so-cal trail run August 28th

[penski61]

ok found a camp site that has availability
i reserved 7 and steevo got 9
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Crab_Flats_Ca/r/campsiteCalendar.do?page=calendar&search=site&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70790&topTabIndex=CampingSpot

so we are still a go for gold mountain and john bull

[SteeevO]

We're Going Wheeling!
 

[zachbiz]

awesome, the weekend i move to arizona for school.

[SteeevO]

maybe you and aaron can just switch houses... 

[SteeevO]

In order, from closest trail to furthest of the 4 we mentioned in the planning of this trip are holcomb creek, john bull, gold mtn, dishpan springs.

for those that use google earth here is a quick scribble on a route we can take to wheel holcomb creek and john bull.
I'm up for wheeling whatever but here is an idea.. http://ruggedrocks.com/stuff/Aug-28-2011-Nissan-Run.kmz

for those that don't want to run john bull, you can continue east on 3N16 after holcomb creek to run gold mtn.
gold mtn is not part of my google earth scribble.

[gitarboyx]

tried to look at the map link you made it just came up and a bunch of non sense lettering. im up for wheeling all of those.in 1 day!

[BlackX]

ok found a camp site that has availability
i reserved 7 and steevo got 9
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Cr...ex=CampingSpot

so we are still a go for gold mountain and john bull

This link doesn't seem to work.

[SteeevO]

thanks. I fixed it 

[Iron X]

is anyone going up there just for sunday? i might just be doing that cuz im attending a friends party the night before where ill be consuming a vast amount of alcohol  ... which brings me to my next question, what time u guys gonna head out sunday morning for the trails? 

[SteeevO]

There are quite a few guys going up to just wheel for the day on sunday.
We haven't discussed a schedule yet, but I'm hoping we're on the trail by 8:30 or so.

Holcomb creek trail isn't very far at all from the camp ground so we'll probably just be leaving from there.

[penski61]

i wonder why the link didnt work   worked on thenewx ,oh well its working now and looks like alot more spots got booked

also with the amount of rigs it looks we are gonna have id say 8:30 would be the latest

[Bobby B.]

So realistically, what are you thinking of running?  Holcomb?  JB?

[penski61]

i dont know steve cant make up his mind lol

i like the idea of everyone run gold mountain then john bull or alternate for the moderate guys

[gitarboyx]

thats a good idea, i think everyone can do gold mountain.

[SteeevO]

fine.. lets run holcomb creek at night 

[Bobby B.]

Shoot, when I ran Holcomb last I had a hard enough time in the daylight.

[SteeevO]

bobby, was that before or after the fires? were you on 33's with a locker?
a lot of trail maintenance has been done there. the gardens are good fun but not crazy.

some vids:




also, this trip seems to be working out fairly well in terms of attendance..
and Rugged Rocks took it's first order on Aug. 27th 2006. which makes this trip dead on the 5th anniversary day. maybe we should do a big bear thing every year?

[salad_man]

Like that idea, ill be attending as well

[penski61]

looks like there are gonna be lots of rigs , maybe close to 20 

[Bobby B.]

After the fire, on a trail clean/eval run.  33s, but no lockers, and the work to adjust the water run hadn't been done yet so the middle garden was muddy.  It was challenging to say the least.  Haven't run it since it reopened.

Am having some front diff problems, so I'm on the fence for the run.  It's clunking really bad and the short stub axle actually pivots up and down some.  The crappy parts house cv with bad tolerances doesn't help the clunk either.  Bad enough to where it'll shift enough to cause an air leak in the diff collar.  I have the stuff to rebuild it but I just don't want to do it.  Sigh.

[dkim568]

I wanna go! Probably can't tho...rig needs some lovin and I might be busy that Sunday. Anyone have some 37's I can borrow so I can go? haha  So are you guys gonna be there all weekend?

[SteeevO]

dude!, You've gotta go!
my tires are basically bald but they've one more day on the trail still left in 'em. and this is the day. 

We're camping saturday night and wheeling sunday.

[gitarboyx]

im so down for a night run!

[Iron X]

so for the rigs driving up sunday morning, are we meeting up at the camp site? or?

[SteeevO]

yes, I think it'll be bset to just meet up at the campsite at about 8:00a?
That shoul give us time to get a little organised nad head out at about 8:30 - 9.  but the earlier the better.

im so down for a night run!

 
I was thinking the same thing.