SoCal => Sierra 2014 (Rubicon) Aug 11-15

ocean_jet · Feb 5, 2014

I am planning a trip to the Rubicon and Desolation Wilderness for the week of August 11, 2014. (Sierra Fest is August 8-10 if you want to do a combined trip.)

The plan for this trip is to wheel the Rubicon to Buck Island lake and hike into the Desolation Wilderness back country the next morning. Spend one night at Highland Lake and hike back to Buck the following morning.

Highland Lake is about a 5 1/4 miles hike from Buck Island, with about 1,450' elevation gain. About 1/2 of that is off-trail following a creek (assuming there's any water there next summer).

Taylor... I know you're in. :thumbup:

Anyone else interested?

rockclimber · Feb 5, 2014

definitely count me in.

my jeep should be road worthy by then.

sdspearo · Feb 5, 2014

Pencil me in as a definite maybe. I'm running either Fordyce or the Rubicon again this year. Anyone up for running them back to back?

rockclimber · Feb 5, 2014

sdspearo said:
Pencil me in as a definite maybe. I'm running either Fordyce or the Rubicon again this year. Anyone up for running them back to back?

if I have the money to afford a trip that long when the time comes I am game.

markw · Feb 5, 2014

rockclimber said:
definitely count me in.

my jeep should be road worthy by then.

Road worthy and road legal are two different things btw.

Sounds like a fun trip, but it's happening about the same time as swamp lake.

ocean_jet · Feb 5, 2014

sdspearo said:
Pencil me in as a definite maybe. I'm running either Fordyce or the Rubicon again this year. Anyone up for running them back to back?

I would likely be up for that.... Sierra Fest => Rubicon => Fordyce.

Seems pretty ambitious, but sounds fun.

sdspearo · Feb 6, 2014

ocean_jet said:
I would likely be up for that.... Sierra Fest => Rubicon => Fordyce.

Seems pretty ambitious, but sounds fun.

We'll already be up there, so might as well. I'm guessing, Fordyce will add about what, 2 days?

ocean_jet · Feb 6, 2014

cross-posted in Sierra Chapter:
http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1109234

ocean_jet · Feb 6, 2014

sdspearo said:
We'll already be up there, so might as well. I'm guessing, Fordyce will add about what, 2 days?

I've never run Fordyce, but I think 2 days is enough. Although I may want to spend a night in Tahoe before we head up there... so, maybe add 3 days.

blondejoncherokee · Feb 6, 2014

Do you guys still do a sierra fest up by shaver? we are having our sierra fest the week before and will probably be running the con that week, not 100% yet though.
we are talking about an unofficial dusy ershim run.

rockclimber · Feb 6, 2014

blondejoncherokee said:
Do you guys still do a sierra fest up by shaver? we are having our sierra fest the week before and will probably be running the con that week, not 100% yet though.
we are talking about an unofficial dusy ershim run.

keep me updated on that!!!!!!!!!

ocean_jet · Feb 6, 2014

blondejoncherokee said:
unofficial dusy ershim run.

I am interested. What dates are you thinking for this?

ocean_jet · Feb 6, 2014

markw said:
happening about the same time as swamp lake.

When is Swamp Lake?

markw · Feb 9, 2014

Should be last weekend in July, first weekend in August. It's Goatman's thing. I plan on doing it.

ocean_jet · Feb 17, 2014

markw said:
Should be last weekend in July, first weekend in August. It's Goatman's thing. I plan on doing it.

This could be an epic month...

Swamp to Dusy to Sierra Fest to Rubicon to Fordyce!!!

ocean_jet · Feb 17, 2014

Update:

I reserved the Loon Lake Chalet for the night of August 10.
Link to Loon Lake Chalet

The Chalet accommodates up to 20 guests overnight (10 vehicles). We will also use this as the staging area before starting the trail. The trail head is just on the other side of the lake from the Chalet.

I plan arrive on Sunday the 10 and get some target shooting in before the run. Eldorado National Forests allows open shooting, so there are tons of places to kills some clay pigeons around Loon Lake.

Map:
Link to Google Maps

XbajajeepX · Feb 18, 2014

I live in South Lake, I am definitely in for this.. it will be nice to meet some new faces!

rockclimber · Feb 19, 2014

plan on me being there in the evening/afternoon sunday.

ocean_jet · Jul 1, 2014

Art you think you'll make this one?

Bajajeep? You still in?

I'll be at Loon Chalet by Sunday afternoon.

sdspearo · Jul 1, 2014

Still not 100% definite yet on my open dates, but should know in a week. Any chance you up for Fordyce as well?

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