Fordyce Memorial Weekend!

[84rocktoy]

Hello there's a small group of us heading up to Fordyce Lake on May22nd for Memorial Weekend. Might have a Sierra Nevada Keg on tap at camp so stop by for a  . Should be a fun trip I heard there's already a trip planned for Fordyce lake on memorial weekend on some World of Littlebuddie
J/K

Hoping to have the my new Runner on 1 tons and 42's done by then.

Lets hope the trail is doable by then,

Anyone is welcome,

Fernando

[lilbuddy]

Ill be there!

THen the rig is torn down after that for tons and 42s!!

Gotta do a bunch of stuff to the rig to get it there though but I will be there for sure.

[84rocktoy]

Right on Got Raul and Pat down so far

[-Matt-]

yup im there also

[84rocktoy]

Right on Matt should be a fun time, can't wait to drive my runner

[-Matt-]

flopp ya dude, i saw that thing sitting at callens. its oneee big pregnant dog

[KYOTA]

definate maybe

[lilbuddy]

hella good dude. thatd be sick if you make it.

[thegoofster21]

me and cole cant make it hes got plans and i have no rig

[84rocktoy]

Might have an open seat

[thegoofster21]

ill let you know

[84rocktoy]

flop I can't re-size my pic's to post on here pic's of the new runner

[KYOTA]

my friend Tony and his wif Katie from Rocklin are planning on hit it with us in their sami/sidekick (built!)
we want to go all the way up to meadow lake and out to the highway (snow level permitting) so I need to know how much of a pita it would be if I left my tow rig and trailer at cisco? (where the guy will watch it) wheeled thru to meadow lake and back to the highway to leave my crawler and had someone drive me back to my tow rig?

[84rocktoy]

Hello Kyota,
From Meadow to the Cisco Grove campground it takes me between 1:30-2:00 hours one way. The only pain in the ass is that it's a lot of time going back and forth.
Make sure you stop by and say Hola!

4runner is getting sliders and bumpers this weekend.

Fernando

[KYOTA]

if I come I plan on wheeling with you guys all weekend, is it 1.5 - 2 hours back to cisco from the highway where you turn off to go up to meadow lake? or from meadow lake itself? I have only gone that way once and do remember it being a bit of a drive from the lake down to the highway

[84rocktoy]

From meadow to cisco it takes me 1.5 to 2 hrs one way. I think it's 10-14 miles into meadow from the Jackson Meadows turn off.
Right on I will PM Booger (Paul) to see if he's in for a good wheeling trip

Fernando

[KYOTA]

yeah I just looked at google maps and going around and coming back on hiway 20 to 80 to cisco grove is way outta the way. when we did it last time we had no choice, we went past any chance of turning around (wheeled past massive snow banks) to go back down the trail. so you guys are all going to fordyce lake to hang out?

[84rocktoy]

We have been trying to make it into Meadow from the hwy for the past 4 years on Memorial weekend and it has not been doable with the tow rigs.  Meadow gets a lot more snow and takes longer to melt than the eagles lake/fordyce side. I was planning on setting up Camp at Fordyce and go down the committee crossing to meadow lake or towards eagles lake to run the trail. Fordyce is nice because it's like the midway point for the Sierra Trek trail

[Snowtoy]

It takes about a good hour once you reach pavement on the Meadow lake side to get back around to the the Cisco turn off. Depending on air-up/down time, how fast you run the gravel road back to the pavement(and not getting lost), 2hrs would be pretty quick, I think it would be closer to 3hrs time.

It wouldn't likely be a any quicker to run the road back to HWY 20 either, it takes good 3hrs to get from Meadow to HWY 20, and unlike the pavement section on Meadow side, the 20 side is pretty slow going.

It would likely be quicker to just run the trail back to Fordyce Lake, of course the amount of traffic/break downs on that section of the trail could delay you a lot as well.

[84rocktoy]

I will be coming up from Chico so my plan is to go to Cisco campground unload and pay for parking Friday by noon.
Head into Fordyce and set-up main camp for everyone that wants to join us

[84rocktoy]

Steve left you a message.
Is your rig good to go?

Fernando

[Snowtoy]

We have been trying to make it into Meadow from the hwy for the past 4 years on Memorial weekend and it has not been doable with the tow rigs.  Meadow gets a lot more snow and takes longer to melt than the eagles lake/fordyce side. I was planning on setting up Camp at Fordyce and go down the committee crossing to meadow lake or towards eagles lake to run the trail. Fordyce is nice because it's like the midway point for the Sierra Trek trail

Last year we didn't even make it to Meadow from where we camped, but the fresh Snow wheeling made up for it.  The year before you guys didn't even make it down to Fordyce due to the drifts.  Do you have any back-up plans?

[Snowtoy]

Steve left you a message.
Is your rig good to go?

Fernando

Ya I got your message, I figured you would be busy today w/the county & Cinco De Mayo, so I was going to call you this evening.  Did Tehema cut the celeBration from their budget this year?

My alternator crapped out on Friday, I should have the new brushes in it tomorrow, so other than that it should be fine, except for the IFS   My back will be more of the deciding factor, it has been pretty bad since Littlebuddy's run. 

What was the carnage w/the Dana 44 on your 1st gen, or have you not torn it down yet.

[84rocktoy]

We got Rained out, we always have our Cinco de Mayo celebration the 1st Saturday in May rain or shine
It's funded through our 501 C 3 non profit Latino Outreach of Tehama County Inc. and I have to seek out Sponsors
Last year we had 12 sponsors and this year we had 6
We had it at the District Fairgrounds and they will not refund us our money rain or shine.

So your down then 
You want to come up with us Friday Morning?

If we can't get into Fordyce then we will do Eagles Lake side, I know that is doable all the way into Meadow though there's a clean-up run that weekend through Eagles Lake side.

Superior is shipping out my Stub shafts this week for the 44 though I will probably be taking the runner instead

[Snowtoy]

As it looks now I plan to go, either Thurs. night or Friday doesn't matter to me since it is close.  Are you going to trailer the Runner, or drive it?

[KYOTA]

I will be coming up from Chico so my plan is to go to Cisco campground unload and pay for parking Friday by noon.
Head into Fordyce and set-up main camp for everyone that wants to join us

is this the place where they'll watch your tow rig for a fee? directions to it please.

[kiyul4130]

kyota, i believe its $5 a day.

this trip sound great. i dont see why i wouldnt be there.

[84rocktoy]

Steve- I will be trailering it since right now it's green stickered and don't have the time to get it smog'ed
I don't like setting up camp at night even though we always do   I think since we don't know what the trail is like lets do it when it's daylight.

Kyota- www.ciscogrove.com great place my  

The entrance to Fordyce is right at the campground.

Fernando

[kiyul4130]

i have a question. should i put my doors back on my truck?

[KYOTA]

kyota, i believe its $5 a day.

this trip sound great. i dont see why i wouldnt be there.

$5 a day is well worth not coming back to a broken window/tossed vehicle

we need to get this hashed out so we can roll in together