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What CB channel will you be on Saturday? Channel 7?

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Good question...Sewie and I use 4. What channel.....?

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Does anyone know how hard Cadillac hill is? It looks like it will be my first obstacle coming in from the Tahoma side.

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Cadillac should not be attempted on your own. Just wait for us at the top :)

Big boulders, lots of tippy off camber stuff....woops, you like that huh?

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OK I will just wait for you at the top after I have went up it from the Tahoma side. I believe you will be coming down it from your direction? Is this correct? I thought I had to go up it from Tahoma to keep going on the trail?

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We are coming up, you are coming down. Gravity is on your side, however, so is the tippy.

Google Cadillac Hill (Images). You'll find lots of pics.

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OK I will just wait at the top of the hill for the crew. You probably won't be there until after noon some time I would imagine?

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37" Iroks vs. 35" Toyos :dancingbanana:

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Siped Iroks, at that!:jump:

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SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW MORNING!!!!!

:jump::grouphug::jump::grouphug::jump:

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Dude, those Iroks are huge compared to the Toyos. I will be curious to see how much if any rubbing you get with those.

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I will see you all on Saturday at Cadillac Hill. By the way it is raining and 41 degrees at Lake level right now.

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We're off to the trail! Adios!!:jump: :fdance:
See you tomorrow Tah2oe.:beerchug:

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Have fun!! I am jealous!!

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Have fun gang!!!

On the Rubicon:giggling:

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Congrads you guys I talked to Drty, and he said it was one SOB of a trail, but you all made it!!

:perfect10s:

Some Pics posted here by Derek:

http://www.rocknroll4x4.com/index.php?topic=1849.0

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Glad you all made it through :beerchug:

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Yep, we did it with minimal body damage! I think the yupterra was the worst off, but he still made it! :P Pics to come soon. Actually, I'll probably be the last to post pics considering I won't be home for another 12 hours...

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I just finished a one hour shower. Can't believe the dust that is all over, in and around my body and truck. Flares took a beating. Popped the center perf grill when I slammed on my winch. Never used it so much in one day.

Looking back, I'm glad it's done, now I don't have to go back. The absolute most technical and difficult wheeling I have ever done with this truck.

It was great meeting all my new friends. Food furnished by Each Morning I Love You. Outstanding. My wife enjoyed the camaraderie. Jeepers were considerate for the most part. I think they were amazed More then anything else. We are driving mostly stock vehicles. My mods are 37" MTR, Fabtech tie rods, rubber duck ucp. I heard one jeeper say that his cost $58,000! He could of had an H2.

Anyway, I am crashing.

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Awsome!! You guys ROCK!!! Can't wait to see all the cool pics.:excited:

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I was at Cadillac Hill on Saturday and made contact with the group for a while by CB radio. I did hear that H2 Rocks broke a tie rod. Too bad Adam wasn't there. I got to the top of Cadillac Hill around 11:30 am and hung out until 4:30 pm and could not get the group on the radio at that time. They said they were hoping to make it to Rubicon Springs by 5:30 pm that day. They would have had about 3 hours to make it out from there I would guess to the staging area on the Lake Tahoe side.

When I first made contact with the group Sewie gave me his GPS coordinates and they were only 1.8 miles as the crow flies from where I was at the top of Cadillac Hill.

I was heading back to the Lake by myself when I came upon a tight spot with a sharp right hand turn with a large boulder in the center of the turn. I got stuck on my drivers side undercarriage and thought I was screwed. This was about 5:30 pm and I had no winch with me. I stacked rocks and messed around for about an hour and then a jeep came by and strapped me off of it. This was the most built jeep I had ever seen and it was clean. I was so filthy from digging and stacking that I didn't get any pictures though.

I went back Sunday morning around 9:30 am almost all the way back to Cadillac Hill but could not get anyone on the radio so I headed out.

What time and what day did you guys make it out? It sounds like you came out on Sunday some time?

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Last night around 10:15 ET is when we started getting calls.

I can't see the pics on that web site posted earlier.

Sounds like you all had a great time. Now go take a shower and watch out for the hidden spiders in your trucks.:giggling:

BTW, nice driveway pic, DRTY.:giggling:

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We were airing up tires at around 5pm :). Was the jeep thatstrapped you a big red one?

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No it was a silver one. Real nice guy with his wife and kid.

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Tah2oe, I would like to make another run in thru the Tahoma to Rubicon Springs. Let me know when you are wanting to go, I'll go with!

It's no where near as difficult as it is from Loon to Spider Lake or Spider Lake to Rubicon Springs, we can camp at Rubicon Springs and come back out.

Who else wants to go :giggling: :giggling: :giggling: :giggling:

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Tah2oe, I believe the silver Jeep with the family passed us just after we broke camp for that day. Really nice family.. :)

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I'm back!

What a trip! Thanks everyone, for everything! I had a wonderful time!:jump: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

WE MADE IT!! WOO HOOOOO!:OWNED: :OWNED: :OWNED: :perfect10s:

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BTW, I can't view the pics on the Rock N' Roll 4x4 site. I can see the thread but no pics.:(

Would someone please tell Derek thanks!?! I bet he's secretly happy he wasn't stuck with us for HOURS on Saturday! ;)

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Twas a great trip!!! :jump:
And it was cool meeting some more folks from the forum. :beerchug:

Was waaaayyy too tired to go through my pics last night but I'll try to post up some tonight.

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[quote=H2 Rocks]BTW, I can't view the pics on the Rock N' Roll 4x4 site. I can see the thread but no pics.:(

You have to register to see the pics:D

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Good call, I just logged in and can see them now. :D

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It was so nice to meet Doc and Finally Finally:giggling:

You both have great kids and beautiful families.

Can't wait to hook up again. :excited:

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So, where are the pics? Why can't you post it here? :jump:

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I like this one Derektook of the BABM (bad a$$ bling machine:giggling:)

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It depends on if it is before or after I retire!:excited:

It was well worth the trip.

When I was packing the truck at your house this morning, I noticed the Right rear sway bar link was broken. I am in Sparks, NV and seems like I am in 4 wheel lock. I might run by the local dealer tomorrow for them to have a quick look. They don't have a link in stock.

My wife and I had a great time with our new friends. Anytime anyone heads to the Right coast, make sure you contact me. Would love to see everyone again.

Thanks for Dirty doing a great job of leading, spotting, rock stacking and being a general pain in the ass. It was great meeting you.

Beebee for organizing this. just remember, when we are on the trail, sleeping is a no no. No matter how late it gets.

Finally and family, keep your daughter under careful watch, my wife loved her. Great spotting and driving.

Doc and family & friends, it was great meeting and wheeling with you.

Rox, we meet again and did we do it right! We now are the owners of the First Official Triple Crown, Paragon the best in the East, Moab the most scenic of anywhere I have been so far in the country, and finally and without hesitation that I say the most difficult, technical, frustrating, tiring, truck battlefield and the Crown Jewel of all off-road trails, The Rubicon Trail. Incredible!:beerchug:

Sewie, excellent spotting and driving. Great meeting you.

Shagster, what can I say? You got to the end.

Great group dynamics.:clapping:

What's next?

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If it's a t-case issue, call me and I'll tell you how to manually change the t-case gears to 4-hi. Very easy and you only need a 10mm wrench and a pair of pliers.

Sounds like you all had a great time. I hope there wasn't too much damage and too much pulling of the non-HUMMERS. And I really hope there wasn't any crying.

Congrats and hope to see some of you in Moab next year.:excited:

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I am in 4 wheel hi, but when I do a full lock turn at parking speed, feels like the wheels want to go straight.

There was no :crying: because there was no one but us holding us up. And no hostility towards us.

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Glad you all had a great trip and all made it home safe. Sorry I could not make it!!

I consoled myself Friday by having a huge BBQ Lunch at a friends 4wd Shop and then continued the food fest throughout the weekend with my Wife as we cleaned out the junk from the Garage!

Looking forward to seeing more Pics!

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Great to see you again too Oldman! I loved getting to visit with your wife this time! Awesome gal!

I think we should do Deadwood Forest (or whatever it's called) in the Dakotas. Maybe next summer? I can bring the family again, and Theresa even wants to go see that. Now that I have a tent, the possibilities are endless.:D
Have a great trip home, and post pics of your adventures along the way!

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We want pics!!!! :jump: