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Keyboard Racer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mile High City
Moto: Old Superbikes
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As an exploration geologist, I spent a lot of time four-wheeling in the wilderness. The number 1 rule of jeeping was not to do it at night. I only broke the rule once. Twisted the rear driveshaft in Utah and had to drive up a steep trail at night with two-wheel drive. On some switchbacks, the headlights were black. That's because they shined out on nothingness. The trail was next to a 500ft cliff.
A father and son were killed on Monday, when their Jeep went off a trail at night and plunged down a cliff. The father's body was found 300 feet down the mountain, and the son's 1,000 feet down. They still haven't found the Jeep yet. Story: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...-killed-plung/. |
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RIP REX
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Location: Murfreesboro, TN
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second: did not know you were a geologist, i completed my minor in undergrad in geology, majored in enviromental science and biology, dont think i could us the geology background in TN, but out west geology has a better job market. |
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DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
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I was gonna make a joke about the first rule of 4 wheeling...but this story brings me down. So no joke.
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restorer of the original
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Zionsville,PA
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DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
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No kidding.
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WERA Yellow Plate
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Charleston, SC
Moto: 07 CBR 600RR
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No more sad threads. I can't take it.
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Keyboard Racer
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Mile High City
Moto: Old Superbikes
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![]() Twisted it like a pretzel. After getting to the other side of the rock, we had to go back over with just the front wheel drive. Luckily the Dodge had a Warn winch. But it took us all day. That's why we had to go up the cliff trail at night. Rented two ATV's and made it to the mine after we got a new driveshaft. The reason I didn't want to hike was all the mapping, sampling, and safety gear we has to use to safely go into an abandoned uranium mine. |
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Perpetual trouble
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: at the base of the Alps
Moto: VTX 1300C, RC51, CBR600RR, CBR929RR
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That storry is beyond sad.
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting GERONIMO!" |
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Like Gixxxxer But Not
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Dirty Jersey
Moto: 2008 ZX6R
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First and Foremost...RIP to the Father and Son...Thats Tragic
Secondly...That Driveshaft is Ridiculous. I've wheeled before with myself and My dad and a Few buddies of Mine...Never at Night though...Always wanted to thought it would be cool but I just dont like that Visibility is Key and when you see a "puddle" it might really be a Lake.
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No longer MIA
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Western NC (The Great Smoky Mountains)
Moto: 1987 GSXR 50, 1996 Ducati M900, 07 GSXR 750, 07 Harley Davidson Night Train
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As a kid, we wheeled 90% at night. Luckily we have lots of trees to keep you from rolling to far down the Mtn.
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