Rubicon closed again

El Dorado County sent out an email this afternoon stating that the Rubicon Trail is again closed from Wentworth Springs to the county line on the north edge of the Rubicon Springs private property.

The Ellis Creek tie is open from Loon Lake to the intersection with the Rubicon Trail.

County link:

https://www.edcgov.us/Government/Rubicon/Trail_Conditions_Update/Rubicon_Trail_Current_Conditions.aspx

Rubicon re-opened

The Rubicon has been re-opened but there is another survey to be done on Friday.

http://www.edcgov.us/Goverment.aspx?id=6442454279

Stay tuned!

Rubicon Trail – CLOSED!

El Dorado County has officially closed the Rubiocn Trail due to wet trail conditions. This is a temporary closure and will be lifted when the trail dries out.

From an email I received at 10:39am:

A TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE RUBICON TRAIL FEBRUARY 25, 2014.

All three conditions of the monitoring protocol have been met and the Rubicon Trail is closed until further notice.  Transportation crews will monitor and open the trail as soon as conditions allow. 

This notice will also be posted to the County website.

Vickie Sanders
Parks Manager
County of El Dorado
Chief Administrative Office

FYI –
The three conditions are:
1) The soil is saturated to the point where water can no longer soak in
2) The depth of water greater than 8 inches (capable of rinsing contaminants from the bottom of a vehicle)
3) The water is flowing so that it can transport sediment.

Welcome!

A new blog…

The purpose of this blog is to keep the users and supporters of the world famous Rubicon Trail informed about what’s going on regarding the Tahoe end of the trail.  I don’t mean to minimalize the Georgetown end of the trail but it gets plenty of press and the Tahoe side is frequently treated like the red headed step child or the other trail.

This blog will serve as a reference for side trails, government actions, general knowledge, maintenance efforts and current conditions.

Please explore the links and articles.  Feedback and questions are encouraged.  You can reach me at TheOtherRubicon@Charter.net.

Stay tuned and stay informed,

Doug Barr – “Turn around, don’t go around”