Camping report, March 2009. An early season outing on the actual Sevenmile road.

Amazingly, Sevenmile was open top to bottom and there was very little snow to be found until reaching the higher “optional” sections of the trail.

Weather was perfect except for some overnight wind, with mild temps and no rain/snow.  This was a pleasant surprise, as the original forecast called for nasty Freezeout style conditions.

Movie night, a tradition established one year ago on the 08 Freezout, came off without a hitch.  This year’s selection: Caddyshack.  Ah…the classics.

All three vehicles present performed admirably.  This included a family truckster Suburban, which proved that a stock rig can go crazy places if piloted properly.  The Nismo also had a successful shakedown run on new tires and suspension, dealing with questionable snow depths and muddy climbs better that expected, and the Rubicon naturally mashed trough the snow with no effort and provided the peace of mind of having a recovery vehicle if needed.

Overall an outstanding outing and another example of why this road, group, and area has an entire website devoted to it.

Happy ‘wheelin.

-Webmonger