Three of my friends are making their first 'Con trip, without guides, and I'd love it if anyone who runs across them, gives them any heads up, or guidance if possible.

Nick Repanich, (N6RCJ), a red 66 CJ5, Tom Rosenow, (KI6YNR,) a blue FJ-40, and Todd Dahleen, (N3HTD), a brown MB on Toyota everything else.

I should be with them, but alas, didn't happen.

Friday: Wentworth to Springs, Saturday: Springs to Tahoe staging and back to Springs, and Sunday: Springs to Loon spillway, and back to tow rigs at Airport Flat.

All are relative old-school, but set up for all but LS, and have enough parts, gear, equipment and recovery stuff, but might love trail info, highlights, views, and any other things that we all love so much about the area..

Give them a shout out, if you run across them, and say Ken wishes he were there.

Thanks,

Ken

Recommended reading

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=815152

The initial post is the most relevant, and it sort of takes off from there .....

Have a Great Trip

Take Pics and bring em back !!!

Thanks, Uzi, but none are neophytes to good / proper trail behavior or what's right on other trails, including all in that post and thread.... and have read it, and been "schooled" by me before leaving town.

That isn't what I was seeking, but more to the neat places surrounding the ~50 feet of trail, and to let them know, they are not alone on the trail.

Thanks, tho', even though they left yesterday.

ken

No one forgets their first time. My first run was with a group assembled from at least three states. None of us had done it before. More in common with the rigs than each other :( We went through conventional, Loon to Tahoe, one way, street rigs. There was Gatekeeper then. I lost 8 lbs in the three days. So they Woke up at Buck Island or the Springs this morning. A really great way to start the day. Wheel on friends !!

edit: Friends of High Lakes. Do you know Steve L or Luis S. ??

me and a buddy will be up sunday a black (tacoma and a white cherokee)just goin to the box and back! hopefully for my first run through it!:shaking: say hi if ya see us and ill try and do the same!

me and a buddy will be up sunday a black (tacoma and a white cherokee)just goin to the box and back! hopefully for my first run through it!:shaking: say hi if ya see us and ill try and do the same!

HEY!!

Can you get some pics for me if there are any new spills?Please :-)

And can you make sure that you clean yours up if you explode in there?

And can you preach clean up your mess if anyone else does it while you are there?

:laughing::laughing::flipoff2::laughing::laughing:

THANKS!!

don't forget all the pics of the weekend

HEY!!

Can you get some pics for me if there are any new spills?Please :-)

And can you make sure that you clean yours up if you explode in there?

And can you preach clean up your mess if anyone else does it while you are there?

:laughing::laughing::flipoff2::laughing::laughing:

THANKS!!

...and if you whup their ass for being out of line and running over markers or anything that bad, rest assured we'd all pitch in to bail you out.:mr-t:

My first time, I was in junior high and barely remember it. I know the girl I was supposed to be with got mad because I met another girl. Other than that, it was a bumpy ride in the back of a Rover.

For me, it took being an adult to appreciate it fully.

We did have a grand time. We started by staying at Airport Flat CG, and did some fishing before dinner.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m120/chicowillys/Rubicon005.jpg

Then Friday the bowl. Good thing for those reflectors.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m120/chicowillys/Rubicon006.jpg

Then apparently we missed the Granite Slab bypass and ended up in what we found out later to be the old Big Sluice? And found out why there is a bypass.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m120/chicowillys/Rubicon009.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m120/chicowillys/Rubicon016.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m120/chicowillys/Rubicon019.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m120/chicowillys/Rubicon018.jpg

But finally made it to camp at Rubicon Springs all intact except for a bent front license plate and a bit of low hanging body steel in a different spot.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m120/chicowillys/Rubicon020.jpg
Ran out of hooch on Sat. night, but some guys in another group saved us. Maybe we'll meet up with them again.

We were planning on doing Cadillac Hill on Saturday and driving back across on Sunday, but decided against pushing our luck with our old iron. So we fished the Rubicon River on Sat, and drove around through Tahoe on Sunday. I can see why everyone works so hard to protect that trail.

Looks like you guys had a good time.

hey we seen you guys. My wife was admiring the flatty from a distance. Glad your rigs didnt get too beat up.

We did have a grand time. We started by staying at Airport Flat CG, and did some fishing before dinner.
Looks like you guys did fine without a local guide, but still wish we could have made the run with you.

Ran out of hooch on Sat. night, but some guys in another group saved us.
That would not have happened if we were there:D

I can see why everyone works so hard to protect that trail.

Damn skippy....................