Hollister Hills - Dec 8th and 9th

[nmostofi]

where are we meeting ? my I suggest the obstacle course around noon on sat ?

 

[Roobah]

where are we meeting ? my I suggest the obstacle course around noon on sat ?

nmostofi, obstacle course at noon sounds good to me.

jsuthey, you still planning on going sat? I'm in Santa Cruz too. Was wondering if you'd wanna meet up in town sat morning and caravan over. let me know. I'll be bringing my boys also who are 9 and 10.

 

[cc93cruiser]

noon @ obstacle course sounds good to me too, of course I will mob up there with u Navid........

 

[nmostofi]

sounds good everyone, Robert I'll call you tomorow

 

[Ting]

Obstacle course around noon on sat then....... I will be there early to explore....Does cell phone work?

 

[Silverscout]

Ill be there before noon and hopefull run into you all. I will be on CB channel 8, if you all have CB's. You wont be using phones as mine never works out there.

 

[alvarorb]

Guys,

Take lots pics.

Navid,

Stay out of the tank traps.

Alvaro

 

[Ting]

Raining pretty good in Salinas.

 

[Fast Eddy]

Raining pretty good in Salinas.

I was thinking about coming down, but now I'm waffling.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forec...069&dgtl=1&lat=36.779583333333&lon=-121.39375

I could spend that mud washing time on my exhaust manifold and Aisin carb projects.

 

[Cruiserdrew]

With the rain, watch out for Drexx Lake, which is a Land Cruiser killer. Be safe, and enjoy the mud.

 

[PabloVTA]

Hey Guys, Looks Like It'll Get Muddy For Your Trip!




National Weather Service Hanford Ca
253 Pm Pst Fri Dec 8 2006

...winter Storm Watch In Effect For The Southern Sierra Nevada
North Of Kings Canyon From 6 Pm Saturday To 6 Pm Pst Sunday...

.a Strong Storm Is Expected To Push Through Central California
Saturday Night And Sunday. This Storm Will Produce Significant
Precipitation And Breezy To Locally Windy Conditions Across The
Southern Sierra Nevada...mainly North Of Kings Canyon...with Snow
Levels Lowering To 4000 Feet On Saturday Night.

 

[nmostofi]

yeah, its going to be an interesting one, Hollister mud is slippery when raining. Almost slid of a cliff a few years ago. Its raining pretty hard here right now in the Bay area so get ready for slipping and sliding. Alvaro I cant promise anything, last time you guys had to use two winches to get me out, it was fun But seriously I won't be wheeling hard since I love my fj40 and would like to use it for a few more years

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Navid in those tank traps was one of the most amazing stucks ever. Very funny to see all 4 wheels in the air at the same time. Even funnier was a toasted Micky Rubicon thinking he was going to get Navid out. That guy with the FJ40 saved your truck that day, Navid. There is a lot of water under the bridge since then! No pun intended.

 

[nmostofi]

it was pretty crazy, The slee skid did its job that day, never got a chance to thank the guy in the 40 but yes he did come through like a true crusier head, it was funny when Mickey came up to me and offered me some hungarian wine while I was sitting in the truck stuck. Dam that was a crazy day, same day that Drexx went swimming

 

[jsuthey]

Hi All,I have been off line as my DSL has been down.Man I wanted to go today,but been dealing with the phone co.& their 12-hr. windows.Got it taken care of.
Roobah would be good to hook up & wheel w/the kids,you in to going sun.?prob.not if you wheeled today!Do you have the dark colored 80 w/a wht.rocket box on top?
Sorry ting we could not hook up,hope you guys had fun today!

 

[Campfire]

Trail report

Well, it rained most of Friday night and then on & off Saturday. Friday afternoon was great with the clouds rolling in and no rain. Friday night was quiet in the campground with only three of there.

After breakfast we headed out and met up with another 4Runner from YotaTech and then played in the mud. Hollister mud is slick, we were sliding all over. The steep trails had a little pucker factor when your 100 won't stop, but it was fun. I guess I drove right by Ting, sorry there dude, but there were Toyotas everywhere and I kept asking if any were in the group and all said "what group?"

 

[nmostofi]

It was a bit crazy with all the mud but very fun. Only three people showed up, Robert, Silver-scout, and myself. We saw Ting at the Ranger station when we paid the park fees. He had to leave, didn't even come to the park Robert and I hooked up with silver-scout at the meeting point, the obstacle course. We also met a cool guy in a full size Chevy who joined us for the rest of the day. We played a bit in the mud and then went to the whoop de doop section where we all ran the trail flexing, after that we hit a trail going to the top section of Holster hills. On the way down we spotted a group of Range Rovers getting trained in offroading by an Instructor. Weird seeing an eighty thousand dollar vehicle offroading I guess if you have it use it. We also hooked up with another 80 series and a Tacoma at the end of the day. anyway a fun day, the strap was used once to pull my 40 up a steep trail but that was it. My own fault taking the same lines as the locked 80's, good to meet you silver hope we go wheeling again. Here are some pics.

 

[nmostofi]

few more pics

 

[Ting]

Jeff - Yup that was me who is sliding...
Sorry I left early because my daugther wasn't feeling well. I really need good tires anyway....

Saw Navid and Rob on the my way home... both of their cars are amazing!!! I want FJ40 or need to lift my LX.

 

[nmostofi]

no worries Ting, family is always first. Definitely invest in some Mud terrains so you can enjoy your vehicle more. Silverscout was running BFG all terrains and aired down they handled surprisingly well in mud.