The larger the group the slower it goes too, at least with the rigs I wheel with. Maybe the buggies and tons & fodees crowd is different.Ok, am I the only one who thinks planning 3 nights on each trail is completely unnecessary? Im all for wheeling, camping, and enjoying ourselves but making it a 9+ day trip is going to push most out for the entire thing.
These trails are all short enough and close enough to eachother that planning night at or close to the trail head and 1 night 3/4 through will still make for very casual wheeling.
Of course if someone breaks or we are having a good time a trail could be drug out an extra day or 2 and thats wheeling.
At 3 nights a trail its tempting to camp with you guys the first night at the first trail, go run all 3, and meet back up tthe 3rd night of the first trail and tell you all how awsome it was
Unless there have been significant changes that im un aware of both rubicon and fordyce are either 1 long day or 2 very casual days of wheeling and barret lake is 1/2 day all the way in and back out.
I like itI thought we had agreed the plan was to meet on the 18th, wheel 3 trails and have a good time.
If we take 3 days to a trail, 2 to do a trail and 1.5 to do another than end up in dirty reno watching 2BB throw dollar bills at lady boy strippers than that's what happens.
That's pretty much the way I imagined it, I'm not going to be able to wheel labor day so this will be my fix. Also bunch of street rigs will take more time in general. I'm getting the herding cats vibe but meh I'm here for the good time.I thought we had agreed the plan was to meet on the 18th, wheel 3 trails and have a good time.
If we take 3 days to a trail, 2 to do a trail and 1.5 to do another than end up in dirty reno watching 2BB throw dollar bills at lady boy strippers than that's what happens.
If we end up in Reno we're going to Shooters downtown unless I somehow stumble into finding another dive bar with trailer parking between now and August.
I volunteer to help find dive bars with trailer parking.If we end up in Reno we're going to Shooters downtown unless I somehow stumble into finding another dive bar with trailer parking between now and August.
I could make one of these trips as I am not retired nor am I blessed with labor union levels of vacation days.
So route #1?Running Fordyce to Meadow and then hoofing it out to 89 is just about the most inefficient way to go about this. Those forest service roads suck. Especially when you're about 10 rigs deep. You are not saving time. It's significantly faster to run to Meadow and camp. The next day backtrack down WH5-4-3 to Committee and come out at Cisco Grove - which is where many will want to stage tow vehicles anyway.
From Cisco, run 80E to 89. If you wanted to immediately run the Rubicon, exit at McKinney Rubicon Rd in Tahoma. Park the tow vehicles and head down Cadillac.
Run the 'Con and then come out at Loon. Those who are less than 86" wide, head down Ice House Road and to Barrett or continue on to US 50. Or run the Con back to Cadillac back to the staging area.
I could make one of these trips as I am not retired nor am I blessed with labor union levels of vacation days.
The other variable is the river flow on Fordyce Creek. Given the snowpack here it would surprise me if the flows for Fordyce were even passable late in the summer - think like 400+ CFS. 300CFS and my feet are getting wet, and I'm on 44" tires.So route #1?
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Nut up and drive faster. What's the point in having bump stops if you're not gonna use them.Those forest service roads suck. Especially when you're about 10 rigs deep.
You guys have bump stops?Nut up and drive faster. What's the point in having bump stops if you're not gonna use them.
Weekend after Sierra treck should be still low water and flat stacked rocksThe other variable is the river flow on Fordyce Creek. Given the snowpack here it would surprise me if the flows for Fordyce were even passable late in the summer - think like 400+ CFS. 300CFS and my feet are getting wet, and I'm on 44" tires.
I volunteer to help find dive bars with trailer parking.
We were talking about our june Rubicon run last night, Sounds like theres around 50' of snow up there this year.Weekend after Sierra treck should be still low water and flat stacked rocks
Barrett won't open with snow on it. Or any water really.Barrett lake is going to be fucking epic. There might be enough snow for the entry gate width to not even be relevant.
Damn. Is it possible to wheel in towards driveline hill or the pierce ohv loop? I wanna get go snow wheeling saturdayEagle lakes staging still has a bit of snow.
According to the internet (Fordyce Facebook Group)….no.Damn. Is it possible to wheel in towards driveline hill or the pierce ohv loop? I wanna get go snow wheeling saturday
No as in not legal or just not possible from the looks of it?According to the internet (Fordyce Facebook Group)….no.