This was the last weekend of My wife's spring break and she really wanted to get out of the house. She also wanted to show her son Inscription Canyon (one of her favorite trips) and we had never seen Rainbow Basin near Barstow CA. So we headed off on an ill advised solo trip into the desert. First we went to Rainbow Basin which had some pretty cool rock formations.
Then to go to Inscription Canyon we went almost back into Barstow, so we stopped at the RR Museum in Barstow for my stepson (he said that was the best part).
Next we went out to Inscription canyon and took in the petroglyphs.
I have a lot more petroglyphs if anyone is interested.
On the way back we went up a moderately steep and very rocky hill and stopped to photograph the Desert Candle wild flowers. This is the only place I've ever seen Desert Candles.
When we went to leave, I couldn't get the truck out of park. I assumed it was because I was parked on a slope and I hadn't used the emergency brake, so I got out the high lift jack and jacked the trailer hitch at an angle to push the truck forward, negative. Next, I placed my chocks behind the back wheels to push it forward when I let it down, negative. Then I attached the winch to a uphill rock with a tree saved and tried to winch it up hill but the rock pulled loose. Then I extended my winch to the limit of my line and put my tow strap around the base of a large Creosote bush. I winched it a full truck length up hill sliding all 4 wheels and it still wouldn't come out of park. So, I finally crawled under and disconnected the shift linkage (with the emergency brake set and the wheels chocked) and manually shifted it into reverse. We backed down the hill (without the backup camera). Once again, I set the emergence brake and chocked the wheels and manually shifted into drive. We drove 134 miles home only stopping except at a drive through at In and Out. We were quite glade to make it home. Needless to say we will be taking the H3T back to Tustin Buick & GMC for some service. The shifter seams to be locked, as if I weren't applying the brake. Also, last week I noticed that after backing up if I went straight from reverse to drive the backup camera would stay on.
Then to go to Inscription Canyon we went almost back into Barstow, so we stopped at the RR Museum in Barstow for my stepson (he said that was the best part).
Next we went out to Inscription canyon and took in the petroglyphs.
I have a lot more petroglyphs if anyone is interested.
On the way back we went up a moderately steep and very rocky hill and stopped to photograph the Desert Candle wild flowers. This is the only place I've ever seen Desert Candles.
When we went to leave, I couldn't get the truck out of park. I assumed it was because I was parked on a slope and I hadn't used the emergency brake, so I got out the high lift jack and jacked the trailer hitch at an angle to push the truck forward, negative. Next, I placed my chocks behind the back wheels to push it forward when I let it down, negative. Then I attached the winch to a uphill rock with a tree saved and tried to winch it up hill but the rock pulled loose. Then I extended my winch to the limit of my line and put my tow strap around the base of a large Creosote bush. I winched it a full truck length up hill sliding all 4 wheels and it still wouldn't come out of park. So, I finally crawled under and disconnected the shift linkage (with the emergency brake set and the wheels chocked) and manually shifted it into reverse. We backed down the hill (without the backup camera). Once again, I set the emergence brake and chocked the wheels and manually shifted into drive. We drove 134 miles home only stopping except at a drive through at In and Out. We were quite glade to make it home. Needless to say we will be taking the H3T back to Tustin Buick & GMC for some service. The shifter seams to be locked, as if I weren't applying the brake. Also, last week I noticed that after backing up if I went straight from reverse to drive the backup camera would stay on.
