White Mountain Run - SoCal Sept 2003


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HummerAirDown.jpg
Airing Down the Hummer - 24psi per tire used on the trail.
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HummerAlex.jpg
Alex & Hummer H1 before the trip
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HummerBackOnTrail.jpg
Hummers back on the Trail through area of burned out forest
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HummerBowenRanchRoad.jpg
Bowen Ranch Road - gateway to the White Mountain Area as we pass through
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HummerChris.jpg
Chris in front of the Hummer H1 during lunch stop.
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HummerChrisTehachapi.jpg
Chris at the Tehachapi Loop - that's a single train all the way around the loop.
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HummerClimbing.jpg
Climbing up a trail - this is a fairly steep part of the trail.
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HummerConvoy2.jpg
Hummer convoy on the trail wrapping around a hill
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HummerConvoyWhiteMountain.jpg
Typical trail conditions with most of the line of trucks visible in the distance. (I was almost at the rear of the package at this point).
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HummerH2BlownTire.jpg
One of several H2 tires blown that day - this one emitted an enormous puff of dust when it went.
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HummerJCPLunch.jpg
Group of Hummers at the lunch stop, myself and my H1 in the foreground.
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HummerLunch.jpg
King of the Hill! - Group at our lunch stop with some of the crew up on the hill.
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HummerMeeting1.jpg
Initial meeting at In & Out Burgers in Hesperia, CA
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HummerMeeting2.jpg
Ever see this many Hummers *not* at a dealer? This was about half the group meeting at the In & Out.
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HummerMeeting3.jpg
More Hummers
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HummerOnTrail.jpg
Trail through burned out trees, this trail was getting fairly narrow at this point.
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HummerOnTrail2.jpg
More out on the trail.
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HummerOnTrail3.jpg
Now over the top and back down to the next obstacle!
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HummerRack.jpg
The Rack - guess why it's called that?
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HummerRecovery.jpg
Recovery operation, the right most truck is stuck on that hill and is being winched by the one sitting all the way at the top (with the flag).
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HummerStuckHighCenter.jpg
High Center! - this H2 has gotten stuck up on that rock you can see sticking out from under its bumper. Placing some rocks under the tires let him get himself off the obstacle.
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HummerTehachapiLoop.jpg
Train on the famous Tehachapi Loop, one of the 7 wonders of the Railroad world. This train has 5 Engines, 3 Santa Fe's, 1 Burlington Northern, and a Rio Grande. The engines arent in this picture, which shows the train completely wrapped around the loop. (Other picture has the power units in it.)
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HummerUnderway.jpg
Hummer Convoy! - on the way to the White Mountain Run
   
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