Is there anyone else that can say that they called for a tow from AAA and officially got rejected from every towing company in the valley!? Well, the Stephens Family can!
As the boys were driving into the campsite on Saturday, they drove Mike's truck about 100 yards off of the main road (although the road they were on was still paved) and suddenly sunk into about three feet of snow. The frame of the truck was even in the snow! They figured they would flag some people down later to help them out, so they went about building a fire and hiking around for fun. Later, when they decided it was time to head home, they tried to get the truck out... to no avail! They finally flagged down a jeep and a local sheriff to team pull them out. Instead, the jeep and sheriff got stuck too!
Some snowmobilers drove by and stopped to help. They were able to pull out the jeep and the sheriff, but Mike's truck stayed sunken in the snow.
The next day was Sunday and we decided the ox was in the mire and we had to get the truck out. (The truck being the ox, the mire being the snow!!). I brought them a bunch of snow shovels and they started digging... but every time they made progress with the truck it would hit another patch of powder and they would just sink in again.
It wasn't until about 11pm on Sunday night that we finally freed the truck! It took about 15 people pushing the truck backward while simultaneously two snowmobiles pulled it with some ropes. After it got close enough, a tow truck was able to hook up its wench and pull it the remaining 40 yards or so. Needless to say it was an adventure!
Here are some fun pictures. There is one of me making a funny face, but that is because the moose is in the background :) Enjoy!!
3 comments:
That sounds like quite the adventure just to go camping! Glad that you finally got the truck out. And I think that you make one cute moose, Ashley.
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What cute boys you have in Eli and Jax! We were just down there in Provo with our son Mat and fam. But we got a stomach flu you'll be glad we didn't share!
We came back to real spring here though which cheered me up a lot, hate leaving kids and grandkids behind!
Snow caves and hikes! My Mat would love them, but I think his wife would vote for air mattresses, me too! I'm glad the truck ordeal didn't do permanent damage to the vehicle or to the enjoyment of the scenery! How fun to see a moose!
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