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Prototypes - The first year




This is an early experimental - from the photo collection of engineer Ed Kruel, 1971:




At this point in the year, this high elevation lake was the only good place place to test.

As a side note, Ed recently returned to the spot where it started, 37 years after the original picture. 
Location: N44 56.445 W109 30.384






Getting ready for a trip with two experimentals.  One with a 15" track, one with an 18".


Out with some competing brands for comparison:






The following are from an early brochure:











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