We took the jeep out today for a little time away from life. We went to the rattle snake trail out at 5-mile pass. This is the fist time we have had the jeep on this trail. I was excited to see how well it would do. About 5 minutes into the trail, at the first major obstacles we found ourselves behind a group of 4 jeeps, 3 of which were stock, with new drivers (2 being chicks). The head of the group told us they were going to be slow at that we should pass. It took them about 20 min to teach the girl in one jeep how to back up out of our way!! Finally we get passed. Tina says she is starting to feel sick about this same time, and thinks it may be from sitting with the exhaust of 5 jeeps all around us.
About 40 min after we started the trail I noticed that Ally had lost her interest in the trip. I figured she was getting tired, then she spit up a LOT! It makes sense that she would spit up, we were bouncing all over the place. Then she did it again, and again a few minutes later- but this time it was more like actual throw up. I decided we would call it quits and head back. Within moments Ally had turned really pale and began to fall asleep. Wham! Then it hit me!! She was being poisoned by carbon monoxide!- the exhuast on the jeep comes out under the middle of the jeep, so it easily makes it's way into the cab. We have never noticed before because the windows have always been down, but not today in the snow..
Tina and I grabbed the girls and walked the majority of the way down the mountain. With in a minute or two of being out of the jeep Ally was happy and laughing again.
I am very grateful we realized the problem instead of letting her sleep on the way down the mountain. I am not sure if she would have woke up at the bottom.
