SierraFest Rubicon Trip Report

[playwithit]

Rolling across the Springs Bridge.

 

[Letterman]

A few from Sunday night in the bowl, me with a flash light:

My break lights and Bryan's Rock Lights:

Kelly take'in a drag of his Cigar:

Kelly almost standing still:

 

[EricsXJ]

Here's some of mine:

Opie dented a wheel...

Opie fixing said wheel...

 

[EricsXJ]

 

[EricsXJ]

Mike's (ocean_jet) busted window coming down Old Sluice

 

[EricsXJ]

I have more coming, but I should mention that I have hi-res versions of all my pics so if you want one shoot me a PM.

Also I have a video of Opie running Little Sluice. I am trying to upload it but the file is big (200MB) and my FTP service isn't cooperating right now. I'll keep trying.

 

[EricsXJ]

Morning shots of Buck Island Lake...

Kelly's catch of the day....

 

[EricsXJ]

We also took a hike. Here's Buck Island from the other side.

Rockbound Lake:

That night we had our potluck dinner. Menu was meat...

and more meat... a few beans, potato salad, shrimp, and meat. We ate good that night.

 

[connor0770]

Looks like you guys had a great trip!! Maybe next year I will be able to attend

 

[EricsXJ]

More pics. The next day the group split, some heading on to the springs and some turning back to go out through Loon. Here is the group heading to the springs.

 

[EricsXJ]

Me showing what line NOT to take down Big Sluice as usual. :banghead:

 

[ZipperheadXJ00]

Awesome Pics Everyone!

 

[Letterman]

Some more night shots from Sunday in the bowl, rock lights were a little bright:

Bryan put a flash light in a tree and one pointing to his rig:

Flash lights in two trees:

Using a flash light as a paint brush:

Same idea, but pointing the flash light up from the ground:

 

[hiimmred]

Diggin the pics, wish I could of made this portion of the trip.

 

[EricsXJ]

Thursday morning we awoke to the sound of the helicopter dropping supplies for one of the Jamborees that was the next weekend.

Our camp at Rubicon Springs:

Art (sdspearo) left a little before us but here is the group at Observation Point. From left to right: Mike (ocean_jet), Kelly (playwithit), Tony (fyrfytr1717), and myself (EricsXJ).

 

[sdspearo]

Ha! Good to see you guys got my "message" that I made it up Cadillac Hill okay

 

[Letterman]

Monday Morning camped right at the old gatekeeper:

Someone sleep'in on an air matris on the other side of the spill way from our camp:

Love the old Cherokee badge on Kelly's rig:

 

[Letterman]

The Cabin at the Loon Spillway:

The Loon Lake creek:

Loon Lake Spillway:

The Start of the Rubicon Trail at Loon Lake:

 

[playwithit]

The box takes another victim.

Respect to Phil for the effort.

 

[playwithit]

Early morning waterfall
Buck Island Lake inlet:

Let's go for a hike in the Desolation Wilderness

Overlooking Rubicon Reservoir:

Narely Tree: