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What are you doing answering questions on Mud on your birthday Tony??? I guess I'll be hoping for lots of snow next year... Sounds like it's gonna be fun! Yes, the 20th was a long week for me, I did have a good time though! 
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The Dog got a ride!!! Look foward to some serious good times with snow!!!
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The Dog got a ride!!! Look foward to some serious good times with snow!!!.
woooody
el Jefe
Estimated Snow Depth Map - weatherforyou.com is even more interesting. It is going to be fun and exciting no matter what.
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Tony, possible to get a run down of those who have signed up for runs (Yes I am wagon run bias)?
As a reminder from Tread Lightly's web site:
Tread Lightly - Responsible Four Wheeling
TRAVEL RESPONSIBLY
Travel responsibly on designated roads, trails or areas.
Travel only in areas open to four-wheel drive vehicles.
For your safety, travel straight up or down hills.
Drive over, not around obstacles to avoid widening the trail.
Straddle ruts, gullies, and washouts even if they are wider than your vehicle.
Cross streams only at designated fording points, where the road crosses the stream.
When possible, avoid mud. In soft terrain, go easy on the gas to avoid wheel spin, which can cause rutting.
Don’t turn around on narrow roads, steep terrain, or unstable ground. Back up until you find a safe place to turn around.
Stop frequently and scout ahead on foot. To help with traction, balance your load and lower tire pressure to where you see a bulge (typically not less than 20 pounds).
Know where the differential or the lowest point on your vehicle is. This will help in negotiating terrain and prevent vehicle damage resulting in oil and fluid spills on the trail.
Maintain a reasonable distance between vehicles.
Comply with all signs and respect barriers.
Travel with a group of two or more vehicles. Driving solo can leave you vulnerable if you have an accident or breakdown. Designate meeting areas in case of separation.
Choose the appropriate winch for your vehicle size.
Attach towing cable, tree strap, or chain as low as possible to the object being winched. Let the winch do the work; never drive the winch.
When winching always inspect your equipment, use the right winch for the situation, find a good secure anchor, and never winch with less than five wraps of wire rope around the drum.
When using a tree as an anchor, use a wide tree strap to avoid damaging the trunk of the tree.
Don’t mix driving with alcohol or drugs.
RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS
Respect the rights of others, including private property owners, all recreational trail users, campers and others so they can enjoy their recreational activities undisturbed.
Be considerate of others on the road or trail.
Leave gates as you find them. If crossing private property, be sure to ask permission from the landowner(s).
Yield the right of way to those passing you traveling uphill. Yield to mountain bikers, hikers, and horses.
When encountering horses on the trail, move to the side of the trail, stop, turn off your engine, and speak—you want the horse to know you are human. Ask the rider the best way to proceed.
Proceed with caution around horses and pack animals. Sudden, unfamiliar activity may spook animals—possibly causing injury to animals, handlers, and others on the trail.
Do not idly ride around in camping, picnicking, trailhead, or residential areas.
Keep speeds low around crowds and in camping areas.
Keep the noise and dust down.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Educate yourself prior to your trip by obtaining travel maps and regulations from public agencies, planning for your trip, taking recreation skills classes, and knowing how to operate your equipment safely.
Obtain a map—motor vehicle use map where appropriate—of your destination and determine which areas are open to off-highway vehicles.
Make a realistic plan and stick to it. Always tell someone of your travel plans.
Contact the land manager for area restrictions, closures, and permit requirements.
Check the weather forecast before you go. Prepare for the unexpected by packing necessary emergency items.
Buckle-up! Seat belts are mandatory. Know your limitations. Watch your time, your fuel, and your energy.
Take an off-highway drivers course to learn more about negotiating terrain in a four-wheel drive vehicle.
Make sure your vehicle is mechanically up to task. Be prepared with tools, supplies, spares, and a spill kit for trail side repairs.
AVOID SENSITIVE AREAS
Avoid sensitive areas such as meadows, lake shores, wetlands and streams. Stay on designated routes.
Other sensitive habitats to avoid include living desert soils, tundra, and seasonal nesting or breeding areas.
Do not disturb historical, archaeological, or paleontological sites.
Avoid “spooking” livestock and wildlife you encounter and keep your distance.
Motorized and mechanized vehicles are not allowed in designated Wilderness Areas.
DO YOUR PART
Do your part by modeling appropriate behavior, leaving the area better than you found it, properly disposing of waste, minimizing the use of fire, avoiding the spread of invasive species, and restoring degraded areas.
Carry a trash bag on your vehicle and pick up litter left by others.
Pack out what you pack in. Practice minimum impact camping by using established sites, camping 200 feet from water resources and trails.
Observe proper sanitary waste disposal or pack your waste out.
Protect the soundscape by preventing unnecessary noise created by a poorly tuned vehicle or revving your engine.
Before and after a ride, wash your vehicle to reduce the spread of invasive species.
Build a trail community. Get to know other types of recreationists that share your favorite trail.
Tread Lightly - Responsible Four Wheeling
TRAVEL RESPONSIBLY
Travel responsibly on designated roads, trails or areas.
Travel only in areas open to four-wheel drive vehicles.
For your safety, travel straight up or down hills.
Drive over, not around obstacles to avoid widening the trail.
Straddle ruts, gullies, and washouts even if they are wider than your vehicle.
Cross streams only at designated fording points, where the road crosses the stream.
When possible, avoid mud. In soft terrain, go easy on the gas to avoid wheel spin, which can cause rutting.
Don’t turn around on narrow roads, steep terrain, or unstable ground. Back up until you find a safe place to turn around.
Stop frequently and scout ahead on foot. To help with traction, balance your load and lower tire pressure to where you see a bulge (typically not less than 20 pounds).
Know where the differential or the lowest point on your vehicle is. This will help in negotiating terrain and prevent vehicle damage resulting in oil and fluid spills on the trail.
Maintain a reasonable distance between vehicles.
Comply with all signs and respect barriers.
Travel with a group of two or more vehicles. Driving solo can leave you vulnerable if you have an accident or breakdown. Designate meeting areas in case of separation.
Choose the appropriate winch for your vehicle size.
Attach towing cable, tree strap, or chain as low as possible to the object being winched. Let the winch do the work; never drive the winch.
When winching always inspect your equipment, use the right winch for the situation, find a good secure anchor, and never winch with less than five wraps of wire rope around the drum.
When using a tree as an anchor, use a wide tree strap to avoid damaging the trunk of the tree.
Don’t mix driving with alcohol or drugs.
RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS
Respect the rights of others, including private property owners, all recreational trail users, campers and others so they can enjoy their recreational activities undisturbed.
Be considerate of others on the road or trail.
Leave gates as you find them. If crossing private property, be sure to ask permission from the landowner(s).
Yield the right of way to those passing you traveling uphill. Yield to mountain bikers, hikers, and horses.
When encountering horses on the trail, move to the side of the trail, stop, turn off your engine, and speak—you want the horse to know you are human. Ask the rider the best way to proceed.
Proceed with caution around horses and pack animals. Sudden, unfamiliar activity may spook animals—possibly causing injury to animals, handlers, and others on the trail.
Do not idly ride around in camping, picnicking, trailhead, or residential areas.
Keep speeds low around crowds and in camping areas.
Keep the noise and dust down.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Educate yourself prior to your trip by obtaining travel maps and regulations from public agencies, planning for your trip, taking recreation skills classes, and knowing how to operate your equipment safely.
Obtain a map—motor vehicle use map where appropriate—of your destination and determine which areas are open to off-highway vehicles.
Make a realistic plan and stick to it. Always tell someone of your travel plans.
Contact the land manager for area restrictions, closures, and permit requirements.
Check the weather forecast before you go. Prepare for the unexpected by packing necessary emergency items.
Buckle-up! Seat belts are mandatory. Know your limitations. Watch your time, your fuel, and your energy.
Take an off-highway drivers course to learn more about negotiating terrain in a four-wheel drive vehicle.
Make sure your vehicle is mechanically up to task. Be prepared with tools, supplies, spares, and a spill kit for trail side repairs.
AVOID SENSITIVE AREAS
Avoid sensitive areas such as meadows, lake shores, wetlands and streams. Stay on designated routes.
Other sensitive habitats to avoid include living desert soils, tundra, and seasonal nesting or breeding areas.
Do not disturb historical, archaeological, or paleontological sites.
Avoid “spooking” livestock and wildlife you encounter and keep your distance.
Motorized and mechanized vehicles are not allowed in designated Wilderness Areas.
DO YOUR PART
Do your part by modeling appropriate behavior, leaving the area better than you found it, properly disposing of waste, minimizing the use of fire, avoiding the spread of invasive species, and restoring degraded areas.
Carry a trash bag on your vehicle and pick up litter left by others.
Pack out what you pack in. Practice minimum impact camping by using established sites, camping 200 feet from water resources and trails.
Observe proper sanitary waste disposal or pack your waste out.
Protect the soundscape by preventing unnecessary noise created by a poorly tuned vehicle or revving your engine.
Before and after a ride, wash your vehicle to reduce the spread of invasive species.
Build a trail community. Get to know other types of recreationists that share your favorite trail.
Since the weather my be a little colder than past years (except 2005)
Make sure to bring
Rain Fly for your tent
Ground Tarp for tent
Heavy Sleeping bag or spare blanket
Dry Bag for clothes and sleeping bag (garbage bag works well)
Spare tarp- 1 for camp 1 for cruiser
Rope to string tarp
Spare Propane
Spare Shoes and Socks (Wet feet are miserable)
Extra Change of clothes
Gloves
Rain Gear- Just in case, plus if you are feeling real cold it will help warm you up.
Extra Days food and water
Mosquito REpellent
Good Attitude
Make sure to bring
Rain Fly for your tent
Ground Tarp for tent
Heavy Sleeping bag or spare blanket
Dry Bag for clothes and sleeping bag (garbage bag works well)
Spare tarp- 1 for camp 1 for cruiser
Rope to string tarp
Spare Propane
Spare Shoes and Socks (Wet feet are miserable)
Extra Change of clothes
Gloves
Rain Gear- Just in case, plus if you are feeling real cold it will help warm you up.
Extra Days food and water
Mosquito REpellent
Good Attitude
Thanks. Most of that is because in 2005 I did not come prepared properly.
Bucket Brigade
Looking for Volunteers 6/15-6/16 - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board
Leave a spot in your rig to carry a bucket.
Looking for Volunteers 6/15-6/16
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We have a couple of "Special" projects for the Rubicon on Tuesday June 15th and Wednesday June 16th.
If you can give us a hand, let me know. Both of these projects are during the TLCA Rubithon Event.
Bucket Brigade - TLCA Rubithon June 15th - Tuesday and June 16th - Wednesday :
We will need 10-20 (total) volunteers for this project
Rock will be hand loaded by 6-10 volunteers, into 5 gallon buckets at the Log Landing on 14N05, and carried to the trail where they will be given to TLCA Rubithon Participants as they pass Ellis Creek. (There is a large pile of rock left over at the Log Landing on 14N05 from the county work done at Ellis Creek last Fall).
2-4 Volunteers will be stationed at the incised section of Walker Hill. Take the buckets from every other participant vehicle and dump into the incised section of trail evenly.
2-4 Volunteers will be stationed at the big right turn at Winter Camp. They will take the remaining buckets from Participants and dump it into the incised section of trail evenly.
Through Radio contact, when the last of the participants pass, the buckets will be loaded and returned to Ellis Creek Log Landing
E-Loo Construction Project Rubicon Springs June 15th - Tuesday:
We are looking for 6-10 Volunteers with Carpenter skills and tools to complete the construction of the E-Loos at Rubicon Springs.
Steve Morris and Rich Prince are the Leads for this project.
Please contact me if you are able to donate some time, and I will forward your information to RSSI.
Thank you!!!
Bebe
Trail Boss - Friends of the Rubicon
bebehumr at gmail dot com
Looking for Volunteers 6/15-6/16 - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board
Leave a spot in your rig to carry a bucket.
Looking for Volunteers 6/15-6/16
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We have a couple of "Special" projects for the Rubicon on Tuesday June 15th and Wednesday June 16th.
If you can give us a hand, let me know. Both of these projects are during the TLCA Rubithon Event.
Bucket Brigade - TLCA Rubithon June 15th - Tuesday and June 16th - Wednesday :
We will need 10-20 (total) volunteers for this project
Rock will be hand loaded by 6-10 volunteers, into 5 gallon buckets at the Log Landing on 14N05, and carried to the trail where they will be given to TLCA Rubithon Participants as they pass Ellis Creek. (There is a large pile of rock left over at the Log Landing on 14N05 from the county work done at Ellis Creek last Fall).
2-4 Volunteers will be stationed at the incised section of Walker Hill. Take the buckets from every other participant vehicle and dump into the incised section of trail evenly.
2-4 Volunteers will be stationed at the big right turn at Winter Camp. They will take the remaining buckets from Participants and dump it into the incised section of trail evenly.
Through Radio contact, when the last of the participants pass, the buckets will be loaded and returned to Ellis Creek Log Landing
E-Loo Construction Project Rubicon Springs June 15th - Tuesday:
We are looking for 6-10 Volunteers with Carpenter skills and tools to complete the construction of the E-Loos at Rubicon Springs.
Steve Morris and Rich Prince are the Leads for this project.
Please contact me if you are able to donate some time, and I will forward your information to RSSI.
Thank you!!!
Bebe
Trail Boss - Friends of the Rubicon
bebehumr at gmail dot com
woooody
el Jefe
The snow is melting....
i was up there yesterday. there is a lot that needs to melt. if it stays warm for the next few weeks there will only be some snow, but there will be plenty. there is a 6' berm at the first dam right now and big drifts with snow all the way in. including the slabs, which will be melted soon, but the shady spods will be deep still. gonna be fun!
