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By: George Reiswig - 7/2002
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| Black Tusk Trail provided awesome lunch break scenery. |
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| ...but there was too much snow up top to continue. |
At least I think so. Pleasantly, it is getting hard to tell how long into the trip we are, what the date is, or even what day of the week it is. Today we did the Black Tusk trail near Whistler, which was very steep but not at all difficult. Near the top, the snowdrifts were so deep and off-camber that there was simply no way to continue. But we had a great lunch with a fantastic view of the surrounding peaks, including some of the most convoluted granite I have ever seen.
Pleasant enough, but I am starting to wish that more insects shared the philosophy of one of our crew, Charlie, and ate only plants. Indeed, there seem to be a great variety and multitude of insects here, most of them gifted with flight, who would like nothing better than an abdomen full of blood -- ours. DEET is our friend, as are the mosquito net jackets we brought with us.
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| The diesel, snorkel, and new door seals have us looking for some deeper water to cross. |
We did laundry today in Whistler. Parked there, our Unimog once again received the enthralled attention of onlookers, some of whom poked and prodded their way around the underside. Some of these people turn out to be pleasant, not taking for granted that you're desirous of doing your canned presentation, What is a Unimog? Others come up with intelligent questions like, "What's the deal with THAT?" Deal? Make me an offer, boy.... If my alternator belts keep giving out, I may just take you up on it.
Nah... I like this truck, and I think perhaps he's starting to like me. But it is a curious thing, this sport. Why do we insist on taking a thousand pounds of gear out into the middle of nowhere, driving on four wheels? Why drive on anything that you could almost walk faster? Why risk breaking a working vehicle like this? Because it is there seems like a banal excuse. There was a time when being on a trail, any trail, was what made four wheeling fun for me. Nowadays, I find myself more and more interested in the destination. I may be moving away from a partnership with the vehicle I travel in. Does this mean I m getting old? Hmmm...
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