Rob organized and led a club run through the Rubicon Trail again this September. He shared:
We all met at the Rubicon trailhead behind the Loon lake Dam. The area has plenty of room for tow rigs and campers if necessary.
Dick, Bryan Karaffa,Jim,Jerry Holloway and Ryan joined Dorothy and I for a great adventure on the world famous Rubicon Trail.
Jerry handed his keys to Ryan to drive his first challenging trail. No Pressure! Very trusting and generous of Jerry to let someone else drive his jeep through a trail like the Rubicon.
His jeep is well built and well armoured. The first difficult obstacle was the Gatekeeper.
We all had a bit of trouble getting through except for Dick that drove right through.
We had pretty smooth sailing with only a few spots we had to do some winching. One obstacle we named Hoppe Rock after Dick, because he has always had problems with that obstacle. He conquered it this year with ease.
It’s a long day of driving with spectacular scenery and challenging driving the whole way.
It took us about 8 hours to get to camp. Rubicon Springs has a camp fee of $20 per vehicle a night. We got a great campsite in the Dirty Dozen camp area next to the spring. There were quite a few more people than we have seen in the past after Labor Day. We had great weather. It was supposed to be much cooler than it turned out to be which was a very nice surprise.
We teamed up and made some great food around camp and enjoyed our propane fire. The last day was a couple hour drive up Cadillac Hill and out to Lake Tahoe. We all aired up at the staging area on the Tahoe side of the trail and Jerry,Ryan and Jim headed for home. Dick,Bryan Dorothy and I headed for some good food and beers at a nice brewhouse in South Lake Tahoe.
We then went back to the Ice House Resort for another beer before heading back to the trailhead and our tow rigs and campers for the night.
We drove home the next morning. Another great trip to the Rubicon.
Thanks to all who joined us.
Members: for more photos and videos, see the club album for this event
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