Black Hawk Down

When an experimental military helicopter was shot down by militias in a remote corner of El Dorado County, an elite FT3 team was dispatched to find the wreckage. After dealing with two (2) spontaneous sidewall blowouts from B’s Walmart tires, we shoved our way past day hikers along the South side of Loon Lake. Grinding up the coarse gravel of the old SMUD roadbed, Buttons started complaining. So, we knew this was already a good ride. Once we reached the Rubicon Jeep trail we were surprised by how quiet it was, too quiet. Buttons, who had his hopes pinned on receiving beer hand ups from boozy broads started complaining all the louder. As our search started it quickly became apparent that we were looking for a tin can in several hundred acres of steep forested terrain. We aborted the mission and rolled back on the awesome granite slabs of the Rubicon Trail, untroubled by swarms of rock crawlers. Our party was intercepted by law enforcement who laughed at our high priority mission. Since we weren’t properly kitted, we had to explain that we were FT3, and the officer gasped at his own foolishness. He quickly gave us the necessary coordinates and radioed in for a support crew. But, we had lost interest at this point, it was time for beers and snacks. So we rolled out.

Loon Loop: Sunday, Tells/Van Vleck/Bassi/Two Peaks/Barrett Lake: