crawldaddy
NAXJA Member # 1491
- Location
- Alameda, CA
This was going to get posted as a Sierra Fest Pre-Run, but I guess that won't work now that there's no Sierra Fest.
Here's the deal:
Jeeper's Jamboree gets a (very expensive) "Special Use Permit" that closes the Rubicon Trail to the public for three weekends with setup and teardown before and after.
The Rubicon Trail is closed to the public from (I can't find the exact dates) about July 24th to about August 8th.
So, the Rubicon is closed, but I have a brother who's been wheeling in Colorado for the past thirty years - 200 mountain passes or so - been on the cover of off-road rags more times than I can count (before the hobby got really big), knows plenty of other old timers, and he's coming to California for my daughter's wedding on July 29th....and he says to me: "yea, I've always wanted to do the Rubicon at least once before I die" (he's a smoker, so he might do that).
Which brings me to this rather interesting opportunity. I made a few phone calls, and the nice folks at the JeepersJamboree.com were kind enough to allow me to take a few friends through the trail during their closure, on August 1,2,3 (Tues/Wed/Thurs) when they have nobody on the trail. Things do start to heat-up on Thursday with the Jeep Jamboree starting that day, but if we're at Rubicon Springs by then, they're good with that. I've got that in writing.
It's a mid-week thing, and most of us have to work, except for those of us who ALWAYS have to work weekends, but I thought I would toss it out there just in case anyone has the time off...speak up.
This invitation is open to
Sierra Chapter members and their Invited guests. "Their invited guests" means that SC members are welcome to extend this invitation to guests who accompany them either in their own or the member's rig(s).
I figure I'll be lucky if more than two members can take advantage of this, and I sure would not want anyone who can do a mid-week to stay away simply because his rig is not an XJ...so other types are also welcome.
Normal safety and spares equipment requirements apply (please review the recommendations on the Sierra Fest main pages) because it's just stupid to go unprepared (as I have learned the hard way).
This is a dis-organized event. There is no fee. There is no T-shirt. There is no dash plaque.
We've been talking about having a kick-off BYO BBQ at a place I've rented in South Lake Tahoe on July 31st (the night before), but that's a lot of extra driving (4hrs RT) for folks coming from the valley. A better alternative is to camp at Loon Lake North Camp on the 31st, and party our buns off there before we kick-off on Tuesday.
Any takers?
Crawldaddy out
Here's the deal:
Jeeper's Jamboree gets a (very expensive) "Special Use Permit" that closes the Rubicon Trail to the public for three weekends with setup and teardown before and after.
The Rubicon Trail is closed to the public from (I can't find the exact dates) about July 24th to about August 8th.
So, the Rubicon is closed, but I have a brother who's been wheeling in Colorado for the past thirty years - 200 mountain passes or so - been on the cover of off-road rags more times than I can count (before the hobby got really big), knows plenty of other old timers, and he's coming to California for my daughter's wedding on July 29th....and he says to me: "yea, I've always wanted to do the Rubicon at least once before I die" (he's a smoker, so he might do that).
Which brings me to this rather interesting opportunity. I made a few phone calls, and the nice folks at the JeepersJamboree.com were kind enough to allow me to take a few friends through the trail during their closure, on August 1,2,3 (Tues/Wed/Thurs) when they have nobody on the trail. Things do start to heat-up on Thursday with the Jeep Jamboree starting that day, but if we're at Rubicon Springs by then, they're good with that. I've got that in writing.
It's a mid-week thing, and most of us have to work, except for those of us who ALWAYS have to work weekends, but I thought I would toss it out there just in case anyone has the time off...speak up.
This invitation is open to
Sierra Chapter members and their Invited guests. "Their invited guests" means that SC members are welcome to extend this invitation to guests who accompany them either in their own or the member's rig(s). I figure I'll be lucky if more than two members can take advantage of this, and I sure would not want anyone who can do a mid-week to stay away simply because his rig is not an XJ...so other types are also welcome.
Normal safety and spares equipment requirements apply (please review the recommendations on the Sierra Fest main pages) because it's just stupid to go unprepared (as I have learned the hard way).
This is a dis-organized event. There is no fee. There is no T-shirt. There is no dash plaque.
We've been talking about having a kick-off BYO BBQ at a place I've rented in South Lake Tahoe on July 31st (the night before), but that's a lot of extra driving (4hrs RT) for folks coming from the valley. A better alternative is to camp at Loon Lake North Camp on the 31st, and party our buns off there before we kick-off on Tuesday.
Any takers?
Crawldaddy out
