Groundhog OHV
Some people name their trucks, I certainly did: Ailith/Alyth (Scottish for seasoned warrior/Gaelic for ‘ascending/rising’.
The moment we got our truck we found the first available off-pavement detour on our way home. We had been to many off-pavement trails and 4wd routes found on various mapping programs. This was different...as we were crawling around this rock area, getting to explore some of the limits to this truck was very fun. We got so distracted with the fun, that we forgot how quickly things can fall away. Lava rocks and the resulting cinders can be unpredictable and dangerous as they crumble away without warning. This first picture was a significant incline on loose cinders. Truck did just fine going up it and perching there for a few pictures so we pushed it a little more.
This was a quick off-pavement excursion that landed us at the OHV rock-climbing area that was definitely intended for ATV, dirt bike, UTV type vehicles. The big lesson learned here - check the terrain if you aren’t already familiar with the route ahead of you!! Look at the overhang that Ailith and I are perched upon! The underside of that has eroded away and we have NO BUSINESS parking there. I had no idea that there was no support under these rocks. I want to do my part to preserve these areas and this was not our best form. Not to mention we could have lost the truck and I both here. We got out just fine, not even a single cinder crumbled. Lesson learned without damage. Best case scenario for learning lessons.
Leave it better than you found it!
We pick up trash, and put out fires when we find them.
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