My weekend at Naches

[CanMan]

Well, I started off by heading over on thursday. Setup camp, had some beers, and sat around the campfire. Friday, my friend Dave and I headed up to the moon rocks/funny rocks area(?). We wheeled some of the trails on the way, and played on the rocks for a bit. I almost rolled it front ways, going down one of the lines. Saturday, we(me, 3 zuki's, 1 CJ and 1 Nissan) did 676. It was quite busy at the top, something like 30 rigs waiting on some jackasses to get winched up/or out of a mud hole. I saw John and Matt, and talked for a brief second or two. We cut the day short, as I was having some serious Death wobble issues while back on Little Naches road. Sunday we went up a trail that leads to Ravens Roost, called the Powerline(?). Hit some snow, so we turned around and headed back for some grub and beer.

I spent most of saturday night, sunday morning trying to figure out what the hell the problem was. I took off the TB, checked the rod ends and mount, and they were tight. Put everything back on, tightened down all the suspension bolts and it went away. Drive home was fine and dandy. After the work at camp, I forgot to tighten down the pass side shock up top, and saw Matt riding in a TJ. He stopped, and bitch slapped me for being stupid. :D I would of came and had a few beers with the PNWJeep crew, but fell asleep early at the campfire on Saturday night and Sunday night(MEOW).

Well, broke a pass side bar pin off the shock, possible upper BJ hosed, pass side taillight, more body damage, and drivers side doors wont close all that well. Otherwise the POS held up well.

Here are a few pics.

Mt. Rainier on the way over.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3877.jpg

Me on a rock pile by our camp.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3898.jpg

Steering held up well.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3901.jpg

Dennis(aka uncle fawker)

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3912.jpg

Dave makin it look easy.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3916.jpg

Me by the fish ladders.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3943.jpg

Dennis(aka uncle fawker) at it again. Broke the other front shaft, so he was done for the day.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3945.jpg

Randy a little stuck.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/100_3954.jpg

Here are a few vids if anyone cares.

Randy getting unstuck.

http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/?action=view&current=100_3955.flv

Todd in the Zuki giving it a try, but not getting anywhere.

http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/?action=view&current=100_3957-1.flv

Here is a link to the rest of the pics. Feel free to copy and paste and ask questions about them.

http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/12GaugeXJ/Memorial%20Weekend/

[WaXJ_Skier]

looks like you had a good time. I was stuck working all weekend.

[Marc w]

you followed me in my cherokee on little naches road i think. :peace:

[CanMan]

you followed me in my cherokee on little naches road i think. :peace:

I might have. There were lots of rigs out there, and a good handful of XJ's.

[4x4Fox]

Wasn't power line nasty. I went on saturday man those were some nasty mud holes. Went up kanner Flates Friday. We were camper on the 1901 road, There was so much traffic. The XJ held up with no damage. I probable seen you drive by. I seen half the state drive by.:confused1

[CanMan]

Wasn't power line nasty. I went on saturday man those were some nasty mud holes. Went up kanner Flates Friday. We were camper on the 1901 road, There was so much traffic. The XJ held up with no damage. I probable seen you drive by. I seen half the state drive by.:confused1

Yea, they were perty nasty. One I went through was full of nasty water, and had a giant rut on the drivers side that you couldn't see. Well, I had a loaded rig, and all the windows were down, and some came over the doors on the drivers side and got the back passenger a little wet. Fun trail this time of year.

We were camped off of 1906, back in the sticks.

[4x4Fox]

I think it was wetter this year then last. It was a blast, I be back with the PNW4WDA in July. Not as wet but still lots of fun.

[cherotron]

the keg o' high-life and I were camped on 1921 if I recall. Powerline wasn't too bad..