toy run 2012

time once again for the okanagan 4x4 toy run.  i'm not sure you exactly puts this event on, but it was good times last year and good times again this year.  check out last year's event here. Patrick and charlie were at my place at 8:00, and we were off to toys are us and then to meet the group.

We met up in Rutland where the salvation army collected the toys.  there were heaps of toys, and lots of people too.

toys and the salvation army.  i brought hotwheels and lego.

Then it was up postil, a road i knew well.  we turned off near the resort and headed towards grizzly lake.  Lots of clear cut and enough snow to make it fun.

looking back from the top of postil.  terrace mountain in the distance.

We were driving alone the way up postil, wondering where the heck everyone was.  then we rounded a corner and found the half-way there party just getting going.

got the tow strap ready, just in case.

After shooting the shit for a while, we regrouped and continued on our way.

winter is here.

part of the convoy.

We were one of the first ones to the destination, so a bunch of us went off in search of firewood.  chainsaws were used.

Then back to the bowl were a few more trucks had shown up.  watched them play around and did some playing of our own.  This year i did not have the smallest truck.  close, but not quite.

brapp brapp.

whoever got that firewood is awesome.

We hung out for a few hours, and once it got dark we started heading down.  without the clutch.  something happened to it.  3rd gear is the universal gear.  if you can get into 3rd, you can pretty much drive anywhere.

what i woke up to.

In the morning i went out to fix the clutch.  turns out a pin that connects the pedal to the cylinder fell out.  nothing some random bike parts couldn't fix.  Christine wants me to wash the truck.  might do it, might not.  i like the adventerous look.

see ya next year toy run.