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McGiver Strikes again
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Posted by: Dirteater---------------------
Well, you see what had happened was,
Kav , Jeremy and I were out on the loop around Buttercup sand dunes. We were cranking along pretty well (read the bike got away from me a few time and it was all I could do to stay on) when we had a bit of traumma. This loops is about 20 miles long, and a good time is an hour. Every time we get to the farthest point I worry a little bit since the only civilization out there is on the mexican side of the border(so are we) and I have herd a few stories about people being jumped. Well, anyway things have always been good so far, but we had to have at least one bad experiance.
First, I the one who knew the trail (read: I was showing this trail to some newbies to the trail and didn't want to look stupid) took a wrong turn somewhere and we ended up in some rock quarie (in the middle of the dunes?). Well, thats not all bad I can still get out of the dunes no matter where I turn around to find my self. Really it gets bad when we get to some really rugged terrain and Kav decides to burry his bike to the top of the rear wheel. As I stopped to help him out Jeremy decides he doesnt want to come back down from the top of the hill where he is playing. After we got Kav unstuck he decided to do the same thing to a lesser degree only this time he grabbed the largest rock that would fit in the chain guide and jammed it inbetween the chain and the sprocket. 
It was obvious that the rock was not coming out the way it went in so I, master of makeshift tools, removed his chain with a lighter and a rock . 
Kav managed to force the rock out with a stick that had obviously gotten lost. Then, after some fighting and swearing we got the chaiin back on.
We never did catch back up with Jeremy. He left for camp while all the real work was going on since he was running low on gas
but, in the end every one made it back safely and I learned a really good lesson.
Never bring tools with you. Every time you bring a tool with you nothing breaks and life is boring. Besides, whatever breaks I can fix with rocks and cancer aids.
Posted by: Jeff Allen---------------------
It's amazing what yankee ingenuity can do
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