BABOOZLE
Caught the Bug
This last weekend, a few friends of mine and myself decided to tackle the Naches Trail here in Washington. We knew we were running out of time because the snow is starting to come down up there and we wanted to try it sooner than later.
Started on the Lower Naches trail which is challenging when dry but even more so when wet. Steep hill climbs mixed with rocks and mud brought pucker factor into the conversation.
20 minutes into the trail a brake caliper broke off the 1974 FJ in the group. We removed it, pinched the line, bled the brakes and moved on.
The area up there is very nice and we soon found snow around 6,000 ft.
Shortly after this sign we ran across this Renegade that passed us earlier. I stopped to ask if he was alright and he had said that he broke a tie rod. So we stopped to see what we could do. Klungly jumped out quickly to lend a hand. We worked on it for over an hour but it was quickly becoming dark and the temps were already in the 40s. We really wish we had a welder but since we didn’t we tried to splint it the best we could. It worked initially but failed soon after getting underway. At that point I told the couple to jump in and we would get them off the mountain. They were thankful and jumped in. We ended up just driving them home since it was on the way for us. One lesson learned was that you should never wheel alone. Overall, it was a great day.
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Started on the Lower Naches trail which is challenging when dry but even more so when wet. Steep hill climbs mixed with rocks and mud brought pucker factor into the conversation.
20 minutes into the trail a brake caliper broke off the 1974 FJ in the group. We removed it, pinched the line, bled the brakes and moved on.
The area up there is very nice and we soon found snow around 6,000 ft.
Shortly after this sign we ran across this Renegade that passed us earlier. I stopped to ask if he was alright and he had said that he broke a tie rod. So we stopped to see what we could do. Klungly jumped out quickly to lend a hand. We worked on it for over an hour but it was quickly becoming dark and the temps were already in the 40s. We really wish we had a welder but since we didn’t we tried to splint it the best we could. It worked initially but failed soon after getting underway. At that point I told the couple to jump in and we would get them off the mountain. They were thankful and jumped in. We ended up just driving them home since it was on the way for us. One lesson learned was that you should never wheel alone. Overall, it was a great day.
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