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Three Dudes, One Truck - Rubicon or Bust
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Loon Lake in the background...
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Not sure who that guy was. He passed us earlier in the day. Our group lost two trucks very early in the trail. A 40 twisted a driveshaft (I think), and Ross's FJ Cruiser blew the front diff. To add insult to injury, this came after the attempts to fix the engine in his 40 failed. His daughter was going to drive one of his trucks. At least the problems happened early on.
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Coolest trip w/wheeling involved by far! It's somewhere in the top three most memorable trips I've taken.
About 15 years ago, me and my future wife went west, went up to Lake Tahoe, crossed the mountains and followed the coast up to Washington, hit Yellowstone, and then came back through Colorado. We got to spend a few days in each spot. 6500miles in her little Honda Civic. That one was hard to top.
Then there was a 14 day/130 mile backpacking trip at Philmont. Kinda like the Rubicon of backpacking for Boy Scouts. That was very cool in a different way.
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I followed 45Kevin for much of the day. His was the only truck with smaller tires, but it went wherever he told it. He came all the way from Canadia!
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Cruiserdrew keeps the wagon wheels moving and we are making excellent time. We have Buck Island Lake in our sights. This is where we'll spend the night on our way to the Springs.
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Andy and his gang made a pre-run to Buck in the days prior, and on the way back to Loon they came across a group of twenty or so jeeps that are planning to camp at Buck for a week. We have our fingers crossed that we can find room to camp.
We make it in, carve out a sweet little piece of real estate away from the Jeeps, and before we can even pull the gear out the kids are in the water. This isn't the lake (didn't take any pics of that), just a little pool of water below the dam. The kids swore the water was warm. They stayed in until sundown, when we had to drag them out. We were looking at another 30 degree night, but the threat of hypothermia meant nothing to them.
We make it in, carve out a sweet little piece of real estate away from the Jeeps, and before we can even pull the gear out the kids are in the water. This isn't the lake (didn't take any pics of that), just a little pool of water below the dam. The kids swore the water was warm. They stayed in until sundown, when we had to drag them out. We were looking at another 30 degree night, but the threat of hypothermia meant nothing to them.
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We set up our tent on a granite slab again. This is actually turning out to be a good thing. We got there while the sun was still beating down on the slab, heating it up. Our tent and sleeping pad held the heat in so much, that when we climbed in with 35-40 degree temps that night, our bags were actually warm to the touch!
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We get settled in, brew up some coffee, and hearing the call of nature, flip a coin to see who gets the honors of the being the first one in the Mosley family to poop in a bag! I lost.
Out on the Rubicon, there are no potties. There is a pit toilet at Loon, one along the way at Ellis Creek, and many more in Rubicon Springs. But they aren't there when you need them. Poopin' in the woods is forbidden, because it just doesn't go away given the climate and sheer volume of people coming through. So you bring a Pett toilet and poop in WAG bags. No biggie, and except for having to haul it back out with you it's probably more pleasant than the communal pit toilets.
Out on the Rubicon, there are no potties. There is a pit toilet at Loon, one along the way at Ellis Creek, and many more in Rubicon Springs. But they aren't there when you need them. Poopin' in the woods is forbidden, because it just doesn't go away given the climate and sheer volume of people coming through. So you bring a Pett toilet and poop in WAG bags. No biggie, and except for having to haul it back out with you it's probably more pleasant than the communal pit toilets.
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We eat dinner... Tube Steaks again
We decided to save our more time-consuming dinners for the Springs when we would have all day with nothing to do. We have the biggest laugh when we catch a squirrel stealing the last hot dog! It was the funniest thing we've ever seen, it was as big as he was. Hope he survived!
After dinner, we hit up the campfire and hang out for a bit before crawling into our now very warm sleeping bags.
We decided to save our more time-consuming dinners for the Springs when we would have all day with nothing to do. We have the biggest laugh when we catch a squirrel stealing the last hot dog! It was the funniest thing we've ever seen, it was as big as he was. Hope he survived!After dinner, we hit up the campfire and hang out for a bit before crawling into our now very warm sleeping bags.
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Day Six - Thurs 6/20
Sunrise! This was the coldest night of the trip. There was frost on everything when we woke up. Even though it was cold, it warms up quickly when the sun comes out.
The temps could not have been any better on the trail. The lows at night ranged from 30-40, and the highs ranged from 70-80. It was a nice change from the temps in Memphis, which don't get below 75 this time of year even at night, with 80-90% humidity.
Sunrise! This was the coldest night of the trip. There was frost on everything when we woke up. Even though it was cold, it warms up quickly when the sun comes out.
The temps could not have been any better on the trail. The lows at night ranged from 30-40, and the highs ranged from 70-80. It was a nice change from the temps in Memphis, which don't get below 75 this time of year even at night, with 80-90% humidity.
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My dad cooks breakfast on our rock. The menu consisted of bacon and scrambled eggs with bits of melted plastic spatula hiding in with the bacon scrapings.
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After breakfast, we break camp and head to the drivers meeting. Andy tells us that the previous day was just a warm up for today. I try and keep a poker face because the previous day was the most intense I've ever done. But I'm secretly excited because I haven't yet used my front locker (that took quite a bit of negotiation with the budget committee to acquire!) It'd be a shame to have spent all that political capital at home and not use it.
Buck Island is the "halfway" point, time wise, if you aren't going through in one shot. However, a look at the map shows that the distance to the Springs from Buck is only about a quarter of the distance we traveled from Loon.
The final announcement of the meeting is that my son, Andrew turns 7 today
How badass is that to have your birthday on the Rubicon??
Buck Island is the "halfway" point, time wise, if you aren't going through in one shot. However, a look at the map shows that the distance to the Springs from Buck is only about a quarter of the distance we traveled from Loon.
The final announcement of the meeting is that my son, Andrew turns 7 today
How badass is that to have your birthday on the Rubicon??
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After the meeting, we hit the trail.
The views out here are just amazing.
The views out here are just amazing.
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