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Jim, our trail guide from Anderson, got on the radio and told us that we were going to the “muddy place” next. We gleefully went back to our truck and belted in.
On the second trail run we went through some even tighter places after we shifted into low range. On a lot of the muddy down-hills we did a lot of side sliding and it was a challenge not to scrape up the bodywork on the truck. Then we got to the “other” stream entrance.
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06-06-2005, 03:15 PM
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I can feel the truck upshift as we approach the stream. We catch air going over the stream and land in the mud. I can see and feel mud entering the vehicle. Mud coats the windshield. The inside of the windshield.
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06-06-2005, 03:25 PM
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06-06-2005, 03:05 PM
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After making the turn I stop to breath. I look to my right and I can see where Hong was sitting while we made the turn. There is an outline of her body on the passenger seat defined by where the mud is NOT. Fortunately she is still smiling at me and the camera is OK. There is also mud on the inside of the windshield… I look up and an very thankful the sunroof was closed as there are now several tennis ball sized globs of mud on it.
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06-06-2005, 02:53 PM
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It took some careful driving to get through the first stretch of the course without scraping up the paint on the truck. There were places were you would go forward and be sliding sideways at the same time. Then there were places where there were less then a few inches of clearance on both sides of the truck. We took and few dips and bumps where only the seatbelts held you into your seat. Then we got to the stream.
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06-06-2005, 03:14 PM
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During the turn I learn the being subtle in the mud does not work. So I hammer the throttle and we spin our way backwards up the embankment. When they give the signal I jam the throttle to the floor. We are in 4 low, with the e-locker and TC2 on. We have 60 feet of space to accelerate.
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06-06-2005, 05:15 PM
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Congrats on getting it out in the mud and for your engagement. I agree with Doc, great write-up.
Doc,
That is ridiculous that they don't let you in on the events. Do you ever go to the dealership for service? They should let any Hummer into these events to help promote the product line and off roading.
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06-06-2005, 02:49 PM
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With me I had two people. The first was friend of mine named Johna from the dance studio. The second is my friend Hong. Hong is from a mountainous part of inland China and yesterday was her 16th day here in the US. Hong is fluent in English, but this is her first exposure to all things American. I was counting on the Hummer Happening to be one hell of an intro to life in the states… also a good chance to see the countryside.
We were greeted at the gate and assigned to Charlie Group. They handed us a mad of the off road courses and a page or two of orientation instructions. We also signed a release. There were four off-road groups, each with a different lead vehicle from the dealership. In total there were about 50 Hummers (H1 and H2 only) at the event. We parked with our string of trucks and went over to the hospitality tent.
The hospitality tent was setup next to a carnival midway. There was a country band playing and lots of people hanging out and relaxing out of the sun. There were guys running all over the place serving water and sodas. The grill was going with burgers, hot dogs, and some other goodies.
I was sort of expecting that there might be some sort of a formal gathering or talk… but nope. No formalities. At 1:30 they called the Alpha group to go first. So while they saddled up and headed out for parts unknown, we sat and enjoyed some lunch. Hong had a hamburger and hot dog. I talked with a couple other owners and listened to the band waiting to be called.
About 30 minutes later they called the Charlie and I was quite happy to go to the truck. We got over to the truck where they handed us a radio and gave us a short talk on what to do and not do. Pretty much it came down to listen to the radio and shift to low range when told to do so.
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06-06-2005, 03:22 PM
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Back at the hospitality tent we grabbed some drinks and hung out for a while. We talked and looked for undercarriage damage… which was mainly scratches. Nothing major in the way of damage but lots in the way of dirt. We took pictures and then said our goodbyes for the day.
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06-06-2005, 03:10 PM
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After nearly swamping the H2 in a surprisingly deep part of the stream (BACK UP!!) we sit and watch the hummers in front of us work through the “muddy place”. The muddy place is a place where you do a three point turn in the stream, back up a hill that takes you out of the stream, put it in drive, and take a running start across the stream at a hill. The hill is muddy, steep, deeply rutted, and has a 70 degree turn left at the top.
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06-06-2005, 03:27 PM
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06-06-2005, 03:01 PM
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Lot's of mud....
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06-06-2005, 03:07 PM
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We work out way down the stream to what I am now concerned to hear Jim describe over the radio as the “muddy place”. It seems that yes indeed it will get worse.. heh.
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06-06-2005, 03:18 PM
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We reconsolidate and get back into the trucks.
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06-06-2005, 03:28 PM
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Home at last....
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