2018 4WDrive Overland SE - June

cigarette lighter.
Work started on my tire, taking it off its
bead so Jody could patch up the sidewall,
along with re-plugging the other puncture.
We were then back on the trail, heading
up a road where even riding as a passenger
can raise your anxiety level. Half way up,
Jack’s rear track-bar bracket imploded, so
Jody secured it by attaching ratchet straps
to the various tie points to allow a safe
journey.
The rugged areas of BC are
breathtaking, with narrow roads, and
small slides that increase the off-camber
sections; the kind of roads that you can
feel decay as you pass.
The road snaked along the mountain
side, with the earth’s ore sliding onto the
roadway in front of us. To our left we
could see the rocks scattering down the
steep hillside to the valley floor far below.
As much as that makes your heart skip a
beat, it is quickly offset by the serenity of
an experience that mixes the child in your
heart with the adult in your soul.
We slowly made our way to the lake,
spots of snow still clinging to the walls of
the surrounding mountains. One I called
the Spirit of Moly, as it resembled Casper
the Ghost. Shaun brought out his drone,
smiling like a kid in a candy shop.
I sat on the shore of the lake, my knees
up to my chin, arms wrapped around
them, feeling at peace; the drone passed
over head, zipping along the mountain
sides and river, heading out over the lake.
It was time to head back. Shaun wanted
the tail gunner spot so he could capture
some footage to put together a video.
Back at base camp, we swapped out
my Jeep’s tire, Jody then tackled the
next project; an on-the-trail welding
job! Bringing out two batteries from the
trucks, they were connected with jumper
cables. Adrian had a few welding rods
on him and I got a lesson on the science
behind welding. Several variations in
the set up were made to get the voltage
correct, alternating between two and three
batteries. After some trial and error, Jody
was successful in getting a firm weld on
Jack’s bracket.
Off Camber Humps.
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