The day the Yukon almost drowned.

[ryangt]

So, it hardly ever rains in the aussie outback, but when it does... man its bad. Considering most of the roads out here are dirt, it makes things interesting. I took a trip to blow off this cabin fever after being rained in for a week. I went to check out some meteor craters just outside of town, nice 4x4 trip with alot of water..

I almost killed the yukon in a particularly deep section, but got the engine shut off and drained the water out of the intake before it had time to do any damage.... close call for sure, i need a friggen snorkel. There is one section that floods out deep enough to come up to the doors, its a 3km section of road that basically turns into a lake....a hard slog for sure. Anyways, heres some pics, hope you guys enjoy.

 

[donut slayer]

Looks like fun. Glad you didnt sink it. I have done some creek crossings where the water is so clear you think it is shallow, but then you hood goes under.

 

[ghost]

sweet pics man! looks like a lot of fun.. how is austrailia? allways wanted to take a trip sometime

 

[ryangt]

Looks like fun. Glad you didnt sink it. I have done some creek crossings where the water is so clear you think it is shallow, but then you hood goes under.

thats exactly what happened, hood went under in the nasty muddy water, pucker factor went to about 18

I have a K&N open FIPK, so it was a close call for sure. I probably would have faired a bit better with a closed box... oh well the yukon and me are comming back to the US here in a month, so no more water play till then.

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sweet pics man! looks like a lot of fun.. how is austrailia? allways wanted to take a trip sometime

aussie land is cool, its heaven for the 4x4 touring types. Loads of great adventures to do. Ive lived here for 2 years now, its time to come back home and enjoy the easy life in the US for a while.... seriously, no walmart...wtf mate?

 

[BlueTahoe2001]

Looks awesome man! I wish I could make a trip down that way with my Tahoe and go wheeling some time.

 

[puckhead]

Nice pics! Looks like you had a blast!