Yesterday, Terry and I went on the annual Hangover Run with our 4-wheel drive club. This year, we decided to go to Tonga Ridge which is a forest service road just east of Skykomish on Hwy 2. On the way there, it was raining really hard and so I started dreading the trip. I don't mind wheeling in the snow, but I wasn't looking forward to wheeling in downpour.
We stopped in Sultan and picked up Mike Jones who was going to be riding with us for the day. From there, we headed up to the trailhead where we left the truck and trailer and unloaded the Jeep. Greg V. and Wyatt showed up at the same time as us and we all got ready to hit the trail at the same time. As we were leaving, Mark, Mike and Greg S. pulled in and started unloading their rigs. We decided to start up the road and let the others catch up with us.
As we drove, the snow started to get deeper. It was nice being in the front of the group. Eventually, Mark and Gary caught up to us and Mark took the lead. Finally, we got to a point where we were all getting stuck, so the five of us decided to turn around. On the way back, we rescued Greg S. from a little slide into a ditch and eventually made it to where a lot of the Tamers were stopped and relaxing. We hung out with the group there for a little bit before continuing down the hill.
We made it back with perfect timing. By the time we got the Jeep back on the trailer and were heading back to the main road, it was just getting dark. After we dropped Mike off in Sultan, Terry and I decided to stop in Monroe for dinner. We were lucky that we did since when we pulled into the parking lot we noticed a strange noise and it turned out we had blown a trailer tire. Lucky we had a spare. Unlucky for us, we had a slight malfunction with the hi-lift jack. Lucky once again, Terry was able to use a screwdriver to replace a missing bolt and change the flat tire. Unlucky for us, as we were changing the trailer tire, we noticed a tire on the Jeep was also flat. At least that one could wait until we got home for further investigation, so we just added some air to it and so far it is doing good. After spending some time in the rain changing the tire, we headed home. Overall, it was a fabulous day with some great friends. Now, we are just looking forward to our next snow trip to Denny Creek later this month!
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