Written by:
Ray Lobato
We didn’t know each other. We just exchanged
information over the web site at www.4x4central.com,
until one day this guy, Kvo asked, "Does anyone from the Bay Area go to
Hollister Hills SVRA ?". Well I had been there a few times and had never
seen another Explorer out there, so I answered back . I gave this person
as much info as I could, told him how much fun it is out there, and hoped
he wanted to go 4-wheeling. Maybe we could get together and do a little
4-wheeling some time. Well as luck would have it, He comes back and asks
if I and anyone else from the Bay Area would like to go up there and do
a little 4-wheeling. We picked a date and well, here we are. We all
met at the Ranger Station and introduced each other. There was Khoa
Vo and his two dogs, Teddy and Cody, Garrett Guess and Kristi, and
me and my son Jordan. I was so stoked about going that I forgot my
camera, but I wasn’t alone. Khoa had his lunch all made up, but left
it at home.
Once we got into the gate, we aired down
and headed for the obstacle course, but not before Khoa and I had a little
fun going through the bowl. Garrett, seeking the better part of valor,
opted to go around. Khoa, after 2 attempts to get out finally found
a good line and out he came. I followed his line and got out with no problem.
At the obstacle course, Khoa made a run at the stair climb, with an off
camber turn in it to go back down the hill , and did a great job all the
way through. We went through some of the obstacles for a warm-up, then
headed out to the trails. The trails are marked to indicate the level of
difficulty. Green circle, for easiest trails. Blue square for more difficult,
and black diamonds, for most difficult. We hit almost all the blue square
trails. There were a few times we had to back up because we couldn’t get
up a steep hill. You know some lockers would sure come in handy. I’m gonna
have to convince the boss that we have a need for some ARB lockers.
I have posted questions which were answered,
and answered questions for others I also just talked to these people over
the Internet, but it was really nice to finally meet them and share an
experience with them. In fact it was so much fun that we are going to try
and get together again.
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