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Old 07-02-2002, 10:54 AM
TJRON TJRON is offline
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Talking Back from the Rubicon......

I had a great trip with some great people on my first Rubicon run. It was simply GREAT!
The weather was perfect and the trail was tougher than I expected.
We camped at Spider Lake for three nights due to a badly broken CJ.
On Saturday most of us ran to Rubicon Springs and back which made for a long day as there was quite a bit of traffic. We had one broken D30 u-joint and Scruffy had a flat paw. Scruffy decided the only way to ride in the Jeep was with his head on Garry's lap, leaving his paws free to operate Blaine's ARBs. That made things interesting for Garry.
On Sunday we loafed around Spider Lake for the day and just relaxed. Garry and Tom had rigged a winch line accross the lake so we could slide down it using a snatch block. Cool!
Our Fearless Leader (Paul) ATTEMPTED a hard line down the sluice. Unfortunately there was no time for the uniforms!



Mark's camping spot!



Garry drove Blaine's Jeep through Little Sluice like it was a dirt road. I got there 30 seconds late and missed it. Amazing! Paul and I wanted to do it but we just plain ran out of time.

Spider Lake:


On Monday Paul guided us a different than normal way and we hit the road home around 2:00pm.

Thanks guys for letting me tag along!
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Old 07-02-2002, 11:24 AM
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Glad you had a great time Ron - it certainly is a beautiful trail. I can't wait until August 7th when we head up there
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Old 07-02-2002, 11:36 AM
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Ditto that Robert!!!
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Old 07-02-2002, 01:00 PM
Robert J. Yates Robert J. Yates is offline
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Ditto that Robert!!!
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I'll have someplace to stash my beer
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Old 07-02-2002, 05:18 PM
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Ron - I'm glad you had a great time. The weather was perfect. I wish I had been able to hook up with you guys.

We got to the Little Sluice before we turned back on Saturday afternoon. We spent the morning working on the big dried-up mud pit / blocking by-pass trails at the top of Walker Hill. The 'con is sure a fun trail! Next time hopefully schedules will cooperate to let me tag along too!

How long was the backroad route?
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Old 07-02-2002, 08:37 PM
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Just wanted to give a big THANKS to all the "On The Rocks" club members, which were on the run, for a great Rubicon trip. Hunter and I had a fun time. I hope scruffy's paw is doing better. I will wonder if Garry will tell MrBlaine how close his jeep was to being at the bottom of Spider Lake!

The work the guys did on Walker hill looked great. We could see a big difference. Great job guys!

For you guys and gals counting the days down to your trip to the Rubicon all I can say is, your going to love it. I can't wait, for my first time in 10+ years, I get to do the Rubicon twice in one year. I get to go the week after you go to the Jamboree. Have fun!

Thanks again Mr. Paul.

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Old 07-03-2002, 09:06 AM
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Many trails have opened since I first started making my yearly trek to the 'Con, but for all around beauty & great wheeling none compare.
We took the Wentworth Springs trail out, which is about the same distance as the Loon lake trail.
Thanks to all that came for a great trip.
It's now time to start working on Leilani to let me go again in August
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Old 07-03-2002, 10:19 PM
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Mr. Hall

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I hope scruffy's paw is doing better. I will wonder if Garry will tell MrBlaine how close his jeep was to being at the bottom of Spider Lake!
What happend to Scruffy's paw? Is he alright?
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Old 07-04-2002, 08:00 AM
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Trip picutres

Here is the ofoto link to pictures I took of the trip:
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Old 07-05-2002, 09:29 AM
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Those are some very nice pics Rich - maybe you can use some of them as part of an e-file report to the LA Times telling them what you were doing up there on your own time as t week.
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Old 07-05-2002, 10:28 AM
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What happened to Scruffy's paw? Is he alright?
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He lost some tread when he chose to run the four plus miles from Loon to Spider Lakes. It's bad when my dog won't get in a Jeep with me any more.
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Old 07-05-2002, 10:30 AM
Robert J. Yates Robert J. Yates is offline
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It's bad when my dog won't get in a Jeep with me any more.
I guess that is leading me to wonder what it was exactly that you were doing with Blaine's Jeep that caused your dog to bail
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Old 07-06-2002, 07:23 PM
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Robert,

I was wondering if you have a take a number to drive Blaine's Jeep, or is it just first come, first served!
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