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Cruiserdrew;4510934 See you guys at Loon Lake on Tuesday night
The 60 series Rubithon thread!
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soooooo frickn jealous guys... Hope nothing but good times for all of you. Next year for me for sure!
Edit... or Moab. 
rusty_tlc
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I'll be running the trail from Wentworth to Tahoma starting Saturday. I'll post a trail report Monday if all goes well.
Andy, see you Sunday.
Andy, see you Sunday.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Edit... or Moab.
I've been to both the last 8 years. Highly recommended.
Guess running the trail once per week isn't enough for some people.
Looking forward to meeting all you guys next week.
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Oregon 60 wags represented well. Great trip, great people, sweet trucks, horrible camp.
more please.
I didn't get to many pictures but I did see a lot of cameras out. That was an awesome run, I am glad that you Oregon dudes came down and ran the trail. I hope you enjoyed it.
I did manage to twist off a rear long side axle shaft. It was a clean break, with no pop, bang or weird noise. Thanks to Mike for loaning me a shaft to get me up to Buck Island lake and catch up to the group, and thanks to Robbie and the Venezuelans for staying behind for the assist. Andy, nice job leading the trail dude with good assistance from the committee guys on the run.
Now post up some pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dylan
I did manage to twist off a rear long side axle shaft. It was a clean break, with no pop, bang or weird noise. Thanks to Mike for loaning me a shaft to get me up to Buck Island lake and catch up to the group, and thanks to Robbie and the Venezuelans for staying behind for the assist. Andy, nice job leading the trail dude with good assistance from the committee guys on the run.
Now post up some pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dylan
X2 more pics!
What's the deal with the camp?
What's the deal with the camp?
Camp was gorgeous, people were friendly and fun to hang out with. The other company (mosquitoes), however, were a real problem, and bug spray really only slowed them down.
Aaron found a concoction that seemed to work, spraying on a coat of 25% deet, followed by a coat of piciardin (or however it's spelled), and sitting next to a lit bug candle. He hasn't ended up with skin cancer YET, but had the least number of bites of anyone I saw
I set my tent up somewhat away from everyone at both camp sites, so I can't really comment on whether noise or close proximity was a concern. I didn't hear too much midnight throttle wrestling, but when camped at the springs I was a bit close to the trail so rigs coming in and out were noticeable, but whatever.
Aaron found a concoction that seemed to work, spraying on a coat of 25% deet, followed by a coat of piciardin (or however it's spelled), and sitting next to a lit bug candle. He hasn't ended up with skin cancer YET, but had the least number of bites of anyone I saw
I set my tent up somewhat away from everyone at both camp sites, so I can't really comment on whether noise or close proximity was a concern. I didn't hear too much midnight throttle wrestling, but when camped at the springs I was a bit close to the trail so rigs coming in and out were noticeable, but whatever.
Good to hear some 60's ran the trail this year. Sounds like a fun weekend.
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I will post up a basic trip report and try to keep some tech going so please bear with me on this.
Met up with Matt and Michelle outside of Portland for the drive down. We left with full tanks, clean trucks and a bit of nervous energy.
In the days leading up to the trip I had done my int/exh, power steering pump, and build a new rear bumper with better qtr protection.
When we arrived in Sac I had noticed a pretty bad diff leak and found a blown FF axle seal. I did my best to slow the leak and we headed to the trailhead. Along the way I picked up my brother at the airport and bought some supplies and food.
Plan on needing at least 2 cases of cold ones and 4 bags of ice.
Driving to the trailhead takes some time and Matt's 502 started putting put some heat. We pulled over and let it cool a bit.
Here is my 60 with the qtr protection on Icehouse Rd:
Eve pic on the spillway at Loon Lake:
We camped at the trailhead on a huge granit rock. Sorry for the blurry pic my brother has a better one and I post it soon:
After airing down, tech inspection, drivers meeting we hit the trail:
First part of the trail leads to the "Slabs". Very cool place and pics of course do no justice. Dylan and Mike heading down:
I will have to get the pics from my brother this week of the sections in between here. I was busy driving and have very few.
I will post more here later but this is first night camp at Buck Island and us lining up for the next morning:
Andy (Cruiserdrew) was kind enough to let the 60 wags lead the charge the next day. Very cool but tough as the front guys get to try the lines, stack the rocks and spot the obstacles. Most fun I have had on a trail run in a long time!
Tight sections, cool shot of Dylan next to an Alpine lake, and Matt on Million dollar drop!
I will dig up some more pics of the Big Sluice but this section was a clincher as the 80's had eaten some doors on this rock earlier. They were great and stacked rocks for 45 mins for us 60's and the other 6 or so 80's on the wagon run:
Andy was the coolest. Laid back, genuinely concerned for our safety and one heck of a spotter. All of us got through here without a scratch!!
After this section was a pretty cool rock garden with a bunch of drops. The rear bumper, rock sliders and qtr panle protection is needed here unless you really like body damage. We rolled into camp at the Springs after a cool section where most of us had to grind a bit on a rock face:
Camp was beautiful and for the most part people are fun. However we ended up sleeping next to a poor guy the first night that had really bad sleep apnea, the next night was sleeping next to the "Dirty Dozen" party, and the last night a group of 18 year old asses parked their minis on top of our tent and drank all night. I am not even joking that I had a total of 7 hrs sleep for 4 days of wheeling. There are people and trucks everywhere and no repreive fron noise or chaos at any hour. The Rubicon is unfortunately a freeway.
There was no exit strategy this year but Drew and the rest of the group took pity on our wagons and said they would help us out of the trail up Caddillac Hill on Sat.
The first corner was a challenge to say the least. This is where low gears, automatics (or AUTOMATICAS as the Argentenians would say) comes in handy. Most the group could crawl this slippery slope and make it but I used my winch:
After that some tricky sections but otherwide a great drive out. We met the rest of the group at the top and were rewarded with a awesome view and cheers from Crruiserdrew and the group!
Some more cool water crossings, views and a cool tree hanging out on a sweet looking granite cliff:
Overall it was a great trip. Carnage report:
Dylan: long side axle.
Mike: nothing but a few scrapes on sliders and bumpers
Matt: 1 front diff plug, some scrapes on a fender flair.
Clint: 1 slider bent, 1 rain gutter, rain gutter crome strip.
If you are going to take this trail your truck must be in good shape, go with someone who has gone before, get some protection or as Pighead would say " whatever gets bent or smashed it shouldn't have been there anyways so just cut it off"
I will post up more as I weed through the pics.
Thanks to all the spotters and especially Cruiserdrew for your leadership. Truely one of the best people you will ever meet!
Clint
Met up with Matt and Michelle outside of Portland for the drive down. We left with full tanks, clean trucks and a bit of nervous energy.
In the days leading up to the trip I had done my int/exh, power steering pump, and build a new rear bumper with better qtr protection.
When we arrived in Sac I had noticed a pretty bad diff leak and found a blown FF axle seal. I did my best to slow the leak and we headed to the trailhead. Along the way I picked up my brother at the airport and bought some supplies and food.
Plan on needing at least 2 cases of cold ones and 4 bags of ice.
Driving to the trailhead takes some time and Matt's 502 started putting put some heat. We pulled over and let it cool a bit.
Here is my 60 with the qtr protection on Icehouse Rd:
Eve pic on the spillway at Loon Lake:
We camped at the trailhead on a huge granit rock. Sorry for the blurry pic my brother has a better one and I post it soon:
After airing down, tech inspection, drivers meeting we hit the trail:
First part of the trail leads to the "Slabs". Very cool place and pics of course do no justice. Dylan and Mike heading down:
I will have to get the pics from my brother this week of the sections in between here. I was busy driving and have very few.
I will post more here later but this is first night camp at Buck Island and us lining up for the next morning:
Andy (Cruiserdrew) was kind enough to let the 60 wags lead the charge the next day. Very cool but tough as the front guys get to try the lines, stack the rocks and spot the obstacles. Most fun I have had on a trail run in a long time!
Tight sections, cool shot of Dylan next to an Alpine lake, and Matt on Million dollar drop!
I will dig up some more pics of the Big Sluice but this section was a clincher as the 80's had eaten some doors on this rock earlier. They were great and stacked rocks for 45 mins for us 60's and the other 6 or so 80's on the wagon run:
Andy was the coolest. Laid back, genuinely concerned for our safety and one heck of a spotter. All of us got through here without a scratch!!
After this section was a pretty cool rock garden with a bunch of drops. The rear bumper, rock sliders and qtr panle protection is needed here unless you really like body damage. We rolled into camp at the Springs after a cool section where most of us had to grind a bit on a rock face:
Camp was beautiful and for the most part people are fun. However we ended up sleeping next to a poor guy the first night that had really bad sleep apnea, the next night was sleeping next to the "Dirty Dozen" party, and the last night a group of 18 year old asses parked their minis on top of our tent and drank all night. I am not even joking that I had a total of 7 hrs sleep for 4 days of wheeling. There are people and trucks everywhere and no repreive fron noise or chaos at any hour. The Rubicon is unfortunately a freeway.
There was no exit strategy this year but Drew and the rest of the group took pity on our wagons and said they would help us out of the trail up Caddillac Hill on Sat.
The first corner was a challenge to say the least. This is where low gears, automatics (or AUTOMATICAS as the Argentenians would say) comes in handy. Most the group could crawl this slippery slope and make it but I used my winch:
After that some tricky sections but otherwide a great drive out. We met the rest of the group at the top and were rewarded with a awesome view and cheers from Crruiserdrew and the group!
Some more cool water crossings, views and a cool tree hanging out on a sweet looking granite cliff:
Overall it was a great trip. Carnage report:
Dylan: long side axle.
Mike: nothing but a few scrapes on sliders and bumpers
Matt: 1 front diff plug, some scrapes on a fender flair.
Clint: 1 slider bent, 1 rain gutter, rain gutter crome strip.
If you are going to take this trail your truck must be in good shape, go with someone who has gone before, get some protection or as Pighead would say " whatever gets bent or smashed it shouldn't have been there anyways so just cut it off"
I will post up more as I weed through the pics.
Thanks to all the spotters and especially Cruiserdrew for your leadership. Truely one of the best people you will ever meet!
Clint
That's too bad. I guess there's one advantage to bringing a jeep. The mini guys probably stayed away from me thinking they'd get cooties
I got about 45 minutes of sleep tuesday night. Wheeling tired is NOT FUN.
X2. It was great meeting the portland crew. We're all glad you could make it.
x 1 million. Andy's one of the best trail leaders out there.
well done fellas... Hope you guys plan on doing it again next year so I can join ya! Great pics Clint and damn did that rear bumper transform!
That's too bad. I guess there's one advantage to bringing a jeep. The mini guys probably stayed away from me thinking they'd get cooties
I got about 45 minutes of sleep tuesday night. Wheeling tired is NOT FUN.
X2. It was great meeting the portland crew. We're all glad you could make it.
exactly why I did not camp on the slabs. I can't stand the super loud----party till 3am----i don't care about anyone else------my music is not loud enough-----inconsiderates that always seem to attach themselves. I like sleep. good to hang with all of you guys though
I met you folks when you rolled into our camp lookin for Andy. Up in the paved campground. Nice rigs.
One thing I would like to correct you on. The party which you reffered to as the "dirty dozen party" was in fact at the mog crew camp. Us in dirty dozen are civilized and I would recomend you cross the river and camp down there next time as they squitos are less and the company is superb. You will enjoy camp much more on level ground.
One thing I would like to correct you on. The party which you reffered to as the "dirty dozen party" was in fact at the mog crew camp. Us in dirty dozen are civilized and I would recomend you cross the river and camp down there next time as they squitos are less and the company is superb. You will enjoy camp much more on level ground.
Absolutely incredible pictures. Sounds like it was an awesome time!
