ATV RUBICON TRAIL RIDE – 2001

JUNE 28-30, 2001

(THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED RIDE AND EACH RIDER PARTICIPATES AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE AND RISK.)

The dates to enjoy the ride on the Rubicon Trail are set for June 28-30, 2001. This will be a great chance for all ATV enthusiasts who only know each other via the ATV Boards to get together, meet each other and ride the World Famous Rubicon Trail.

This Trail is rated a 10, one of the roughest trails out there. Based on my Labor Day ride, I am going to make a few recommendations that it is a must that your quad be a 4X4, also that each quad have a winch and a skid plate (this is not mandatory, however, highly recommended). If you do not have a winch, there will be plenty of riders to help.

THE PLAN

JUNE 28, 2001 - Meet at the base of the dam at Loon Lake and be on the trail no later 10:00 a.m.

Ride to Spider Lake, have lunch, decide to continue to Rubicon Springs and spend the night or camp at Spider Lake. (If we choose to stay at Rubicon Springs, we may reserve the main campground, if there are enough of us. Reservations must be made by January 10, 2001.)

JUNE 29, 2001 - Get up, have breakfast and ride to the end of the Trail at the Tahoe side.

Then we can turn around and either ride out to the Trailhead or spend another night on the Trail and ride out the next day.

I was told that from Loon Lake to the end of the Trail at the Tahoe side is 16
miles. 32 miles round trip.

SUGGESTED SUPPLIES

1 – We will all need to take extra gas, at least 5 gallons – two 2 1/2 gallon cans.
2 – Plenty of water.
3 – Bring the proper clothing. It gets chilly at night and morning.
4 – Appropriate camping gear and food.

WE SHOULD ALL RIDE RESPONSIBLY AND REMEMBER THAT SAFETY COMES
FIRST.

COME PREPARED TO HAVE FUN.

Please notify me if you plan to join us, as I need a head count for reservations at the
Rubicon Springs Campground.

Any questions, feel free to e-mail me @ Bobmar126@AOL.com

 

I'll mark my calendar!

Now to start planning & saving $$$ for the trip.
Add "Tim & Connie" to your list (I'll tell her about it later)

 

32 miles round-trip and you need 5 gal. extra gas?? Is this for starting the cook-fire?

.. and 2 days? I need to check out non-resident fishing licenses (short term). We're gonna have some time to kill. Then we can cook the fish over the fire we start with all that extra gasonline.

I was talking to ChickenMan about this trip the other day. One thing we agree on already - that's a long drive for a 2-day atv ride! We gotta start studying the map for other places to ride enroute. The hard part will be figuring out *which* places to ride; there's a whole lotta good riding between here and California.

Is there camping at or near the Rubicon trailhead?
Free, primitive camping is good, but if we stay more than 2 days in one spot I don't mind paying for the benefit of water/sewer/electric hookups.
We get pretty spoiled here in Colorado. Lots of places in National Forests or on BLM land where we can camp free and away from the big crowds (unless we bring our own crowd).

I have a '99 Dodge Ram 2500 4wd turbo-diesel quad-cab and a 35' 5th wheel "Sportsmaaster Patio Hauler" (atvs ride in the patio/garage).
ChickenMan has a (2000?) Ford PowerStroke diesel with cabover camper and atvs on a trailer behind it.

 

This sounds fun. I will check with my riding buddy and get back to you.

rgs24@cvip.fresno.com


Rob

 

I would love to do a ride like this but my wife and I ride sport quads.If anyone is interested in a ride like this where sport quads could particapate let us know or we could host in California
Bearman

 

I hate to say it, but looks like I won't be able to make this trip. Maybe some other time.