Re: DML BBQ Information

From: Mr. Plow (adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 02 2002 - 16:29:24 EDT


Sounds awesome as usual Jon!!!!
Tom and i should be there Thursday night, probably by 9:00 pm at the latest,
hopefully the border traffic won't be too bad...

The Adam Blaster

>
> 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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