Seven Oaks Dam

[Shoyrtt]

My son and I spent a couple of fun hours wheeling at my local spot behind the Seven Oaks Dam with "Grocery Getter" and his family. The water level is back down to normal (it is a flood control dam) so there are some new rocks to play on! 8) Here is a long shot of the area last Easter Sunday when it was full of water and a few pics from the cell phone yesterday.

[DTB]

wow...thats breathtaking 

[EarlKann]

I remember when your truck looked like that Jim! 

[AaronB]

so were is this area?

[EarlKann]

so were is this area?

Seven Oaks Dam is in Redlands SoCal

[Shoyrtt]

I remember when your truck looked like that Jim! 

Its has been a while since my Runner looked that clean.

so were is this area?

Here is a link to more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Oaks_Dam

[Volcom]

I remember when your truck looked like that Jim! 

I had to look at the date posted to make sure someone didn't bump a three year old thread

[Marc P]

I lived in the Barton Flats area for about 1 1/2 years and went to Seven Oaks at least a few times. They had a biker bar there, but I dont remeber any wheeling except the dirt road that goes back to Angeles Oaks.

This was also 12 years ago, and I didnt have a capable rig.

[Shoyrtt]

I lived in the Barton Flats area for about 1 1/2 years and went to Seven Oaks at least a few times. They had a biker bar there, but I dont remeber any wheeling except the dirt road that goes back to Angeles Oaks.

This was also 12 years ago, and I didnt have a capable rig.

The fire road that leads down to the flood control basin also goes into the East Highland ranch area. There is a gate though that blocks access to Highland probably due in part to the fires from last year. 12 years ago there would have construction at the dam site, but it wasn't completed until 1999. I read somewhere that this dam is the second largest public works project in terms of $$ behind the "big dig" tunnel system in Boston.

[iNfErNaL]

Awesome Jim!!!.I had no idea you had an older son,just the twins and your daughter.He has a really nice Runner.

[Shoyrtt]

 

Awesome Jim!!!.I had no idea you had an older son,just the twins and your daughter.He has a really nice Runner.

If "grocery getter" was my son, I would have been "gettin busy" at about 7 or 8 years old.   

No, I need all the help I can get with my oldest daughter who starts high school this year.

One last picture of the rocks:

[iNfErNaL]

My son and I spent a couple of fun hours wheeling at my local spot behind the Seven Oaks Dam with "Grocery Getter" and his family.

I'm confused,I guess I just read that wrong 

[iNfErNaL]

  Oh,now I get it        Me-->  <--Myself...  so "Grocery Getter" is another person,Gotcha 

[ZukIzzy]

Cool pics Jim....now don't you have some pics or something else to share with the group.


I wanna seeeeee it 

give me a call.

wayne

[EarlKann]

No, I need all the help I can get with my oldest daughter who starts high school this year.

 Been nice knowing you!  Mine just graduated.  

[Shoyrtt]

  Oh,now I get it        Me-->  <--Myself...  so "Grocery Getter" is another person,Gotcha 

To the left in this pic is one of the twins (the other one is at camp) and Grocery Getter's wife and their son.   There is a cool thread on Pirate where Grocery Getter stayed at the lookout tower at Morton Peak (just above the dam). http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=691444

[Shoyrtt]

Cool pics Jim....now don't you have some pics or something else to share with the group.


I wanna seeeeee it 

give me a call.

wayne

Its still in the body shop. Pictures hopefully soon. I'll give you a call (I was letting you decompress from Cedar City).

[Shoyrtt]

 Been nice knowing you!  Mine just graduated.  

What do you charge per hour? 

[ZukIzzy]

What do you charge per hour? 

Its still in the body shop. Pictures hopefully soon. I'll give you a call (I was letting you decompress from Cedar City).

Sorry I know NOTHING....NOTHING.. I still wanna see.

I have a few ideas for you mechanicly speeking

Wayne

[EarlKann]

What do you charge per hour? 

I'll just straight trade you professional services.   

[grocery getter]

Hello everyone and thanks to Jim for answering all my questions and helping me replace the brake line.  The dam is a great place to test out a trucks set up.  It was also nice because the stream was still running so my family could relax in the cool water while I got to test out the truck.   I bought the truck turn key from sam man on the pirate board after I got home from deployment this year.  The truck has been awesome and thankfully the truck came with a spare brake line when I bought it, so it was a quick fix and we were back to having fun.

[Shoyrtt]

  To the Grocery Getter on his first post! Now we have to get you out to the Hammers!

[Shoyrtt]

I found a couple of pictures I didn't know about today from the trip.

[toywthbdydmge]

 Been nice knowing you!  Mine just graduated.  

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