Flats tires and 4WDing

Bob is changing the tire (with Idaho in the background) on the flanks of 10K Bull Mtn peak. There is a gnarly stretch of bad rocks earlier on down the road and this tire became a victim of it. Flat tires are encountered from time to time on the nasty back roads that we subject our vehicles to. We had a nervous drive back down with no spare since the nearest help was 50 miles away. 9-3-04