The Big Meander, Summer 2011

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Thanks greatly! Glad you're enjoying!

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Beautiful country..





Cinnamon Pass..







We hit these switchbacks and I'm amazed how slippery they are. I have to be very careful getting the front end around each tight corner. It feels like it just wants to go straight. I go very slow and it's okay. Doesn't look like it should be slick though, so I wonder what's up with that?







We motor along slowly, taking it all in..







Okay, something's DEFINITELY WRONG.

I pull to the side of the road at a wide spot, chock the rear wheels with a couple of good-sized rocks and have a look-see..



Aw, pooo! The front trackbar mount has liberated itself from the front axle housing. I guess there is little choice but to remove as much as I can and figure out how to nurse this thing down the mountain.





The locals just watch while enjoying some snacks..





It sure looks as though this has been mostly-broken forever. That's sure not good. Happily it failed at a very low speed instead of out on the highway somewhere in the mountains. Unhappily it failed pretty far from civilization. C'est la vie..



Colin and Tracy are anticipating some big fun now. It's all over their faces..



I nurse the poor beast down the mountain at a crawl. A little bit of planning and a lot of patience and the only things frayed are my nerves. A couple had passed while I was working on it and had notified the sheriff that we were having problems on the mountain. An hour or more later and we were able to meet him at wide pullout. A wrecker was enroute, and we all had visions of losing the house to pay for this.



We enjoyed the time, taking pictures and just generally acting like the flatlanders we are, having a time in the mountains..













More to come..

John