On our way home from Kings Canyon (Camping at Kings Creek Station), we decided to stop at the
Henbury Meteorite Craters. I tried to find some good satellite pictures of the site, but you have to zoom way out to get any context. In any event, we had a good time walking the rim of one of the craters and having a quick lunch before heading the rest of the way home. Unfortunately, the truck had other plans...
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| Walking into the crater |
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| The boys on the edge of the crater |
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| Jamie racing up the crater |
Just as we were leaving the unsealed road, our left rear tire blew. Fortunately, Ian felt it right away and pulled off. As we were pulling a full trailer, it really could've been disastrous. Worse yet, as soon as we pulled off and turned off the truck it refused to restart again for about 30 minutes. It was hot (no A/C) and boring (no video for the kids) and I wouldn't let them out to play on the side of the road. I know, mean Mommy. Because of the remote location, Ian's work has satellite phones that he can check out for excursions like this one. Even better, Steve had checked one out as well AND left it turned on. :) He was almost an hour ahead of us, but he turned around and came back and helped Ian out with changing the tire. Good thing, because there is NO way I could've helped (beyond getting the spare down, which is all I helped with).
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| The shredded tire |
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| Admiring their handy work |
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