Un-real early snow AND Waylon??

by Sngsht Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:26 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=49ALnSwe4yQ

by **puree** Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:10 pm

October 9th,,,, Im freakin jealous!!!

by Sngsht Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:49 pm

puree wrote:October 9th,,,, Im freakin jealous!!!

Toldja my brother in law has a cabin in Craig Un-real early snow AND Waylon?? 3823078005

2-3 hrs north of where they are riding, I believe. It's a 1600mi ,24 hr strait thru drive to be in the goodness that is, Routte national forest....

by **kidrocker** Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:45 pm

Road trip!

by littledawg Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:45 pm

by Sngsht Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:38 am

Sngsht wrote:
puree wrote:October 9th,,,, Im freakin jealous!!!
Toldja my brother in law has a cabin in Craig 2-3 hrs north of where they are riding, I believe. It's a 1600mi ,24 hr strait thru drive to be in the goodness that is, Routte national forest....

Un-real early snow AND Waylon?? 263353_261960183816945_100000088969627_1141617_4378390_n

This is the cabin in late Nov.,of '04 .Breaking in the old Dodge proper,3guy's ,gear and 3 Elk on the ride home that truck was packed! I'd never seen a "long track" sled before going out there,they were alot different than the 'ol 340 Jag I was accustomed too : Cool

by **puree** Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:30 am

im up for the road trip,,, gonna need to rent us some different sleds out there,,, dont know how our flatland long tracks would do out there

by Brook Rodenbeck Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:33 pm

Brian, all you need is to rejet the sled, change gearing , and rework clutch's. Oh ya and probly more track depth. !! where is this place ?

by **puree** Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:50 pm

should only have to change clutch spring, never tried rejetting a fuel injected 4 stroke before,,, gearing should be low enough, but a 1 1/2" lug isnt gonna get it,,,, had Dave not been there to help me swap the track, I would have had a nightmare doing it the first time. Better for me to just rent

by dlaine Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:36 am

I have been out west twice - Cooke City and Togwotee. I rented both times.

I would recommend renting at least the first time. There is enough to worry about already without trying to dial in a sled as well. Just get one that is already set up for you and have a blast!

Get the insurance if they offer it. In Cooke City (my first time out) they didn't offer insurance. The entire time I was riding in the back of my mind I was trying to figure out how to explain to my wife why I had to pay $10K for a wrecked pile of parts. Shocked

Much more relaxing the second time out (with insurance) knowing that no matter what happened I would only be on the hook for $1000... No damage to the sleds in either case but the piece of mind was priceless!

I have a 50/50 chance of going on a trip to Stanley ID this Jan. I am keeping my fingers crossed!!!

I love the riding but man there is no air up at 9000'!!! This time around I am in much better shape - lost over 30lbs and ready to rock!!

dave

by Sngsht Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:08 pm

dlaine wrote:
I love the riding but man there is no air up at 9000'!!! This time around I am in much better shape - lost over 30lbs and ready to rock!!

dave

You aren't kidding about the air,hard to explain to someone who hasn't tried to be active at altitude.. I've never ridden out there ,but went out 3 times Elk hunting. I lost some weight and worked out a bit before the first trip and thought I was in fairly decent shape for the mountains-wow was I wrong on that one!!! Best advice is do alot I mean,ALOT ,of stair climbing and start taking aspirin when your headed to altitude at least for a couple days till your body gets better adjusted to it..

by dlaine Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:42 pm

Sngsht wrote:You aren't kidding about the air,hard to explain to someone who hasn't tried to be active at altitude.. I've never ridden out there ,but went out 3 times Elk hunting. I lost some weight and worked out a bit before the first trip and thought I was in fairly decent shape for the mountains-wow was I wrong on that one!!! Best advice is do alot I mean,ALOT ,of stair climbing and start taking aspirin when your headed to altitude at least for a couple days till your body gets better adjusted to it..

Drink LOTS and LOTS of water. Most of altitude sickness is actually dehydration - people forget that the thin air is DRY as well. When you get stuck it is 30 seconds of digging/struggling with the sled, then 2 minutes of rest - repeat until free. We would usually ride 9am -> 4pm and be DONE for the day. Collapse into bed by 8pm and do it again the next day.

Cooke City is at 7700' and Togwotee Lodge is at 8600'. Both places you go UP to ride...

Best trips I have ever had!!!

dave

by Sngsht Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:22 pm

[quote="dlaine"]

Sngsht wrote:
Cooke City is at 7700' and Togwotee Lodge is at 8600'. Both places you go UP to ride...

Best trips I have ever had!!!

dave

The cabin is at 7500-8000', most of the hunting was done above the cabin,the highest was up on the saddle,that was at 10,200' . ugly climb,I didn't make it on my first try,walk 20yds stop and gasp for 2 min

..Made it on day two though cheers