The Gates of Mason County

Great overlanding! Without wrong turns and unexpected barriers there's all kinds of stuff we'd never see. Sure hope I can make it out next time.

Terrence: My friend Dave, who still is big into "hardcore wheelin" said it was fun. I am slowly trying to turn him to the mello side of "wheeling" Will definetly have to plan a summer run into the rain forest.

He could have easily left us at any point. Like across 200 yds. of stumpy clear cut or around a gate or two. He stuck in though...

I got a real kick out of Dave's rig's on-road "manners" from behind though. Drunken prom date reeling for the bathroom doesn't do it. And he said she's settled down a bit since the Prom too! ;-P

good to hear that dave had a good time. you are right he had the ability to make his own way out. with the SAS leaf springs and oversized tires. im sure staying on the road is considered good manners. my cj5 is bad about bump steer and will lunge at the side of the road. i think an overnighter may be in order for later in the summer when the weather will be nice.

... And my 255/85s like to tramline like nobody's business. There are stretches on 5 down in S. WA and OR where it is so rutted -- and with such a peak in the center of the lanes -- that committing to a lane change should require a committee survivablility approval.

Generally scares the crap out of the person I'm passing... Especially at night with the headlights lurching in their mirrors like some possesed truck out of a Stephen King novel.