Ruby Falls - April Run

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Part 1
Well it was an awesome run. We headed out Friday night and didn't get to the camp location till close to 1am. We quickly set up for the night and joined the rest of the group from Edmonton. We woke up the next morning and took our time packing up.

Another group of Toyota's that came from Edmonton set out on their run. We headed for a lookout trail and discovered some pretty deep snow. The bigger rigs pushed on through with a few challenging spots but a couple of us in the smaller rigs had a few challenging spots.

Even putting on a 60 Series Rodeo didn't seem to help the 60 much. So after a couple of blown beads on Corey's truck from multiple recoveries we decided to turn back and head to the Falls trail.

The Falls trail went quite well and didn't have too many challenges till the last few hills close to the Falls where the snow got deeper. A nice little rock garden presented a little fun for us and made us miss rocks that much more.

Max finding a weak spot in the ice at one of the river crossing spots.

Making a valiant attempt to try and get up a snow trench, but even launching the front end up in the air wasn't enough to make it all the way.

Corey somehow managed to find a not so tricky spot to get his truck stuck.

Some amazing scenery as we make our way to the Falls.

 

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Part 2

Jeremy having a little fun in the rocky section.

Just prior to the rocks we ran into the other group of Toyota's who had decided to turn back due to the depth of the snow and not having a rig that could get through. We wished them luck on their return home and pushed onward.

Wanting to have some fun in the rocks with the rest I managed to get stuck due to the limits of the suspension. I was able to back up and carry on. Good thing I had armor though.

After one last section in the deep snow of having to get the smaller trucks through we had made it to the falls. We set up camp gathered some wood and enjoyed the nice evening of laughing and good times.

Jeremy, Max, and I decided we had no better place to be so we stayed for another night and relaxed in the afternoon sun.

We set out he next afternoon to make the journey home. And Max decided to give one of the big trenches we spotted on the way in a go.

Another great run in the books. Minimal damage to the rigs, amazing scenery, and good fun had. Big thanks goes out to Byron for organizing the trip.

Here is my full album for your viewing pleasure. https://forum.ih8mud.com/media/albums/ruby-ralls-april-2015.3975/