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California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:28 am
by ashyers
- Traveled 100 miles in 2 hours. The truck ran well and we just hung out in the slow lane. The orig. plan was to take back roads, but the traffic was light so we stayed on the freeway.
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- Nice campsites and SHADE which proved a real necessity.
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- My fearless helpers hard at work...
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Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:35 am
by ashyers
- It may be hard to see, but there were some nice Dodges present, with some other goodies too. There were 4 M37's in attendance, but only 3 in the photo. One rock crawler, one modified truck, and two stock trucks.
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- Our first time on the trials in the M37. We just went slowly and allowed the truck to crawl along. This seems to work pretty well.
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- The truck and it's passengers made it to the top with no issues :)!
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Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:41 am
by ashyers
- Nice!!!!
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- I think the girls enjoyed this adventure :).
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- Headed back down for some lunch.
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Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:27 am
by k8icu
Nice pictures. Looks like your truck did well. Congrats.
Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:54 pm
by jim lee
Where in Calif. was that?
-jim lee
Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:31 pm
by ashyers
Jim,
It's in Hollister Hills SVRA, just east of Gilroy. It's a beautiful area and the trails were great fun.
I have no off road experience, other than mountain biking, so I approached it in a similar fashion. Just tried to pick lines that wouldn't get me in over my head and crawled along. Seemed to work well. Hilde did some driving too and really enjoyed it. There's something to be said for ground clearance, large tires, 4wd, and low gears. We had a great time!
Andy
Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:31 pm
by jim lee
Hollister Hills SVRA? I know the place! Went there a few times back in the '70s. It used to be privately owned back then. Last time I was there was about 1980. Very fond memories from camping there. I've not seen the place since. It looks like you had a really fun time! thanks for the pix.
-jim lee
Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:38 am
by Cal_Gary
Great pix Andy! I'm also familiar with Hollister Hills, but it's been a long time. Thanks for sharing!
Gary
Re: California Power Wagon Rally Photos
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:24 am
by T. Highway
Excellent pictures Andy, looks like a fun place for trail riding.
Bert