Sightings Of The Willy Mammoth

Lady Di · October 29, 2007, 07:14:08 AM

OH well, another vacation comes to an end time to pack it up and head for points south again.
But firstly... more pics!

Sunset last night picture taken from behind the LBC.
The neighbors, visiting the trails for the first time from NY state, popped by to have a few drinks and a few laughs. Very cool guys (yes, those were the guys with the marshmellows, and they still have them :haha)

We woke to some nice fog this morning. The first pic is from in front of the LBC and the last two are the view from the cabins up the hill.

cruzila · October 29, 2007, 07:25:41 AM

Hey, Diane, I think it is about time you pulled Mark out of those coveralls. I bet he is getting pretty smelly by now. He was wearing those things the last time I saw him.

Do we have a washing machine smiley

Carryon

Lady Di · October 29, 2007, 07:35:28 AM

cosgans does

Oh, and don't worry aobut the smell, I'm still wearing my coveralls too. It's like garlic, as long as everybody eats it then the smell is not a problem

CTENG in KS · October 29, 2007, 07:39:55 AM

Isn't that a yummay thought.

79coyotefrg · October 29, 2007, 08:19:25 AM

unclejpl4x4 · October 29, 2007, 11:47:28 AM

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on October 29, 2007, 07:35:28 AM

Oh, and don't worry aobut the smell, I'm still wearing my coveralls too. It's like garlic, as long as everybody eats it then the smell is not a problem

i so did not need that visual

Lady Di · October 29, 2007, 12:04:59 PM

Quote from: unclejpl4x4 on October 29, 2007, 11:47:28 AM
i so did not need that visual

too bad they haven't yet invented the scent-cam

Lady Di · October 29, 2007, 04:09:48 PM

Since the drive from the campground is so steep Mark decided it would be best if I drove the Mammoth pulling the trailer down and he drove the LBC without all that weight behind it.
That was fun for me and I got some pics but as usual they don't really show the incline of the road.
But in the first pic you can see the cabins at the top of the picture, that's where we were just a few turns earlier up the road.
Tinydog navigated

We're now at a campground in Union Grove, NC.
I tried to call ahead but no one answered and when we got here the office was open but there was a sign that they were out and just find a site

so we did.
Unfortunatly it doesn't appear they allow fires

so we're just chillin in the LBC watching the history channel and eating greek chicken I had pre-cooked

topar · October 29, 2007, 07:43:33 PM

I missed the Mammoths

topar · October 29, 2007, 07:52:28 PM

So after looking at the pics I see you went to the New River. One of the oldest rivers (on the planet or north America I don't remember which) I have white water rafted on that river under the bridge many times. Once a year they have bridge day and Base jumpers and bungee jumpers jump off of that bridge all day long.

Lady Di · October 30, 2007, 05:57:32 AM

Quote from: topar on October 29, 2007, 07:52:28 PM
So after looking at the pics I see you went to the New River. One of the oldest rivers (on the planet or north America I don't remember which) I have white water rafted on that river under the bridge many times. Once a year they have bridge day and Base jumpers and bungee jumpers jump off of that bridge all day long.

The second year we were going to Twin Hollow I had called a campground in the area of Beckley planning on stopping there before heading up into the hills (we would not do those roads at night with a trailer)
The guy at the campground asked if we were going to be jumping from the bridge?

I was like WHAT??

Never heard of it before that moment.

He said one year someone called up to make researvations at this campground and he said 'do you know there's going to be a bunch of idiot's jumping off that bridge?" And of course the caller was one of those idiots

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_Gorge_Bridge

The New River Gorge Bridge carries U.S. Highway 19 over the New River and the CSX railroad at a height of 876 feet (267 m), making it the highest vehicular bridge in the Americas, and the second-highest in the world. (Before the 2004 opening of the Millau Viaduct in France, it was the highest in the world.)

Lady Di · October 30, 2007, 06:05:10 AM

could you imagine? You couldn't even get me close to the edge with the railing!

Hey, check it out, that bridge in the distance is the bridge we drove across in the gorge

Lady Di · October 30, 2007, 06:14:50 AM

Quote from: topar on October 29, 2007, 07:43:33 PM
I missed the Mammoths

I was hoping to hear you could make it up $I\'m Down$ Another time

Lady Di · October 30, 2007, 07:33:45 AM

Quote from: 79coyotefrg on October 26, 2007, 06:31:42 PM
did you visit the tree Diane tried to eat

I just caught this post. That wasn't here, that was in Florida, at Crooms ATV/Motorcycle park.

79coyotefrg · October 30, 2007, 08:42:09 AM

oh

Quote from: MrsWillyMammoth on October 30, 2007, 07:33:45 AM
I just caught this post. That wasn't here, that was in Florida, at Crooms ATV/Motorcycle park.

topar · October 30, 2007, 08:13:19 PM

Maybe next time. Let me know in advance when you guys are comming up this way again and I will try to hook up with you guys. My brother was in from Ca and I have a sever lack of funds right now. My brother wants to take his Rhino on the Rubicon next year so I might be flying out to Ca to do the Rubicon for the first time in my life. Wish I could take my Toyota but it will not fit in the overhead.

rockscrambler · November 24, 2007, 02:26:18 PM

Quote from: topar on October 30, 2007, 08:13:19 PM
Maybe next time. Let me know in advance when you guys are comming up this way again and I will try to hook up with you guys. My brother was in from Ca and I have a sever lack of funds right now. My brother wants to take his Rhino on the Rubicon next year so I might be flying out to Ca to do the Rubicon for the first time in my life. Wish I could take my Toyota but it will not fit in the overhead.

send it out on the rail. I was reading in one of the 4wheel mags about a guy who did that and the truck got there 2 days before him , got stolen , so he decided to ride with a friend and as they were wheeling up the trail they found his rig rolled over along the side of the trail.

MiniSimp · January 02, 2008, 06:52:26 AM

Lady Di · January 02, 2008, 07:23:53 AM

Here's a link to our NYE thread.

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=40138.msg501653#msg501653

subliminaltrips · January 02, 2008, 09:57:49 AM

peeeeeek aaaaah boooooooo!

Redbeard1 · January 17, 2008, 09:34:15 PM

Look what showed up in Iraq...

Lady Di · January 18, 2008, 06:10:18 AM

The mammoth is sited in Iraq!!!!

Thanks for posting that!

Lady Di · January 23, 2008, 10:21:50 AM

Marlin and Christine are in FL

We're going to dinner with them tomorrow

79coyotefrg · January 23, 2008, 11:07:07 AM

ok OK , GIVE MARLIN A BIG HUG FOR MEEEEEEEE

Lady Di · January 23, 2008, 11:52:40 AM

Quote from: 79coyotefrg on January 23, 2008, 11:07:07 AM

ok OK , GIVE MARLIN A BIG HUG FOR MEEEEEEEE

Will do, Glen

Lady Di · January 24, 2008, 01:00:55 PM

Alrighty! We will be meeting them tonight at 7:00 at the Ruby Tuesday's in Kissimmee on 192.

Lady Di · January 24, 2008, 07:16:13 PM

A good time was had by all! We were joined by Marlin and Christine. Marlin's Uncle Ed and Aunt Lily (?) and cousin Joanne and her husband.
Dinner was great and of course we got pics...

The motley crew at the dinner table: