First off, a few words of thanks:
1) aHUGE thank you to the Dyna-team, Mike and Tammy for putting the whole event together.
2) another HUGE thank you to Ninja Will for the awesome job as trail lead/tour guide and to Clint and Bo for helping to scout the trail.
3) a BIG tip o' the hat to Chris (Fiso) for showing up in costume
And now, on to the pictures...
The group gathered and ready to roll
First stop, some ancient Indian ruins -
Some old pottery shards
A view from the past
Next up a little hill climb -
Jim (broncsrule) over the top
Vern (oldhockeyvb) making it look easy
Clint and Bo in the tail-gunner position
Later down the trail time for a stretch break
Dan (Roachman3700) and Chris waiting to continue
I guess they really mean it
On to the first obstacle of the day -
Mike L. (signcutter21) giving it the old college try (pay no attention to the strap off the front of his Jeep)
Kevin (corwyyn) up and over with the help of some judicious rock stacking
Waiting for the rest to get over the rocks
Objects in the mirror may appear closer than they are
Further down the trail we come to a rather bizarre sight, an abandoned home with a huge (I mean HUGE) pile of junk surrounding it.
On to the next major obstacle. Everyone was able to make it up in one fashion or another
Once on top it was time for lunch
Skube looking for a handout
all the excitement was just too much for Chris
Just around the bend from the lunch stop was the last major hurdle for the trail -
Mike L. redeeming his earlier performance
Vern on his way up the ledge
Clint doing his new job of documentary videographer
Finally Will took on the ledge. He bounced around a bit and had to try a couple of lines but in the end he was able to say 'Booyah!'
Up on top of Black Mesa we were able to stop and survey the area we drove thru. If you look closely to the left of the mesa edge (right side of photo) you can *barely* make out the San Francisco peaks north of flagstaff
The gang on the top of the world
from the left - Clint and Bo, Dan and Jeremiah, Tom (renstock) Caitlin and Mike L., Jeanette and Jim, Chris and Chris Jr, DynaTammy and DynaMike, Vern, Travis, Will and yours truly
Back at the pavement, a bunch of dusty Jeeps and drivers
Later on that night was the chili social and it was delicious! Again, thanks to everyone who came out and for those who couldn't make it, mark yer calendars for next year!
See you on the trail...
