This is as far as I could go up in reverse:
Made it up a different way though
video later when a friend gets it to me
Found it:
Other puddle of him going through
Don't forget you can click for larger pics!
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This is as far as I could go up in reverse:
Made it up a different way though
video later when a friend gets it to me
Found it:
Other puddle of him going through
Don't forget you can click for larger pics!
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BLD's get a great workout from me!
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More of the lower area:
Nice rock face to climb. A friend ate it climbing down, it's safer to traverse on 4 tires...hee hee.
Friend recovering from the fall
Going up
Part way down the trail we started joking that it would turn into an ATV trail and then have a cliff at the end...Just had to jinx it
Forgot the focus but it's an ATV trail:
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More from this last weekend on the cliffs:
panorama:
wrong focus but still nice looking:
More of the lower area:
Nice rock face to climb. A friend ate it climbing down, it's safer to traverse on 4 tires...hee hee.
Friend recovering from the fall
Going up
Part way down the trail we started joking that it would turn into an ATV trail and then have a cliff at the end...Just had to jinx it
Forgot the focus but it's an ATV trail:
More from this last weekend on the cliffs:
panorama:
wrong focus but still nice looking:
Looks like that puddle run shorted out one of your fog lamps!
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I haven't been able to narrow down exactly when that happened. Definitely could be water though as I've been in quite a few puddles/ponds... Lol hoping to get some tag bumpers soon with some built in fog lights so I'm just leaving it for now.Looks like that puddle run shorted out one of your fog lamps!
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These are some Winter pics of the same trail and overlook. We snowshoed in 1.4 miles.
Boulder near beginning
Overlook
Can see the Jeep in the distance
Looking down the road
Looks tempting as a slide
Trail pics going from the top down
Huge washout on this turn but looks flat from the snow
Top of the steep rocky hill
Middle
Bottom
*caption this*
The other side of the rock
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How did an suv ever fit through here?
The turn before the pond/stream
This is the big pond/stream from the video on my other adventure thread
Did all this from my phone so hopefully it works.
These are some Winter pics of the same trail and overlook. We snowshoed in 1.4 miles.
Boulder near beginning
Overlook
Can see the Jeep in the distance
Looking down the road
Looks tempting as a slide
Trail pics going from the top down
Huge washout on this turn but looks flat from the snow
Top of the steep rocky hill
Middle
Bottom
*caption this*
The other side of the rock
How did an suv ever fit through here?
The turn before the pond/stream
This is the big pond/stream from the video on my other adventure thread
Did all this from my phone so hopefully it works.
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Yes it is! The UP is riddled with random trails to throw bodies...erm I mean explore...
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In Keweenaw county which is about 30 mins away:
2013-2014 Snowfall - 333.5" with 28" on the ground through 4/23/14
Here in Houghton:
Total through March we had 186.25" but we've had 3 snowstorms in April 2 of them >15" and one about 10" last week.
All asphalt surfaces have melted but on the yards there is anywhere between 0-24" of snow still. Plus we've had numerous days over 50 degrees.
P.S. we might get another 8 inches by Friday...although they aren't sure if it'll be rain or snow.
And to actually give the right answer to your question I think our average is 187"
2013-2014 Snowfall - 333.5" with 28" on the ground through 4/23/14
Here in Houghton:
Total through March we had 186.25" but we've had 3 snowstorms in April 2 of them >15" and one about 10" last week.
All asphalt surfaces have melted but on the yards there is anywhere between 0-24" of snow still. Plus we've had numerous days over 50 degrees.
P.S. we might get another 8 inches by Friday...although they aren't sure if it'll be rain or snow.
And to actually give the right answer to your question I think our average is 187"
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And if anyone is curious this is the best vehicle I have ever driven in snow.
My family vehicle history:
I grew up driving tahoes, expeditions and Ford 500's(they had a CVT too), in H.S. I drove a '06 diesel F-250 crew cab(first 3 years), '09 toyota tacoma short bed single cab stick(senior car, never should have let my dad sell it for the honda, 2nd favorite vehicle) and a '11? honda element(post senior summer), and when I was taking community college classes a 2011 F-150 cab and a half, 2012 F150 crew cab, '13 Silverado Z71 with locking rear diff(last summers vehicle).
BTW my dad traveled a lot so he'd put a lot of miles on and then trade in for a newer years model for like ~$.10 a mile plus his trade in...I have no idea how he talked people into it but that's how I got my Patriot as a wedding present(he did put like 10000 miles on it before he retired)
My family vehicle history:
I grew up driving tahoes, expeditions and Ford 500's(they had a CVT too), in H.S. I drove a '06 diesel F-250 crew cab(first 3 years), '09 toyota tacoma short bed single cab stick(senior car, never should have let my dad sell it for the honda, 2nd favorite vehicle) and a '11? honda element(post senior summer), and when I was taking community college classes a 2011 F-150 cab and a half, 2012 F150 crew cab, '13 Silverado Z71 with locking rear diff(last summers vehicle).
BTW my dad traveled a lot so he'd put a lot of miles on and then trade in for a newer years model for like ~$.10 a mile plus his trade in...I have no idea how he talked people into it but that's how I got my Patriot as a wedding present(he did put like 10000 miles on it before he retired)
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do you live in the arctic? i wish i had snow in the mountains here so i could snowboardDid some exploring today ended up stuck momentarily(forgot to disable traction control and should have used autostick 1).
All pictures taken after I unstuck myself.
my come a long came in handy...
And a video of the way back out.
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I now live in Calumet MI. The trail was on my way home from work.do you live in the arctic? i wish i had snow in the mountains here so i could snowboard
Here's my general area.
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From the Cliff area as well
Word of advice...if you've already been down a trail with no problems don't always assume it's fine...especially when it rained for the last 3 days...(and are on virtually bald all seasons...)
Made it home though:
So here's the illustrated story(unfortunately you'll have to imagine the tracks are all green and grass covered as I didn't take any pics on the way in, only after getting out.)
Here's kinda what the general area looks like:
So I'm driving in talking with the passengers:
trail kinda looks familiar(last visited in fall):
Then I remember, "Hey there's a swamp up there guys, guess we'll have to turn around if it's too sticky. Maybe if I had my lift and mud tires I'd go for it."
Mind you this is an after pic. Everything was green, solid and undisturbed when first driving on it.
We get to the edge and I park to check out how sticky it really was(already knew I wasn't going to try it). Definitely was squishy and I was [momentarily] glad I had stopped a little bit further back than I had in the past. Then I put it in reverse and drove away...not. Tires spun a bit so I went back forward a bit and engaged 4wd and turned esp all the way off. Reverse. Sink...Ahh guys? Try a bit more...yup definitely need assistance of some sort.
This is after using the come-a-long once:
Oh boy...
quite the hole:
so made it out and did a 7 point turn around.
BUT WAIT!!!! THERE'S MORE!
What are those holes/tracks near my feet you may ask?
Another place to almost get stuck!
After trying a few times one of my passengers says, "Hey! Would it help if we got out?":doh: I'm a genius...
They hop out and I floor it up over and out 50 feet up the trail where it actually becomes solid.
Word of advice...if you've already been down a trail with no problems don't always assume it's fine...especially when it rained for the last 3 days...(and are on virtually bald all seasons...)
Made it home though:
So here's the illustrated story(unfortunately you'll have to imagine the tracks are all green and grass covered as I didn't take any pics on the way in, only after getting out.)
Here's kinda what the general area looks like:
So I'm driving in talking with the passengers:
trail kinda looks familiar(last visited in fall):
Then I remember, "Hey there's a swamp up there guys, guess we'll have to turn around if it's too sticky. Maybe if I had my lift and mud tires I'd go for it."
Mind you this is an after pic. Everything was green, solid and undisturbed when first driving on it.
We get to the edge and I park to check out how sticky it really was(already knew I wasn't going to try it). Definitely was squishy and I was [momentarily] glad I had stopped a little bit further back than I had in the past. Then I put it in reverse and drove away...not. Tires spun a bit so I went back forward a bit and engaged 4wd and turned esp all the way off. Reverse. Sink...Ahh guys? Try a bit more...yup definitely need assistance of some sort.
This is after using the come-a-long once:
Oh boy...
quite the hole:
so made it out and did a 7 point turn around.
BUT WAIT!!!! THERE'S MORE!
What are those holes/tracks near my feet you may ask?
Another place to almost get stuck!
After trying a few times one of my passengers says, "Hey! Would it help if we got out?":doh: I'm a genius...
They hop out and I floor it up over and out 50 feet up the trail where it actually becomes solid.
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