Malakoff/Diggins NorCal Trip

[Pi_Baker]

Hey so met a couple of you out on this trip and then i didn't post the things I said I was gonna!

So ... uh ... yeah, let's get to the visual splendor, shall we?

@rho @JCWages @CTO1Mike @Firemom


A couple pics of The Crew We Had With Us, And Their Rigs
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[Pi_Baker]

From there we'll hit up Pics From Camp (which are limited because that hail storm scared the crap out of me)

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[Pi_Baker]

Day One was awesome. At our first stop there were weird toilets (read: four holes in a plank of wood) plus a cemetery and we almost got the Hanta Virus!
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At our second stop there was a pretty darn idyllic-looking mining town

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[Pi_Baker]

We also saw The Effects Of Hydraulic Mining Which Are Pretty But Horrifying:
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[Pi_Baker]

After we got to camp, some of us opted to head further up the trail, and went to Faucherie, which is where i took these photoooos:

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[Pi_Baker]

On the second day Rho and I got a later start and took the head off home early, so there aren't as many photoooooooos but here they are

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[Pi_Baker]

And then when I got home it turned out I'd done this:

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So... uh... yeah!

Successful trip!

 

[JCWages]

I'm still laughing at the long line of vehicles behind my truck waiting patiently for me to umm poop.

 

[CTO1Mike]

I'm still laughing at the long line of vehicles behind my truck waiting patiently for me to umm poop.

Was the highlight of my trip......

 

[CTO1Mike]

Hey so met a couple of you out on this trip and then i didn't post the things I said I was gonna!

So ... uh ... yeah, let's get to the visual splendor, shall we?

@rho @JCWages @CTO1Mike @Firemom


A couple pics of The Crew We Had With Us, And Their Rigs

Was awesome to meet you as well. Looking forward to the next trip with you both. And those were some great pics!

 

[RoarinRow]

Awesome pics!

 

[TrailHawkGuy]

Cool picture- they tell the story- was so much fun to meet the OB crew - looking forward to the next adventure