Back in that f*cking
Gorge!!!
When we last checked in with the H.O.R.E.s, Dennis' Scout was left behind due to the destruction of his steering column ragjoint. Well, never letting a friend in need down, here they are, a week later, for the repair and extraction of the old Cornbinder!
Here's Khalid, the human jaws of life, separating the remains of the original ragjoint.
Dennis looking for the bigger hammer...
What is it that they say about too many cooks?
Here's Dennis and the gang Just Doing It to an old pair of Nikes in the fabrication of a new ragjoint...
Here's Dennis' ass...
Unfortunately, the Nike didn't Do It! A decision was made to give up on the idea of a repair and instead, we hooked the ailing Scout to Dave's Cherokee via Khalid's towbar in hopes to drag it to the top of the Gorge. Well, it worked for a short distance until traction was lost by both vehicles. It was then that we hooked the CheroScout to Khalid's Bronco for more traction. That worked too, for a short while until we hit the really slippery stuff. That's when Andrew's Blazer was hooked to the Bronco (which was still attached to the Jeepernational) and we 16-wheel drove it up until we heard the loud bang that signified that Andrew had just blown up his front differential... it's all fun and games until someone looses a diff, then it's a sport! Long story short: Khalid towed the (now) 2 wheel drive Blazer out while the 400hp, 8 wheel drive JeepScout manhandled the terrain until it was free! Tread Lightly, what? Finally at the road, the Blazer left under it's own power through the rear diff and the Scout was flat-towed home by Dave's Jeep. What a ride that was since the Scout had no steering control! With Khalid taking up the rear, we made it out alive!
It's Blue (da bah dee)... home at last.