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- 1955 CJ3B: Dart/AFR aluminum 441 sbc, AGE M22W trans, "super" D18 w/ TeraLows & Warn OD, FF44 ARB/Dutchman Rear, D44 front-ARB/Reid/Dutchman, 4 wheel discs, York OBA, PP welder, 8274 w/ 9.5 XP motor/Zeon 12 contactor, glass/aluminum body, 33-12.5's;
1968 CJ5: all stock (V6/T86/D18/D27/D44) except 4bbl & headers and rear aux tank, HD rear 44 housing, Warn OD, Belleview winch, Whitco top (New Blue)
1968 CJ5: mostly stock (V6/T90/D18/D27/D44), unknown make 3" lift springs, 11" Bendix brakes, Warn OD, unknown electric winch, Kayline tire/jerry can carrier, Bestop Super Top (Old Blue)
1947 2A and 49 3A that may or may not get built, and several FC/wagon derelicts
My wife and I met a couple of friends from Dillon, MT in Sheridan (MT) Monday and did a day hike up Leggat Creek and camped at Upper Branham Lake. The next morning we hiked upper Mill Creek until we ran into more snow than we wanted to deal with. Getting to the camping site at the Branham Lakes FS campground required a bit of drift busting and had to winch the JK out of one of them.
The winching was one drift back-got high centered more than the lockers could handle.
Camp site.
Mill Creek at Middle Fork, a couple miles below the lakes.
Leggat Creek trail. Completely unofficial old mining road with very little traffic.
View down Leggat Creek.
The meadows in the upper reaches of Leggat Creek were a sea of globe flowers and mash marigolds.
The primary objective of this hike was to look at the remains of a mining operation.
Always in awe in how those miners got some rather large, heavy pieces of equipment up their access roads.
And back at camp. The more we use MSR's Mutta Hubba tent, the better I like it.
The vehicles with Branham Peaks for a background.
And the final shot of the day in dwindling light-a glacial pothole near camp.
The winching was one drift back-got high centered more than the lockers could handle.
Camp site.
Mill Creek at Middle Fork, a couple miles below the lakes.
Leggat Creek trail. Completely unofficial old mining road with very little traffic.
View down Leggat Creek.
The meadows in the upper reaches of Leggat Creek were a sea of globe flowers and mash marigolds.
The primary objective of this hike was to look at the remains of a mining operation.
Always in awe in how those miners got some rather large, heavy pieces of equipment up their access roads.
And back at camp. The more we use MSR's Mutta Hubba tent, the better I like it.
The vehicles with Branham Peaks for a background.
And the final shot of the day in dwindling light-a glacial pothole near camp.
