Alto pre 4th of July

[Cajun]

This may tie in to the Alto June trip thread, but some of us Louisiana folk will descend upon Alto to enjoy some wheeling and general redneck entertainment from 6/30 to 7/2. Some of our party will be staying at the luxurious Weston Inn in Rusk, and some of us will be braving the locals at the campground.

Much alcohol, and fun will be had by all. Post up if you're interested so I'll know who to look for. :cheers:

[AggieTJ2007]

i might be able to make it out there

[DRAGOONRANCH]

As long as I don't have major carnage the weekend before, we'll be there.

[uglyota]

so who's down and what's the schedule? Friday night through sunday? I'm about 90%

[Cajun]

That's our plan. Some of our group will arrive Friday afternoon, but it looks like most of us won't roll in until Friday night.

Our group:
Myself, Diya, & the Scout
Josh, his wife, & their YJ on 33s
The 'laws and their K5 on 42s
Shane and his brand-new-to-him TJ on 46s
A couple of other buddies on 4 wheelers

[uglyota]

friday night wheelin it is!

[8Runner]

Wish I could go - headed to Houston to test drive a car & do my 10 yr high school reunion - wow that's scary!

[JB]

Thanks,
Chris Scotti
1988 Suzuki Samurai buggy
2006 Cadillac Escalade AWD (Tow Vehicle/Road Couch)
www.8runner.com
PICS: www.imageevent.com/scotti

???? pics?

[8Runner]

Of the escalade? Haven't taken any really, it looks like a new escalade. Go to edmunds.com & take a look. :flipoff2:

Here's one:
http://imageevent.com/scotti/4wheeling/memorialday2006claytonok?p=0&n=1&m=24&c=4&l=0&w=4&s=0&z=2

And coop has a couple pics from the same trip. Really, though it's super nice, I don't think it's anything special. It's a tahoe with some add on's. I wouldn't pay extra over a Tahoe/Yukon/Denali for it. FYI, we didn't pay more either, we got this because it worked out ~$200 a month CHEAPER than the above (Cadillac lease incentives + friend owns dealer).

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Me, my 2 bro's and folks w/ da cheby on cherry fowtyfos, toy (if the starter problem gets fixed) on turdywons, and a handfull of foweelers.

Looks like it will be friday afternoon and we have 2 trailer spots at pole #1 so there will be plenty of room to the north to park if we get there early enough.

[AggieTJ2007]

I really want to be there, it just depends if my jeep is put back together by then

[AggieTJ2007]

well since some of the parts haven't even been shipped yet, doesn't look like I am going to make it

[Shaggy]

wanna go the 7,8,9 weekend

[AggieTJ2007]

hmm, thats my birthday, it sounds like fun. Ill have to ask the GF though

[Shaggy]

wanna go to mason... is it open... it is closer than alto for me

[AggieTJ2007]

hmm, hotel that make woman happy.
but do you have a rig?

[uglyota]

hey you guys get your own thread.
I think Emily and I might come up Saturday afternoon instead of Friday

[AggieTJ2007]

hey you never have your own thread

[uglyota]

because I never have anything original to say.
I'm a boob. No Alto for me.

[AggieTJ2007]

yeah, no Alto for Eric. Why? please tell me

My jeep only has 3 wheels

[uglyota]

because it will take me all day today to finish a paper I was supposed to finish last Friday, and the next 4 days to finish a timber appraisal that I was supposed to have done by tomorrow. Then I get to start getting caught back up on my thesis.

[AggieTJ2007]

ohh, sound fun. it i will take me the next 4 days to get parts for the jeep in, then another day or two to get it put back together

but good luck its nice to see someone graduate

[agjohn02]

because it will take me all day today to finish a paper I was supposed to finish last Friday, and the next 4 days to finish a timber appraisal that I was supposed to have done by tomorrow. Then I get to start getting caught back up on my thesis.


glad i didnt decide to wait on you and go this weekend:flipoff2:

[DRAGOONRANCH]

we will be hittin the road in bout half an hour, see everybody there :beer:

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Well, we just got back in, its about 1:20a.m. monday mornin. Had a great time. Got the carnage over with early on though, blew a u-joint and bent the lobe on the driveshaft at about 10 p.m. friday night, so we were stuck with the 4 wheelers and had a good time with those anyways. Got to put the snorkels and new vampires to the test on the 650's. Work well, but if anyone wants to put a snorkel kit on one, let me know, I can save ya aobut 80 bones by going to Lowes ang getting the pvc fittings your self. Pictures to follow tomorrow.

[agjohn02]

you said "F-YOU JOBU!" didnt you?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

no, JOBU was good to me, or atleast felt pity for the 10b. :flipoff2: I was going to do everything I could to destroy it, but its a damn pesky axle. If I had tried to baby it this weekend it would have blown a shaft getting on the trailer before we left to head down there. I guess it was JOBU's will. :laughing:

[AggieTJ2007]

we need pictures

[DRAGOONRANCH]

This was the extent of wheelin the cheby. This took all of about 90 seconds to do and it was the first 90 seconds into the trip. :confused:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/DRAGOONRANCH/Chevy/ALTO%20PRE%204TH%202006/BUSTEDLOBEATALTO.jpg

Here is my little bro after he stuck one of the cats and had to get out to hook up the winch.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/DRAGOONRANCH/Chevy/ALTO%20PRE%204TH%202006/mud_manatalto.jpg

Did get to watch some of the other 'necks play around though. I don't feel bad about limpin the cheby home, most of the mud trucks had to be towed back to camp before it was all over.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/DRAGOONRANCH/Chevy/ALTO%20PRE%204TH%202006/ROCKEDTRUCKSTUCK.jpg

[AggieTJ2007]

the truck w/ the xml's looks like itde be alot of fun in the mud

although he didn't get to far