1 Rob in NJ gets stuck in the wet field on Friday night.
2 (Apology for blurriness from photographer: Getting used to settings on new camera...)
3 It's actually almost dark (even though the sky doesn't show it)...
4 Gotta call in the cavalry to help get going.... Ken "from Worcester" Holmes is there!
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7 Tim Holloway has added a souvenir to his passenger door
8 Marianne McCune sits in Tim Holloway's truck, talking to Dave Horvath, while hubby Bob's truck gets pulled out of the muck...
9 Twilight and the rally has begun...
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12 Ken Holmes gets dug in.... but winches both trucks out, using the trees on the edge of the field.
13 ... Tim Holloway thinks he can help, but he's swamped, too...
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15 Saturday late morning and Mac (the cook) has lunch on the grill. Later in the evening the roasted pig is done just right.
16 Michael Verst (aka Ponce De Leon) at lunch on Saturday
17 Ken See and Marianne McCune in the chow line
18 (?) in the Beanie hat (help please) with Bob Cocivi
19 Chris Wetherell from KY, Joel Folman from PA and (sorry, forgot the name - little help here?) Saturday at Lee, MA
20 Paul (in NY) Mierop's "Bandit"
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22 Ken See's M37 leads the line up
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26 John Stoddard from South Dennis, MA with a WC for sale....
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28 Small world - John lives just a couple miles from LinK's parents on Cape Cod?
29 "Wicked Cool" truck, as they would say in Boston...
30 Bob Cocivi runs into a charging Bob McCune. Testosterone anyone?
31 The ruts left over from Friday night's and Saturday morning's mud runs
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33 Dennis Sherman has this truck for sale. Whatta way to demo the goods!
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35 Samuel el chico de PA, Andre el caballero de Nueva Jersey y el gringo Dennis Sherman con los sombreros fiestas
36 Cuanto questa, senor? How much for your truck?
37 Huge ruts in the front field. Way too much fun, even before the trail ride!
38 Ay Caramba! The ruts turn into streams
39 Is that a matador? Or a show girl? :-) "That fine headwear was a gift. gener..." "looks like Alfonso Cannoli is eating..." View Comments...
40 Face painting for the kids courtesy of Dave's sister, Laura. What an artist she is!
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42 One of the Fraser nieces with a pretty face from Aunt Laura
43 Steve Swan from New Jersey's daughters Claire and Tracey "Claire & Tracey.
They both had a ..." View Comments...
44 Claire and Tracey Swan with their cousin Rosie.
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46 A Roman soldier and a Steel Ball Cowboy "that FINE young man patiently waited..." "Lin, It helps to have steel balls wh..." View Comments...
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49 Bob McCune with Bob Jones and his wife and daughter - sorry - forgot first names :-( from Chicago
50 Who brought this truck? Wish I had a chance to say "hi" "Phil from MA, I think somewhere alon..." View Comments...
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52 Rob Blair's recently acquired Sweptline Crew Cab, freshly painted from white to red
53 Rob, what's with the NH plates? You're from PA??
54 The paint is one-day old. The mud is a bit fresher
55 Rob "Baby Bonnet" Blair with his new beast
56 Interesting decoration on John Stoddard's WC
57 Mark Davis came up from NJ on alternative transportation. Cool wheels!
58 Steve Swan checks out Dave Horvath's newest project. Did Tim Holloway bring any front fenders to sell?
59 West Virginia truck looking pretty macho
60 Can't have a rally without a firetruck.
61 Ken (from Worcester) Holmes being a kid
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63 Bob and Marianne McCune.
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67 Desiree and her brother, Grayson Lane, from Canada
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71 Terry (in Bozrah) Kenney with Kevin (McCarthy) from Rehoboth. Kevin came to the rally after just a couple hours sleep after having arrived home from a two-week trip to Alaska.
72 Never the same truck twice... the Covino's always have something new to show - this time the striking new paint job on the cab
73 Lining up for the trail ride
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75 The Fraser kin
76 Patty and Mark been busy working on the flat fender. Looking really good! (What's with the F*rd? But the color is great!)
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79 Chris Wetherell's yellow FF is reflected in the awesome truck/camper that came up from KY
80 Laura, Dave Fraser's sister, sending off the trail ride troops
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82 Downtown Lee has a trolley bus. The PW's were faster!
83 Are we there yet? The road to the trail ride
84 Desiree gets some fresh air as her sister, Celeste, enjoys the ride
85 Celeste, daughter of Matt and Laura Lane, from Canada, riding in the greasy truck from Bozrah
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88 Beautiful sky through the tree tops
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90 Samuel Blair watching over the family's new wheels
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92 Rob Blair picked a really cool "family vehicle" to bring to the rally
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95 Chris Wetherell's beastly tires.
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98 Collette Blair admires the SHINY red paint?
99 The shiny NJ PW of Bob and Marianne McCune.
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101 The Bozrah wagon heads down hill to the pit
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103 It's a lot steeper in person than in pictures....
104 Ooops! Got the gang on solid ground before moving further
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106 Winched the truck to safer ground
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110 Mark Davis and Mike Burnham in the bed of Ken See's M-37. Ken stands with Andrew Connelly with Dennis Sherman in the background. Check out the awesome sky! "That's Mike Burnham of Lebanon, CT. ..." "Thanks, Ken. I should've known Mike ..." View Comments...
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115 Dennis Sherman checks out the hill climbing
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124 Bob Cocivi lost his low gear in forward so he goes up in reverse!
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126 Rob Blair making a field repair. He lost a bolt on the u-joint on the transfer case and turned the truck into front-wheel drive (like a Subaru?) :-)
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128 This gives a pretty good picture of how steep the hill is?
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131 Laura and Matt Lane with the greasy Bozrah PW
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133 Tim Holloway meets with a rare mechanical difficulty, and thinks he can tow himself to a service station? :-)
134 It was an electrical problem that quickly got solved, with the help of Dave Hibberd pulling Tim's '68 to a better spot
135 What happened to your running board, Dave? "Oh S^!&"
136 No time to worry about body work.. there's muddin' to do!
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145 This deep rut kept all but one truck from this path. The others went another route down to the swamp "The one truck with the bent running ..." "No Way! What a crazy man!" View Comments...
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148 Dave Hibberd's Cape Cod PW, still adnorned with the red-white-and blue bunting
149 Mess with the mud? How 'bout the reeds?
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151 Can you see the roof of the utility bed among the weeds? What an awesome truck and insanely perfect driving!
152 Collette Blair doing her best impersonation of Lady Diana. (Where have we seen that hat before...?) Looks better on you, Collette!
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156 Maggie Blair and Celeste and Desiree Lane just HAD to keep this heart-shaped leaf!!
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162 DeeDee Fraser (Dave's mom) and a local family friend watching the balloon get launched
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167 Really cool to see a hot air balloon in Dave and Christine's yard!
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180 Fred Lanz and Marianne McCune watching the balloon getting launched
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197 Marianne McCune, Joel Folman and Michael Verst in line for the balloon ride
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203 Andrew Connelly should have brought daughter Molly... he'll never hear the end of this!
204 Steve Swan with Rosie and Tracey
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206 A Fraser family friend needs help with her camera so she asks the guy in the propeller hat !?!?
207 Looks like Ken fixed the camera problem?
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210 Sadly Sunday morning arrives and the rally is over... loaded up for the trip home to Bozrah
