Participants:

Edward Salas   TJ 37 inch tires

Ryan Gillespie   Nissan Pathfinder 31 inch tires

Mike Anderson TJ 35 inch tires

Paul Neubert   Ford Explorer 35 inch tires

After the drivers meeting at 9 we started for the trails at 9:30. From the parking lot we drove down past the old office and took L3 to A and then B to 1a and Turned on to a section of trail 1 then back down to B and over to the pole line.  All of us took the far right line and completed the descent without any issues or spotting. The water crossing/ Mud pit made Ryan a little nervous and we were able to find a route around it since the water was a little deeper than normal and he is on 31’s.  After the pole line we turned on to H and entered the west property.

One of three groups
 
Me – TJ on 33’s
Mike Anderson – TJ on 35’s
Dan, JD, and Josie Peck – JK on 35’s
Greg Browning with friend – MJ on 37’s maybe
Greg’s other friend – 2wd Quad
Mark Tuckish – JK on 37’s
Ed Salas – TJ on 37’s

 

Off-Camber Crawlers Trail Report

2016 Annual New Year’s Day Trail Ride

In the George Washington National Forest to Flag Pole Knob and Meadow Knob

Participants in no particular order and most passengers not listed.

Members:

Dan Peck, 07 Wrangler JKU

John & Andrew Harvin, Wrangler LJ

Morgan Franklin, 94 Wrangler YJ

Melissa Burn, 00 VehiCROSS

Dean Rose, 15 Wrangler JKU

Chris Stewart, 10 Wrangler JKU

Alan & Melanie Staiman, 14 Wrangler Rubicon

Ryan Gilespie & Scott Gilbert, 01 Pathfinder R50

Dana Gramling, FJ Cruiser

Paul Neubert, 93 Explorer

Patrick Wilson, 12 Wrangler JKUR

DK & Natalie Stewart, Wrangler JKUR

Richard Quaye, 03 Wrangler Rubicon

Doug & Robin Masnick, 93 4Runner

Adam Folts, 94 Cherokee

Bryan & Sandy Folts, 87 Wrangler YJ

Mike Anderson, Wrangler TJ

Guests:  

John Crocker, 01 Wrangler TJ

Dave Matheu, 15 Wrangler JKU

Ben DeVore, 13 Wrangler JKU

Christine Keatley, Xterra

Pete McCaughey, 83 Scrambler CJ8

Sam Stoker, 85 Bronco

Stephen Marks, 08 Wrangler JK

Stephanie Morascyzk, Wrangler JK

Ed Stiefvater, 15 Wrangler JK

Tyler Arnet, 06 Wrangler LJ

Jeff Petterew, 15 Wrangler JK

Chris Cooper, 02 Wrangler TJ

Rick Livesay, 76 Land Cruiser FJ40

** If I missed anyone please let me know!!

It all started about 9:30 AM, January 1st, 2016 at the East Market Street Sheetz in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Thirty-some rigs pretty much took over the pizza parking lot next door. There’s no way we wouldn’t have completely blocked up the Sheetz lot! Good thing the pizza place was not open yet. There was a group of three Jeeps at the Sheetz that said they would join us on the trail.We decided to keep the group all together and not split up this year. The decision was made to run up Dunkle Hollow since the long run down Rt33 and the easy run up the trail that starts at Switzer Lake would make it easy to keep the group together. Less turns.

Thanks again to Bryan for leading the New Year’s Day run and providing such a good report!

As Bryan already eluded to, Ryan Gillespie was with us at Sheetz and then had to leave and didn’t make it on the trail. He took care of things and was ready to catch up to us by about 1pm. He reached out to me to see if he could still salvage some trail time since he had driven all the way out there from Alexandria. We relayed directions, some correct and some not quite so, and he eventually hit us head on right around the mud flats. Once the primary group continued their way down the mountain, led by Bryan, a small group of us were headed back the other way to get Ryan some trail time.

2016 Trail Boss Winner: Patrick Wilson
 
TOTAL:  26 trail runs --- 15 qualifying and 11 non-qualifying events).
 
Qualifying:
Wilson - 3
Salas - 2
Peck - 2
Stewart - 2
Ball - 1
Harvin - 1
Folts - 1
Galpin - 1
Woods - 1
Jeff Jurgrau - 1
 
DETAIL Qualifying: 
* Dan Peck:  MOR Colossal Canines - Nov 12 (group1) - TG Jeff Eppolite
Jeff Jurgrau:  MOR Colossal Canines - Nov 12 (group2). TG - Jeff Eppolite
Chris Stewart: Fall Foliage Ride Nov 6 Oct 21
Patrick Wilson: OCC June 17-19 2016 Father's Day Weekend Camping - TG-Morgan Franklin
Patrick Wilson: OCC 201 Class Aug 1 (Sunday)
Patrick Wilson: OCC 201 Class July 30th (Saturday)
Chip Woods: Eugene and Bunny Rose benefit run Rausch Creek July 9 
Ed Salas: Rausch Creek May 22ndDay trip
Mike Ball: Wheeling for Hope 2016 (Sunday)
Andrew Harvin: Wheeling for Hope 2016 (Saturday)
Charles Galpin : Colossal Canines March 6 (Sunday) TG-Morgan Franklin
Dan Peck: Colossal Canines March 5 (Saturday)  TG-Chip Woods
Bryan Folts: New Year's Day Run to Flagpole  -
Chris Stewart: New Year's Day Run to Flagpole - breakout group. TG - Andrew Harvin
* Ed Salas: December Rausch Creek run TG - Paul Neubert
 
MISSING (non-qualifying):
[Missing report]: Big Dogs Fall Crawl Oct 16 2016 - The Cove
[Missing report]: Big Dogs Fall Crawl Oct 15 2016 - The Cove
[Missing report]: VA4WD Sept 17 - Oak Ridge Estates
[Missing report]: VA4WD Sept 16 - Oak Ridge Estates
[Missing Report] OCC 101 Class Aug 1 (Sunday)
[Missing Report - Chip] OCC 101 Class July 30th
 
NOT APPLICABLE (non-qualifying)
--  [NON OCC Guide - PA Jim Moore - non-member]: Rausch Creek Oct 21-23 - Open
--  [Canceled for lack of interest]: Gore MOR Aug 20-21, 2016
--  [NO OCC MEMBERS]: Big Dogs Summer Slam Aug 13-14 2016 - The Cove
--  [NON OCC Guide -per Virgil] Virgil wrote a report: A4WDA At The Cove May 14-15
--  [Canceled for Snow]: OCC Prospects' Trail Ride 

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