Brody
March 27th, 2009, 06:35 AM
Just a couple of suggestions for this run:
Due to the amount of snow we are probably going to run in to, I would suggest the following, especially since we are probably going to be the only group on the trail:
Bring a tarp or two for wind breaks and to put you or your stuff on
Bring a real shovel-like a big aluminum one or an actual snow shovel
Bring your tow straps
Make sure your winches are in working order if you have one
Bring chains if you have them
Bring chairs to sit on as you are probably not going to find a dry place to sit
Bring winter clothing and boots (I didn't really feel like I needed to say this, but....)
Trail order:
If we have as many people showing up as we expect, we will need to take a little time pre run to organize the people into smaller groups and split up the folks with winches so that there is a winch equipped rig with each group.
We will also have to allow a little more time at the meeting places to allow for bad/slow driving conditions getting to the trail and meet spots
And, last but not least, take a few minutes today to make sure your rig is running well and that all the fluids, batteries, etc, are topped off and working well.
If you have kids, it would probably be fun to bring a sled or two and maybe a tow rope...parental discretion here, of course...I don't have any and LaDawn frowns on this, but it is stuff I always did...like grabbing onto truck bumpers on a skateboard...We always used to rig up a climbing tow rope when we went X country skiing at Montezuma and would ski behind the truck all the way to the parking area...anyway, like I said, you parents make the call on this one....
Due to the amount of snow we are probably going to run in to, I would suggest the following, especially since we are probably going to be the only group on the trail:
Bring a tarp or two for wind breaks and to put you or your stuff on
Bring a real shovel-like a big aluminum one or an actual snow shovel
Bring your tow straps
Make sure your winches are in working order if you have one
Bring chains if you have them
Bring chairs to sit on as you are probably not going to find a dry place to sit
Bring winter clothing and boots (I didn't really feel like I needed to say this, but....)
Trail order:
If we have as many people showing up as we expect, we will need to take a little time pre run to organize the people into smaller groups and split up the folks with winches so that there is a winch equipped rig with each group.
We will also have to allow a little more time at the meeting places to allow for bad/slow driving conditions getting to the trail and meet spots
And, last but not least, take a few minutes today to make sure your rig is running well and that all the fluids, batteries, etc, are topped off and working well.
If you have kids, it would probably be fun to bring a sled or two and maybe a tow rope...parental discretion here, of course...I don't have any and LaDawn frowns on this, but it is stuff I always did...like grabbing onto truck bumpers on a skateboard...We always used to rig up a climbing tow rope when we went X country skiing at Montezuma and would ski behind the truck all the way to the parking area...anyway, like I said, you parents make the call on this one....