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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Adventure (Let's GO WHEELING!) => Topic started by: Curtis on February 16, 2009, 08:47:56 PM
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Hey Guy's,
A Zuki enthusiasit calling himself Dukezukie is planning a weekend trail ride in the Alberta Rocky Mountains west of the town of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada. I'll be there. The trails are not as well defined as in Tellimook but this is my back yard. I can take you on some trails as challenging as the ones in Tallimook.
Dukezukie orgasnized a run out there last year. There were about 5 of us Alberta Zuki guy's who made it out. Good time. Good folks to trail with.
It is completely rustic camping. No Services at all. We do camp beside a creek but that's it for running water. Plan on bringing your own out house.
If you are interested, post me a note and I'll log more details and GPS coordinates for the camp spot.
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what dates and what are the requirements for the trucks? (mines stock kick with 235's and open...)
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The run will be on the weekend of May 30 & 31. There are trails that can be run with stock Zuki's.
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Cool! Thank you for the information and the invite! If you have some coordinates / address that get us in the general area that would be great. I think I may be shocked as to how far away you guys are.
-Eric
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im just down in airdrie (about 2 hours form rocky mountain house) as long as its less then 8 inches of snow i can run pretty good, above and i start pushing snow... use to play in the hills in the okanogan in bc (still do when i make the drive out) it usually plays at mclean creek (till it shut down for the season) and the gates for the quads are just that little bit to skinny...
running 235/75r15 a/ts... hope to get some lift and the winch bumper mounted up in the next while...
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GPS coordinates for a camp spot about 10 miles east of where the camp/meeting site for this run are:
N 52 degrees 14 minutes 847 seconds
W 115 degrees 18 minutes 125 seconds
I'll go out to the camp/meeting spot for this run in the next month or so with my GPS and get the a closer fix.
The site is approximately 60 KM west of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada, on secondary hiway 752.
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are we talking mud, water crossings, dirt roads... what should we expect (ive still got carpet... so water crossings need to be shallow...)
loose gravel, dirt roads, forestry trails im good with. (its where its from)
but i dont see why i wouldnt be able to attend. gotta get all the camping gear unpacked from the basement (havent gone camping since last aug when we were in bc for vacation) which reminds me we need a new tent... (long drunken storey which ended with a tent with melted holes in it...)
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Yes to all of the above. There will be some mud, some creek crossings, gravel back roads and maybe a little snow in the upper elevations.
The good news is the mud should be fairly shallow as it may be still frozen a foot or so down and any snow we encounter should be soft and easy to push through.
We should have three units that know the area, know the bypasses to the really bad sections of the trails and they all have winches, tow straps, clevices, snatch blocks and lots and lots and lots of experience getting un-stuck. The other good thing with these guys is they also have lots of experience guiding/directing 4x4's through mud, up rock ledges and around obstacles.
And last but not least, you always have the option to back track if you are uncomfortable trying something. We'll always make sure you get back to base camp.......no garrantees on what time you get back!
Oh and you have lots of time to find the camping gear. The weekend run is at the end of May,
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Yes last year was a great time even though I had to leave on Sat evening (damn wives...lol) not this year though I'm going out probably Thursday night and not coming home till late Sunday. It was my first Zuk trail experience and Curtis' knowledge of the trails made it a great trip. Anyone thinking of coming shouldn't hesistate you can't beat the scenery or the people, the world problems we solved around the fire Friday night was worth the trip alone...lol Thanks again Curtis for all the Zuk parts they all made it home safely :)
John
and mike I'll help you pull your seats and take your carpet out at camp if you like it wouldn't take long at all. I'm a mechanic and I bring tons of tools and spare parts along. Last year I had no water inside mine whatsoever but its lifted about 5.5" with 31" tires. I can't wait for May
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i dont care much for the carpet that much, its torn up on the drivers side, but its a DD. so i dont want alot of water going through the truck... as long as im not over the rockers im good... or if its to a minimum of distance (to where water isnt going to enter the cabin)
man i gotta get some balls... but carpetless my truck is ugly... (fiberglass/cheaply replaced peices and rusty floorboards...)
*i did what i had to do to get it passed its OPP*
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I'm from Edmonton. I in...hopefully. ???
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We had an LJ meet near Cochrane last year, good times.
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where near cochrane was that... looks like some nice trails...
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where near cochrane was that... looks like some nice trails...
It was the Waiparous area.
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Nice machines guys. See if you can make it to the May week end run. Looks like you know how to have fun!
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anyone know of a run out to Waiparous happening in the summer? want to go out and see it but dont want to go venturing alone...
even non zuks... dont really know any local forums for alberta yet...
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Awesome to see all those LJ's here in Canada. Keep 'em goin' guys
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Awesome to see all those LJ's here in Canada. Keep 'em goin' guys
We had guys from as far away as Kansas and Oklahoma, Winnipeg, and several places inbetween. The 2 strokes are so much fun. Here's a video of our 2006 meet down in Washington:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-1677907194622772472&hl=en-CA
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so... gf's asking me this...
how meny people bringing gf's/wives?
she doesnt see the point of going with a whole bunch of "old" guys out camping... lol no offense guys...
but who all is coming and in what?
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Last year it was "Old Guys" out camping. Only 1 gf in attendance.
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what... no one brings the S/O along?
might just be there for saturday then. gf was hoping for atleast some girl talk to happen around the fire, noit just men talking about who's truck is bigger and pokin the fire...
come on, bring the wives out! i want more fourwheelin! and i cant really leave her at home, its "technicly" her sidekick... (i cant afford my insurence, so its "her" truck)
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Is there a date for this activity? I looked through and didn't see anything. Maybe blind?
Thinking about going.
-Eric
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The run is planned for the weekend of May 30 & 31. The local folks will be out on the afternoon/eveniing of the 29th.
Wives and gf's more than welcome to attend.
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Waiparous was past this weekend... went friday and the amount of quads there was stupid... (ohv area)
played in a gravel pit there, took her out and followed a lifted grand cherokee from sask. for a bit, he decided that the best spot to get out, drink a beer, and take some poser shots of his truck on a little dirt mound he found. i decided to just go around him up in the loose rock and went a bit farther down the section and dug in to some smaller loose gravel, got out, took a look at the rear wheels dug in a good 10 inches. the guys in the cherokee i could see decided to stop and laugh at my kick getting stuck, i walked to the front of the kick, locked my hubs, threw it in 4wd and drove out and out of the little valley of rock we were in. sort of made the guy shrink his ego down a bit as after that he drove back off to his camp site on the other side of the gravel pit.
everything there is still wet on the trails, still some snow but some of the larger areas are starting to dry out from all the snow we had this year.
defiinitly will be going back when it warms up and drys out a bit more.
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Hi Guy's.
I got out west this weekend. Still to much snow to wheel at the higher elevations. GPS coordinates for the camp site below. Camp site is still coverd in snow but it is at an elevation of 1250 meters. Hope it warms up soooooon!
Camp site location:
N 52 deg. 11.702
W 115 deg. 21.528
Give or take 50 meters in any direction.
Hope to see you out there May 30, 31 weekend.
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OK all, 18 days left and counting. Who's up for this run???? If anyone has any questions feel free to PM me. Thanks
John
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How many guys are coming to this so far?
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i am with the S/O
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How many guys are coming to this so far?
If you and Mike come there should be about 8-10 Zuks there. May end up meeting in Rocky Mountain House Friday night and then convoy out there. Did I mention I can't wait????????....lol
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How many guys are coming to this so far?
If you and Mike come there should be about 8-10 Zuks there. May end up meeting in Rocky Mountain House Friday night and then convoy out there. Did I mention I can't wait????????....lol
Right on! 8)
What is the idea for time and place of the Friday night meeting?
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If anyone has any questions about directions PM me. I got my 1.6 swap done on Tuesday and can't wait to try it out. I will be heading out towards Rocky around 2-3pm.
John
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Here's a quick little video I put together of the event...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJEGDEGhFJ4
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Nice, I wish I was still out there. So you made it home allright?
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Looks like a good time.
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Nice, I wish I was still out there. So you made it home allright?
"I" made it home, but the tracker didn't fair so well. By Red Deer it was knocking pretty bad. At Nisku, just South of Edmonton, she let loose with a bang-clunk-clunk. The oil pressure dropped and that was that. I'll keep you updated on the cause.
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Looks like a good time.
It was a blast! A wide variety of terrain, and a bunch of good guys to enjoy it with. I'm of the same sentiment as 83sj410: I wish I was still there.
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Great video. Not only can you drive that Tracker like a seasoned pro.........professional video to go with it!!!!!! So glad you joined us. I'll PM you and Zuki Freak a note the next time the kids and I go out that way again. There are many more trails to explore.........so many trails........so little summer!
Cheers to all who ran this year's Alberta Zuki Trail Run. Great week end!!!!!!! Good Fun!!!!!
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ill definitly be getting mine built a bit bigger for the next time... difinitly some lift, tires and a rear locker...
ps: that water crossing was deep... i would have been scared to do it if i was there.
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Great video. Not only can you drive that Tracker like a seasoned pro.........professional video to go with it!!!!!! So glad you joined us. I'll PM you and Zuki Freak a note the next time the kids and I go out that way again. There are many more trails to explore.........so many trails........so little summer!
Cheers to all who ran this year's Alberta Zuki Trail Run. Great week end!!!!!!! Good Fun!!!!!
Thanks Curtis. I'm glad I was able to make it! Great trails - great company - great weekend is right! PM me for sure, I would love to do it again.
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Time for another run out there. Oct 1 and 2nd Let the good times roll
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It was a good time! I've got almost 4 hours of footage to edit...
I post it here as soon as its done!
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i WISH i could get out for a couple more runs. but with 10+ hours between me and rocky mountain house i think i should atleast get a tow rig and trailer no more drive it there and back. need to get the funds together to make the run too. trailer rental and fuel on the tow rig would be $500+
worth it though... havent been wheelin since with that nice of guys. had a blast everytime.
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We found some mud this run...I hadn't been stuck since the first Zookmeld back in 08. I got stuck 3 times Saturday.
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Went up to the old baseline lookout tower and got above the clouds on
Sunday
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i see curtis never got his swing out tire carrier back on. atleast the plate is back on :laugh:
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Video from this last weekend:
Alberta ZukMeld Fall 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q45i7oqYrg#ws)
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Awesome video Ben!!! Makes me want to go back out there. It took me an hour and a half to clean my Sammi when I got home. I need to get one of those cameras
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looks like john took over for jay for getting stuck this time. j/k. seemed like it was pretty sticky mud you guys were going though.
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looks like john took over for jay for getting stuck this time. j/k. seemed like it was pretty sticky mud you guys were going though.
ha ha, I was trying to go everywhere Mik did with his 36s. It didn't work out every time :) The mud was super sticky.
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Ya that's a great video Ben! 8)
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Which camera are you using? Great video, makes me want to finish putting together some of my hours of video laying around.
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Which camera are you using? Great video, makes me want to finish putting together some of my hours of video laying around.
Thanks Drone. It's a GoPro!