Careful Eddie… I might just take you up on that…
Thank you Eddie and Cindy for posting up these great pics and videos! This was an epic adventure to say the least! Stephanie, Tina, and I had a great time. It was awesome to hang out with old and new friends. Can't wait for the next adventure...:yup:
So how long did it take Doug to go get the new steering box and get back to you guys? I'm always curious about that in the Rubicon videos and the on-trail descriptions of the carnage.
"Hey this is where (insert random person here) broke his/her (essential part of his/her JK) so (usually seems to be Doug) hauled ass off the trail, grabbed a new one (from the always available Good Samaritan that is able to get the needed piece to the trail), and hauled ass back where we had time to fix the broken part, make it to camp/off the trail, and still have time to have a drink."
Are there bypasses around several of the obstacles that allow the trail to be run faster than if you are doing the obstacles or what?
It just always seems like magic to read about or watch these parts appear within a few hours of the breakage. I haven't ever been to the Rubicon (and not really sure I ever will make it) so I have a hard time picturing how this happens and what the real-time is in which it occurs. :thinking:
p.s. Oh and I'm not so proud of my new 35s now.
To the best of my recollection, here is a timeline...
Time of break: Around 12PM
Doug arrives at staging area with new steering box: Around 5PM :clap2:
Off the trail and back to Tahoe: Around 9PM :rock:
I can happily and easily say that I had a huge grin on my face as I looked through all of these photos! This was one insanely fun run put together by Eddie and Cindy and I cant thank them enough for doing this.
I would also like to say that every member that went on this run rocks! With 25 rigs and over 50 people on this run there was not one shit head and that's a tough feat. Everyone was down for a good time and made the trail and camp seem like a group of old friends that have known each other for years. Cheers to a great run and hopefully many more in the future! :drinks:
So how long did it take Doug to go get the new steering box and get back to you guys? I'm always curious about that in the Rubicon videos and the on-trail descriptions of the carnage.
"Hey this is where (insert random person here) broke his/her (essential part of his/her JK) so (usually seems to be Doug) hauled ass off the trail, grabbed a new one (from the always available Good Samaritan that is able to get the needed piece to the trail), and hauled ass back where we had time to fix the broken part, make it to camp/off the trail, and still have time to have a drink."
Are there bypasses around several of the obstacles that allow the trail to be run faster than if you are doing the obstacles or what?
It just always seems like magic to read about or watch these parts appear within a few hours of the breakage. I haven't ever been to the Rubicon (and not really sure I ever will make it) so I have a hard time picturing how this happens and what the real-time is in which it occurs. :thinking:
p.s. Oh and I'm not so proud of my new 35s now.
BONUS VIDEO CLIPS
Oh, almost forgot, here are two short videos that Cindy and I took with our iPhones that I think were fun enough to share along with this thread. The first is of ttfhell, OverlanderJK, Scuba Steve and Irish JK riding the rope swing and taking a dip into the frigid waters of the Rubicon River....
After further video review, Scuba Steve clearly won the rope swing, distance, flop, whatever contest.
Here's to you buddy :clap2::beer: