by MandysMom » Sat Jun 21, 2014 12:27 pm
Reminds me of a Labor Day weekend in the Sierras many years ago. We were 3 couples and a Toyota Land Cruiser with winch on the front. While we did not encounter water as deep, we had a lot of fun on a day trip 4 wheeling. There was this one place where we got really stuck. Two of the guys got out to hook up the winch to a tree and carried two of the gals away from the mud. I decided to stay in the truck with the driver, a good friend. Between winch and driver and the wonderful Land Cruiser we got out. Silly guy that he was, who loved a challenge, looked it over, scratched his head, and said I know I can drive through that if I tackle it differently. The other two guys, including my boyfriend at the time. Said, no way If you get stuck again we are not going back into the mud. So Jim sized it up and off we went through the mud hole again and we made it. Made for some great pictures, as well as lifelong memories. I still am in touch with all but one of the people I traveled with in Sept 1967!
I did note that the vehicles in the video were very specialized with skid plates under even the trailer. One should never undertake questionable roads without multiple backup systems and vehicles made to take the abuse as these were. I probably would not volunteer for that trip now, body won't take the abuse, but I would have in past and would wish I could now.
Velda