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10-09-2007, 02:31 AM
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Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
Here are some pics from my trip to California last week. I made last minute plans with HummBebe (H3) and Sewie(H3) to go on a wheeling trip before the season got to cold. We decided to run a trail known as Fordyce which is located North of the Rubicon, on the north side of I-80.
We left on Wednesday morning, planning on being back to the trailhead by Thursday evening before a snow storm was predicted to hit. That was the plan anyway......
Here's some pics of the first day:
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10-09-2007, 02:33 AM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
did you say a snowstorm, its still 90 degress down here!
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10-09-2007, 02:35 AM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
More of the first day...
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10-09-2007, 02:48 AM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
The creek is beautiful! We crossed it 4 times in all. We only planned to run half the trail, apparently after the last crossing called Committee crossing, there is a squeeze that is impossible for full size rigs to fit thru. Not that other parts of the trail aren't tight, especially for an H2.
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10-09-2007, 02:54 AM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
Have you ever picked up a rock in your tire? Wow! Those new KM2's really have a lot of grip. Phew! This thing weighed about 10 lbs and was wedged in between the wheel well and the tire. I had to use the 2" air suspension lift to get it out!
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10-09-2007, 03:02 AM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
We kept going until late in the night because it started snowing right at dark. Bebe had made the river crossing that night and got high centered on a rock on the other side of the river. She freed herself from the rock but couldn't make any progress. This pic is at sunrise the next morning after Sewie went over to help her out. Her winch was jammed and she couldn't get the cable free by herself.
I took the lead and snapped this pic.
This is when her winch gave up the ghost for good.
At this point, Sewie had broken his front diff. Bebe made one phone call and we had help on the way. The WeBuilt 4WD club came to the rescue! They were headed out to the trail anyway, and turned it into a recovery run. What a great group of guys! They were even nice enough to ask if my kids had food and clothes. (we did but it was very generous of them to ask)
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09-14-2010, 03:46 AM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
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07-28-2011, 09:13 AM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
Thank you for information sharing, it useful to me.
Well, great work! You have helped me to improve my knowledge about this field. Thank you so much for sharing.
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05-26-2012, 03:51 PM
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Re: Fordyce Creek, California (Renamed: Hell's Halfacre)
Another awesome looking area, man that river crossing shot was awesome!!
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