@MKtaco98 @matttaylor1976 @MaK92 4RnR and myself are all headed out. See you all soon!!!
Spring/Summer Lakes Basin Cruiser Trip :NorCal:
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T-30 min. Almost out of the city!!!!
C u boys up there.
C u boys up there.
On the road!!!!
Good to meet all of you. Next time ( I hope this will be an annual trip) I will leave the wife at home to take care of the animals. I was listening in on 146.460 but it wasn't long until you were out of range. We went to see Frasier Falls before the t-storms rolled in. Looking forward to some pictures.
what a rager of a weekend...2 kegs with a tap mounted to a tree, 10 hours of Rubicon trail obstacles in a stock 2014 tacoma and a new hundy, and then Fast eddy turning into slow eddy! what a dang blast and the cops only got called on us once haha
i would say it was a definite success and the date for all the next trips is going to be the last weekend in July! thanks to everyone who made it out for making it a bad ass weekend and i hope to see you all back next year, Slow eddy you had better post all those pics and videos of our adventure through snake loop
i would say it was a definite success and the date for all the next trips is going to be the last weekend in July! thanks to everyone who made it out for making it a bad ass weekend and i hope to see you all back next year, Slow eddy you had better post all those pics and videos of our adventure through snake loop
LOL.. sounds like it was a blast. Bummed I missed out but will EVENTUALLY make it to one of these.
it was a hoot, i estimate that we got close to 30 people there not including kids and probably 15 or more rigs out. it was a hell of a blast and i have a feeling that it will continue for a long time
Big shout out to @Fast Eddy and @KWalkerM for spotting my mall cruiser through some nasty s***! @SIZZLE balls of steel with that brand new Tacoma.
Darrell & Kyle, great job planning this thing out, had a blast hanging out and meeting everyone.
Darrell & Kyle, great job planning this thing out, had a blast hanging out and meeting everyone.
Just got home and unloaded the stuff and clean up,it was a sure blast meeting all of you in person and definitely doing this again next year.
Fun time, was good to put some faces to some screen names. Enjoyed the snake loop. Dominik enjoyed kayaking on little gold lake. Even won an iPod (thanks iPod guy). Maybe next year people will organize into beginner, intermediate and advanced trail rides. A bit bummed about the future dates. When I get back to a laptop I will see if I have any photos to share.
Hell of a party eh guys? LOL. Sounds like I should have been more patient and stayed at Little Gold Lake. I was sure that place wasn't going to work for so many rigs so I went with Plan B, Little Deer Lake. Nice option for setting up camp also. Anywho, here's all the pics, copy & paste from my build thread...
IH8MUD CAMPING TRIP SANS MUD MEMBERS
Well this weekend's trip WAS supposed to be the first annual MUD trip in the Lakes Basin area. Well it was, but I wasn't there, kinda. The plan was to camp at the Gold Lake 4x4 campground. As it turns out it was the Gold Lake minivan campground. Place was infested, all sites taken up and no Land Cruisers in sight. @Fast Eddy was holding down the fort at Little Gold Lake but it seemed way too small to hold the whole group so I decided to set up shop at Little Deer Lake on the Snake Lake loop. Looks like I missed a hell of a party! I was hoping I'd see an endless caravan of Land Cruisers as they ran Snake Lake but I only saw 4 Toyotas on the trail, a 40, a 100, a Tacoma and an 80. Did get the chance to meet a few guys on the way out today. Next time I'll have to have more faith
Here we are laying claim to the nice site at Little Deer Lake
To this day Little Deer Lake continues to be one of my favorite lakes. Crystal clear, beautiful backdrop and very quiet. From Friday to Sunday we only saw 5-6 rigs drive by and a few bikers.
I had this lake all to myself on the kayak. When the winds die down the surface looks like glass
Home for the weekend
Just look at this lake. Look at it!!
That night I made a pathetic attempt at capturing star trails. This was a 30 minute exposure and hardly any light registered, just some faint trails. Screw this, I don't have patience for this stuff.
The next day we ran the full Snake Lake loop going counterclockwise. Didn't come across any rigs at all the whole time we were on the loop.
Coming up to Oakland Pond on the loop
This would be the last peaceful stretch of road we'd have
This is the top of Snake Lake Hill. Going counterclockwise you descend on Snake Lake Hill. They say it's easier, but with these heavy pigs it's a buttpucker rage the whole way down. Gearing on the trucks insn't low enough and while flooring the brakes the thing just slides down on the loose rock. I think I'd rather go UP this hill.
The official trail is the fork on the right but folks have been creating a bypass. The giant boulder on the right is very unstable. I could rock it back and forth while standing on it. Felt nervous trying to drive over it only to have it drag under the truck the whole way down. So I took the bypass on the left.
Pay attention to the big white boulder on the left
Remember that big white boulder? Well my rear tire clipped it and sent it tumbling down the hill, landing right in the middle of the steep ass trail. In the pic you can see it start to tumble.
LOLNOPE. That's not happening. Sorry guys, we tried to move it. So yeah, I'm the dick that put the giant boulder right in the middle of Snake Lake Hill, sorry
Only option was to drive around it. Luckily there was a ledge, but as steep as this descent it, it was not fun.
IH8MUD CAMPING TRIP SANS MUD MEMBERS
Well this weekend's trip WAS supposed to be the first annual MUD trip in the Lakes Basin area. Well it was, but I wasn't there, kinda. The plan was to camp at the Gold Lake 4x4 campground. As it turns out it was the Gold Lake minivan campground. Place was infested, all sites taken up and no Land Cruisers in sight. @Fast Eddy was holding down the fort at Little Gold Lake but it seemed way too small to hold the whole group so I decided to set up shop at Little Deer Lake on the Snake Lake loop. Looks like I missed a hell of a party! I was hoping I'd see an endless caravan of Land Cruisers as they ran Snake Lake but I only saw 4 Toyotas on the trail, a 40, a 100, a Tacoma and an 80. Did get the chance to meet a few guys on the way out today. Next time I'll have to have more faith
Here we are laying claim to the nice site at Little Deer Lake
To this day Little Deer Lake continues to be one of my favorite lakes. Crystal clear, beautiful backdrop and very quiet. From Friday to Sunday we only saw 5-6 rigs drive by and a few bikers.
I had this lake all to myself on the kayak. When the winds die down the surface looks like glass
Home for the weekend
Just look at this lake. Look at it!!
That night I made a pathetic attempt at capturing star trails. This was a 30 minute exposure and hardly any light registered, just some faint trails. Screw this, I don't have patience for this stuff.
The next day we ran the full Snake Lake loop going counterclockwise. Didn't come across any rigs at all the whole time we were on the loop.
Coming up to Oakland Pond on the loop
This would be the last peaceful stretch of road we'd have
This is the top of Snake Lake Hill. Going counterclockwise you descend on Snake Lake Hill. They say it's easier, but with these heavy pigs it's a buttpucker rage the whole way down. Gearing on the trucks insn't low enough and while flooring the brakes the thing just slides down on the loose rock. I think I'd rather go UP this hill.
The official trail is the fork on the right but folks have been creating a bypass. The giant boulder on the right is very unstable. I could rock it back and forth while standing on it. Felt nervous trying to drive over it only to have it drag under the truck the whole way down. So I took the bypass on the left.
Pay attention to the big white boulder on the left
Remember that big white boulder? Well my rear tire clipped it and sent it tumbling down the hill, landing right in the middle of the steep ass trail. In the pic you can see it start to tumble.
LOLNOPE. That's not happening. Sorry guys, we tried to move it. So yeah, I'm the dick that put the giant boulder right in the middle of Snake Lake Hill, sorry
Only option was to drive around it. Luckily there was a ledge, but as steep as this descent it, it was not fun.
Snake Lake cont
Made it past the dick boulder!
About 1/3 of the way down Snake Lake Hill, overlooking Snake Lake
Time for the 3rd gen
Continuing on down to the next hard spot
Made it past the dick boulder!
About 1/3 of the way down Snake Lake Hill, overlooking Snake Lake
Time for the 3rd gen
Continuing on down to the next hard spot
cont...
The center cap actually saved the wheel from even more damage
Almost down at the lake
After Snake Lake, working our way towards camp, Little Deer Lake
Not sure if this spot has a name but we'll call it The Pinch. Gets REALLY tight here for a big rig
2nd time squeezing by here without getting a scratch!
Holy shiat that was close
Plenty of room for the 3rd gen
Rest of the trail was uneventful. Just a few more steep rocky climbs and we'd be back home. Aside from lots of hits on the rims and new scratches on the sliders, I suffered no damage on the trail.
The center cap actually saved the wheel from even more damage
Almost down at the lake
After Snake Lake, working our way towards camp, Little Deer Lake
Not sure if this spot has a name but we'll call it The Pinch. Gets REALLY tight here for a big rig
2nd time squeezing by here without getting a scratch!
Holy shiat that was close
Plenty of room for the 3rd gen
Rest of the trail was uneventful. Just a few more steep rocky climbs and we'd be back home. Aside from lots of hits on the rims and new scratches on the sliders, I suffered no damage on the trail.
cont...
Trim on the rear fenders still wasn't enough. At full stuff on the trail I bent the rear panel in even more...
And later that night the skies put on quite the show...
The last day we drove south on the Deer Lake trail and eventually out to Tamarack Lakes. Another nice option for a weekend trip.
Incredible backdrop at these lakes, much different scenery than the others in the area
Till next time
Trim on the rear fenders still wasn't enough. At full stuff on the trail I bent the rear panel in even more...
And later that night the skies put on quite the show...
The last day we drove south on the Deer Lake trail and eventually out to Tamarack Lakes. Another nice option for a weekend trip.
Incredible backdrop at these lakes, much different scenery than the others in the area
Till next time
Well, that boulder in the middle of the trail can be driven around by driving over the ledge in the uphill direction also. 4 of our rigs did so but we didn't take many pictures.
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I want to give a big thank you to everyone that came and helped make this trip so successful.
I'd also like to give a special thanks to @pilotuku for donating the Ipods, the raffle was a nice little bonus to the trip.
We will definitely be doing this again next year and hopefully for many years to come!
@jcardona1, great pics! And we had tons of extra room even with this big group. You sure did miss a good party!!
I'd also like to give a special thanks to @pilotuku for donating the Ipods, the raffle was a nice little bonus to the trip.
We will definitely be doing this again next year and hopefully for many years to come!
@jcardona1, great pics! And we had tons of extra room even with this big group. You sure did miss a good party!!
Great pictures, Jose. Would've been great to see you at the camp! Yeah we went up that snake lake loop and it was pretty difficult for my rig. Locker malfunctioned ( later found out the relay is dead ) So I had to be tugged up by Finny a couple times.
My brother has over a thousand pictures taken of the trip. So coverage of everyone's truck, the obstacles, etc etc is probably going to be transferred here.
My brother has over a thousand pictures taken of the trip. So coverage of everyone's truck, the obstacles, etc etc is probably going to be transferred here.