{"id":1789,"date":"2012-08-07T22:02:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T03:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2012-08-07T22:02:43","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T03:02:43","slug":"the-power-of-a-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2012\/08\/the-power-of-a-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of a Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you have here the Ange bridge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1791\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\" wp-image-1791 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge.jpg 640w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ange bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you can see, you have to have one of your tires properly on the log or&#8230;let&#8217;s not consider that option.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1790\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge-crossing-halfway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\" wp-image-1790 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge-crossing-halfway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge-crossing-halfway.jpg 640w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-Ange-bridge-crossing-halfway-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crossing the Ange bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now picture doing this at night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1794\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-night-crossing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1794\" class=\" wp-image-1794 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-night-crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-night-crossing.jpg 640w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-night-crossing-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crossing the Ange bridge at night<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As you consider what that would be like, note that if you keep your dim lights on, the person directing you is blinded and can&#8217;t see the log, but you can see him. When you turn them off, even just leaving your parking lights on, he can see the log enough to guide you, but you can&#8217;t see his black hand directing you against the black night. Fun, eh? Clearly we made it.<\/p>\n<p>Some more pics of driving on the back roads:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1795\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-straddling-the-ravine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1795\" class=\" wp-image-1795 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-straddling-the-ravine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-straddling-the-ravine.jpg 640w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-straddling-the-ravine-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Straddling the ravine<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1792\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-axle-high-centered.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1792\" class=\" wp-image-1792 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-axle-high-centered.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-axle-high-centered.jpg 640w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-axle-high-centered-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front axle high centered<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1793\" style=\"width: 394px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-tire-way-in-air.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1793\" class=\" wp-image-1793 \" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-tire-way-in-air.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-tire-way-in-air.jpg 640w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/08\/2012-08-04-front-tire-way-in-air-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front tire way in the air<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Normally you&#8217;re supposed to keep all 4 wheels on the ground at the same time. Once in this area I only had the 2 opposite wheels on the ground. We kept going and brought the others down and got through.<\/p>\n<p>Praise God for His protection and a strong, powerful truck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1789&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you have here the Ange bridge. As you can see, you have to have one of your tires properly on the log or&#8230;let&#8217;s not consider that option. Now picture doing this at night. 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