Date:         Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:07:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [vanagon] Stuck-in-sand Vehicles
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com>
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Wow, that brings back memories of building a corduroy road under a
belly-flopped 4 x 4 crew truck planting trees up north.  Dogged persistence
won out, but it was a lot of work...

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> My frineds from Moab and their Toyota Land Cruiser in quick sand in
> Lavender
> Canyon (Canyonlands) a couple months ago. Flash flood had just come
> through.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/syncronaut/3663064656/
>
> Bob
> While in Bryce and taking a break at a big gas station/repair shop, I saw a
> Rover well-equipped with aluminum "tracks" slung along the drive side to
> deal with just this kind of situation. From the looks of it, they took it
> into those environments often.
>
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