Smud Run 2006
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A Last minute route planning.jpg
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A Line up at the dam - Stave Lake.jpg
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Andy balancing between rocks.jpg
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Andy found a soft spot in the Frozen mud flats .jpg
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Bernie gives the RRC a tug.jpg
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Bernie rests on a ice covered rock step.jpg
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Bernie struggles to get traction in the muddy soup.jpg
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Bill eases into another mud hole.jpg
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Bill finds a soft hole!.jpg
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Bill pushing on & upwards.jpg
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Chris spinning on a icy rock face.jpg
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Convoy comes to a halt as someone ahead is stuck sideways across the trail.jpg
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Disco does a nose dive into a soft spot.jpg
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Don crossing a Icy creek.jpg
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Don picks his line & gives it some throttle.jpg
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Heater on full - Starbucks still hot - this is the life.jpg
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Letting a little more air out as the ground gets softer.jpg
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Low gear crawl up the icy rocky road.jpg
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Nissan on three tyres -note the frozen water fall.jpg
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Over we go - edging down a rocky step.jpg
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Pre line-up at Stave Lake Dam - just waiting for Bill, Bernie & Chris.
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Mr. President pours himself another morning coffee.
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Don & the little Mac's pop over the lip down to Stave Lake.
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Bill & Boyce Buttner pop over.
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Bernie, April & Sheba head over the lip down to the lake.
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Jason Kennett & company in his 'new' Series I Discovery.
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Chris & his son in their Nissan Pathfinder.
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What's this?? Don't tell us ole Bill is stuck??
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Bill gets to try out his new winch pretty darn quick!
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Yup, good and stuck - and only 3 minutes on the beach!
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Jason comes by with his Discovery to help with a tug.
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Andy's Rangy is now stuck down by the water's edge.
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Bernie pulls up in his D110 to help with a pull out.
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Meanwhile Dave decides to stay out of the mud and soft spots today.
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With Bernie now stuck, Chris offers his Pathfinder to help out - once again.
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Pulling out the D110 & the Range Rover.
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Dave checks out Andy's degree of 'stuckness'.
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Andy says, "It didn't look that soft at first."
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Andy & Bailey out and on the move again.
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Dave & the pups on the move.
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Jason & company on the move in the 'now so clean & shiny' Disco.
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Chris & his Pathfinder cross the creekbed.
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Don MacDonald tries a different section of the creekbed to cross.
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View looking out over Stave Lake.
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A gathering of various types of Rovers.
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Bill & Boyce cross the creekbed.
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Dave had said 'No way!" Don said" Watch me, 'cause here I go."
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Bill & Boyce go in for a rescue attempt.
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The Disco was stuck good.
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Still stuck.
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Out comes the Disco.
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Bill's D90.
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Don, Pete & Leo in the Disco.
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Don's Disco.
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A Disco moment.
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Okay - enough of playing in the mud on the beach, let's go up the hill.
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Dave's Series IIA pauses on the rocky ice as he spots out the route ahead.
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Yikes! What has Jason got himself into?
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Who put that rock there? Good thing the Disco's hazard flashers were working today.
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Think we will be here for a bit.
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Guess we gotta move that rock first.
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Dave eases by to get above the Disco and wind out his winch.
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The log trick did not work - what about the jackall?
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Another situation assessment.
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Taking another look.
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With some noted damage we did get Jason out and we all headed back down to the main road and headed for home.
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