Well, NEHOG's Winter Fun snow run was a raging success! We managed to have eight Hummers (from as far away as PA), and for a short while, a follow-along truck. The guy in the truck decided it would be much more fun to simply ride in a Hummer, parked his truck, and rode with us! A blast.

 Here we are, lined up in a row. Eight Hummers makes quite a sight, don't they? We did have one minor problem, in that one of the Hummers was leaking power steering fluid--a recently installed hydraulic winch fitting leaked. A quick turn with the wrenches fixed that up fast. Carrying tools, and supplies (such as oil, and AFT fluid) is important!

A stop for lunch was made out in the woods. No problem, except that we ended with two groups--the front lunch group, and the rear lunch group! Long walks from front to rear made that necessary. Despite appearances, it was not too cold, and lunch was good!

Headed down the trail, (remember New Hampshire is hilly!) this shot shows some of the Hummers who attended.

Bob, headed over a bridge (looks bad, doesn't it?) which is only as wide as a tire. Careful navigation made this obstacle easy, however.

Dennis heads down into a hole, filled with lot's of mud! We hit mud in a number of places--this winter has been warmer than expected (despite a cold start). No one got stuck in the mud, but we did get our trucks a bit dirty.

Dennis, again... Working his way up a hill, it seems to me that there's a bit of air under that tire? Hey, Dennis: you telling us that Hummer's fly?

Ed, trucking right along, hides just how difficult this obstacle really was! I've done this one both ways, and in the summer, and I can tell you that that snow hides a rather interesting stretch of road. For example...

here I do the same spot, over about five feet. My front tire ended about two feet off the ground. I actually got out with only three tires on the ground, and took a few photos. Hummer's are really stable--event with only three feet on the ground.

When driving in the winter, we must be careful to avoid rocks which have been hidden by the snow--as this shot shows. A rather nasty dent in the front quarter panel when David hit a hidden rock. David was driving lead at the time--first one through. Having rocker panel protection is a really good idea, and I'll bet that David is looking for some right now!

What's next? Well, NEHOG will be doing more runs in the Spring--check out our announcements on the HML, or email me (phipson@acm.org) for information. NEHOG membership is free, and open to all.