Author Topic: Memorial Day (Read 8163 times)

BigMike · « **on:** Apr 29, 2003, 06:09:41 PM »

You know Lake Tahoe just hit a new record of 110 inches of snow or something crazy like that two weekends ago... When does rubi usually open up?

May 12 pics

84runner · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 30, 2003, 04:28:04 AM »

Well a group of us plan on going up for memorial day, so I hope it will be by then.

cruzila · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 30, 2003, 09:22:19 AM »

You might want to think about an alternative on Memorial Day. There will be alot of people there already and this year is crucial as we are under the spotlight by Big Brother. If there is snow it could be a bad situation.

Brandon · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2003, 09:06:34 AM »

it will be a bad situation

BigMike · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2003, 09:38:43 AM »

Nobody

or get really

and definately don't :~~: any environMENTAList out!

84runner · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2003, 02:21:15 PM »

So whats realy goin on up there on Memorial Day?

cruzila · « **Reply #6 on:** May 06, 2003, 02:42:48 AM »

Have you ever been??

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #7 on:** May 06, 2003, 10:05:05 AM »

Chaos. I assure you of nothingless.

84runner · « **Reply #8 on:** May 07, 2003, 04:38:05 AM »

This will be my first trip to the rubicon let alone on memorial day. I have heard its a real good show. But are there realy going to be a bunch of pompus enviromentalists there?

cruzila · « **Reply #9 on:** May 09, 2003, 04:09:42 AM »

No, there will not be a line of enviromentalists watching you. BUT there will be a pile of snow. It is adviseable for you to wait until the snow melts. In the spring, the trail is more difficult. With this being your first time, it will be more difficult for you. I am not trying to dissuade you from doing the rubicon Trail, but put it off. Go with someone that has been there before and you will enjoy it as well as I have for the last 12 years.

Scott

edit: go here to see the impact you might create
Memorial day weekend link

84runner · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2003, 11:54:56 AM »

Well we are not going to run the trail. We are jsut going into little slu to watch the carnage I guess.

cruzila · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2003, 03:41:07 AM »

You just do not get it

The Little sluice is 5 miles into the trail

Get a map and read it. :~~: :~~:

Do some research to find out what you are getting into!

84runner · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2003, 12:28:46 PM »

I don't care what I'm getting into

It ain't wheelin until u brake someting :thumb: and u have to do the best to beat the rest. It is my first trip to the rubicon but don't let that fool ya. I know how to wind it up and dump it like the best of them. Just put it to the wood. I'm just kidding I appriciate the concern but I'm willing to let this be learning experince.

Toyaholic · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2003, 05:27:48 PM »

dude ... you JUST don't get it do you??? i don't care how 'hardcore' you are. I don't CARE if you break your

or not. What I DO care about is the RUBICON TRAIL.

Do you care if this is the LAST year that the trail would be open ... because YOU chose to have the balls to go tear it up instead of waiting a few weeks for it to dry out. Well, your first time ... might be ALL of our LAST!!!! Thank you. It is SOOOO greatly appreciated.

Do you realize how many people have put in LONG HARD hours helping to preserve the RUBICON TRAIL and saving it from being closed PERMANTELY???

The ONLY way I would suggest ANYONE going into the con ... is on foot and even that will have it's impacts, but not NEARLY as much as a 3000-6000 lb vehicle.

Here are some links that will HOPEFULLY help you see the bigger picture:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=29 <--- forum dedicated to information regarding the trail itself.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141838
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141473
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=136111
http://www.friendsoftherubicon.com

Scott

84runner · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2003, 07:03:31 PM »

Dude wipe the sweat off your sack man. I'm not a idiot, if the conditions are not right where not going to run it. Where going up this saturday to take a look. This is my first trip to the rubicon but not my first on a trail, I got the hole tread litely situation.

supercrawler · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2003, 08:32:48 AM »

Hold on!! Hold on guys cool off have

forget about rubicon trail been thru it 5 years ago.
I found out dusy ersim is lot more challenging specially that nasty thompson hill have to carry extra birfield.

84runner · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2003, 05:46:29 AM »

Well I'm making a run up to icehouse tomarrow to take a look. I'll take my camera and post the pics

cruzila · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2003, 10:30:09 AM »

never mind go here
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142792

Paul_Elbisser · « **Reply #18 on:** May 18, 2003, 12:24:02 PM »

I had a chance to do some snow wheling with Cruzzila last winter. It was alot of fun but not what I expected. I was thinking it was like sand wheeling. Finess on the throtle, and keep momentum up a bit. But it's more like 250 to 1 crawl ratio, and try to idle. Touch the gas and it sank. It was a great experiance, and I was lovin every minute of it. But my Girlfriend started to loose interest after an hour, and moving 1/8 mile. So you also got to think of people with you if you decide to snow wheel.

She liked Uncle Tom's and we put our dollars up.

Wrist is almost healed, not I got to get wrenching on my truck. I may figure out how to get there for MCR and Rubithon yet. Sure wish the economy would pickup!

I love the Rubicon, make sure its still there when I can get back!

cruzila · « **Reply #19 on:** May 19, 2003, 03:19:33 AM »

Paul, that was that day. There are some days where horsepower reigns supreme

84runner · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2003, 07:42:04 AM »

Well I'm heading up friday to set up camp. Maybe I will run the trail maybe I won't? I'll just have to take a look for myself. And camping is great anyways

84runner · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2003, 08:26:09 AM »

Well had a good time, ran part of the trail. You guys missed out

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2003, 09:52:52 AM »

So how are things looking for MCR3. Cruzilla? 84runner?

cruzila · « **Reply #23 on:** May 28, 2003, 03:40:59 AM »

The bowl is clear now

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #24 on:** May 28, 2003, 03:15:54 PM »

it was/is my intention to run the trail north to south before the round up. is that even going to be a possiblity? or should i start making other plans?

cruzila · « **Reply #25 on:** May 28, 2003, 04:30:58 PM »

Trail is E to W You mean start at Tahoe? Just come around to the front and go in Loon.

Scott

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #26 on:** Jun 01, 2003, 06:56:54 PM »

Yeah, east to west, sorry im a tard i was looking at the map weird. I was wanting to run the trail in all of it glory and just am after snow status information. I know that you know this trail very well Scott and was curious if in your opinion that will be possible. . . .

cruzila · « **Reply #27 on:** Jun 02, 2003, 04:35:48 AM »

The consensus is to stay off the Tahoe side until it all melts. That should be mid June. It will be wet for another 2 weeks after that. The Loon or W end is fairly dry now and will be dusty in 2 weeks.

cruzila · « **Reply #28 on:** Jun 02, 2003, 04:47:50 AM »

Your tires

BigMike [OP]

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