I was leaving the office about nine last night and decided I needed to blow off some steam. I knew the new neighborhood at the end of Riley-Fuzzel behind Fox Run (up on my side of town) may reveal some good muddy roads. I was not disappointed. The rain yesterday definitely made things fun. I found a straight stretch about 1/2-3/4 of mile long. I figured that it needed investigating. 
I went down the road until it turned into the neighborhood, and the construction vehicles were blocking my way. After I got back to the main road, I decided to do it again. (There can never be enough mud!) :devil: This is were I ran into a little trouble.
I was going along fine, when I decided to get more to the right and avoid some of the ruts. I was worried about high centering the car. Well, I should have worried about the ditch instead!! I didn't realize the road had such a big taper toward the sides. I almost stuffed the car into a good sized puddle & wall of mud. Talk about DOH! (Insert Homer voice here.)
I managed to get through it, just barely. Thankfully the road was pretty compacted at the end of the sloppy mudhole. The car gripped it well and it spat me out with no problems. I got back to the asphalt and had to get out to take a look. I wish I had the digital with me then. It was wild. I did take some pictures this morning before I left for work. I will try to post them tonight when I get home.
I also thought I'd get pulled over on the way home. I saw a few locals that made me nervous. I just kept it under the speed limit just in case. Luckily the right side is muddier than the left, and they were on my left.
I learned a few little lessons from this little muddin' excursion.
First, don't go play by yourself. Even with a cell phone, you might be waiting a while for a 4x4 tow truck. Plus, it's more fun to share the mud with friends!
Second, don't go play in unfamiliar territory. I should have stayed in the center of the road as much as possible. Also, I should have scouted out the area in the daylight.
Third, it might have been better to play in the daylight. But, I find this point debatable. Daylight means people (read - COPS) may see you. The flip side is that when your headlights and fogs get covered in mud, your vision will be limited.
If any of the wiser members have anything to add, please do so. I had a good time, but was shaking after. The adrenaline was definitely pumping. I think that was probably from almost getting stuck. Maybe I was more worried about how I'd explain that to the wife! :curse:
Adam
I went down the road until it turned into the neighborhood, and the construction vehicles were blocking my way. After I got back to the main road, I decided to do it again. (There can never be enough mud!) :devil: This is were I ran into a little trouble.
I was going along fine, when I decided to get more to the right and avoid some of the ruts. I was worried about high centering the car. Well, I should have worried about the ditch instead!! I didn't realize the road had such a big taper toward the sides. I almost stuffed the car into a good sized puddle & wall of mud. Talk about DOH! (Insert Homer voice here.)
I managed to get through it, just barely. Thankfully the road was pretty compacted at the end of the sloppy mudhole. The car gripped it well and it spat me out with no problems. I got back to the asphalt and had to get out to take a look. I wish I had the digital with me then. It was wild. I did take some pictures this morning before I left for work. I will try to post them tonight when I get home.
I also thought I'd get pulled over on the way home. I saw a few locals that made me nervous. I just kept it under the speed limit just in case. Luckily the right side is muddier than the left, and they were on my left.
I learned a few little lessons from this little muddin' excursion.
First, don't go play by yourself. Even with a cell phone, you might be waiting a while for a 4x4 tow truck. Plus, it's more fun to share the mud with friends!
Second, don't go play in unfamiliar territory. I should have stayed in the center of the road as much as possible. Also, I should have scouted out the area in the daylight.
Third, it might have been better to play in the daylight. But, I find this point debatable. Daylight means people (read - COPS) may see you. The flip side is that when your headlights and fogs get covered in mud, your vision will be limited.
If any of the wiser members have anything to add, please do so. I had a good time, but was shaking after. The adrenaline was definitely pumping. I think that was probably from almost getting stuck. Maybe I was more worried about how I'd explain that to the wife! :curse:
Adam
