Fire Restrictions on the TNF
Posted: July 22, 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentI just found the date on the Tahoe Nationl Forest website: July 16th.
No fires, no welding, no charcoal. Gas only and you still need a permit.
Don’t be that guy.
Fire Restrictions are in place on the ENF
Posted: July 17, 2018 Filed under: Access | Tags: education, fire Leave a commentThe Eldorado national Forest has started fire restrictions as of July 14th.
The Tahoe National Forest has not yet posted restrictions but last year it was the 25th, the year before the 11th. Check the TNF website before you go. It is the users responsibility to know what restrictions are in effect.
Fire Permits are free from any forest office or even online.
FYI, the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit does not have fire restrictions by date. No fires are allowed outside official Forest Service fire pits and then only in official Forest Service campsites.
Don’t be that person!
Rubicon Ronin
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
Trail saw
Posted: June 11, 2018 Filed under: Maintenance, Travel | Tags: education, saw, tree Leave a commentThis time of year, we expect that enough people have been out and about on our public trails that any tree clearing should be done. So, why carry a bulky, smelly chainsaw and spare fuel?
I agree. But just this last weekend, we had a wind event that had sustained 50 mph winds over the sierras. The odds of coming across a tree blocking your way increased dramatically.
Now it’s not as big a deal on your way in to find a tree across the trail. Remember, Turn Around, Don’t Go Around. You could just turn around and find another place to go enjoy the mountains. But what if you’re on your way out. You can’t turn around because you need to get out. You won’t drive off trail to go around the tree because that’s really bad.
Here’s my solution:
The Silky Katana Boy. It’s larger than you think at almost four feet long!
The blade length is 20″. you need two hands to use this monster. The teeth are very aggressive.
It folds up in to the provided pouch to about 27″.
It’s not going to clear a 30″ tree in two minutes. But for most of the trees you’ll come across, it will do the job. Even if you only score one side half way in, you could pull the tree with your vehicle and break the tree and get past it.
It’s not bulky and it doesn’t require fuel. If I’m not carrying my chainsaw, I always carry this one.
Okay, the downside. It’s a little pricey. I just looked on Amazon and it runs about $135.
Rubicon Ronin
New map addition for flier
Posted: June 8, 2018 Filed under: Access, Travel | Tags: camping, education, map Leave a commentThe 2018 Rubicon Area OHV Trails map/flier is hot off the press.
Hopefully, by Saturday afternoon, I’ll get them at the Rubicon trailhead in Tahoma. Once the Middle Fork Trail opens, I’ll post them there as well. The LTBMU is on board and even the TNF has allowed me to put up my map and fliers at the Barker Pass intersection.
So, not a lot of changes but one very important change. I’ve added a better representation of the Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF) property and the trail to access the property. If you remember, there was a land swap done to allow vehicle access to the RTF property from the Rubicon. So, the RTF property is no longer the traditional rectangle of a half section of land.
Please remember that the RTF property is private property. It must be open for you to drive there. The plan is for the property to be open every weekend this summer but not mid-week.
The trail on the map is an approximation. It should not be used for navigation but rather for the general location of the trail. Please stay on the trail and Tread Lightly!
RTF plans to build a caretaker cabin on the property this summer. That will allow the property to be open all summer in 2019.
For more information on the RTF property, I suggest visiting the RTF website:
www.RubiconTrailFoundation.com
If you have suggestions for future versions of this map or the flier please contact me:
TheOtherRubicon@charter.net
Rubicon Ronin
The 'Other' Rubicon 