Jim Sprick Park & Clover Springs

[Wildman]

Well a few of us showed up Friday night to help clean up Jim Sprick park for the PNW Trail Jamboree. But after going out to dinner Friday and getting caught in a snow storm. Then waking up to THIS!!!! we figured all we would be raking would be snow.
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1886.jpg
So all work and NO Play makes for a boring day.
Sunday was a nice day with the temps around 30. Yep what a heat wave for April!!!!
So we headed up towards Clover Springs/Bald Mountain. It was dusty and dry down at the bottom then got to be patches of snow til we hit the good stuff.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1889.jpg
Well the first real stuck of the day wass Yannie.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1891.jpg
First out came the strap.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1896.jpg
Nope no good.
Then the winch.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1909.jpg
Then two winches.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1910.jpg
So now try to pull him out the way he came in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1913.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1914.jpg
Well finally it took the mighty 8274 a snatch block and another winch to unstuck him.
So on our way again.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1920.jpg

[Wildman]

Had to stop and look at those dual beadlock wheels.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1916.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1917.jpg
Made it to the top.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1922.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1925.jpg

Then had lunch at the cabin.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1926.jpg
On the way out Jim got a little stuck too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jim%20Sprick%202008/IMGP1931.jpg
Noting exciting but fun was had by all. And I got to have a shakedown run for my Jeep before Moab.

[korisu56]

That place looks really really nice. That's a helluva footprint your locks leave behind. Looks like you guys had a great time and just out of curiosity, what size lift was Yannie running on what size tires? Looked like he had a lot of clearance. At any rate...looks like fun.

[Wildman]

37" BFG KM2 and I think a 5.5" Rubicon Express lift.

[korisu56]

Wow. Pic 5 makes it look like a lot more clearance than that. If his jeep is also the one in the back of pic 1, then that's what I thought it would look like. However, I'm sure the snow and angle of the photo have a part to play.

[miljeep]

Looks like you all had a lot of fun. I have not had the chance to drive my jeep in the snow yet, but hopefully someday it will start snowing wherever I am stationed in the future. Thanks for posting the pics.