2nd Annual Calico Cleanup 08

[rokcrawlintoy]

Hey everyone. Just a heads up. We are in the beginning stages of organizing the 2nd Annual Calico Cleanup event. Last years event was a hugh success and we would like to make this one even better.
Next year we will be moving the event to Mar. 22 (website will be updated)
Hope to see you all out there.
For more info. www.CalicoCleanup.com
Thanks
Ron

[roastbeef]

can't wait.

[Infernal Jeep]

I'll be there again this year.

[Dusty]

I'll be there again and will rouse the So Cal Broncos rabble for it once again. Let me know what our shop can do to help out too (raffle donation, equipment, sponsor, etc).

Dusty

[jpfrk2001]

my calender is marked

[rokcrawlintoy]

I'll be there again and will rouse the So Cal Broncos rabble for it once again. Let me know what our shop can do to help out too (raffle donation, equipment, sponsor, etc).

Dusty

Awesome Dusty, I'll PM you my contact info.

[coolcruiserfj40]

ill be there

[KRAWLER76]

i'm going...

[AdidasCJ]

Keep us up to date!

[rokcrawlintoy]

Bump

[rokcrawlintoy]

Registration is open!!! http://signup.calicocleanup.com/main.asp

[FJ Crawlin']

ill be there

Are ya bringin' the new rig?

:smokin:

[Po' riggity]

Very cool.. I need to talk to the wife, but it would be a good thing to come to.. plus, I haven't wheeled calico for a few years....

[coolcruiserfj40]

Are ya bringin' the new rig?

:smokin:

i think im out we have a big race on the 22nd

[desertwheeler]

as long as i dont have something goin on i'll come and can bring a skidsteer with grapple and a dump trailer if it is needed. If not then gloves lol.

[Wgasa84]

Come on out support the sport, the enviroment and feel good about cleaning up trash!

see www.calicocleanup.com for more information, or simply PM rokcrawlintoy or myself!

[Wgasa84]

Updated info!
Staging area is set! We will be using the Desert Discovery Center located at 831 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311. Registration, drivers meeting, feeding, and the raffle will take place at DDC. This is less than 10 minutes from the Calico Mountains and Mule Canyon entrance.

Event Flyer (http://www.nowwgasa.net/images/hosting/CalicoCleanup2008Flyer.pdf)

[roastbeef]

i really hope my truck is rolling by then i would really like to make it to this event.

[glenns89]

I want to go to this. I heard about this event from the flatbed tow truck driver that was giving my jimmy a lift home. The question is, are children welcome? I have 2 six year old girls that love to be helpers. Also is there a need for my silverado? Or should I just bring my Jimmy and that's it? Do we need something that will get us out onto the trails or just something that can go on fire roads. I have an ifs silverado and don't want to break it.

[Wgasa84]

I want to go to this. I heard about this event from the flatbed tow truck driver that was giving my jimmy a lift home. The question is, are children welcome? I have 2 six year old girls that love to be helpers. Also is there a need for my silverado? Or should I just bring my Jimmy and that's it? Do we need something that will get us out onto the trails or just something that can go on fire roads. I have an ifs silverado and don't want to break it.

Bring either! You can use your Silverado on the 2wd roads, or your Jimmy if you feel like getting into different trails.
Kids are defenetly welcome! Bring the entire family!

Make sure to register, we need to know how many people to plan for!

[84socal]

man im in i cant wait

[TroyToy]

glenn

this is for sure a family event .......had lots of fun out there last year,
bring the blazer so you can get out on the trails .......see ya out there :grinpimp:

[glenns89]

sounds good to me. I will bring it. We can't wait to get out there andsee everyone again and do some good for the area.

[sterlingautosport]

glenn

this is for sure a family event .......had lots of fun out there last year,
bring the blazer so you can get out on the trails .......see ya out there :grinpimp:
Hey Troy where are we camping. Greg and a couple others are coming.And what day are you heading out . We are going Friday night.

[glenns89]

Well I just registered online. I will see you guys out there and I will bring the jimmy.

[desertwheeler]

Which day is it? this thread says march the BLM here in barstow told me feb?

[Wgasa84]

Which day is it? this thread says march the BLM here in barstow told me feb?

FEB 16th.

www.calicocleanup.com has full information.

[glenns89]

yeah, maybe you guys should edit the top of this post just to eliminate the confusion.

[newimage]

I will bring an off road trailer to haul crap out.
Also can we donate items for the raffle I work for Gen-Right and they would like to get involved.

[FJ Crawlin']

Absolutely!

Art Banks is coordinating the raffle. Contact him at lytlcrk@aol.com

Thanks!

Mark

I will bring an off road trailer to haul crap out.
Also can we donate items for the raffle I work for Gen-Right and they would like to get involved.

[KINGSIZE]

In!

Ill be representing Gen-Right Off Road & the Rock Brawlers! :grinpimp:

[Chris]

Hope to see all you guys at the Surprise Canyon cleanup this weekend as well.

[Wasabi]

Right on!!!

I talked to Rick today and
Gen-Right is in!!!!!!

Rick gave me the lead to another RTI Ramp and the teeter-totter, hopefully we can make this happen!

I'll see you all out there!!!!

[FJ Crawlin']

*IMPORTANT*

February, 1, 2008

We received this today from the BLM Barstow Field Office.

"Unfortunately the permit for the Calico Poker Run has been denied. The BLM resource staff said that the poker run course is in a limited use area and runs through critical tortoise habitat. In order to permit this type of use they are going to require a complete environmental assessment rather than a categorical exclusion (CX). The CX means that there is no affect. They cannot sign off and say there is no affect without further consultation with the US Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Services. This is a lengthy process that takes a minimum of six months."

The clean up will go on as scheduled. The poker run on Sunday has been canceled as of todays' date. The Calico Clean Up committee wants to encourage a trail run after the raffle on Saturday afternoon or perhaps on Sunday for those wishing to explore the beautiful Calico Mountains.

This is a minor set back but our goal is to remain focused on the clean up and work closely with BLM to maintain and keep the Calico area open for access to all recreationalists. We appreciate your volunteer efforts and sincere cooperation to make this a successful event.

Should you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please direct them to the calico clean up committee at www.calicocleanup.com

Mark Watkins
Event Organizer

[newimage]

Bump for a great event Come on get involved if you cant go donate! I did!and I am going!

[maxyedor]

Signed up today, thought I did it a couple months ago, but apearently I'm mildly retarded, got a good group together, clean-up on the 16th and run some trails then drink some beer on the 17th, head home on the 18th, or whenever we wake up, the whole place should be nice and clean if I decide to sleep in the dirt again.:flipoff2:

I'll be filming a short documentry while I'm out there too, part of a new idea I'm working on to try and promote desert and trail clean-ups, hit me up if you want 15 seconds of fame :homer:

[REDWAGON1985]

Im regestered...bringing the family and a couple other rigs.

[benttoy]

I,ll be there for sure for the day

[jpfrk2001]

im signed up. I will bring plenty of trash bags. Good time to double check my setup.

When and where is every one meeting up at? I live in barstow so no biggie for me to jump and go at a moments notice:D

[Wgasa84]

i
When and where is every one meeting up at?

Desert Discovery Center.

Registration starts at 7AM.

[newimage]

Registration opens at 7:00am 8am Trail leaders meeting 9am Drivers meeting at registration trailer 1-230pm lunch served at DDC:)

[glenns89]

I May not be able to bring my blazer due to the fact it isn't running well as of now. If I get it figured out, I will be bringing it up there. If not I will be bringing my silverado which is 4x4 but IFS :( so I can't get everywhere.

[newimage]

Bump for a great local event Support all Clean ups we need the greenies to stay away and show the BLM we as offroaders do care. Everyone should do SOMETHING wither its cleaning up or donating at some time. Everyone has to step up to keep our trails open.

[glenns89]

Yup, I am not going to be able to bring the blazer unless there is some sort of miracle and it starts running right. What do I need to do? I registered as bringing a 4 wheel drive capable of going on trails. I am very limited with my IFS now.

[REDWAGON1985]

just got back...great day...lots of trash picked up and some great raffle prizes (didnt win of course)...

[rocktoy83]

lets see sum pics!!!!

[rokcrawlintoy]

Thanks everyone for coming out.

If any of you Barstow locals can keep an eye out for

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=658697

It was stolen last night after the event.

[aaronmb]

lets see sum pics!!!!

Ditto

[FishPOET]

While the rest of us were cleaning up the place on Saturday this idiot in his open Cherokee decided to clog Gatekeeper for most of the afternoon. When he was finally clear they threw his junk on a trailer and left without cleaning up any of the glass or fluids.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/kevin4332/000_0016.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/kevin4332/000_0017.jpg

[aaronmb]

Why didn't anybody stop them?

[glenns89]

yeah someone should have at least said something.

[SBChero]

While the rest of us were cleaning up the place on Saturday this idiot in his open Cherokee decided to clog Gatekeeper for most of the afternoon. When he was finally clear they threw his junk on a trailer and left without cleaning up any of the glass or fluids.


First let me say that for most of the day he, I and about 5 other rigs were cleaning up silver bow mine trail. We had 2 truck loads of metal and trash. Might not have seen that?
Second, we were trying our best to extract him, although I was not there when he got stuck, (I had just run it and was taking the bypass to get back down there to go run another trail) he seemed to fucker himself in there pretty good.
I’m pretty sure that he didn’t "decide" to clog the trail, he tried a trail that might have been (and obviously was) too hard for him and he broke. It happens.
And I’m not sure why you think he trailered it out of there, im sure that if you were there, you would have seen him drive it out.
As for any glass and/or fluid, if it was not cleaned up then that needs to be addressed, as it should have been cleaned up afterwards. I don’t know if it was cleaned up or not, but since most of your other facts were wrong, it very well may have been.

[FishPOET]

I saw him get stuck. I heard the conversation between him and his group about what an idiot he was. Shortly there after our group left and headed up Doran and spent the afternoon on the trail. We got back to camp around 5pm (camp was 1/4 mile from the gatekeeper). We were told by those in our camp wanting to run gatekeeper that he was blocking the canyon for over 3 hours. We went over about 5:30 and saw the glass and oily dirt that he left behind. We cleaned up what we could in the light we had left.

The only fact I may have wrong is the trailer part. The damage to his front end looked bad enough that we assumed it was trailered out.

After you extracted him you didn't notice that he drove off without cleaning up his mess? You didn't say anything?

[RocKrawler]

Everyone at All-Pro Off Road would like to say "thanks" to the organizers and the attendees of the Calico Clean-up. Here are a few pictures we shot, more are on the gallery (http://www.allprooffroad.com/index.php?option=com_akogallery&Itemid=26&func=viewcategory&catid=38) on our website:

Great job committee members:
http://www.allprooffroad.com/components/com_akogallery/img_pictures/Calico08%20(11).jpg

Thank you IE4W for your help & for bringing the ramp!
http://www.allprooffroad.com/components/com_akogallery/img_pictures/Calico08%20(19).jpg

http://www.allprooffroad.com/components/com_akogallery/img_pictures/DSCF1046.JPG

Our newly finished SAS'd FJ Cruiser on display:
http://www.allprooffroad.com/components/com_akogallery/img_pictures/DSCF1030.JPG

Our '05 Tacoma on 35s! We got to try out the new ARB front locker with 4.56 gears.
http://www.allprooffroad.com/components/com_akogallery/img_pictures/DSCF1036.JPG

The Toyota Trail Teams trailers got tagged with our stickers, then one got stolen from the hotel parking lot.
http://www.allprooffroad.com/components/com_akogallery/img_pictures/DSCF1037.JPG

...and a big 'THANKS' goes out to all these guys who cooked up the grub we brought for everyone:
http://www.allprooffroad.com/components/com_akogallery/img_pictures/DSCF1044.JPG

[landcrusher909]

First let me say that for most of the day he, I and about 5 other rigs were cleaning up silver bow mine trail. We had 2 truck loads of metal and trash. Might not have seen that?
Second, we were trying our best to extract him, although I was not there when he got stuck, (I had just run it and was taking the bypass to get back down there to go run another trail) he seemed to fucker himself in there pretty good.
I’m pretty sure that he didn’t "decide" to clog the trail, he tried a trail that might have been (and obviously was) too hard for him and he broke. It happens.
And I’m not sure why you think he trailered it out of there, im sure that if you were there, you would have seen him drive it out.
As for any glass and/or fluid, if it was not cleaned up then that needs to be addressed, as it should have been cleaned up afterwards. I don’t know if it was cleaned up or not, but since most of your other facts were wrong, it very well may have been.
We rolled up while they were trying to tow it out and things got out of control after watching them rip the winch cable out we steped over to make some suggestions on how to get the wheels stright everything was full throttle and when we wanted to move our trucks out of the way some others pulled up and i did yell at the driver to hold on not wanting him to drive into someone comments were made about us minding our own business and kicking our ass we left not wanting to overstay our welcome i understand the frustration getting stuck but when folks pull up offering to help remember if your going to attempt something like gate keeper expect to break stuff anyway we went back the next day and yes cleaned up the some of the oil and such not saying it was theres but there was a mess. other than that Calico and the sponsers did an outstanding job

[SBChero]

After the extraction I ran the gatekeeper one more time, I then went around back to the canyon. At this time I was to assume that the people in our group were fixing the rig and cleaning up anything. Obviously I assumed wrong. By the time that I got back down, they were almost out of the canyon and I didn’t look to see if all was cleaned up.

but I will say thank you for cleaning up anything that was left, you should have never had to do it, but he (the one that rolled) either not realizing or knowing to clean up should have been the one to clean his mess. And when I see him again this will be addressed. Had I known/seen anything left I would have gladly cleaned it up. Hell, we were cleaning up crap all day on the trails.

Although I can’t be responsible for his actions, I can offer an apology for them, and in all sincerity thank you for your cleanup efforts.

[landcrusher909]

After the extraction I ran the gatekeeper one more time, I then went around back to the canyon. At this time I was to assume that the people in our group were fixing the rig and cleaning up anything. Obviously I assumed wrong. By the time that I got back down, they were almost out of the canyon and I didn’t look to see if all was cleaned up.

but I will say thank you for cleaning up anything that was left, you should have never had to do it, but he (the one that rolled) either not realizing or knowing to clean up should have been the one to clean his mess. And when I see him again this will be addressed. Had I known/seen anything left I would have gladly cleaned it up. Hell, we were cleaning up crap all day on the trails.

Although I can’t be responsible for his actions, I can offer an apology for them, and in all sincerity thank you for your cleanup efforts.
Thanks again I understand the frustration of getting stuck and it sounds like they had been there for a while no hard feelings but for the record let your buddies know we were not " just a couple of drunk old men " LOL hell we hadnt even had a beer yet. :homer: glad thay made it out ok see you on the trail

[Dusty]

Everyone at All-Pro Off Road would like to say "thanks" <SNIP>

Hey Terry I didn't see you there, did you make it? Thanks to you guys for the grub. Good job to Mark, Art, Alan and everyone who worked hard to put this on again. Its a great cause that we (So Cal Broncos and West Coast Broncos) are proud to be a part of. I posted up my photos on the WCB website. (http://www.wcb4x4.com/trail/20080217-calicocleanup/index.shtml) Here's a couple for the thread though:

http://www.wcb4x4.com/trail/20080217-calicocleanup/dscn9399.jpg

http://www.wcb4x4.com/trail/20080217-calicocleanup/dscn9426.jpg

http://www.wcb4x4.com/trail/20080217-calicocleanup/dscn9442.jpg

My wife won the RC rockcrawler. Gotta try and find a Bronco body for it :)

Dusty

[k5boy1983]

Sorry man i called your landcrush a p.o.s! Seeing it do Lower Doran after that retard got off the trail i shut up. O wait it didn't:flipoff2: And yeah i will make sure that my bone head jeep buddy stays off the trail if he cant clean up after his self. I apologize for him... Also thanks to everyone who helped clean up last weekend.

[landcrusher909]

Sorry man i called your landcrush a p.o.s! Seeing it do Lower Doran after that retard got off the trail i shut up. O wait it didn't:flipoff2: And yeah i will make sure that my bone head jeep buddy stays off the trail if he cant clean up after his self. I apologize for him... Also thanks to everyone who helped clean up last weekend.

Its all good ! next time we run into each other Ill have a beer waiting for you and your buddies and we can laugh about this. :grinpimp: yea didnt make lower Doran but the ol 45 did ok. see ya on the trail :beer: and Thanks

[reverhart]

Anyone get any pictures of the hummers going thru the narrow canyon (odesssa canyon)(well narrow for a Hummer)?

[BigKofJustice]

I'd echo that comment, I'm looking for pictures of the 5 H1's that ran Odessa on Saturday. Lot's of pictures and video were being taken but I can't find any online yet.

I want a picture of me damnit :(, I should have taken more pictures.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/2273124755_2c6a9df0ea.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2326/2273920596_6acc28d687.jpg

[Dusty]

My freinds Ric, Scott & Sabas (you remember them, I think they said they pulled you out of the snow up in Big Bear a couple weeks ago) said they saw you guys hammering your shit through there. I didn't witness it but just thinking about trying to shove H1's down the chute in upper Odessa makes my teeth hurt. I'll see if they've got any pics.

Dusty

[reverhart]

here are some pretty cool pictures
http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg281/SpazMDK/Calico%20Wheeling/

[DennisDawg]

Calico Cleanup was a great event and everyone who put that together and participated deserves a big ‘ job well done.’ A good time for sure and it all looks way better.

I added the Calico Cleanup video I made to the pictures on our club's web site. It is a little big and will take just a few moments to load (read as “never” for dial up users). Put on your head phones as the rocks fly! There is actually a full DVD version of this that is clear and entertaining.

http://www.socaltaco.com/images/displayimage.php?album=13&pos=77

Pictures here:

http://www.socaltaco.com/images/thumbnails.php?album=13