Rubicon Trail 2017 (1 Viewer)

[Dimples]

I am just throwing this out there to judge interest in a possible run next year to the Rubicon Trail in California. I was thinking some time in June after the kids are on summer break.

 

[Saddletramp]

Very interesting. Has anyone in the club driven the Rubicon? @LandCruiserPhil

 

[jclarke450]

@Cruzrmama , did part of the trail many years ago. Pre Jason.

 

[Saddletramp]

Do tell...

 

[Cruzrmama]

Do tell...

I hung out with fun guys even before jclarke450

 

[Dimples]

Ok tell us the juicy stuff about the trail

 

[Saddletramp]

Very cool, a Nissan Patrol and who knew you hung out with Toyota people then too.

 

[msahr]

You had a Nissan Patrol? Cool. Me too before the skies opened and I saw the light. Basically it was the whole positive ground thing for me.

 

[Cruzrmama]

Ok tell us the juicy stuff about the trail

Haha! Well, we didn't do the whole trail...and it was 20 (yes, 20) years ago. Think things have changed a bit?
It was a last minute weekend plan with 4 trucks leaving from Sacramento on Saturday morning. We went in from the south end on Icehouse Rd. and stopped around Buck Island Lake. Granite Bowl was fun! Lots of little Samurai bumping around. Lots of waiting at narrow sections. Lots of bumping around. Lots of gorgeous scenery. Lots of bumping around. Camping. Then turning around and doing it in reverse.

 

[Saddletramp]

"Lots of bumping around" I'm not familiar with that term. "Then doing it in reverse"

Thanks for sharing

 

[Cruzrmama]

"Lots of bumping around" I'm not familiar with that term. "Then doing it in reverse"

Thanks for sharing

Lol...aside from everything taking so long, and getting to campsite after dark, we didn't have the rescue missions CSC seems to find.
Here's an interesting read. Made me feel better about not remembering every boulder and turn.

Transformation of the Rubicon : Before & After Photos 5 Years in the Making

I doubt this section at the south entrance will change much though

 

[Living in the Past]

Haha! Well, we didn't do the whole trail...and it was 20 (yes, 20) years ago. Think things have changed a bit?
It was a last minute weekend plan with 4 trucks leaving from Sacramento on Saturday morning. We went in from the south end on Icehouse Rd. and stopped around Buck Island Lake. Granite Bowl was fun! Lots of little Samurai bumping around. Lots of waiting at narrow sections. Lots of bumping around. Lots of gorgeous scenery. Lots of bumping around. Camping. Then turning around and doing it in reverse.
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Only time I was there was over forty years ago. Still a lot of snow on the trail and didn't make that far alone driving my bone stock 68 FJ40. Hopefully get there again some time before I'm too old.

 

[Dimples]

Well this idea is starting to sound better every minute

 

[verruckt1]

I ran it in the early 90's when I had a lightly modified Jeep (93 Wrangler) and I was
living in San Jose. My girlfriend (now wife) went with and I scared her so bad (severe
off camber stuff, wheels off the ground, steep hills/shelf roads, etc) that to this day she
refuses to go wheelin' with me

Count me in for this one

I may not do the super big boulder fields, but the trail is amazing and it is a bucket list run.

 

[Cruzrmama]

You had a Nissan Patrol? Cool. Me too before the skies opened and I saw the light. Basically it was the whole positive ground thing for me.

It was my brother's Patrol. He built it up and had it for quite a few years. Never did "see the light"...poor guy.

 

[Chrismanjs]

sounds like fun to me! Definitely would be interested! I lived in Nor Cal for about 14 months and never wheeled up there. So would love to go!

 

[Dimples]

Well it looks like it may be time to start gathering Intel in earnest.

 

[Saddletramp]

Copperstate Rubithon

 

[Saddletramp]

Lol...aside from everything taking so long, and getting to campsite after dark, we didn't have the rescue missions CSC seems to find.
Here's an interesting read. Made me feel better about not remembering every broken down vehicle and turn.




You mean there were no Subaru WRX's to rescue on other trails in Cailfornia ? Shocking

 

[Dimples]

Well got some study materials and fought I had better dust this post off.