Sightings Of The Willy Mammoth

[Lady Di]

holy canolli, we finally caught a break! 6:00 am we're cruising down I-40 coming into Amarillo. Traffic was stopped in front of us just past exit 22 so we pullled over to check the map and listen to the CB. We heard the hiway was closed in both directions, so listening to the CB and checking Google map we are now on Old Rte 66, its a frontage road paralleling I-40 and we can now officially saw we cruised the real Rte 66
SUre hope it goes far enough to get past this

[Lady Di]

some of the truckers on the CB  are saying they have been stopped 4-5 hours!
Holy CRAP!

[Lady Di]

I'm seeing flashing lights ahead

[Lady Di]

holy it appears one truck ran into the rear end of another truck, and burst into flames. The truck was still smoking. Traffic is not going to be moving on either side any time soon.

OMG! That was such quick thinking on Marks part to pull over!

[Lady Di]

that was about a good 10 mile backup, you could see where the truckers had just climbed in bed cause there'd be a couple truck lengths of no one in front of them.

What a MESS! We would have easily been there till noon! That goodness for CB's, truckers and wireless internet

[79coyotefrg]

excellent picture, wermz! ....      ... speaking of... Glen, Wermz sends his warmest regards.. 

  Wermz  you silly man,  i cant  see what it says  besides  Arkansas,  but  you  look like a nut 

[The old man]

Hi Guys,
  Good to hear your on your way back to home sweet home. My grand dogs are having a ball . Ginger is up my all day but we get along OK. Tiny-dog is OK too, he sleeps alot all day. I left a message a few days ago but I guess I forgot to post it,any way last weekend we went to the river house and I let the dogs out off leach knowing thats what you do at home.  Well Ginger was running around and got on the dock where Mary was so I proceded to go get her when she jumped in the river. OH NO,GATOR BAIT! She swam around until I could get around to the neighbors doc to reach over the side of the rail to grab her by the neck and pull her out with no gator attached. She was cold and shivering so I dried her off and blow dried. It seems to be like this day after day. If it's not one thing it's another but we are all having a good time especially at night, what a good bed partner. See you soon. The old man.

[79coyotefrg]

  Hi Marks dad     sounds like Ginger is keeping you on your toes 

glad  she came out of the water  GATOR free 

[fordh8r]

  Keep up the good  there Mark...keeping my  that you guys don't have anymore trouble out there...




Hi there Mr willy Sr.!   



Glad to hear Mark and Diane are coming home to a full house  . Those gators are like giant leaches only they take more than their fair share...  

[Rocksurfer]

There was a truck between us and AJ. He said he saw smoke coming from around the truck and when the truck went around us the tire came flying at him

The Mammoth was just getting back at him for delaying you guys.

Who the EFF does road construction, closing down all but one lane in either direction on an interstate at 7:00 at night!!
In Orlando they at least wait till the bulk of the traffic is subsided

Welcome to Arizona, the land of the construction zone.

[baconator]

haha sounds like my sisters dog trying to be coyote bait

[Willy Mammoth]

We are at a Love's about 40 minutes from OK City, looks like we're going to try to do the big push and get to Hot Springs tonight

[Lady Di]

Hi Guys,
   Good to hear your on your way back to home sweet home. My grand dogs are having a ball . Ginger is up my all day but we get along OK. Tiny-dog is OK too, he sleeps alot all day. I left a message a few days ago but I guess I forgot to post it,any way last weekend we went to the river house and I let the dogs out off leach knowing thats what you do at home.  Well Ginger was running around and got on the dock where Mary was so I proceded to go get her when she jumped in the river. OH NO,GATOR BAIT! She swam around until I could get around to the neighbors doc to reach over the side of the rail to grab her by the neck and pull her out with no gator attached. She was cold and shivering so I dried her off and blow dried. It seems to be like this day after day. If it's not one thing it's another but we are all having a good time especially at night, what a good bed partner. See you soon. The old man.

  She's WHAT? 

 

I doubt she jumped in the water, she hates the water, but she can't see well any more, she probably just fell. Thank goodness there was no gators attached, we know that one loves to frequent the river and torment Mom!!

Oh, and sleep is what tinydog does best these days. LOL

thanks for taking such good care of the poopers

[MiniSimp]

WTH? No pics on this page!

[baconator]

oooh... that looks like fun

[Lady Di]

oooh... that looks like fun

What you can't see from that picture is there is about 50' drop just to the right of the mammoth into Little Sluice.

Mark had all his tools in the back of the Mammoth, it was way tail heavy.

I WAS sitting in the Mammoth video taping (with my eyes closed LOL) when the tire came about 4' up the first time.

I got out to 'relieve some of the downside load' and video tape , and Wermz got on the front bumper for ballast. I have it on video of him riding the mammoth about 3' in the air before Mark backed off again.

Wermz needs to pack on a few pounds before he can be useful as ballast.
I handed the camera to Mark to put away and jumped on the cage next to Wermz. between his skinny butt and my fat we were able to keep the left tire on the ground.

We had CT's ice chest strapped to the front stinger for the entire ride back out the next day which helped a bit I'm sure.

[Lady Di]

Mini, I know you weren't there. Who took that pic? Danny? Are there more?

[Lady Di]

So if we had rolled the Mammoth and landed on the wheels at the bottom could we have said we did little sluice?

That was an 8 on the Rubicon butt pucker scale for sure.

[Lady Di]

I'll post more pics in a bit. Time to drive :drive:

[baconator]

hmm... i was more meaning the hanging off the bumper part.  but it sounds like the pucker factor was pretty high.  i dont think my rig would do it the way it sits

[MiniSimp]

Mini, I know you weren't there.

I was secretly hiding in the bushes silently following you guys....

Who took that pic? Danny?

Yup.

Are there more?

No more of the Mammoth, but there are more

[iNfErNaL]

Hey Kyle,I sent you a friend request on MySpace...You better aprove me punk   

[MiniSimp]

Hey Kyle,I sent you a friend request on MySpace...You better aprove me punk   

Denied [pbb smiley]:flipoff2:[/pbb smiley]

[*FFC*]

Hey Kyle,I sent you a friend request on MySpace...You better aprove me punk   

If yer referring to the above link, that's not Kyle's Myspace It's Danny's if I'm not mistaking

[MiniSimp]

If yer referring to the above link, that's not Kyle's Myspace It's Danny's if I'm not mistaking

You'ld be surprised, Peps is smarter than the average bear...

[iNfErNaL]

You'ld be surprised, Peps is smarter than the average bear...

   

[*FFC*]

Guess I shoulda gave Peps more credit Sorry

[CTENG in KS]

CT is back safe and sound in KS.

[unclejpl4x4]

about time  j/k glad u made it back    and the radioactive crator people did not eat U

[*FFC*]

CT is back safe and sound in KS.

Ya'll are in KS already???