backwards and into a deep rut. This odd
angle lifted one wheel way up into the air
and the passenger door flew open as the
driver's wife hit the eject button. From this
position, it's a three-foot operation for a
carbureted Hilux. You need one foot on the
brake, one foot on the clutch and one foot
to feather the gas pedal. As always, the feel-
ing of tipping from inside the truck is much
worse than what it actually looks like from
was made to hook a strap to the pickup and
safely clear the obstacle.
in charge is the safest and most efficient
way of doing things. In this case, it was
Luer as the spotter. Greg is a long time
Rising Sun member and has led more runs in
Colorado and Utah than most of the rest of
us combined. There is nothing better from a
trail leader perspective than to have some-
one like that as part of your group. I was