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Well monday afternoon I decided to take a drive up towards Hell Hole, a lake I like to fish at times. I was told by a customer at work that they were able to get to the lake a week ago sunday. So I decided to take a short drive and check it out. The route I took was the only way to get into this area thir time of the year due to snow, also the utility companies keep the roads fairly clear, mostly only one lane at times. Knowing I would likely see snow, I brought warm clothing and worn some boots.
After driving out of Auburn for about 1 1/2 hours I finally reached Hell Hole road, off of road #2 in the Tahoe National Forest. I started up the hill towards the lake and started to hit some snow, not so bad at this point. After driving up the road further I started to hit some deeper snow, but still was ok, so onward !! I got to the last hill before the top of the summit and saw that the snow was a bit too deep to driving my F150 on, so I saw a place to turn around, I got stuck about fifty feet short of the turn around.
So now what do I do ? Well it looks like at this point I will be spending the night, good thing my camper was on my truck. No cell service in this neck of the woods. The next morning I decide to hike approx. 20 miles to get cell service and phone for some help to pull me out. After hiking towards Georgetown I ran into some very deep snow drifts, and decided to turn around and head back towards my stuck truck and camper.
I was about 2 miles from my truck when I spotted a Tucker Snocat parked near a water diverson dam, so I checked it out and found a shovel, so off I went with a shovel to dig my truck out. On the way back up the hill, I spotted the Snocat coming back up the hill. The driver Mark stopped and said " I see you got my shovel , put the shovel in the back and get in." Well the Snocat pulled my truck out, towed me down the hill aways. Mark the driver said, if you get stuck again we will be coming back in the AM and pull you out again.
So a mile down the road I hit some deep snow and got stuck again !! Now with all the hardened snow on my roof I could pop the top, so I went minature. The heater felt so good. Was able to dry all my clothes with the heater (a good investment) and make a drink with snow and Jack Daniels, eat some snacks and spent another night, the next morning here comes the Snocat and towed me below the snowline. Just a short drive !
After driving out of Auburn for about 1 1/2 hours I finally reached Hell Hole road, off of road #2 in the Tahoe National Forest. I started up the hill towards the lake and started to hit some snow, not so bad at this point. After driving up the road further I started to hit some deeper snow, but still was ok, so onward !! I got to the last hill before the top of the summit and saw that the snow was a bit too deep to driving my F150 on, so I saw a place to turn around, I got stuck about fifty feet short of the turn around.
So now what do I do ? Well it looks like at this point I will be spending the night, good thing my camper was on my truck. No cell service in this neck of the woods. The next morning I decide to hike approx. 20 miles to get cell service and phone for some help to pull me out. After hiking towards Georgetown I ran into some very deep snow drifts, and decided to turn around and head back towards my stuck truck and camper.
I was about 2 miles from my truck when I spotted a Tucker Snocat parked near a water diverson dam, so I checked it out and found a shovel, so off I went with a shovel to dig my truck out. On the way back up the hill, I spotted the Snocat coming back up the hill. The driver Mark stopped and said " I see you got my shovel , put the shovel in the back and get in." Well the Snocat pulled my truck out, towed me down the hill aways. Mark the driver said, if you get stuck again we will be coming back in the AM and pull you out again.
So a mile down the road I hit some deep snow and got stuck again !! Now with all the hardened snow on my roof I could pop the top, so I went minature. The heater felt so good. Was able to dry all my clothes with the heater (a good investment) and make a drink with snow and Jack Daniels, eat some snacks and spent another night, the next morning here comes the Snocat and towed me below the snowline. Just a short drive !