8th Annual HINLO Redrock Trip Feb 2006

[David Franz]

THIS FIRST POST WAS ACTUALLY BY SCENIC WONDER RUNNER!

Trip Report - Red Rock Canyon, CA, USA 2/17~19/2006

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.................TRIP COMPLETE..................


Dave..............and 4WDTrip buddies!

I made it home safely tonight at 9:40pm.

Dave, after the J~burg gas station.....and you guys headed home.....I aired up my tires with my MV50. While airing up I got my bi~nocks out and starting scouting out for the best and Most "Scenic" sunset hilltop I could find close by.

I shot straight across the 395 from the gas station and found some BLM marked trails that headed up to a hilltop just north of "Red Mountain". I had the most wonderful 360* view! I could see all the way to the southern snow capped Sierra's! I could look down the valley toward our campsite "gultch" area. What a wonderful moment! I stayed until the sun went completely down and watched all the changing of the colors. Chip and salsa and a 211 made the moment that much better!

Hello to our new friends......
.......Jeeper "Wildman" Steve.......ACL.....Nadya and little Leah.....enjoyed running with you!

What a Blast!...............and the Cabin was the highlight!

OK guys! .............hurry up with those trip reports and PICS!!!!!!!!!!

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"SWR" at Red Rock Canyon............same trip with Cooksterdog!

"SWR" Red Mountain Sunset....last day of trip just before heading home (see Red Mountain over SWR's right shoulder).

"SWR" Looking toward Randsburg Sunset.
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4 wheels are taking me farther than 18 ever could!

.......still Praying for Toyota diesel!

Treat others on the trail.....like you would want to be treated!..........

"Hey, life aint always beautiful, but its a beautiful ride."

"Here's to wonder and runnin'....in the San Juan Mtns. of Colorado!" ~"SWR"

[David Franz]

THE FOLLOWING BY NADYA IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY


Hey, I was thrilled to meet all of you from so far away. I had a blast and can't wait to this every weekend. Yes, I've been recently converted and still fresh green to the 4wd world. Wish it would've come to me sooner! Red Rock is practically in my backyard and I didn't know all this was out there! I got pics. Don't know how to post them though. Or email me and I'll send them.
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All the world is our playground.

[David Franz]

THIS POST BY MY FRIEND FROM LV, NV. PinzEOD


Hi all!!

JB and I made it home about 6:45...always seems to take longer heading home when you've had a fun weekend. It was a great run and as always, nice to be able to finally associate 'real' people with names and words from a board.

Dave..great idea for location, I'm glad Josh was along (JB too). Mark..great find on the cabin (and holding it). Roy..thanks for the triage. MrS..thanks for the initial guidance on finding all these rascals. Jack...thanks for this FANTASTIC forum and the means for us of similar ilk to find one another in the wild. And thanks to Steve and Darrel and Ackel and Nadya (fixed it, sorry ) and Leah and everyone else for the turnout...these sort of gatherings are ALWAYS better with lots of folks.

So...the tunnel...what a story. It was the most colorful part of MY weekend. Pretty cool going through there, even though by the end, I was seeing red. Long story short, for those who weren't there...I cut a pretty good gash in my noggin just at the far end. I bumped my head on a rock enough tp knock my hat off, it hurt a bit but I thought nothing of it. Got outside at the other end, when I stood erect some blood hit my glasses. Took my hat off and suddenly my face was awash in the stuff. I guess it was quite a sight. Pressed my gloves against it and we headed back through, carefully. Doctor Roy (BlueTrooper) fixed me up (thanx again Roy) and that sorta ended my exploring for the day.

Let's do it again...Alamo Lake...no tunnels please.
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