Swamp Lake trip July 26-28 2013

[Letterman]

This should clear up all confusion.

Swamp Lake Trail:

Rubicon Trail:

 

[boostamante]

Both definitely test your rock crawlin' endurance when it comes to your body and your machine. I will say this, the west side of buck Island has a very beautiful waterfall that can be seen only when you hike to get snow for your coolers It's like seeing one of those fancy waterfalls on one of dem fancy calendars.

Oh and anything that can go wrong, will go wrong when out in the middle of nowhere ;0

 

[XJensen]

I bet you have never fallen asleep when you were driving on the Rubicon!!!

I did last year, although it had more to do with being up all day and night shuttling parts working on junk. Not to mention the exhaust leak. Confidant it was co2 poisoning but none the less I did fall asleep a few times before throwing up.

 

[souske]

I will say this, the west side of buck Island has a very beautiful waterfall that can be seen only when you hike to get snow for your coolers It's like seeing one of those fancy waterfalls on one of dem fancy calendars.

Oh and anything that can go wrong, will go wrong when out in the middle of nowhere ;0

 

[boostamante]

I did last year, although it had more to do with being up all day and night shuttling parts working on junk. Not to mention the exhaust leak. Confidant it was co2 poisoning but none the less I did fall asleep a few times before throwing up.

You Norcal guys have all the fun.

 

[GSequoia]

I did fall asleep a few times before throwing up.

I usually do that when hanging out with Letterman too.

 

[Big Ed]

if you are complaining about 14 miles on Swamp, that extra 4-5 miles on the Rubicon might put you to tears!

Rubicon is 13 miles. :viking:

 

[XJensen]

Rubicon is 13 miles. :viking:

17.2 miles:compwork:

 

[Big Ed]

Is that the official mileage?

 

[XJensen]

Is that the official mileage?

That is loon trail head to Tahoma. +-0.1 miles I would guess. Not all GPS but all referenced and rectified

 

[Big Ed]

I've heard from a reliable source that the actual trail is 13 miles,the rest is dirt road. Swamp also has dirt access roads,but we don't count them in the trail mileage.

 

[XJensen]

that is true the last four miles or so is dirt road. official trailer head to trailhead include the dirt roadI did ups all of swamp Lake I'll have to look to see how long that is

stupid cell phone voice recognition

 

[Letterman]

I've heard from a reliable source that the actual trail is 13 miles,the rest is dirt road. Swamp also has dirt access roads,but we don't count them in the trail mileage.

I believe you should drive it before you talk about it, as this thread clearly shows, other peoples opinions can be very different from your own experience.

Opinions are very different on the difficulty of trails, and it can be the time you were on it it was stacked or unstacked. It can also be experience, some people are scared of driving up or down Rooster Rock on Swamp trail:

and some people like to make three point turns on the face of it for fun:

 

[Big Ed]

I believe you should drive it before you talk about it

Is this the part where you ask me if I've driven it before?

 

[Jes]

Swamp is lame, that's why I've only run it like 12 times...

 

[Big Ed]

Swamp is lame, that's why I've only run it like 12 times...