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Only got stuck once in my old Dodge 4X4 pickup. My deceased best buddy David was in the timber Industry. Deer hunting, told me he had a great spot lined up for a drive that always yielded a nice buck. Should known when he had me go on a logging road up "Swamp Mountain", not misnamed.
Assuring me it was a shallow puddle, telling me the spot wasn't far, he talked me into driving on.

Yeah, I got buried! No way to drive out. David assuring me he thought it was shallower, protesting innocence, he watched me cuss, fuss, and muss for a good 45 minutes. Once I'd decided that we'd have to hike miles out, he dug out the walkie-talkie he had hidden in his coat.

I heard a diesel start...his brother came around the curve driving the skidder to pull me out. The whole thing a set up...lots of laughter as they explained they wanted me to realize that 4 wheel drive was great for getting you further from help before you got stuck.

Oh...should explain...a skidder is a machine used to drag logs through the brush. Huge rubber tires...