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11/28/15 snow run

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Old 11-28-2015, 10:03 PM
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Thanks for coming out today, had a blast. here's some pics:

Had to stop for breakfast:
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California steak burrito!

Now entering Sierra city:
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Poser shot to start the day:
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Headed to Upper Sardine lake for the first stop:
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Heading back down to Gold Lake Hwy
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Old 11-28-2015, 10:10 PM
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The only recovery we made today:
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Someone in a 2wd Nissan was stuck trying to go up the hill. K0260 gave him a tow to flat ground.
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Made our way to Gold Lake 4x4 campground:
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There were some snow mobile tracks for a while, but they eventually ended leaving us with untouched snow:
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Trail Grapplers at work in the snow:
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Old 11-28-2015, 10:14 PM
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K0260 Making his way up a bumpy snow covered hill:
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With a lot of snow and a long hill climb in front of us, we turned around and headed back down.
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We tried our luck on Packer Rd to reach the peak, but the road was covered with some deep, heavy snow drifts, so again we turned around and made our way back to the main road.
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Old 11-28-2015, 10:16 PM
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at the bottom airing up:
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Old 11-28-2015, 10:18 PM
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K0260 Having some fun:
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Old 11-28-2015, 10:53 PM
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Very good pictures. I wish i didn't have to work today, otherwise i would have joined
Old 11-29-2015, 04:28 AM
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Nice. Looked like a fun run
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Wakey wakey DownievilleClick image for larger version

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Old 11-29-2015, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by spinuck
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What are your thoughts on the TG in snow? Any other tires you've had in past to compare to? I've had BFG KM2s which imo are horrible in snow and I've had Pitbull Rockers which imo are awesome in the snow. I haven't used my TG in the snow yet.
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Glad you guys had fun. Wish I could have gone. Need to get tires before I hit the snow.


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