CT4WD Goodbye Winter Trails: Waiparous March 2010

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What an amazing day with some really beautiful scenery! We met at the Tim Horton's in Cochrane ready to hit the last day of the winter trails in Waiparous. We had a good sized group with 11 Toyota's with 4Runner's, FJ Cruiser's, and Tacoma's! We had some new Members on the trail today which is awesome... Blake D, Les T, and Don W came out and did an incredible job piloting their Toyota's through Waiparous.

After airing down we split into two groups, one headed to Waiparous Falls and the other to tackle the winter trail loop. Upon heading to 4 Corners, we were greeted by Nolan L. who was walking his dog and gave us a great heads up about the Jeep Club not making one of the steep iced descents that hooked left and one LandCruiser from RMCLA that rolled in the same spot.

Good heads up as the trails were much slicker in the AM than it was on Tuesday at night. There were a few close calls on the winter trails of very steep descents that were more like bobsled runs at a very high rate of speed.

Everyone made the trails in great form and the only body damage suffered was my Tacoma as the steep descent that was off camber took the front All-Pro bumper into the rock wall. Nothing serious.. it'll buff out :D

After a successful run with both the Falls and the Winter trail loop, we were hailed on the radio by Chris K. (oriontaco) that there was a stuck Jeep and needed some help! Well... after the $300 fine the Jeep driver received for being in somewhere he shouldn't have, we arrived on the scene to help him out as he had children with him.

Door sill deep in ice and mud, a quick hi-lift and a tug he was free!

Thank you to Chris K. and David E. for leading the trails and Chris F. for tail gunning! Fine work!

See you on the trail.... soon!

Post your shots!

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[Dante's Taco]

Thanks to everyone for my 3rd winter run this year - Waiparous was awesome, as usual!

I learned a new skill today (twice) - sliding backwards down a hill from the top. Antonio, you would have been proud of me! :D

Too tired to empty the camera; pics tomorrow

G'night

[ljtuck]

Yeah, that was a fun day! Thanks David for leading the group on the winter trails in the morning and Nathan in the afternoon. I didn't end up taking too many pictures, but here's a few...

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ohhh I should add... Jeff M. takes the most gnarliest descent of the day! I wish I had it on video but he had some pretty impressive form on the way down one of the very steep and slick descents!

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Post gnar bobsled run!

Some shots are coming from Meghan's camera.

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PS... if you have video's and photo's that you'd like to have in our run video that we post on the main site, send your video's and I'll incorporate them into the big vid! I'll send you my upload account where you can upload the raw video and photo files. Just send me an email.

[kigi]

A big thank you to the ct4wd club for setting this up. From taking the training course on Saturday with Megan,David and Nathan to the trip on Sunday with Chris's (K&F) and Blake(sp?) and Darrell (sp?).


Here are a couple of pictures from the trip!



Chris K spotting. (Favorite pic..Chris was awesome showing us the way!)

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Made it!
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Canada!
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You want me to go where?
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Chris F.
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Chris F. (no really this was'nt his second try)

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Darrell on the big hill.

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Chris K. Playing
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Chris F Showing how it is done.
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Don...Still shiny new. With the mudflap mod completed.
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Snow ahead.
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Chris K. Getting some exercise. Chris F picking up rear

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[Brazenhead]

Great pics everyone. Really wish we could have stayed in Calgary and made it to the run.

[canadian bum]

Looks like you guys had a lot less snow than up here good pics though.

[874runnersr5]

I learned a new skill today (twice) - sliding backwards down a hill from the top. Antonio, you would have been proud of me! :D


G'night



yeah! its a blast aint it??

:rolleyes:

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Looks like you guys had a lot less snow than up here good pics though.

Yeah not too much snow... it's a good thing it's the last day of the winter trails, things were getting muddy at the end of the day. Doesn't look like we're getting any snow soon here too.

[oriontaco]

Yeah it sure was a great run, couldn't have asked for a nicer mid March day.

I love the "you want me to go where?" photo. We got ya through there.

Hope to see my group(Don and Cathy, Darryl, and Blake out on some more runs this year.

[FJeff Cruiser]

ohhh I should add... Jeff M. takes the most gnarliest descent of the day! I wish I had it on video but he had some pretty impressive form on the way down one of the very steep and slick descents!
Post gnar bobsled run!


LOL, It felt more like the "Luge" : )

Yep... it sure was a fun day and the weather couldn't have been better.

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[nlk125]

...Upon heading to 4 Corners, we were greeted by Nolan L. who was walking his dog and gave us a great heads up about the Jeep Club not making one of the steep iced descents that hooked left and one LandCruiser from RMCLA that rolled in the same spot.

Good heads up as the trails were much slicker in the AM than it was on Tuesday at night. There were a few close calls on the winter trails of very steep descents that were more like bobsled runs at a very high rate of speed.
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Here's why I felt the heads up was necessary.

http://sxor.shawwebspace.ca/photos/view/shaw_extreme_offroad_-_march_13_/

Glad to hear everyone got through unscathed. We also had clean runs with no stucks, and only minimal trucknage ourselves. Great weather, great fun, great weekend to close the "winter trails"

Cheers!

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"awwww do we have to go on a wicked trail run today?" :D

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Here's why I felt the heads up was necessary.

http://sxor.shawwebspace.ca/photos/view/shaw_extreme_offroad_-_march_13_/

Glad to hear everyone got through unscathed. We also had clean runs with no stucks, and only minimal trucknage ourselves. Great weather, great fun, great weekend to close the "winter trails"

Cheers!

Hey thank you for letting us know.. it was much appreciated by the group that went for the winter trails.

[Sprockett]

man, that's a gross picture

[FJeff Cruiser]

I thought it was funny.... two frowny faces and one happy face : )

[oriontaco]

Yeah Ryan and Jeff(sp?) look like they are going to work or something!!

[Dante's Taco]

Hey, we were sad it was our last winter run!

(or just still dog tired - I only had like 5 hrs sleep before)

Geoff

[FJeff Cruiser]

Couple short video's...

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[oriontaco]

I love the video of me pulling the Jeep out. ahhh Jeep drivers, they sure do keep things interesting!!

[TOYREX]

I Heard you backed into Kev's new taco;)



Here's why I felt the heads up was necessary.

http://sxor.shawwebspace.ca/photos/view/shaw_extreme_offroad_-_march_13_/

Glad to hear everyone got through unscathed. We also had clean runs with no stucks, and only minimal trucknage ourselves. Great weather, great fun, great weekend to close the "winter trails"

Cheers!

[RiceFarmer]

Couple short video's...

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Nathan- "PIN IT!!!"

Jeff's giggle at the end, priceless!

Ladies and Gents, that was the 4Runner's Rev limiter, hope you guys enjoyed!

[nlk125]

I Heard you backed into Kev's new taco;)

Well, not exactly... The back of my Fj did make contact with the front of his Taco, but it was the Taco that experienced an "unintended acceleration" causing the impact... Do you think I've got a cause of action against Toyota ??? ;)

[Brazenhead]

Well, not exactly... The back of my Fj did make contact with the front of his Taco, but it was the Taco that experienced an "unintended acceleration" causing the impact... Do you think I've got a cause of action against Toyota ??? ;)


Hey Noland it's been awhile. Did the back of your FJ receive enough damage to warrant an aftermarket rear bumper?

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haha... we were trying to see if Geoff could warrant a new front bumper on his Tacoma during the run.

[nlk125]

Hey Noland it's been awhile. Did the back of your FJ receive enough damage to warrant an aftermarket rear bumper?

Hey Rob,

Unfortunately not :) I had my trailer ball in the receiver. This was both a blessing and a curse. When Kevin's taco hit the FJ, it stopped on the Trailer ball, causing minor damage to the lower skirting on his bumper, fortunately saving it from hitting my spare tire, and bumper, and saving his headlights, grill, rad, etc... Luckily, neither of us really did any significant damage, and thus, no new rear bumper for me :( It was eerie though, standing beside my truck, hearing Kevin yelling "move, move!!!!" and watching, unable to do anything, as his truck slowly, and steadily, unintentionally accelerated untill striking mine. All I could do was stand back and watch the show. The whole thing probably took about 8 seconds to transpire. Very frustrating.

You've got to come out for a Camping trip one of these days... Bring Bruno, Riley needs a play buddy!








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haha.. few more posts and that'll change :D

Great to have you in the forum when you do come by!

[Brazenhead]

How fortunate yet unfortunate at the same time. I could just imagine standing there clenching my teeth waiting for the outcome.

As for the camping we're planning on doing as much as we can this year so i'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities for us to get together. I bet Riley is getting pretty big and has endless amounts of energy. Our dog Bruno definitely would like a buddy to hang with while camping.

Quit lurking and become a full blown member already!


Hey Rob,

Unfortunately not :) I had my trailer ball in the receiver. This was both a blessing and a curse. When Kevin's taco hit the FJ, it stopped on the Trailer ball, causing minor damage to the lower skirting on his bumper, fortunately saving it from hitting my spare tire, and bumper, and saving his headlights, grill, rad, etc... Luckily, neither of us really did any significant damage, and thus, no new rear bumper for me :( It was eerie though, standing beside my truck, hearing Kevin yelling "move, move!!!!" and watching, unable to do anything, as his truck slowly, and steadily, unintentionally accelerated untill striking mine. All I could do was stand back and watch the show. The whole thing probably took about 8 seconds to transpire. Very frustrating.

You've got to come out for a Camping trip one of these days... Bring Bruce, Riley needs a play buddy!








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The video is LIVE!

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Thanks to Jeff M. for the additional footage for some of the hill climbs and the jeep yoink!

http://www.ct4wda.com/video-gallery/

[Brazenhead]

Nathan once again you've done an awesome job editing with another kick ass tune.

[TOYREX]

So Kev and Phil now are 2 for 2 on the last 2 trips.
From now on they are out in front.
I think that was Kev's first trip in the new truck too.
I'm ready to hit the trails in about a month (probably later though) with the new cruiser set up.
Shoot me a pm early on next month and we'll set something up


Hey Rob,

Unfortunately not :) I had my trailer ball in the receiver. This was both a blessing and a curse. When Kevin's taco hit the FJ, it stopped on the Trailer ball, causing minor damage to the lower skirting on his bumper, fortunately saving it from hitting my spare tire, and bumper, and saving his headlights, grill, rad, etc... Luckily, neither of us really did any significant damage, and thus, no new rear bumper for me :( It was eerie though, standing beside my truck, hearing Kevin yelling "move, move!!!!" and watching, unable to do anything, as his truck slowly, and steadily, unintentionally accelerated untill striking mine. All I could do was stand back and watch the show. The whole thing probably took about 8 seconds to transpire. Very frustrating.

You've got to come out for a Camping trip one of these days... Bring Bruce, Riley needs a play buddy!








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[Tacorossa]

I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked. I guess I got caught up in the moment! Lots of pics of Chris showing off and flexing though!

I had a blast. Great trip lead and tailed by Chris and Chris. I really learned a lot from you guys... thanks for taking the time to show us the ropes!

You know it's a good day when you look out the front of your toyota, look out the back of your toyota, and only see toyota's!!!!!!!!!!


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[FJeff Cruiser]

Another AWESOME video Nathan !!!!

[Muttle]

Awesome video!
I'm really missing out on not having a running 4x4, I need my lockers to show up soon so I can stop web wheeling!

[nlk125]

Quit lurking and become a full blown member already!

unlurk? I'm working on it... Just don't have much to add lately :)

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haha... keep at it Noland! I can't remember what the minimum is but I think the next level is Mildly Addicted to CT4WD!

I appreciate the compliments.... I really have to owe it to iMovie on the Mac and music... music makes everything seem a little better :D I have been watching some videos though on the youtube for ideas! Thanks to Jeff and some of his videos as well.

I look forwards to more action and adventure in the future!

[nlk125]

What do you shoot the video with? Go pro?? Must be small for the under truck shots?

[nlk125]

I'm kind of interested in a half decent video camera for shooting on the trails for quad trips, truck trips, mtn bike trips, and the videos you're putting together seem to have good image quality.

[nlk125]

Now im just multi posting (post whoring) to try to lose the lurker status...

[nlk125]

Man, it's tough to shake that lurker...

[Sprockett]

GoPro HD can be bought locally...they even have them selling at a kiosk in the Mall in Balzac. ~$300+ I think?

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It's a GoPro HD. Got from the SIA ski show for $190 which is now the only perk of that show as it's in Denver instead of Vegas!

I also use an Xacti HD from Sanyo but it had to go in for repairs after the last touring trip. Not sure what happened.

The 3M sticky mounts are great for mounting it anywhere.

[Sprockett]

Wow, $190 is cheap for a HD...well below retail right? I'm going to be buying this season too...seems like a pain that there is no remote way to turn it on/off etc.

[874runnersr5]

im getting one for cost really soon. :p

[nlk125]

Wow, $190 is cheap for a HD...well below retail right? I'm going to be buying this season too...seems like a pain that there is no remote way to turn it on/off etc.

So, any word if an IR/RF remote or something is in the pipeline to turn this baby on/off? Seems a natural for remotely located cameras... Heck they can do it with car starters, why not a camera?

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hmmm not that i've heard of. They are coming out with a screen that attaches to the back. They might have a remote option for that as well as there's a port similar to the ipod/iphone on the back.

[Sprockett]

It is supposed to be coming actually (the on/off remote). The guy at the CrossIron Mills kiosk had an info sheet for future option and that was one of them...a long with the screen in the back Nathan. Still nothing on the website about it though.

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ooooh I like this!

[nlk125]

It is supposed to be coming actually (the on/off remote). The guy at the CrossIron Mills kiosk had an info sheet for future option and that was one of them...a long with the screen in the back Nathan. Still nothing on the website about it though.

EXXXCCEEEELLLLENT!!! as I tap my fingers together in my best Mr. Burns imitation. Good ol patience paying off again. :)