On Jan 1, our 4-wheel drive club goes an its annual Hangover Run. This year they chose to run the Tonga Ridge which is a little east of Skykomish off of Hwy 2. Terry, Jake and I got there with the first group to hit the trail. I wanted to have a little adventure for the day so jumped into the front seat of Tom's CJ5 so Jake could ride shotgun in the Cherokee.
Let me tell you a little about Tom's Jeep. It's a 1963 CJ5 with 36 inch tires. We were running with no doors and a bikini top. Oh, and on my side of the Jeep, there was no windshield. We were in the lead the majority of the day and as we broke trail, the snow would come through the windshield hole and up over the door jams. It got a little cold by the end of the day. He also got stuck a couple times, so I would have to jump out into waist deep snow to fetch a winch cable from the Jeep behind him so he could get a little tug.
Terry had fun in the XJ and was able to try out the new ARB. He even passed us and was in the lead breaking trail for a while. It was a ton of fun. Overall, about 11 rigs were with the group. After the run, we stopped in Sultan at Bubba's so Jake could order a beer at the bar. It was his 21st birthday. He ordered a pitcher of beer before Karl had to recommend to the bar tender to card him. With that, the day was complete. With a full belly and wet clothes, we headed home.
Let me tell you a little about Tom's Jeep. It's a 1963 CJ5 with 36 inch tires. We were running with no doors and a bikini top. Oh, and on my side of the Jeep, there was no windshield. We were in the lead the majority of the day and as we broke trail, the snow would come through the windshield hole and up over the door jams. It got a little cold by the end of the day. He also got stuck a couple times, so I would have to jump out into waist deep snow to fetch a winch cable from the Jeep behind him so he could get a little tug.
Terry had fun in the XJ and was able to try out the new ARB. He even passed us and was in the lead breaking trail for a while. It was a ton of fun. Overall, about 11 rigs were with the group. After the run, we stopped in Sultan at Bubba's so Jake could order a beer at the bar. It was his 21st birthday. He ordered a pitcher of beer before Karl had to recommend to the bar tender to card him. With that, the day was complete. With a full belly and wet clothes, we headed home.
The group getting ready to hit the trail (Penny, Terry, Chad & Tom)
The tree that fell across the trail as we were about to leave
Looking back at Chad, yea, it was a little deep
Terry
Chad got a little too close to the culvert
Chad & Tom (I was in the Jeep on the right)
Me just a little cold
My XJ
Terry breaking trail
Gary making his way to the front
The view from my seat
Zeus had a long day so took a nap while we were loading up to head home
Jake and Terry at Bubba's
Jake's first legal shot in a bar since turning 21!
On a side note, Jake thought it was bullshit that this was called the Hangover Run, yet he was the only one hung over. At least he is feeling better now.
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