it was a glorious day. snowing and sunny at the same time. a whole bunch of us; me, julie, tom, chad, ian, patrick and oscar decided to see how far we could get up oyama lake road. not so far it turns out. too much ice and snow, and not enough traction in the hyundi. it sure put up a good effort though.
we settled at a sweet spot after deciding we could go up no further. out came the responsible amount of beer and pellet gun. julie got a sweet fire going.
we met some crazies, like jordie. he was full of jokes. in fact, i think all he did for the hour he was there was tell jokes. i don't remember any of them, except the punch line for one was "OZINALL!!"
jordie rolls up in this thing
don't worry chad, i saved your beverage
ian
patrick showing us how it's done
tom and the gun
tom and saint patrick
we were plowing this short little trail that shortcut the switchback
and on one of the runs, this is how the truck got parked. after rolling once, the tree stopped it and the lone occupant from rolliny further. everyone was ok. the truck...not so much
still drives...
the way we'll remember the truck
It was kinda a downer way to end a stellar day, but stay tuned for the adventures of the inevitable truck 2!!
Oh Truck 1, how you will be missed. I never had the chance, no... the privilege to sit in your sweet cab. I remember how you looked, basking in the warmth of the summer sun shimmering off you as you relaxed after an amazing adventure, waiting for the chance to have just one more. But you had more than one amazing adventure, you had too many to count. You can never be replaced, but you must understand that Ryan has to fulfill his need for the ultimate adventure. He dreams of going to the highest mountains, over the largest rocks, and you unfortunately cannot be that steed that takes him there. Truck 2 has large ruts to fill. RIP Truck 1.
ReplyDeletewell said. i didn't cry, until now.
ReplyDeleteI have tissue. But you'll have to come to Winnipeg to get them... :)
Deletei got a roll of toilet paper in the truck. that'll work
DeleteI only got to meet truck 1 once. Not only did I have the opportunity to go for a ride I even got to drive. What an adventure it was, even though we removed the rear bumper, it didn't mind, even though we almost needed it to protect us from a bear, it was up to the challenge. We took it out for 2 days and it came back ready for whatever else we could throw at it. RIP truck 1, you may be gone, but you won't be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteand so many of your parts will live on in truck 2. parts of truck 1 will always be with us. like the trail gate.
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