Remember back awhile when my wife and I went over to her Cousins home in Helena? We were going to spend the weekend at a B&B just outside of Helena back up in the mountains and we got snowed out.

Well, make-up date is this weekend. It's in the 80's and no snow........so far! But this time Randy and I got it all figured out. Us two guys are going to head over late tomorrow afternoon with the 4-wheelers.....take a scenic route from the cabin (where the 4-wheelers are stored) and head south over the mountains to the B&B. Distance on the map, about 40 miles. Distance up and down in elevation....from 3,100' to over 10,000' and down again. Probably closer to 60 miles all together. Cross the Continental Divide 3 times on the trip. This way, if we get snow, we got the 4-wheelers to get around on. Pretty smart thinking, huh?

The girls are driving up (chickens) and will meet us there. Randy figures about two cases of beer will do for the trip...I'm figuring three. My helmet is fixed....the mike actually works now...so Randy and I can communicate our beer stops much better. This is a pretty good route. All on old logging roads and fire roads. No drop-offs, but we'll definitely hit a lot of snow once we get above 6,500'. We got a GPS which sometimes works, and somewhat charged and useable cell phones, so what more can we ask for?

This is gonna be a blast.

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Damn Bob, I have been itching all spring to take an extended four wheeler ride.. jealous am I.

Have a fun trip.

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Sounds like an awesome trip! Have fun!

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Sounds like a fun time Bob!
Wish i could be there with you!!!

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I keep having glimpses of Bob hanging on the edge of the cliff... wonder why that is. :lol:

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Ya know Bob, with the title of this thread, my first thought was that you and the Mrs. were going to try for another baby!

That was pretty freakin' scary! :icon_smile:

Ok, let me get this straight.

start with two four wheelers
throw in a pinch of 40+ miles of off roading
stir in many feet of snow at the higher elevations
blend with poor working GPS and phones
top it off with 2-3 cases of beer
serve with Montana Bob.

What's the recipe for?

a cluster fuck?

Many laughs once(if) Bob returns!

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Bob

If your going to stop and walk a while to check out the scenery, make sure you do not forget to wear a cow bell. Or carry your shotgun.

Have fun.

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[Analysis of trip as described by Bob completed, accounting for past experiences as related here]

Bye Bob.

Damn, I'm gonna miss him. He always made me laugh.


On a related note, is it OK to call first responders BEFORE your friend ventures out into the wilderness?


j/k

Have fun!

Ah, we'll be okay. We've been on some of the roads before and they're fine, and once we get up on the Divide, we follow a bike/hiking trail for most of the way. The hardest part will be trying to figure out when and where do we get off the divide and head down and east to hit the road to the B&B.

Randy's got the GPS working good and we have radio receivers hooked up to transmitters on top of two fire lookouts along the route. Right now it looks like only about a 5-7 mile stretch will have a ton of snow, the rest up high is scattered drifts and bare ground. (wind blown clear even in the winter)

Just talked with Randy and he reminded me that about halfway we drop down and cross US Highway 12 on top of McDonald Pass. And damn, wouldn't you know it but there's a tavern right there. Uh, trip could take longer than we figure.

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