away now -
> I've got some work to do!! :-)
>
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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