Meet at Wendy’s at 9am  on Saturday.

We’re just gonna go up to the Bowman area and do some exploring. We would love to have others come. Let Karen know if you are interested.

From Frosty:

If anyone is interested in going please let us (Frosty, Brian) know.  We plan on meeting in Auburn, go thru Georgetown so we can top off the tank.  This is an opportunity for any prospectives needing an overnight run.

Meet Saturday, Sep 13, at the Raleys supermarket on Lincoln Boulevard in Auburn at 7 o’clock.

We will drive from there to Georgetown as a group, get gas, and proceed on to Loon Lake for air down.  We will then proceed on the trail, and either camp at Buck Island or the springs depending how crowded things are.  In the morning, proceed on to Lake Tahoe.  That time to Tahoe will be determined on the trail depending on how long it takes to get all of us through.  Expectation is we come home on Sunday, Sep 14.  Brian is willing to come out on the 15th for anyone wanting an extra night. Let Brian or Frosty know if that's your plans.

From Brian:

Yes if anyone wants to spend the 2nd night at the Rubicon Springs I will lead you out to Tahoe via Barker Pass route on Monday the 15th   Makes it a little more time to enjoy the trail.

Supplies:

You’ll need lunch for two days, dinner for one night, and breakfast on Sunday. We’ve had weather with rain/snow the last few days, so rain gear might be a good idea. Mosquito spray is a must.

Must have 35 inch tires min, lockers and recovery gear.   

Looking forward to going.  Hope you can make it.

Meet at:

Golden Empire Grange
11383 Grange Ct
Grass Valley, CA 95945

Topaz Lake; runs to Mt Patterson, Deer Valley, Hope Valley, etc. Jim C/Gary R lead

9/28 - Travel/Check-in to Topaz Lake   

Lodging and/or camping at the Topaz Lodge Resort Casino, RV Park.  Some folks like to stay at the hotel and others camp, the RV resort associated with the casino/resort.  Information at topazlodge.com

9/29 through 10/2 (Mon-Thurs):

Daily runs through eastern Sierras and Hope Valley. Options include Bodie Ghost Town, Dundeberg Meadow area, Hope Valley Trails, all are favorites we have done in the past but exploring new runs can be fun as well. Generally speaking, stock Jeeps can to pretty much everything, everyone in club has rigs capable. The schedule will be made upon consensus of the attendees. By the way, if we have more capable rigs we can seek out and explore harder runs. We can always split into two groups, one easy and one hard depending upon what we want to do.

10/3 Fri - Mt. Patterson

Mt Patterson: A favorite mountain run to the peak of My Patterson, at 11,600 ft altitude, it’s one of the highest places in California the you can drive to. If clear of clouds, smoke. or haze, it has spectacular views. Most of the time it is beautiful this time of year, but it can get quite windy (bring a good jacket), and if there are fires in Central California, the smoke can be bad. The trail goes past Lindell Lake, through aspen forests, a few steep switchbacks, up to the peak which is well above the timberline and there is occasionally still a couple of snow patches. The trip down the other side ventures through pinyon-juniper forests and a highlight is the ghostown of Belfort. Depending on out mood and/or energy level, we can stop at Rosie’s Place Mexican Food in Wellington NV. Although a pretty long day of travel, there are no technical spots that require lockers or big tires.

10/4 Sat - Deer Valley

Deer Valley starts at Blue Lakes past Hope Valley and runs south to Highway 4, then back over Ebbetts and Monitor Passes. Fun run but is pretty technical, 35” or bigger tires preferred, 33” can make it but expects lots of scraping over rocks. Anything less is NOT RECOMMENDED!!! This is another long travel day. A subgroup continued to Slick Rock Trail, which is also pretty technical, but didn’t get back to camp (in Hope Valley that year) until around sunset and they said it truly was a very long day. Which spurs the following thought, instead of Deer Valley, we can do just Slick Rock. For now, it is Deer Valley, but we can discuss any and all variations as a group.

10/5 Sun - Travel TIme

Travel day

Meet at:

Golden Empire Grange
11383 Grange Ct
Grass Valley, CA 95945

Meet at:

Golden Empire Grange
11383 Grange Ct
Grass Valley, CA 95945

Meet at:

Golden Empire Grange
11383 Grange Ct
Grass Valley, CA 95945

Meet at:

Golden Empire Grange
11383 Grange Ct
Grass Valley, CA 95945