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Well where do you start with a report like this? Yesterdays wheeling trip to the trask was not what anyone expected at all. What started out as a small trip to check out and break in oregongirlscout’s new gears? Turned into one of the largest gatherings of 4x4s for a trail run that I have seen. The trip was set up my monty at my request. Monty then talked to a couple of his club members who must have talked to a few more. That coupled with 9 pages on this board and we had a huge turnout. Most of the rigs gathered at coyote joes for breakfast. I got there at 7:15 and the lot was full. A few more straggled in and after breakfast we were ready to hit the road by 8:15. As with any group this large there were a few “want to be” leaders. The local club was anxious to get on the trail. We new guys were just happy to be learning a new trail. Monty was caught in the middle as translator between the locals and the Scout guys. Some of the locals took off and were going to just meet us on the trail. A few people still needed fuel so we waited at coyote joes until all were ready. Once under way we headed to grassy flats to unload the scouts for those of us that had trailered. The trail boss for the local club was very accommodating and patient with us new guys. We arrived at grassy flats where terry and jenn and “short Scout dan” were waiting for us. We all unload with the exception of “binderbound dan” who had evidently left his seat heaters on in his Scout 
and the battery was dead. So we mess with that for a while and then get on the road. Now in even more of a hurry to meet up with the guys that had left coyote joes ahead of us. This is where oregongirlscout gets left behind. I look back on the day now and see that this was way too many rigs to try to wheel as one group. We should have split into 2 or 3 groups. We also should have had a sweeper rig in the rear of the line that knew the trails and would not have let jenn get behind him. Once we figured out she was not with us dan turned around to look for her. Not knowing any of the trails or where we were headed there was no way for them to catch back up. This left 2 of my favorite wheelers out of the run…………………..
the day went on we all met up at a giant mud puddle. Where there were about 10 rigs waiting for us. I tried a couple of hills and discovered the front locker wasn’t locking. So I worked my magic on the solenoid and we were thrashing on it again in no time. Sticky mud kept me from making it up the hill but we did put on a show for a bit.. 
later on I laid the Scout on its side in a deep v notch. I also got to pull out a ramcharger! The rest of the scouts ran great! We made a good showing. Michael’s rig ran great! He followed us right along. Could this run have been better? Absolutely! Did I or we learn anything absoutly! When you bring two groups together with such different philosophies about wheeling there are bound to be conflicts. Some of the locals have been wheeling these trails since high school. A lot has changed in the wheeling world since the 80s. When the day was done I’d like to thank monte for trying to put this together. I know it was hard to be in the middle. I’d like to thank Jeff the local trail boss for being so even tempered and easy going. A great quality in a trail boss. I did meet some great new guys too. Can’t remember any of the names. I think they were all named chris…..
and the battery was dead. So we mess with that for a while and then get on the road. Now in even more of a hurry to meet up with the guys that had left coyote joes ahead of us. This is where oregongirlscout gets left behind. I look back on the day now and see that this was way too many rigs to try to wheel as one group. We should have split into 2 or 3 groups. We also should have had a sweeper rig in the rear of the line that knew the trails and would not have let jenn get behind him. Once we figured out she was not with us dan turned around to look for her. Not knowing any of the trails or where we were headed there was no way for them to catch back up. This left 2 of my favorite wheelers out of the run………………….. the day went on we all met up at a giant mud puddle. Where there were about 10 rigs waiting for us. I tried a couple of hills and discovered the front locker wasn’t locking. So I worked my magic on the solenoid and we were thrashing on it again in no time. Sticky mud kept me from making it up the hill but we did put on a show for a bit.. later on I laid the Scout on its side in a deep v notch. I also got to pull out a ramcharger! The rest of the scouts ran great! We made a good showing. Michael’s rig ran great! He followed us right along. Could this run have been better? Absolutely! Did I or we learn anything absoutly! When you bring two groups together with such different philosophies about wheeling there are bound to be conflicts. Some of the locals have been wheeling these trails since high school. A lot has changed in the wheeling world since the 80s. When the day was done I’d like to thank monte for trying to put this together. I know it was hard to be in the middle. I’d like to thank Jeff the local trail boss for being so even tempered and easy going. A great quality in a trail boss. I did meet some great new guys too. Can’t remember any of the names. I think they were all named chris…..
had some fun but didn't get many pics as I was driving. 
