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                                                                            This is the pose rock made famous in Jeep
                                                                            commercials. The rock shoots out over the
                                                                            valley way below. The popular phot angle is from
                                                                            below and to the right.


This is the water hole at the start of Poughkeepsie. Just before this photo was taken, the water was over my hood!

   
This is the "Wall" on Poughkeepsie. It was impassable this day. You needed a lot of lift just to approach it. The first shot is Dave Nay giving it a valiant effort, the second shot is Mil (GRNT) also giving it all he had.

   
              After the "Wall" this was the second most difficult obstacle. In the first photo, Bones is attempting to make it up a spot he had made previously. This day however only 3 Jeeps made it up that spot, Mil (GRNT), Scott Mac, and me. You can see below, the price I paid. In the second photo, you can see me on the spot Bones was on and Dave Nay on another section. I strapped Dave up, but he did attempt a difficult line.

   

             Here is Scott Mac making it up the            This is the price I paid to make it.
             Rocks.

   

                                                                            This is Corkscrew. It is a lot like Black Bear
                                                                            due to it's several tight switchbacks.

   
Here they are changing Scott Mac's flat in the rain and hail. We were on a clean easy section of the trail and Scott got a sidewall tear. Some think it was fate because on our way back to town there was a rock slid that blocked the road. If we had not stopped to fix this flat, and the flat on a sedan driven by an old man, we may have been under the rock slide.

In summary, we had a great time with a great bunch of people. We made knew friendships that we know will last a life time. We look forward to FF00. We don't know where it will be, yet, but we know it will be with some great people. Maybe we'll see you there?
 

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