Well, i got home a lil while ago and started unpacking. It is gonna take me forever to get the truck clean but it sure looks good coated in mud!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> I am happy that the ball joint was the only thing i fraged and I MAY have a couple of scratches but i won't know till i get it washed.

The locker and rockslides got thourghly tested out and both proved to be up to the test. Props to Doug (Bansil) on making me the rockslids so strudy! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Lets see some pics!!!!

Hey, just like to say thanks to mud and Joe D for the ride. And thanks to the rest of you for letting me hangout with a great group, you all rock <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />. Hope you all had a safe trip home. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> Hope to be banging rocks with ya in the spring

Finally made it home around 5:30. Lots of dirty looks over the truck. Pardon the punn. Thanks all for the great long weekend. And thanks for the spot, Bansil, getting me through the tough spots! Teras were great.
Smiley, I hung out as long as I could before I left. I wanted to help you tear down your stuff. But dude, you sleep late. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/sleeping.gif" alt="" /> Must have needed to sleep off that large dinner you had the night before.
You guys rock! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
Thanks,
Charles

Yeh a long day/night we got home about 10pm.....
didn't leave site til late.
Thanks to Janet <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> for once again hosting us.
Thanks to Racer2890 for running blocker and spotting to get us home.Dang I could go on for ever,so,Thanks to all for a great time and thanks to Darlington for the ride in the mini-monster and for the verticle lift-off <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/coolg.gif" alt="" /> (I now know what the space shuttle feels like as it's raised into place.

We had three confirmed dog maulings <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> possibly a fourth.
One hit and run on the trail <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> ** SMACK **
Robbie go sit in the corner <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" />.One,well.......ugh parking accident <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />....oops.And once again a Sunday
morning recovery mission of another stock 4x4 pickup(looks over shoulder.........it actually started as a 1 hour trailride......that took 3 hours........ya gotts love it).

88toy once again did some amazing driving and floated that
Taco over ever trail there <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />his wife did an excellent job over driving as well <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />.
Stephanie (still no nickname <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" />)enjoyed herself and got to drive several more trails,springtime she will do a nightrun,Daniel,and Rockymount.


Gotta go to work I'll talk more later,C-ya all..........If I forgot anyone I'll edit this later <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thanks all for a good vacation.

Bansil

I got in about 7:00 last night. I'm happy to report an uneventful trip (home that is).

First off, I want to thank Bigpoppax, Bansil, Tad, and everyone else who helped out with the campground t-case swap. Longest hour of my life <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />. But well worth it. Those Teras rock <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />! And no breakage to report this trip! My friends were thoroughly impressed. I'm sure by now they're looking for trails around their place to run when I'm up there. I should get my pics up tonight, hopefully.

Great to see everyone again, and meet everyone else.

Later,
Andre

Ok,Ok,Ok,


Firstly, let me say that for all those who lost poundages of flesh and had limbs torn from your body by my Rott.....err, Yorkie, I humbly apologize. Your poundages and limbs will be returned immediatley <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />

The beast really took a liking to several people, he REALLY liked TrooperChris <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />



But seriously, he has never been that bad before and we've had him on many, many trips so it really put a damper on enjoying the weekend free of unnecessary hassles. I'm really sorry for the nips that occurred. Some happened so fast I didn't have time to utter a warning before the damage was done.

Secondly,,,,,,,,thanks to CKimbrough for letting me ride along. I got some great pics and a few short vid clips. I also got some great pics around the site. I'll be sending them up to Tad before too long so hopefully he'll get them posted for us.

Thirdly, I really enjoyed getting to put some faces with screen-names. It's been two long years since I've been able to come up and join in. Hopefully next year the Troop will be able to get on the trails again.


<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />


Cheers,

I made it home last night, safe and soundà Heck, I even came upstairs and cut my computer on, shortly after walking through the doorà However, the Welcoming Committee here at Villa de Smiley kept me away from the keyboard. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />



I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for making this yearÆs fall Uwharrie such a great trip! --- YÆall ROCK (and mud! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" /> )

Special thanks to Janet for taking such good care of us again!
àto Joe & Joe, each for playing their part in making my Rodeo so amazingly slow and capable!
àto Doug, for leaving a permanent pinch-mark crease in my passenger seat! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />
àto Don, for taking me into town to get YET ANOTHER replacement alternator!
àto Pete, for editing all of our video footage into a world-class presentation!
àto Charles, for supplying all of those beautiful Rib Eye steaks!
àand to Daniel, for traveling all-that-way, with THE Grill, so weÆd have something to cook them on!

<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />


I should have my photos ready for viewing soon (No, IÆm not going to make everyone wait until April this time! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> ), but it might take me a day or two (or three).


Man, I sure am going to miss seeing everyoneà Spring just seems so far away right now! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />


Oh well - itÆs Monday morning - looks like IÆve gotta go pretend to be an adult againà


Cheers! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
Smiley

Ok, heres the deal with me.

I left Raleigh about 10am on Sunday. Believe me, after my saturday night that was a feat in and amongst itself. I'm expecting some of you to have left but I was hoping to catch Tad and Smiley and some familiar faces while you guys were still there.

I'm driving through Siler City and I see a silver (or white, couldn't really tell) VX at a gas stations.

"Is that Tad??"

So I pull out the cell phone give him a call. Leave a voicemail to the effect of "please tell me that I didn't just drive by you."

He calls me back when I'm in ashboro, informs me that most of you guys left already and that some of the "regulars" had packed up as well. I was still almost an hour out of Uwharrie so I decided to cut my losses and shame myself into driving back to Raleigh.

Sorry guys, believe me, I would have MUCH rathered to have been with you than in Chapel Hill on Saturday Night.

Good trip, I got in about 4pm. I made an unplanned stop in Winston Salem to find some food (I passed Trooper Chris on the way in) Man was that a mistake. Geez drove around forever looking. Finally found some grub.

Then I get back on the road and just before the big hill climb up fancy gap I hear that my exhaust is getting quite loud. The power was getting pretty weak to match. So after I topped out at a whopping 45 MPH (last year same hill I topped out at 70 with the same tires) I pretty much knew the exhaust flange was leaking something terrible.

I got home and find a bolt out of my three bolt flange at the header.

Thanks to all for a great weekend, my son and I had a great time as expected. Can't wait to get back there in the spring. I may just get the wife there this time. My father in law is talking about getting a small RV. (My wife isn't much for camping)

I've learned not to tell my wife how long something will take to do out in the garage cause a 15 minute job always ends up with a broken off bolt that you have to drill out and fix or something. So Andre that really was an hour you just thought it took longer <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Yeah my hand is still healing! haha <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Katie and I had a blast with everyone and wish it could have lasted a little bit longer. Pulling the camper actually ended up being no big deal at all...I did top out at 40 mph during one 3 mile stretch between Ashville and Johnson City but other than that it was all smooth sailing. Hopefully next time Ill be in antother Trooper <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
or at least mine will have some MTs at the least. It was great seeing you all again as well as meeting some new friends!

Chris