The Rise of Willet Creek 6-11-2022

Wyoming Jeepers head east of Cody, Wyoming to into the Bighorn Mountains. Here they jeep to Willet Creek Meadows where they used to camp and fish with their kids long ago. They attempt to go over Woodchcuk Pass. The flooding water rises after they cross streams making fording the river very exciting.
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[@jeffstewart3978]

Dang...that was one of the best water crossings I have seen in a Jeep...knowing how deep it was. I was worried you were going to pull water into your intake on your motor. Wow...I'm impressed with the GUTS you have on that one! Nice job.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you! We were worried about water in the intake too... That is why I wanted the rope. I wanted to keep some speed going through to keep water from coming up in the engine bay too high. We lucked out and no water made it into the air intake!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Guts? Or lack of intelligence? 😂 I worried the Jeep would flood out go down steam. Yikes! We are not doing that again. Thank you for watching and commenting! ❤

[@pamfrank3962]

Exciting fun trip..Thank you for sharing.

[@wyomingjeepers]

You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you for watching. We enjoy bringing our adventures to life on KZbin for others to experience, too. We love to have fun.

[@OverlandPNW]

Love the water crossings!! So much fun and nicely executed!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you for watching and commenting! It was an exciting and unexpected adventure. Nearby Yellowstone flooded the same day. We DO NOT suggest crossing water this deep. It is a lot of cleaning up afterward.

[@wyomingjeepers]

We appreciate that... Nice complement coming from you as your channel is loaded with good advice and tips! Love your channel!

[@johntrotter3512]

Teamwork

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

When we go alone, we often are sorry Dan & Elaine aren't with us. We have done our share of shoveling for hours when we haven't had them to pull us out of something stupid we got ourselves into. "Just a little farther," we think as we inch ourselves into situations like this alone. It is so much better to get into trouble with a friend to help you out. Haha Thanks for watching.

[@trainsbyben]

You guys have big Kahonas! It made my rear draw up and I was just watching you tube. lol Water has a lot of power but you calculated the risk and options. You stuck to the plan and you made it through. Good job and great video.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thanks! It took around an hour to actually figure out the best option for the 2nd jeep. We don't want to do that one again... Too deep!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Yikes! That was SO deep. It is spring again with plenty of snow on the mountain but we will show restraint and avoid those calculated risks this go around. Dang! Our Jeep still have a little smell from the drowning. Haha - Thanks for leaving us a comment and watching our show!

[@jimsheely5491]

My Mom and Dad lived in Greybull and Lovell in the late 60's. I used to frequent some of those places you go. I always look up on Google to see where you are going/been. I am now in Rock Springs. 2009 2DR JK, lifted w/35's.

[@wyomingjeepers]

I’m sure it brings back good memories. Being at the foot of the bighorns is handy for a lot of nice places to go. Sounds like a nice jeep. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I'm so glad you can see your old stomping grounds in our videos. Thanks for watching and sharing your story.

[@RORAOFFROAD]

Dont forget, if you axle vents are not extended. You will need to change diff fluids as they are full of water. Great video and looks like it was a good time!

[@wyomingjeepers]

We appreciate the reminder. We did check both front and rear diffs the very next day. We were good, no water got into them. It was however a concern. Appreciate you looking out for us though and thanks for watching and commenting. It was a lot of fun.... We think it was a little too deep, especially for moving water.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thanks for the tip. I'll check with Elgin to be sure he did that. It has been a while since we crossed that water. We appreciate your comment! Thanks for watching.

[@joepinkerton1959]

All I can say is, wow! I would love to Jeep with a couples like you.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you very much! We have a fan jeep trip going on this Saturday... In two days. If you are in the area you are welcome to come. Watch the Fan Trip video and contact us should you choose to come. Thanks for watching! kzbin.info/www/bejne/poGwc2dtpqaVhrc

[@joepinkerton1959]

@@wyomingjeepers I seen that earlier, I I thank you for the invite but I'm out of commission waiting for a little surgery on the back next year I'll be looking forward to it

[@wyomingjeepers]

@@joepinkerton1959 Good luck with the surgery and maybe we will see you next year. 🙂

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

We have a new fan trip if you are up to it. If not, we will have another one late next spring. 🙂

[@markspinner7220]

Cool video thanks. That was some Deep water😄

[@wyomingjeepers]

That was too deep! Thanks for watching and commenting. :-)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

It was REALLY deep. We said we are never doing that again but never say never, right?

[@ronaldconsoliver1037]

Loved it!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Hey, Denton. Hope all is well on your home front! We haven't heard from you in a while. Thanks for checking out our show.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you loved it!

[@hg7240]

This may have been some of my favorite driving I've seen with you guys, especially after you said you were on 33's :)

[@wyomingjeepers]

That was a crazy trip! I don't want to repeat it anytime soon! Thanks for commenting!

[@DavidAlanReece]

Hey Melissa and gang! Me and my best friend are heading up to the Bighorns in June. Would be so cool to pass you on the dirt. Oh...you make me smile. :)

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Hey David! When will you be here in June? We are planning a Fan Trip for that time. We are on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as the Wyoming Jeepers. Give us a heads-up, and Elgin and I can put you on our schedule for a ride. Dan and Elaine are busy during the week with work, but Elgin and I have flexible schedules. We'd love to drive a trail with you.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I'm glad we make you smile. One of the goals of the video is to bring joy to others. 🙂

[@DavidAlanReece]

@@AuthorMelissaCook Sorry for the late reply. We did go in June this year AND we are going back the last week of June 2024. We need a tour guide! I'll even cook for you! Best from Arkansas!

[@brettcramer5370]

Awesome Video, makes me wish i didn't get rid of my Rubicon

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thanks... Maybe you will have to get another!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

You might want to find another one and join us for the ride! :-)

[@touchnova]

Epic day! That peace of mind of having a second rig...I think of it often as I'm out solo. Ersh... Glad everything panned out safely, though I dread the day I need to pull my carpet for the first time. Did about 28"-30" a few weeks ago, and though it was a short section, it was plenty deep for me! :) Best to WY from MT.

[@wyomingjeepers]

I agree... There are many places I go and I am much more careful when by myself. With the second jeep, you can take many more chances... Even in the snow and mud. We don't want to get into that deep of water again... It was a little too deep. :-) Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

We enter situations we would not otherwise because we have two rigs, and sometimes, we need the second one to get out. I think that is what the guys live for, though. Thanks for watching!

[@mickanonim3860]

Guys, I love watching your videos very much. I do however have to raise a safety concern: you should NEVER handle a winch line with hands while it is under load. A snapping winch line can sever limbs... this is about 21:30 winching.

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you for your concern and in most cases I agree. However, this was a winch pulling a dead dried up tree that was about a 200 lb pull max rather than a 4500 jeep. There was no danger in the rope breaking and hurting anyone. In fact, you can see him lift the line over a branch by lifting it up a few inches during the pull. This would never be possible in a serious pull. In addition, it is a synthetic rope and Dan was basically making sure it didn't catch on broken limbs which would compromise the line for future pulls. I do believe you will notice in all the other winch pulls in other videos that no one was messing with a winch line in a serious pull. Thanks for watching and I do appreciate your comment and concern.

[@melissacook]

Thank you for the tip! It is good information for our viewers. Typically, we would NEVER touch the line, but in this case, there was no danger. That said, I wouldn't want our viewers to think you can do that anytime because you are right; it is dangerous in most cases. Thanks for watching!

[@ericmackay4151]

The best part about adventures like this is you get to equip your jeep with all the items you were inadequately equipped for on the last ride! So I bet you have a Depth gauge, periscope, and snorkel kit on order! You should get sponsored by speedo for the times you have to swim out! Ha ha

[@wyomingjeepers]

A periscope would have been nice! You are correct, other trips made us get more recovery gear. It took about 5 straps or so just to make it across the creek. Glad we had them! Guess we need to contact Speedo!!!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Elaine was rolling up her pants to walk out in the water. I think it was so deep that rolled-up pants were not going to cut it for her. Haha. We don't plan to cross water that deep again, so there is no need for the snorkel kit. The clean-up was a bear. Thanks for watching!

[@brettcramer5370]

Love the videos makes me feel bad I sold my Jeep Rubicon a few years back, I know it’s been years ago since I’ve seen you guys, it’s good to see you and Elgin are having fun and doing well on these videos, and your managing your MS, take care and keep the videos coming

[@wyomingjeepers]

Glad you love the videos. Maybe another Jeep is in your future. :-) thanks for watching and commenting. Hopefully we will see you again before too long. I’m sure Melissa will be responding before too long too. Take care.

[@melissacook]

Hey, Brett! Great to hear from you. Thanks for watching our show. Yes, we do seek out adventure regularly. How can we not after spending twenty years in remote Alaska? Adventure seeped into our veins while we taught in bush Alaska, and it's been there ever since. I have been doing great with MS so long as I manage myself and my sleep. I can't believe you sold your Jeep when you live so close to Jeep haven! Maybe it's time for a new one. I'm sure the wife would love that!

[@jerrystephensen9486]

That was crazy scary lol

[@wyomingjeepers]

Yes... It was a little too crazy!!! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I thought site we were going to be pulled down the River out flood out in the creek. Well, we kind of did flood out but it could have been worse. Way worse!

[@krashnpa]

I heard the skipper said this was only going to be a 3 hour tour in the SS Rubicon...

[@wyomingjeepers]

Love the comment! SS Rubicon and the 3 hour tour!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Elgin's not lying. He got quite the kick out of your comment. So funny! Thanks for watching!

[@richardplunk3910]

👍👍🍺good job 👏 and that's how you cross a creek

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you! Appreciate the comment and your watching!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

You know when you are crossing with a tow rope already set up and waiting in your passenger seat that maybe the water is too high! Haha, Thank you for checking out our show.

[@richardplunk3910]

I love the content it's like being there only my wife would be really scared but y'all just make it fun👍👍🍺keep it on the dirt 😏Girls

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

@@richardplunk3910 I'm all for keeping my feet on the dirt and not in the water! Hahaha

[@ann40069]

Love the Big Horn mountains. My Dad helped build that platform you were standing on at Shell Falls. My grandfather worked for the Big Horn Forrest Service in the 1950s. He helped build many of the roads on the Mountain.

[@wyomingjeepers]

That is very neat... There are a lot of nice roads in the Big Horns. Thanks for sharing!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I bet seeing the platform your dad helped build makes it a bit special to see it in a video like ours. Thanks for sharing your family history. So cool! And, thanks for watching!

[@roberthallam6824]

Hey, that water was deep ! A bit spooky to say the least. A lot of work drying out carpet etc……….great video again !

[@wyomingjeepers]

Yes, it was deep... Deeper than we really wanted, that is for sure! It was a lot of work cleaning up. :-) Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

It was a lot of work drying it all out. I don't recommend taking your Jeep for a swim. That water was DEEP! Thanks for watching!

[@tylerelser2405]

Great video! That creek has a pretty solid bottom to it, but seeing the water flowing that much is always scary. The hesitation to attempt it is real. Good job on that return crossing!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

I spent part of my younger years in Tucson, Arizona, and was there for the 1,000-year flood. I'm aware of what can happen to a vehicle in fast water because I saw it firsthand. Seeing that makes a water crossing like this a bit scarier for me. Elaine and I voted against the Willet crossing and again on the swift-moving creek. Thanks for watching!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Yes the creek bottom is very solid. We were concerned the water was deep enough the Jeep would kinda float causing a loss of traction or worse yet, get carried down stream! Thanks for your comment and for watching!

[@wernerboeinck9467]

Really hard work. Congrats!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thank you!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Thank you for watching. It was an interesting trip given we expected it to be uneventful and maybe even boring for the viewers. We don't create a video from every trip we film, and we expected this might be one of those left on the shelf for social media clips. Nope!

[@yesode4201]

Nice! thanks for the adventure and the little bit of crazy.

[@wyomingjeepers]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Adventure is our middle name. We love to see what is at the end of the road, and sometimes that means using a tow rope to get there. Thanks for watching.

[@randycook4164]

I can just see Elgin and Dan now. Trying to modify the jeeps with rudders and paddle tires!

[@wyomingjeepers]

You know us too well! Too bad you weren't there. :-)

[@randycook4164]

I think I better sharpen up on my swimming skills before I join you!

[@wyomingjeepers]

@@randycook4164 That would be a wise move!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

That's funny. I had a friend call the Jeeps submarines!

[@VideosOffRoad]

Awesome video!!!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thanks!!

[@VideosOffRoad]

@@wyomingjeepers I haven't seen all of your videos, but I've seen many. This may be my favorite! 🙂

[@wyomingjeepers]

@@VideosOffRoad Glad you enjoyed it... It was a fun trip!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

@@VideosOffRoad Thank you! We try to put out a great show. We don't plan to go snorkeling again any time soon, though. Haha Thanks for watching!

[@CplSkiUSMC]

Okay, that might have been a tad crazy. My little TJ wouldn't have cleared that. But, life without adversity is mundane at best.

[@wyomingjeepers]

It was a tad crazy... Not sure our jeeps should have been doing that either! Thanks for watching!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

That's what we call an adventure. Elgin and I have lived a life full of adventure and, yes, a little bit of crazy. Hahaha No worries on you TJ. You can hook a tow rope to the front and have someone like Dan pull you across like a boat. You know, like he did for us! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@brandonpowell3249]

Looks like it is time for a Snorkel

[@wyomingjeepers]

It was a little too deep to be without one! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Or, time to listen to their wives and skip going into water that deep. Haha Thanks for watching!

[@buffalo4127]

Could there be snorkels in the Jeeps future’s?

[@wyomingjeepers]

Unlikely. None of us want to get into water that deep again! :-)

[@buffalo4127]

You made it through though and didn’t drown your engines. Good going!

[@wyomingjeepers]

Thanks!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

Barely made it through! Yikes! That water was high and our Jeep has never smelled the same. Dang it! There went the new smell. Thanks for the fun comment.

[@howardjones2021]

need to install a snorkel

[@wyomingjeepers]

Or quit going in water so deep!

[@howardjones2021]

@@wyomingjeepers nah. I buried a Pitzgauer in an AK stream on stampede trail. Boss wasn’t happy

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

@@howardjones2021 Haha - I bet!

[@AuthorMelissaCook]

No snorkel, we just need to stop taking the Jeep swimming! Haha - Thanks for watching and leaving us a comment.