Rubicon Trail Headcount: July 16-18

[stevo]

Allright,
Well i guess i can just find directions off the internet. But where should is the icehouse, so i can just meet everyone there in the morning?
Thanks
mike

[igofshn]

hwy 50 east out of Sacramento. Icehouse road is about 15 miles past Placerville. Icehouse resort is about 10 miles north of hwy 50. http://www.icehouseresort.com/

[Dukes69]

Does anyone have GPS coods for Icehouse? I want to make sure that the ones I have jive. I'm showing N38 49.449 W120 15.196, can anyone confirm or disconfirm these?

Thanks

[goodtimes]

Uh...I dunno....That point looks to be about 5 miles east of Ice House Road, using NAD27 CONUS. What datum are you using?

[Dukes69]

what the hell is datum? :confused: :confused:

[sarah]

Originally posted by Dukes69
what the hell is datum? :confused: :confused:

datum is why kirk showed up 10 miles east of panamint valley days last year!

chris, go to your prefs or setup.

[JeepGal]

those co-ords are from Ice Houses website. We show them in an odd place as well.

Tam

[goodtimes]

Originally posted by Dukes69
what the hell is datum? :confused: :confused:

Geodetic datums define the size and shape of the earth and the origin and orientation of the coordinate systems used to map the earth. Hundreds of different datums have been used to frame position descriptions since the first estimates of the earth's size were made by Aristotle. Datums have evolved from those describing a spherical earth to ellipsoidal models derived from years of satellite measurements.
Modern geodetic datums range from flat-earth models used for plane surveying to complex models used for international applications which completely describe the size, shape, orientation, gravity field, and angular velocity of the earth. While cartography, surveying, navigation, and astronomy all make use of geodetic datums, the science of geodesy is the central discipline for the topic.
Referencing geodetic coordinates to the wrong datum can result in position errors of hundreds of meters. Different nations and agencies use different datums as the basis for coordinate systems used to identify positions in geographic information systems, precise positioning systems, and navigation systems. The diversity of datums in use today and the technological advancements that have made possible global positioning measurements with sub-meter accuracies requires careful datum selection and careful conversion between coordinates in different datums.

Ok, all that said, I referenced the coordinates you provided agains NAD27 CONUS, WGS 72 & WGS 84 (the most common used in the US), and they all show you easy, and somewhat to the north of Icehouse Resivore, which is east of Icehouse road.

[seapahn]

Nerd.

[Sully]

So do we keep our doors at icehouse or what?

[NAILER341]

Originally posted by Sully
So do we keep our doors at icehouse or what?

you can, but this time i bought some soft doors so i can bring them with me on the trail. it is a long way back to the ice house from the end of the trail.

[pdw]

Originally posted by goodtimes
Geodetic datums define the size and shape of the earth and the origin and orientation of the coordinate systems used to map the earth. Hundreds of different datums have been used to frame position descriptions since the first estimates of the earth's size were made by Aristotle. Datums have evolved from those describing a spherical earth to ellipsoidal models derived from years of satellite measurements.
Modern geodetic datums range from flat-earth models used for plane surveying to complex models used for international applications which completely describe the size, shape, orientation, gravity field, and angular velocity of the earth. While cartography, surveying, navigation, and astronomy all make use of geodetic datums, the science of geodesy is the central discipline for the topic.
Referencing geodetic coordinates to the wrong datum can result in position errors of hundreds of meters. Different nations and agencies use different datums as the basis for coordinate systems used to identify positions in geographic information systems, precise positioning systems, and navigation systems. The diversity of datums in use today and the technological advancements that have made possible global positioning measurements with sub-meter accuracies requires careful datum selection and careful conversion between coordinates in different datums.

Ok, all that said, I referenced the coordinates you provided agains NAD27 CONUS, WGS 72 & WGS 84 (the most common used in the US), and they all show you easy, and somewhat to the north of Icehouse Resivore, which is east of Icehouse road.

WTF is that noise in my ears? BZZZZZZZZ......BZZZZZZZZZZ! Oh, it's goodtimes talking again!! What's up man! I want to go on this trip sooooo bad, but I have to buy a house. Long story-you don't want to know.
I'm going to try and get myself out to Az in Sept-Oct and have you show me some trails.

[NAILER341]

Originally posted by goodtimes
Geodetic datums define the size and shape of the earth and the origin and orientation of the coordinate systems used to map the earth. Hundreds of different datums have been used to frame position descriptions since the first estimates of the earth's size were made by Aristotle. Datums have evolved from those describing a spherical earth to ellipsoidal models derived from years of satellite measurements.
Modern geodetic datums range from flat-earth models used for plane surveying to complex models used for international applications which completely describe the size, shape, orientation, gravity field, and angular velocity of the earth. While cartography, surveying, navigation, and astronomy all make use of geodetic datums, the science of geodesy is the central discipline for the topic.
Referencing geodetic coordinates to the wrong datum can result in position errors of hundreds of meters. Different nations and agencies use different datums as the basis for coordinate systems used to identify positions in geographic information systems, precise positioning systems, and navigation systems. The diversity of datums in use today and the technological advancements that have made possible global positioning measurements with sub-meter accuracies requires careful datum selection and careful conversion between coordinates in different datums.

Ok, all that said, I referenced the coordinates you provided agains NAD27 CONUS, WGS 72 & WGS 84 (the most common used in the US), and they all show you easy, and somewhat to the north of Icehouse Resivore, which is east of Icehouse road.

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OK... settle down now before you break something

[Chris_L]

This thread has gotten so long, I am unsure of the departure time. I figure friday am around 8 am. I will be up there thursday late afternoon. cell is 310-293-7042. will be towing up thursday very early. shoould be there by 1 or 2 pm. My friend Chris Bassett will meet us on the trail later on friday. We are playing in his backyard. He is a good guide, espeacilly for the hard stuff. Hopefully we can hook up with him. He wont be getting there until friday afternoon and may meet us at spider lake. will see.

[JeepGal]

most likely because no one has actually stated a departure time :-p

So ummmm okay...Chris and I (and the kids)will be going up the 5. We'll be happy to meet up with folks at the Flying J in Gorman at 7am. Leave NO LATER THEN 7:30 sharp.

Who's In?

Tammy
Chris
Mikey
Erik
Chris L
Sully/Brian?
Stevo?
TJTerry?
Kirk?
Paulhead?

Ill add names and remove the question marks as we go.

Tam