Happy Birthday Charlie - on the rocks

[RokNRich]

Happy Birthday brother :)

Birthday Boy:

http://lh5.google.com/RokNRich/R7fW5ZYAYXI/AAAAAAAAExI/rBfOb1vZoKA/s400/DSC04536.JPG

http://lh3.google.com/RokNRich/R7fYd5YAYwI/AAAAAAAAE0U/2HvLkOw3bO8/s400/DSC04561.JPG


Kyles new setup
http://lh6.google.com/RokNRich/R7fVBpYAX4I/AAAAAAAAEtI/AYomrBjpEY8/s400/DSC04505.JPG

http://lh5.google.com/RokNRich/R7fVaZYAX-I/AAAAAAAAEt8/5pwt_st0hPM/s400/DSC04511.JPG


Joe's like Superman (thanks for the seat today):
http://lh6.google.com/RokNRich/R7fVWpYAX9I/AAAAAAAAEtw/1S77LgK5Ieg/s400/DSC04510.JPG

http://lh5.google.com/RokNRich/R7fV6ZYAYHI/AAAAAAAAEvE/ND3RVrnL4fY/s400/DSC04520.JPG

http://lh5.google.com/RokNRich/R7fWBZYAYJI/AAAAAAAAEvU/yPI_aUo1_Xs/s400/DSC04522.JPG

The rest of my pic's are in my picassa folder (click the link below). Might post more later, time for bed, long day, good times :punk:

[1eagle]

Happy Birtday, Looks like you all had a good time.

[jporvaz]

Happy Birthday.

[TRLR8TDTJ]

Hapy birthday Charlie I had a blast.

Kyle

[Billy 4 hp]

Sweet pics and happy birthday....

[mingoglia]

Happy Birthday Charlie. Great time on the trail. I had a blast as well!

[lancetkenyon]

I am sure I am the first one up this morning. We didn't get off the trail until 10:30 PM. Started out with lots of mud and water, and more mud. It turned out to be a good, tough day wheeling, but was interspersed with LOTS of carnage. I think there were 4 tires destroyed(1 Xterrain, 1 TSL SX, 2 Irocs), a broken axle u-joint(which took out the ears on a set of Alloy USA chromos), a rear yoke, a fuse that killed my rigs starter, a steering shaft............and a skull. Mike(Desertdawg, who used to be a member here) took a very scary header off a waterfall, and went all the way to the bottom. Slick rocks and water do not go well together. He got a nasty gash on his forehead, which luckily, could have been a LOT worse. Got the bleeding stopped, and some butterfly bandages and a big *** bandaid kept us rolling. I actually had a great time, as the water made the trail "challenging"(AKA hard as hell). I still stand by my observations........MTRs SUCK when they are wet(sorry guys). And I sure hope Mike(Desertdawg) goes and gets stiches this morning. Sorry, no pics, as my camera(#3) is broken. Happy Birthday Charlie.

[TRLR8TDTJ]

Wow I might have bailed at the right time hope mike is ok.

Kyle

[RokNRich]

We didn't get off the trail until 10:30 PM. Started out with lots of mud and water, and more mud. It turned out to be a good, tough day wheeling, but was interspersed with LOTS of carnage. I think there were 4 tires destroyed(1 Xterrain, 1 TSL SX, 2 Irocs), a broken axle u-joint(which took out the ears on a set of Alloy USA chromos), a rear yoke, a fuse that killed my rigs starter, a steering shaft............and a skull. .

Yeah tough day, what a blast - how's the head Mike ?

http://lh6.google.com/RokNRich/R7fXdpYAYgI/AAAAAAAAEyQ/6x5asNm15-k/s400/DSC04545.JPG


http://lh3.google.com/RokNRich/R7fXm5YAYiI/AAAAAAAAEyg/_7rZzIVyEqo/s400/DSC04547.JPG

http://lh6.google.com/RokNRich/R7fYspYAY0I/AAAAAAAAE00/XkzwIRW7BsI/s400/DSC04565.JPG

http://lh6.google.com/RokNRich/R7fY2pYAY3I/AAAAAAAAE1M/bGaQMyjr6BY/s400/DSC04568.JPG

http://lh5.google.com/RokNRich/R7fY6ZYAY4I/AAAAAAAAE1U/JGscCGK-RDc/s400/DSC04569.JPG

http://lh6.google.com/RokNRich/R7fY9pYAY5I/AAAAAAAAE1c/atLvahi2erg/s400/DSC04570.JPG

:)

[amber.hodge]

Happy birthday Charlie!!! :D

[DesertRat]

Happy B-Day Charlie!

Good run guys, a long day.

Lance, thanks for the scarfs and beene! It was a cold ride home.

Rich, thanks for getting dirty and helping me change out the axle.

Hope Mike is ok.

[lancetkenyon]

Again, like last week, it was nice to go on a run with some well equipped guys(even though we had a few unexpected breaks), who are knowledgable enough to get themselves off the trail without calling in the cavalry. We could have been out there all night if not for that, and who else would have been equipped enough to come out, in the middle of the night, with a rig capable of making the trail, and the skills to get it done? Most of us were already out there. I know there are a few, but not many. Thanks for a good run guys. So..............what are we running next week???

[Hardcore Chic]

Happy birthday Charlie! I had a blast yesterday!

[azcharlie]

Thanks guys, I had a blast yesterday. This is one birthday I'll remember for a long time.:party:

[lancetkenyon]

Thanks guys, I had a blast yesterday. This is one birthday I'll remember for a long time.:party:

Mike will too, unless he has amnesia this morning from the crack to the skull.:smug:

[scully]

Happy Birthday Charlie!
Sorry I couldn't make it, looks like you guys had a good time.

I'm ready for next weekend!:)

[YGOHOME]

happy bday chuck! :D

[jperez]

happy birthday! looks like a great time!

[xjstocker]

wow 10:30, we got off upper ajax at 9. ran into kyle on the way in. only carnage we had was a blown yoke on wedged rig. btw im glad i switched out the mtrs to the bfgs the km2s stick hella better and are taking the usual beating. i was even able to run lines guys with creepys couldnt get up. alll and all great day wheeling. and happy birthday charlie. glad it will be memorable even if some might not be great

[lancetkenyon]

wow 10:30, we got off upper ajax at 9. ran into kyle on the way in. only carnage we had was a blown yoke on wedged rig. btw im glad i switched out the mtrs to the bfgs the km2s stick hella better and are taking the usual beating. i was even able to run lines guys with creepys couldnt get up. alll and all great day wheeling. and happy birthday charlie. glad it will be memorable even if some might not be great

Liar! Blasphemer! No pics, it never happened. Did someone in your group(a lady in a pink shirt) hike up to the top to call a babysitter that they would be late? We heard about it from "Uncle Jed".

[lancetkenyon]

I think Robert(RPJ819) got a pic of Mikes bandage job. Where are the pics "Arkansas Robbie"?

[Antman]

Happy Birthday Charlie!:)

[Desertdawg]

Sorry for the late posting but I had some roof repairs to do on the trailer today.

Wow! What a wild bunch! Thank's again for letting me ride shotgun. One of these days!

Here's some videos from yesterday. I'm still loading them so check back for more.

Happy Birthday Charlie!!:drummer:

http://picasaweb.google.com/RPJ819/H2h

[Sean K.]

Are the first pics from X?

The last ones are obviously H2H.

Just wondering.

Sean

[David C]

Happy Birthday Charlie! I wish I was built enough to run with you guys - I'm slowly working on it. Looks like quite a day! I hope Mike is ok.

[xjstocker]

Liar! Blasphemer! No pics, it never happened. Did someone in your group(a lady in a pink shirt) hike up to the top to call a babysitter that they would be late? We heard about it from "Uncle Jed".

ya that was the wife.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/elvis%20n%20upperajax/DSCF4508.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/elvis%20n%20upperajax/DSCF4430.jpg
ya thats a 40" creepy
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/rssimm/elvis%20n%20upperajax/DSCF4434.jpg
ya thats a 33" km2 climbing with no issues

[Desertdawg]

Here's the updated video album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/RPJ819/H2h

Here's a few photos.

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18824&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18825&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18826&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18827&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18828&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18829&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18830&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18831&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18832&stc=1&d=1203306920

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18833&stc=1&d=1203306920

[lancetkenyon]

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18833&stc=1&d=1203306920

The last pic is mere seconds before Mike took his header off the fall, I bailed off that ledge so fast, Jack said it looked like "A spider monkey after the last banana in the tree fell to the ground!" When I said,"OH ****!", Charlie thought he broke someting! Good pics Robert, thanks.

[mingoglia]

Are the first pics from X?

The last ones are obviously H2H.

Just wondering.

Sean

You are correct, the first trail we ran was X. I've been badgering my copilot today for pics and he hasn't posted them yet. He said he got upwards of 400 pics! So hopefully he got some good ones.

Mike

[Andrew F]

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18827&stc=1&d=1203306920



Haha, I love Woody's XJ. That thing scares the crap out of me and I would love to have it.

[Number 7]

Happy Birthday Charlie!!! Looks like it was a fun ONE!

[ROKCRLR]

Happy Birthday Charlie! Great pics everyone. I hope Mike's head isn't too banged up....

[BrianL]

Sorry I'm a little late to the game on posting pics...Flickr didn't want to cooperate with uploading 250 or so photos all at the same time...

Here's the full set - http://flickr.com/photos/lafrance/sets/72157603925179812/ - the orginal, high res versions are downloadable from the "All Sizes" link above the image if you guys want any of the originals

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2273076884_6063f11ff2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/2272304949_99d9cf6680.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2272324499_b5e79023ac.jpg?v=1203355928

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2046/2274110279_71ba2f75bc.jpg?v=0

[BrianL]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2245/2274905048_10e09e90b4.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2150/2273257901_be64905c68.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/2273252943_6056bb916e.jpg?v=1203355277

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2086/2274038166_ddbc075478.jpg?v=1203355507

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2273237601_6e88d7fd8e.jpg?v=1203355734

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2013/2273216519_44212ce64e.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2340/2273211907_d7a3372f8b.jpg?v=1203356442

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2379/2273993570_6978a4f309.jpg?v=0

[mingoglia]

Thanks for getting some pics up Brian.... I was checking out your site this morning and noticed some but haven't gotten a chance to try to post some.

Mike

[fatbob309]

Sorry I missed it. Happy Birthday!!!

[Desertdawg]

Very nice pics! I was hoping you would get some bloody carnage shots from Mike's head.:laugh2:

[AZXJ]

Happy B-day Charlie!

[1BLKJP]

So has anyone talked to Mike today to see how he is doing? To be honest I was kind of worried about the header he took. Lance was on him like a fly on sh*t, and I tried to hang myself in my seat belt trying to get out and help him (mental note to always remember when you put your seatbelt on and not to try to jump out of rig before removing it. :D) It was definitely an interesting day to say the least. :D Probably the most carnage I've seen on one single trail yet. :D

Glad you have a good time Charlie. :D

[DesertRat]

So has anyone talked to Mike today to see how he is doing? To be honest I was kind of worried about the header he took. Lance was on him like a fly on sh*t, and I tried to hang myself in my seat belt trying to get out and help him (mental note to always remember when you put your seatbelt on and not to try to jump out of rig before removing it. :D) It was definitely an interesting day to say the least. :D Probably the most carnage I've seen on one single trail yet. :D

Glad you have a good time Charlie. :D


I heard from him and he is ok. I think that scared the crap out of all of us.

[ROKCRLR]

I heard from him and he is ok. I think that scared the crap out of all of us.

I'm glad to hear he's ok. Do they make a skid plate for your forehead?:laugh2:

[1BLKJP]

I'm glad to hear he's ok. Do they make a skid plate for your forehead?:laugh2:

You know with our group the next run we know Mike is going to be on there will be a football helmet there waiting for him. :D

Glad to hear he is okay.

Um, can I say it just one more time?






REAR DIFF :D :D :D

[4 Wheelers Supply]

I'm glad to hear he's ok. Do they make a skid plate for your forehead?:laugh2:


Great pics. Looked like lots of fun.



For Mike....

http://i27.tinypic.com/2190x1j.jpg
Glad he's ok.

[DesertRat]

Great pics. Looked like lots of fun.
For Mike....
http://i27.tinypic.com/2190x1j.jpg
Glad he's ok.

Poor Mike, can't even defend himself..
I did suggest to him for his next Offroad purchase that he buy these:
http://www.wheelchairdepot.com/core/media/media.nl?id=11971&c=634584&h=16606a791701528b6244

http://www.healthmegamall.com/ProdImages/DAN_9817_lg.jpg
Cole, you guys should start to stock such items for the "old" guys... :)

Robert(RPJ819) is really good friends with Mike and I thought he took some pictures of the "carnage".

[mingoglia]

So has anyone talked to Mike today to see how he is doing? To be honest I was kind of worried about the header he took. Lance was on him like a fly on sh*t, and I tried to hang myself in my seat belt trying to get out and help him (mental note to always remember when you put your seatbelt on and not to try to jump out of rig before removing it. :D) It was definitely an interesting day to say the least. :D Probably the most carnage I've seen on one single trail yet. :D

Glad you have a good time Charlie. :D

Mike's head carnage reminded me that I need to get a new first aid kit in my rig. I realized I have hundreds of pounds of tools and spares. Spare steel if I needed to make a new bracket on the trail.... ability to weld both stick and MIG, enough rigging/recovery equipment to unstuck a tank, and about anything else I'd ever need to get the Jeep up and running on the trail... but ask me for a single solitary band aid and I'm afraid I couldn't help you out. My last first aid kit was never used and when it got water logged I kept procrastinating replacing it until I forgot all together. So this is now a very painful reminder that I need to get a new one.


Mike

[azcharlie]

This was the first time I've had to use the first aid kit on the trail. The first aid kit I had I bought at Costco for $20. It's a good kit but it didn't have the butterflys we needed to keep Mikes head from bleeding. I plan to replace the one I have now with a better kit this week.

[mingoglia]

This was the first time I've had to use the first aid kit on the trail. The first aid kit I had I bought at Costco for $20. It's a good kit but it didn't have the butterflys we needed to keep Mikes head from bleeding. I plan to replace the one I have now with a better kit this week.

I thought it was a great idea for Lance to give Mike some of his Viagra to keep the blood from rushing to his noggin. ;) No Lance, we don't believe that those were Aleve tablets.