Robert from Bakersfield and I are planning a trip to Swamp Lake in three weeks, the Labor day weekend. If anyone wants to join post up and as time nears will figuer a meeting place and if we want to have a combined potluck on saturday night.

aww looks like we will miss you by a weekend. we were trying to avoid labor day as its pretty hectic, so if you want to come the weekend before, feel free! we will be running it from Friday the 26th through Monday the 29th. We ran it last weekend and it was a blast.
couple random pics from last weekend.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp3.jpg

Let me know if your intersted.
Lee

Lee,

a few of are going up the same weekend as you. How was the trail? Looks a little nastier then last year from thoughs pics. We'll be doing Swamp on saturday in some Explorers and a TJ

Hey Stic,

I would say the trail was more challanging than before, seems the snow might of opened up some holes and moved some rocks.

Where are you guys going to camp? or are you planning on running it all the way through on sat? We should be at Swamp if you wanta stop by for a beverage or the night.

aww looks like we will miss you by a weekend. we were trying to avoid labor day as its pretty hectic, so if you want to come the weekend before, feel free! we will be running it from Friday the 26th through Monday the 29th. We ran it last weekend and it was a blast.
couple random pics from last weekend.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp3.jpg

Let me know if your intersted.
Lee

Thanks for the invite but since my friend is a Matco dealer he wouldn't be able to get the day off. I am also rushing to lay down tile and wood floors before I can do and wheeling. Maybe we can plan some other run in the near future, it's always good to place a face with a web name?

Hey Stic,

I would say the trail was more challanging than before, seems the snow might of opened up some holes and moved some rocks.

Where are you guys going to camp? or are you planning on running it all the way through on sat? We should be at Swamp if you wanta stop by for a beverage or the night.

Looks more and more like the con but alot smaller. We plan on camping somewhere near a lake it all depends on how many people join and the traffic on the trail. We will be camping Sat, Sun, and heading out Mon.

Looks more and more like the con but alot smaller. We plan on camping somewhere near a lake it all depends on how many people join and the traffic on the trail. We will be camping Sat, Sun, and heading out Mon.

We'll be getting in Thursday and Friday, Camping at a place off Dinky Creek, and doing Swamp on Saturday going east to west(don't feel like going down rooster). Took us 10hrs. last year. We didn't get back to camp till 9:30pm.
We'll probbaly come home Sunday night, or Monday morning.

I heard the Mosqietos are bad this year. What about campfires, are they allowing them?

Yeah we had campfires but you need to get a permit. We will be camping Thur night on dinky rd right by the signs which indicate what trails are open. We also will be running north to south.

We'll probbaly come home Sunday night, or Monday morning.


We will be doing the same east to west as well but let me know because we will be leaving Bakersfield about 5 or 6am to be at the trail head by 7 or 8am. Maybe we can meet at the trail head?



We'll probbaly come home Sunday night, or Monday morning.


That is what I've been hearing so wouldn't heart to take bug repelant.

Ahh. You'll be here.

http://www.explorerforum.com/data/500/12287Yosemite_004_copy.gif

We'll be just up the road here

http://www.explorerforum.com/data/500/12287Yosemite_017_copy.gif

Kinda hard to belive but I did Swamp in this last year, Running 33's and only L/S in rear. I'm at least locked, and have some arrmor this year

http://www.explorerforum.com/data/500/12287Me1-med.jpg

yep thats where we will be staying thursday night, proably hit the trail head at 7-8am.

the trail goes north/south btw not east/west. but from the sounds of it you guys will be going north to south?

Also last weekend the misquiteos wernt the problem, it was the flies. anyhow i would deff. take some repelant

A few buddies and myself will be hitting the Dusy on 8-25-05...
Plan on staying Thurs, Fri, and hopefully out Saturday...
We went there last year, got snowed on, and had to turn around...

http://www.accurateadjustments.com/jeepin/albums.php?set_albumListPage=2

Is Swamp Lake a day run, or two?

A few buddies and myself will be hitting the Dusy on 8-25-05...
Plan on staying Thurs, Fri, and hopefully out Saturday...
We went there last year, got snowed on, and had to turn around...

http://www.accurateadjustments.com/jeepin/albums.php?set_albumListPage=2

Is Swamp Lake a day run, or two?

We did it in a day last year, and plan to do it in a day this year too. However we only had 4 trucks last year and looks to be about the same again this year.

We did it in a day last year, and plan to do it in a day this year too. However we only had 4 trucks last year and looks to be about the same again this year.
or maybe only three of us . . .

A few buddies and myself will be hitting the Dusy on 8-25-05...
Plan on staying Thurs, Fri, and hopefully out Saturday...
We went there last year, got snowed on, and had to turn around...

http://www.accurateadjustments.com/jeepin/albums.php?set_albumListPage=2

Is Swamp Lake a day run, or two?

We plan on meeting at the trailhead at about 7am and camp till Monday. So it will be a 3 day trip.

Plan on meeting at the trail head off of 10S36 at about 7am on Saturday and will be on channel 4. Just in case anyone wants to join us this Labor Day Weekend.

the trail goes north/south btw not east/west.

Sorry for the hiJack, but I thought it was East-West more then North-South too. Are you sure? Just curious and bored I guess.


we will be leaving Bakersfield about 5 or 6am to be at the trail head by 7 or 8am.
DANG!!! Takes me about 2 1/2 hours to get to the trailhead from Hanford! I must be really bored!!!

yeah is north/south. take a look on a map and you will see what i am talking about.

actually here is a federal forestry map, take a look on page 2. also i check my gps reading too and they also showed me running north more than 75% of the time.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/publications/pdfs/rogs/swamp.pdf

hope that helps
Lee

A few buddies and myself will be hitting the Dusy on 8-25-05...
Plan on staying Thurs, Fri, and hopefully out Saturday...
We went there last year, got snowed on, and had to turn around...

http://www.accurateadjustments.com/jeepin/albums.php?set_albumListPage=2

Is Swamp Lake a day run, or two?

were you in the group that rolled into Thomson Lk at night?

Sorry for the hiJack, but I thought it was East-West more then North-South too. Are you sure? Just curious and bored I guess.


we will be leaving Bakersfield about 5 or 6am to be at the trail head by 7 or 8am.
DANG!!! Takes me about 2 1/2 hours to get to the trailhead from Hanford! I must be really bored!!!

We made it by 9am to the trailhead because we kinda got lost. At the first gate on 10S36 we didn't make the right turn and instead we went straite. But after backtracking at bit we were at the trailhead and the fun began.

I'll post some pictures later.

glad you enjoyed the trail, post some pics already! =)

glad you enjoyed the trail, post some pics already! =)


Me on a fun obstical
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun122.jpg

Robert spotting Fred from Bakersfield
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun127.jpg

The whole gang at home
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun107.jpg

glad you enjoyed the trail, post some pics already! =)

more:

Wrong trail-head
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun036.jpg

Nice buggy that ran out of gas
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun053.jpg

Me at the wrong trail-head
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun020.jpg

glad you enjoyed the trail, post some pics already! =)


A couple of more:

Wrong trail-head
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun035.jpg

Robert coming up
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun011.jpg

Jeff coming up
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun005.jpg

glad you enjoyed the trail, post some pics already! =)

two more:

Jeff needed the strap
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun009.jpg

Me having fun
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun002.jpg

Joe heres some pics i forgot to send you. sorry i was sick with the worst case of the flu ever. just started feeling better yesterday.
Lee

pic of me getting on line, having fun, but getting a rock rash paint job.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010265.jpg
climb after rooster rock
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010261.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010263.jpg
coming up rooster rock
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010255.jpg
proably should have stuck to the left of the crack
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010260.jpg
little rock garden
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010247.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010248.jpg
nearing the end of the trail
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010276.jpg

Joe heres some pics i forgot to send you. sorry i was sick with the worst case of the flu ever. just started feeling better yesterday.
Lee


This was a fun trail and provided some great challenges all day long. We are already planning on doing the Dusy trail next year about the same time. Maybe we can all meet and run the trail make it a north meets the south run of the Dusy. And this way we can enjoy all possible obsticals as well.

climb after rooster rock
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010261.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010263.jpg


I decided to take the left up this obsticale because my 4 year old was asleep. Looks fun though.




coming up rooster rock
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010255.jpg
proably should have stuck to the left of the crack
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/leeandtraci/swamp%20aug28/P1010260.jpg


Yeah I went on the right up rooster.

Great pics. Thanks. :usa:

:beer:

Nice buggy that ran out of gas

:laughing: That's my Uncle....I keep telling him to get a bigger fuel cell. Sounds like a good trip and it doesn't look like the trail got too stacked over the last couple months.

Great pics! I'm heading up to the area 9/16 with my new kayak. Maybe check out Redlake, Coyote lake, mirror lake, and Strawberry lake.

:laughing: That's my Uncle....I keep telling him to get a bigger fuel cell. Sounds like a good trip and it doesn't look like the trail got too stacked over the last couple months.

That is a real nice buggy though.

Great pics! I'm heading up to the area 9/16 with my new kayak. Maybe check out Redlake, Coyote lake, mirror lake, and Strawberry lake.

You should be able to have alot of fun but take some warm stuff because Swamp is cold the rest of the lakes up there should be cold as well.

Have fun.

Great pics! I'm heading up to the area 9/16 with my new kayak. Maybe check out Redlake, Coyote lake, mirror lake, and Strawberry lake.

the big obstacle on Mirror has been changed from a few years ago. that huge boulder that used to be just below the big tree is gone so that section is no worse than Thomson hill now.

Great pics! I'm heading up to the area 9/16 with my new kayak. Maybe check out Redlake, Coyote lake, mirror lake, and Strawberry lake.

youll proably do best fishing coyote with your kayak. i take my fly fishing u-boat out and coyote seems to yeld the best fish. .02

Lee

Robert coming up
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun011.jpg

Jeff coming up
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a34/roknxj/SwampLakeRun005.jpg


damn this section of the trail has changed a little. it did'nt look like that when we went down it last weekend.

Yeah it wasn't that bad I think. Up hill, loose rocks, and big blouders provide a challenge all the time.

Got any picture of how this section looks like now?

yeah big boulder rolled down the hill i have pics if i can email to someone to host.