The Road Trip (That Didn't Make It) To Mt. Baker

[darkeyes]

Well, we were pretty excited about our plans to camp and ride at Mt Baker this past weekend. We had the sleds loaded, trailer stocked with food and beer, gear bags packed, fueled up, extra sunscreen...couldn't wait to get out on the snow and play in the sunshine with friends.

I put in a half day of work on Friday and then we hit the road...literally! Not 45 minutes from home and we get this to deal with:

Sheared the bolts right off.

The tire ended up along side us...

...after only one bounce off the trailer.

We started making calls for a tow while the dog patiently waited.

Assessed the damage...

Not too bad considering we were cruising along at 65 mph on I-5.

Not much to do while we waited.

Fortunately we had a fridge full of cold beer! And a sled to play on in the sunshine...

More to come...

 

[darkeyes]

Finally got a tow rig big enough.

Huge thanks to Byron Howell with Carl's Towing in Longview!! Nicest guy ever and went out of his way to take care of us.

One way to haul a sled...lol!

The Dragon just barely peeked over the top.

Got the trailer home thanks to some very generous friends.

So we offered up our back deck for an evening bbq. Missing the camp out, but made the most of a nice evening.

One tired puppy...

Next day in the shop - quite a sight for the end of May!

Todd's note to service guys he had put on the dash - made me laugh!

Sorry we didn't make it, we were definitely crushed by the turn of events. But, fortunately everything went smoothly considering the damage. We hope to have things back together by next weekend, and we're still packed to go! Bear Paw, anyone?

 

[sledrider]

We still need our last ride. Bear paw here we come. Truck willing.

 

[Soccerd6]

you guys have a BLAST this coming weekend at Bear Paw.... I'm SO jealous.... and bummed I'll miss ya....

I'm hoping the snow will hold until the weekend afterwards....

 

[mc2stroke]

that stinks

Man, that stinks that happened to you guys. You were definitely missed. I'm not sure I will be able to make a bear paw weekend...

I'm glad you are OK and hopefully the dealer will take care of you on this one.

 

[modsledr]

The real question is...who over-torqued Todd's nutz!!

Bummer deal...sorry for the bad luck...you guys were missed!!

 

[Oregongirl]

WOW! That must have been one exciting "coming to a stop". Good pics there, Darkeyes! Sorry to hear you didn't make it to the snow though......

 

[SNOBI-WAN-KENOBI]

Might make BP Saturday..truck died today..hopefully get it going tomorrow.

 

[sledrider]

The real question is...who over-torqued Todd's nutz!!

Bummer deal...sorry for the bad luck...you guys were missed!!

I hate it when my nuts are torqued!
I won't name the dealer (at this time) but they had just replaced the axle seals on the right rear, hmmm.
So far they are taking care of the expenses, but that doesn't bring back a lost last Baker ride.

 

[NWGooser]

Sorry that happened but glad everybody is OK. It SUCKS riding home in a tow truck! (speaking from experience)

 

[CoyoteGirl]

I'm sorry, but... there are some freaking funny pics in that group! hahaha I love the Dragon peekin' over.......

Bummer of a deal, but as you said, coulda been soooo much worse!

Dan Bush said he saw you guys on his way up and I asked why he didn't offer up a ride! lol

 

[graveler]

The real question is...who over-torqued Todd's nutz!! !!

Definitely over tightened wheel. I would check the rest! They might all be tightened the same...and that would be bad if a front came off on a corner.....

 

[darkeyes]

The real question is...who over-torqued Todd's nutz!!

lmao!

Dan Bush said he saw you guys on his way up and I asked why he didn't offer up a ride! lol

No kidding! Or at least he coulda stopped by and shared a cold beer with us while we were waiting for the tow truck...

So, we spent Saturday dealing with truck stuff, and had planned to make Sunday a dirtbike day. Well, we ended up going for a killer hike instead, and found a beautiful remote waterfall in the Columbia Gorge.

Our gear bags are still packed, and we're still thinking about a weekend at Bear Paw!!

 

[Good to Go]

Sorry that happened but glad everybody is OK. It SUCKS riding home in a tow truck! (speaking from experience)

^^^^^uh huh...DOH!! You're not alone Gooser ^^^^^^^

bummer, bummer, bummer... I know that feeling to well; driving along, look in the mirror, wonder who the hell owns that wheel going across the road.

Gravy's right. I'd be checking the other ones too. If they are over torqued, I'd be replacing them.

 

[HUNDO]

Glad there were no injuries! I passed that tow truck just south of Ridgefield and was wondering what the story was. Didn't even make the connection that it was you guys...

 

[darkeyes]

*update*

We got SuperTruck all healed up last week and decided to head out for another weekend adventure. We were sad to admit that our sledding season was over, but thought it was time to get the dirt bikes out of the garage and dust off the cobwebs...or rather, take them out and get them dirty!

Our pretty camp - note the shiny new wheel! The dealer wasn't able to find a wheel to match so gave us four new ones, not a bad deal, considering...

The bikes:

Did a little exploring in the woods near camp...

Went riding Saturday and Sunday. The weather was cool and the trails were perfect!

Played a little too...

Back at camp the fire gets started.

Yep - we are fascinated with fire!

We had a great weekend and it was so fun to get out on the bikes! Still need to get the trailer fender fixed from minor damage caused by the wheel, and we now have an HMK-sticker-sized dent in the trailer siding - lol!

Have a great summer, everyone! Enjoy it while it's here - the snow show is only 4 months away!!

 

[CoyoteGirl]

have a great summer, everyone! Enjoy it while it's here - the snow show is only 4 months away!!

yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

 

[Sapling-Thrasher]

Nice pics!! Looks like fun!

 

[Skadi]

Ceeedddddaaarrrrr, when you coming over to visit ME!??!!? We got rain this week, riding shoudl be good this weekend!! Otherwise I can line up some boat time for us for sure!

Thanks for the pics, even if you are to lazy to post em on the LR forum!!

 

[Tumblina]

Nic pics, Lady. I especially liked the one of the campfire!