OHV Swap Meet this Saturday, Sparks
Posted: October 8, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThe Nevada 4 Wheel Drive Association is hosting another OHV Swap Meet at 4 Wheel Parts on Sparks on Saturday, 8am-1pm.
The last one went well…
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Spots are free but limited to two parking spots.
Bring your stuff or bring cash.
Swap Meet – 4 Wheel Parts: Oct 13th
Posted: June 19, 2018 Filed under: Travel | Tags: education, swap meet Leave a commentThe Nevada 4 Wheel Drive Association is hosting another Swap Meet at 4 Wheel Parts in Sparks. The date is Saturday, October 13th, 2018.
It’s early but we’re planning on a bigger event than we had on April 25th of this year. This is more of a save the date announcement.
We’d like to have a few people step up and help out. We’re looking for someone, some group or some business to:
- Run the rock pile
- Run the RTI ramp
- Organize one or two food trucks
- Get a raffle going
- Post the event on social media: Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Please let me know if you can help out.
Rubicon Ronin
Swap Meet!
Posted: March 22, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentThe Nevada 4 Wheel Drive Association (N4WDA) is going to hold a 4×4 swap meet at the 4 Wheel Parts in Sparks, NV on Saturday April 25th. The address is 40 Victorian Ave, you can see it from Highway 80.
Bring your stuff and leave with cash. For only $10, you get a single car parking space to display all your treasures.
N4WDA will have helpers on hand as early as 7am to help you set-up. They will also have a booth and will be serving food.
The 4 Wheel Parts RTI ramp and the ‘rock crawl’ area will be open during the swap.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Larry @ (775) 246-3212.
2018 FOTR Meeting
Posted: April 7, 2018 Filed under: Access, Maintenance | Tags: education, grant Leave a commentThe annual FOTR meeting took place this morning at the Metal Cloak facility in Sacramento.
There was a good turn out; a couple of speakers; elections; food; etc.
Important to the Tahoe Side, Eldorado County is looking to get in to a memorandum of Understanding with Placer County to mange the Placer County portion of the trail. Vickie Sanders, with Eldorado County Parks, has always been there for the Rubicon Trail. She has now formally stepped up to help manage the Placer side.
Let’s hope that goes through.
The agreement would allow Vickie to write a single grant that would cover the entire trail. The debate of why can they do that on their side and we can’t argument would be gone as the trail would be managed by one agency. FYI, the LTBMU is onboard with the new management possibility.
The Rubicon Trail Foundation is looking for a caretaker to manage their property this coming season. I believe I heard it will only be open on weekends June through Sept. This season might bring two cabins on the property which would allow a caretaker to stay throughout the week and keep the property open seven days a week. The property swap agreement to allow a road to the property requires a caretaker in order for the property to be open to the public.
Tahoe side to do were discussed. Priorities are going to be set and volunteers will be needed. Please contact the newly re-elected Trail Boss, Shannon Chard at LaughingPlace76@yahoo.com if you would like to volunteer to work on the trail.
If you did work on the Rubicon within Placer County last year, please document your hours and get them to Shannon or Kansas with Placer County. If you do work this coming season, again, get your hours to Shannon or Placer County. Your volunteer hours count as cash for matching funds the counties need to come up with in order to get grant money.
Work on Cadillac Hill has already been scheduled at the lower Hairpin. Jeepers Jamboree is leading that project.
John Briggs has stepped down from the Tahoe Side Lead position after three years of service. FOTR is looking for someone to take over this position. John and others will be helping out who ever takes on that position.
Rubicon Ronin
Get your ham license
Posted: April 5, 2019 Filed under: Travel | Tags: ham, safety Leave a commentHam radio use has come a long way on the Rubicon over the last decade.
The Rubicon Trail Foundation, driven by Dennis Mayer, has made sure there is a year-round repeater system in the Rubicon valley. This allows any Rubicon Trail user to use a ham radio to reach out to Sacramento and the Tahoe area with a handheld radio.
This system has literally saved lives since it’s installation.
Do you have your ham license? Do you want to get it?
July 19-21, at the Boomtown Casino in Nevada, the Nevada State Amateur Radio Convention will be held. Website: NVCON.org
On Saturday, July 20th, you can do a one day ham cram. The class is from 8am-3:30pm with the test immediately following. This is the quickest way to get your license.
Also at the convention are vendors, forums and a ham swap meet.
If you have the time, check it out.
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