lowlander
03-10-2007, 05:06 PM
I stayed in the Cats the night before, I wanted to start early. I hit the end of route 56 about 7am. As I got to the bus turn around I slowed down to take a look at the road. It got really thin where it had been plowed. the sides were about a foot taller, but the middle looked firm and like it had been ran over once with a plow. I could also see several sets of tire tracks so I figured it was okay. The second I got on it I knew something wasn't right. Off to the side I could see where someone had gotten stuck but it looked like they got out okay. So I continued on. About 300 feet down the road I slide off to the left. I mean my Jeep just went left and there was nothing I could due to stop it. The drivers side tire both slide off the hard pack, and I felt the thing drop. I jumped out to take a look and landed in mid thigh deep snow. I step in the middle of the road and its like a concrete block thats about a foot and a half higher. All of a sudden I realize that the road hadn't been plowed that snowmobiles had packed it down and the sides were a couple of feet deep. I manage to get my Jeep unstuck fairly easily and start to back out. The grade on the road and the light weight of the backend of my Jeep kept allowing the backend to slide to the right. The Back right tire keeps dropping off the edge. I would have to stop pull forward, get it back on the road and as soon as I would start backing up it would try to slide off again. Eventually the front right fell off the hard pack. If you ever have driven a wrangler you know that once that front end gets stuck, YOU'RE SCREWED. Luckily though I couldn't operate my winch since I left the remote control that required to operate it in my garage on Long Island. My cell wasn't getting a signal so I started to walk.
I walked about a half mile or so before I found someone home, but the guy pretty much just refused to help me in anyway. He wouldn't even allow me to use his phone or even make the call for me. he seemed kinda crazy anyway. I did find a nice couple about a mile further that did let me use the phone and even gave me coffee. She told my there use to be a sign there saying the road was closed during the winter (I guess like the one on 16) but I didn't see it there anymore. Anyway the guy who towed my out had to plow alittle off the top. So be careful, Park just past the bus turn around or you'll get stuck if you go to far. The couple told me its like clockwork on weekends watching the tow trucks head back there to get people. I'm going to try this hike again next week hopefully with better results. I would have posted this sooner to warn people but I did get a hike in yesterday. I hiked to the bar down the street from my house, and proceded to get plowed. Lets just say I woke up rather late today.
I walked about a half mile or so before I found someone home, but the guy pretty much just refused to help me in anyway. He wouldn't even allow me to use his phone or even make the call for me. he seemed kinda crazy anyway. I did find a nice couple about a mile further that did let me use the phone and even gave me coffee. She told my there use to be a sign there saying the road was closed during the winter (I guess like the one on 16) but I didn't see it there anymore. Anyway the guy who towed my out had to plow alittle off the top. So be careful, Park just past the bus turn around or you'll get stuck if you go to far. The couple told me its like clockwork on weekends watching the tow trucks head back there to get people. I'm going to try this hike again next week hopefully with better results. I would have posted this sooner to warn people but I did get a hike in yesterday. I hiked to the bar down the street from my house, and proceded to get plowed. Lets just say I woke up rather late today.