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We had a good run on Charouleau Gap on Saturday. Five trucks total: Bigunit, Reloader and Jeri, Dwaine and Mykkel, Jason, me. The water was much lower than normal for this time of year, removing some of the challenge, but we were nicely greeted by the Tropical Vortex and temps about 70 degrees. 
With the small, capable group we got onto the trail about 9:45 and off the trail by 3:45, our earliest finish ever. I think this is the only time we've ever hit the asphalt in daylight. This includes Reloader's 30 minute swap of a half-shaft at the bottom of the Boat Ramp. Normally this rock is a pretty straightforward climb, but each vehicle that did it needed 2-3 attempts to make it up. We'd get just to the top and slide back downwards.
Dwaine showed appreciation for the "shotgun" style of navigating these creek beds. Since no one was ahead of me to show me a line, I would drive to my best guess, hit a rock pretty hard, back up, alter the line, do it again. Eventually I would always make it through.
I've got more coming later but here's a teaser for you.
[video=youtube_share;3EPHVOsjTuE]http://youtu.be/3EPHVOsjTuE[/video]
With the small, capable group we got onto the trail about 9:45 and off the trail by 3:45, our earliest finish ever. I think this is the only time we've ever hit the asphalt in daylight. This includes Reloader's 30 minute swap of a half-shaft at the bottom of the Boat Ramp. Normally this rock is a pretty straightforward climb, but each vehicle that did it needed 2-3 attempts to make it up. We'd get just to the top and slide back downwards.
Dwaine showed appreciation for the "shotgun" style of navigating these creek beds. Since no one was ahead of me to show me a line, I would drive to my best guess, hit a rock pretty hard, back up, alter the line, do it again. Eventually I would always make it through.
I've got more coming later but here's a teaser for you.
[video=youtube_share;3EPHVOsjTuE]http://youtu.be/3EPHVOsjTuE[/video]
