Sparky-Watts
Banned
Finally got recuperated enough from the long weekend of work to go wheelin' today in the snow. Man, it felt good! Sorry, I didn't take any pics with the digital camera. I've gone back to my roots and started shooting film again. I just missed the control I had with film and a good SLR. Got a good deal on an Olympus OM2n a couple of weeks ago, and thanks to eBay I added $500 worth of lenses for less than $150!!
Anyway, back to the wheelin'. I went out to Cheney Lake, my usual stomping grounds. The water level has been way low all summer due to the drought we've been in. There's a good 150 feet from the normal shoreline to the water's edge now, all nice smooth sand. I can put in at my favorite spot and drive 15 miles either direction along the shoreline. With 7 inches of virgin snow and drifts up to 15 inches, I had a blast!! I took Sonya the Wonder Dog with me, and she loved it, too. When I'm about to hit something rough or get crazy with it, I tell her to hang on, and she spreads her legs out a little and kinda crouches down in the back of the Jeep. Once we got done spinning around or whatever, she comes up and licks me in the side of my face, tail wagging! It was all pretty much completely flat and smooth, so I could get up to about 45 mph and crank the wheel into a long, arching slide, snow billowing up and over the top of the Jeep.
Sonya had fun running around in the snow, too. I'd make snowballs and throw them to her. She'd try to catch them in her mouth, and look all suprised when they just fell apart!:lol: Then I'd throw one and tell her to fetch it. Of course, it would disappear into the snow, but she'd root around with her nose in the snow and finally come up with it!
Just thought I'd share.......8)
Anyway, back to the wheelin'. I went out to Cheney Lake, my usual stomping grounds. The water level has been way low all summer due to the drought we've been in. There's a good 150 feet from the normal shoreline to the water's edge now, all nice smooth sand. I can put in at my favorite spot and drive 15 miles either direction along the shoreline. With 7 inches of virgin snow and drifts up to 15 inches, I had a blast!! I took Sonya the Wonder Dog with me, and she loved it, too. When I'm about to hit something rough or get crazy with it, I tell her to hang on, and she spreads her legs out a little and kinda crouches down in the back of the Jeep. Once we got done spinning around or whatever, she comes up and licks me in the side of my face, tail wagging! It was all pretty much completely flat and smooth, so I could get up to about 45 mph and crank the wheel into a long, arching slide, snow billowing up and over the top of the Jeep.
Sonya had fun running around in the snow, too. I'd make snowballs and throw them to her. She'd try to catch them in her mouth, and look all suprised when they just fell apart!:lol: Then I'd throw one and tell her to fetch it. Of course, it would disappear into the snow, but she'd root around with her nose in the snow and finally come up with it!
Just thought I'd share.......8)
