Reno Off Road Motorsports Expo going strong

Posted: March 24, 2022 | Author: | Filed under: Access | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

The guy next to me didn’t show up so I expanded.

The typical players are there: Sierra Stompers, Hills Angels, Overlanders, etc.

Boat and RV show have started. I think the pet show starts Friday.

The Rubicon meeting is still on for Saturday morning, 9am in room A&7.

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Rubicon Ronin

Rubicon Trail Meeting in Reno – update

Posted: February 26, 2022 | Author: | Filed under: Access, Maintenance, Travel | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

The Reno Off-Road and Motorsports Expo is happing March 23-27 at the convention center. On Saturday the 26th, there will be a meeting at 9am about everything Rubicon. Attending the meeting is free. El Dorado County is heading up the meeting. Below is a list of all of the groups and agencies that have been invited to the meeting. I do not know who has accepted the invitation or who has declined.

Questions to be asked: What maintenance is planned for the trail in 2022? Will there be an Adopt-a-Trail program for the Tahoe side? When will the staging area bathrooms open/close? Where are we with the small mud hole bypass? Where are we with the suggested larger shelf road bypass? How are parking issues at the staging area going to be solved? Can we stop or prevent future trail closures for fires well away from the trail? How do we volunteer to do trail maintenance on the Tahoe side?

That’s not my entire list of questions. If you have a specific question to ask and can’t make the meeting, let me know and I’ll add it to my list.

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El Dorado County Parks & Trails

Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Eldorado National Forest

Placer County (ask for Peter Kraatz)

CA State Parks OHMVR Division

Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF)

Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR)

CA Off-Road Vehicle Association (CORVA)

CA Four Wheel Drive Association (Cal-4)

NV Four Wheel Drive Association (NV-4)

Local clubs:

  • Hills Angels (Reno/Sparks)
  • Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo’s (Tahoe)
  • Tahoe Donner 4-Wheelers (Truckee)
  • Sierra Stompers (Minden/Gardnerville)

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I’ll be hanging out at my booth at the Expo all week. Stop by and let me know what’s on your mind.

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Rubicon Ronin

Reno Off-Road and Motorsports Expo: March 23rd-27th, 2022

Posted: January 26, 2022 | Author: | Filed under: Maintenance | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

It’s on again. For the last two years, the Reno Off-Road and Motorsports Expo has been cancelled due to covid concerns. All signs point to the show actually happening this year at the Reno Convention Center!

https://www.lockettshows.com/off-road-and-motorsports-expo

The show is actually five shows in one: Off-Road, RV, Boat, Home and Pet shows. One ticket, five shows.

I will again have a booth with the Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo’s at the show to talk about everything Rubicon Trail. Here’s a shot from 2019:

I think this is from 2018:

Here’s the twist for 2022. The plan is to hold a meeting, Saturday morning starting at 9am, to talk about the Rubicon Trail. Entry to the Rubicon meeting will be free. I believe that a ticket to get you in to all five shows is only $10.

I first planned this meeting for 2020. But then covid. Since then, I’ve become burnt out on sitting on boards and organizing meetings. Now it’s 2022. El Dorado Couty has stepped up to take the lead on making this meeting happen. All of the governing agencies have been invited. User groups have also been invited. Local clubs should be represented. There has been a list of questions and topics for discussion presented to El Dorado County. Hopefully, all of our questions will be answered.

My assumption of how things will go at the meeting…

-Introductions of presenters

-Explanation of how and by who the trail is managed

-Explanation on how trail maintenance is funded

-Maintenance: who, what, when, where and how

-Possible projects

-Current issues

-Questions and Answer session

Hopefully, we will get all of our questions answered.

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Rubicon Ronin