Spring Conditions out there!
Posted: June 25, 2019 Filed under: Access, Maintenance | Tags: spring, trees Leave a commentJust did a quick run up the Buck Lake Trail. It’s the first right turn out of the staging area.
It still needs a lot of trimming…
Some of the trees were soft enough to drive through…
Others, not so much…
Now, I did have a saw with me but a hand saw for getting out, not a chain saw for clearing trails.
Bottom line, be prepared for late winter or early spring conditions. Bring a saw and shovel. There is still a lot of snow on the trail. I’ve heard of five foot drops.
Headed out today to get a better idea of what’s going on further up the Rubicon.
Turn Around, Don’t Go Around.
Rubicon Ronin
Spring is here…
Posted: March 22, 2019 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: snow, spring, Travel, winter Leave a commentNow that Spring is here, we’re all thinking about getting out on our trails. Well I stopped by the Rubicon this morning and the trail is calling.
The berm is actually quite manageable. The top of my shell is about six feet tall. So, the berm is about seven feet tall. I was there in the morning and it was frozen solid as the temperature was about 34 degrees.
Over the top of the berm, you drop down a little bit. I tried to dig my heel in to the snow to see how hard or soft the snow was and I couldn’t.
I walked up the trail a bit and the snow was just as hard and calling for wheelers.
If you go, please go prepared. Be ready to spend the night as things could go wrong. Food, shelter, clothing, recovery gear, etc.
Enjoy and be safe!
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Rubicon Ronin
The 'Other' Rubicon 