We had
a relatively sedate evening and next morning we prepared for
another trail run.
The photos below are what we saw.
Late the
previous evening, Kurt showed up in his MAN 8x8 camper
conversion. This truck is a beast.
Kurt
uses his trucks and took this rig to the north slope of Alaska..
Hans and
his son came in another camper built by Kurt. This camper
is based on a 1300 chassis.
The
trailer-based camp kitchen got heavy use.
There
were some Jeeps on the trail as well as the European hardware.
Another
712 Pinz.
This
totally restored Mule would do the entire trail and serve as our
recon vehicle.
The Mule
owner uses his Hummer H1 as his tow vehicle.
Steve
and Debra came in their new camper van.
We got
the group assembled and then headed out to the trail head.
On the way, we passed a convoy from Fort Irwin.
Our own
convoy stretched for a mile or more.
We got on
the trail and pulled over to allow trail preparations.
Kevin
airs-down his 395/85R20 tires for trail running.
There
was some kind of school outing in one of the side canyons and they
watched in shock and awe as the trucks wound past their
position.
We turned
off the main trail into the mud hills.
Each of
the vehicles had to attack the steep passes in the trail.
The
bigger trucks totally filled up the passes.
The high
breakover angle passed were sufficiently narrow that the Jeeps
rubbed their sidewalls on both sides of the pass.
On an
adjacent trail we encountered another group of 'wheelers running
the trails.
The path
through the mud hills went up and down through the ravines.
The
group assembled on a far ridge to get everybody together.
The balance
of the group was behind us as they came over the highest pass.
A luxury
view from upon high.
The
volcanic portions of the Calico mountains provided a stark
contrast to the lighter colors of the mud hills and the bright
blue sky.
At our
lunch stop, we found a small abandoned mine shaft that was
filled with ground water. This was the only water we saw
all day.
The
group assembled the trucks for lunch.
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