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June 17, 2003
I'm in a rut... literally.
I went climbing today with Eric, Brandon, Deuce, and Deuces family at Clark Canyon. We did a lot of pumpy climbs and had a great time. We all went to the Tioga Mobile afterwards for gourmet food. The trouble began on the way home. We decided to try and find this shortcut to Mammoth on dirt roads. We ended up exploring all around. We went down this one, very well kept, dirt road out by Hartley Springs Campground. We just kept following this road. After this big hill the road suddenly narrowed. I stopped to figure out what we should do, go in reverse or turn around. I decided to go forward for just a little to get to a spot where the road widened and I thought we could turn around. As I gently hit the gas, the rear of the truck started to slip down the hill to our right. For the next 3-4 hours we tried everything to get the truck unstuck. Luckily, it did stop slipping down the hill, but we could getting it to go forward, and reverse was too dangerous. We tried digging under the tires to wedge rocks, building a pulley system, using a small tree as a lever. Nothing worked. We decided to walk back to the campground before it got dark. There, we went up to the first campsite we found and asked this 80yr old guy for a ride back to Mammoth.Needless to say, my truck is still there and I'm very much hoping AAA can help me get it out in the morning. I'll keep you posted.
Posted by wonko at June 17, 2003 09:51 PM
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I'm sorry to hear about such things. If I were there I would fashion a lifting device which would be of assistance to you. Since I'm not there I will call you on the phone and make suggestions that may or may not be of help to you or your situation.
Posted by: obigabu at June 18, 2003 03:30 PM
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