a bulldozer to make a path through the trees.
The others follow not far behind, taking advan-
tage of the path we cut through the wood.
ridges just wide enough for one car--it's
all there. The scenery is breathtaking, as
are some of the downhills. We're actually
driving in an old military zone of untouched
rough terrain. Tough going with lots of sheep
and herders too. The fog has dissappeared.
Riverbeds uphill, steep climbs out of those
riverbeds requiring the right line or a very
strong winch and a good copilot. Fast driv-
ing next to the river on tiny winding dirt
tracks which dive straight into the river at
times, after which you have to drive across
the riverbed and through the water and up
the other side. Really great driving.
tracks. We need horsepower and the lock-
ers to get through the deep tracks and ever
higher up the mountain. When the roadbook
says, "Turn right off the track and follow
waypoints," it gets very special. The fog is
back and we drive into a pine forest, slip-
pery stuff, navigating between the trees,
lights and LED bars reflecting the fog make it
even more interesting. I feel as if I'm driving
through a scene from Lord of the Rings.
to get lost up here alone. We make slow
but steady progress trying to find the route.
woods and leave deep tracks hidden by
the ferns, which combined with the soggy
ground make it more than tricky driving.
is gone. Seems it was no fog, we just drove
straight through the clouds and what we