Last weekend's icy trip

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Last weekend's icy trip

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The Cacapon River, WV in front of the cabin.
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Playin' Some Tunes Saturday Night
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On The Way Home
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The Weekends Too Short!
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Those are some really nice pix Mr Kayaker. :rock: But YiKeS!!! I'm feeling nervous looking at you standing on an icy river!!
I really miss cold-country.
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Thanks for the compliments on the pics, but that ain't me!
It was pretty freaky walkin' around out there. I'd guess it was 3" thick. Some of the ice was so clear you could see the bottom. We were careful and the water across that section of river was only about 3 feet deep.
1999 AWD Astro purchased January 2007
2" Overland Vans Lift Kit, Add-a-Leaf, Shackles, Torsion Bars Cranked 1"
AGM Deep Cycle Marine Battery w/Isolator
Helwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
Auburn Gear Pro Series Limited-Slip Differential
BFG AT KO 235/75/15
Cragar Nomad I Wheels

Dearly Departed 1990 RWD Shorty owned since day one.
Sold Feb 2007 with 193k miles.

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Is that a friend or just some random person?

I've walked on frozen lakes when we lived in NH.... about 100 years ago. It's creepy when you hear weird sounds from the ice.
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That's my buddy Randy. Yeah the ice was makin' all kinds of weird noises. Wild!
1999 AWD Astro purchased January 2007
2" Overland Vans Lift Kit, Add-a-Leaf, Shackles, Torsion Bars Cranked 1"
AGM Deep Cycle Marine Battery w/Isolator
Helwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
Auburn Gear Pro Series Limited-Slip Differential
BFG AT KO 235/75/15
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WVKayaker wrote:Yeah the ice was makin' all kinds of weird noises. Wild!
#-o

i was waiting to see a pic of the van trying to cross the frozen river... :muhaha:
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That would be awesome....maybe in Minnesota not WV
1999 AWD Astro purchased January 2007
2" Overland Vans Lift Kit, Add-a-Leaf, Shackles, Torsion Bars Cranked 1"
AGM Deep Cycle Marine Battery w/Isolator
Helwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
Auburn Gear Pro Series Limited-Slip Differential
BFG AT KO 235/75/15
Cragar Nomad I Wheels

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When I was living in NH, people drove out on the lakes up there all the time. You wouldn't catch me doing it. Supposedly, there's over 100 cars at the bottom of Lake Sunapee alone. :-s
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Good Grief!
1999 AWD Astro purchased January 2007
2" Overland Vans Lift Kit, Add-a-Leaf, Shackles, Torsion Bars Cranked 1"
AGM Deep Cycle Marine Battery w/Isolator
Helwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
Auburn Gear Pro Series Limited-Slip Differential
BFG AT KO 235/75/15
Cragar Nomad I Wheels

Dearly Departed 1990 RWD Shorty owned since day one.
Sold Feb 2007 with 193k miles.

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