Had another great day......with much better weather than Friday. Big thanks to the organizers, sponsors, and especially the "volunteer" & "volunteered" trail guides that got us around the trails this weekend. I know there is nothing like leading a group of 10-15 people you don't know through the woods wondering how many of them are praising/cursing you as we plug along down the trail. All praise from me, AWESOME JOB . Now for the pics

Mike while we were lined up in the morning



Ken (and son) climbing out of our first real mud pit of the day


Mike going through the very same pit






lined up


Up and over




















After our main run, a handful of us went back out for a shorter second run in the afternoon





Towards the end, we started screwing around a little for some photo ops




Our fearless leader for the day..........oh yeah, and Chris too






Survived day 2 with no damage except a few minor scrapes and dings on the skids


Impromptu group photo op






Back in the pits......checking out the days carnage (in case anyone missed it)




I can't tell you how many times over the weekend I heard this over the CB "How's the little guy doing.......is he OK?". Little guy did just fine.......and had a blast. I might be a little dangerous once I get some lift and some respectable rubber. Thanks again to everyone who had apart of making this weekend happen. I'm already looking forward to next year


Also, if any of you guys in the pics want a Hi-Res version, just shoot me a PM with your email address and which pics you want.

 

Sweet pix. PMin' for some copies. Thanx

I'll post in a little while

 

Looks a lot of fun... thanks for sharing!

 

What caused the diff explosion?

 

a black trail... im sure someone (piratekitty parhaps) will post pics of it happening.. we were all shocked

 

No one really knows how it happened. Justin was simply bacing up an obstacle he just vleared to avoiding pushing into a rock and the next thing you heard was bang and the water below turned black. We thought he peeled his diff cover until a closer inspection was done.

 

WOW!!!! I have never seen a diff cover blow up like that!!!

 

Great pics , next year your the group photographer.
What a blast , again THANKS

 

I didn't have the face/screen name matched to the Jeep ... you did real well for the "little guy" on the second trip out (I was behind you)!

I'll also relay that a great time was had and that Chris did an outstanding job guiding that large of a group. It was a blast ... even getting hung up coming down off the photo op in the comp area.

Here's the link to my pics: JK-Fest Oct 3 2009

And some teasers:



Our leader:



Cool mirror shot:



The "little guy" getting it done!



Photo Op:



Poser flex shot:



I'm also looking forward to next year ... and hoping I'll see a few of you at my club's charity event Halloween weekend.

(BTW ... same deal as OoPEZoO mentioned ... PM me if you want a hi-res image of your JK)

 

the group photo op was def nice.... and how you managed to get stuck was impressive coming down