Rubicon trip Real time trail report... Maybe

[Jason]

Glad you made it home safe. That is one long drive. I've done it a few times.

[scottymoto]

We stopped in bridgeport to spend the nite and fish on thursday...now headed to bodie then south on 395 to where ever we end up tonite...we should be back in victorville on saturday....

[daniel_buck]

Ryan, glad you made it out there! Wish I could have gone!!

Look forward to the photos :-D

[RAT]

I was hoping to be able to post pics but technology has failed me. A theme for this trip. Ill have lots of pics and vids soon.

[4xfiend]

Looking forward to the pics and video.

[sarah]

Woohoo!! Glad you guys had a great time. The rest of us are trying to live through you and you're making that difficult with no pics

[Russ Chung]

Here are a few pics. Starting across the granite slab on Sunday morning:



Mr. Green on the Rubicon Trail:



Cliff's (CVD) Jeep:



Group photo:



A closeup of the trail marker:



Little Sluice:



The Black Pearl (FishPOET):



First glimpse of Buck Island Lake:



Buck Island Lake on Monday morning:



Cliff (CVD) at Buck Island Lake:



Big Sluice:



The Rubicon Bridge:



Rubicon Springs:



Some trail damage (I was going to change the shocks anyway):



(continued)

[Russ Chung]

Ryan's TJ (Hook & Ladder) at the start of Cadillac Hill:



Sergio's YJ (50YJ) on Cadillac Hill:



Group photo at Inspiration Point:



Ryan (Hook & Ladder) at Miller Lake:



Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe:



Cliff (CVD) and Kurt (Rat) fishing the West Fork of the Carson River:



Kurt (Rat) got a bite! (he released it)



On the Barney Riley Trail:



The hot tub at the Carson River:

[suntinez]

Looks like fun! Great pics Russ, beautiful place

[scottymoto]

We made it home but im ready to go back aleeady

[RAT]

Great pics russ. We're still out exploring. In bishop now. Tomorrow fishing the owens river and lake sabrina. I'll post lots of pics when I get home. Awesome trip!

[TipsE-Z]

Looks like a blast! I'm freaking jealous! Kalah and I did a "Rubicon Replacement Trip" this past week. Rather than driving over stuff we hiked over it. I'll post photos later this week. 41 miles backpacked and about 13,000 feet in elevation change.

Kurt!!! Where's the photos and video??

[FishPOET]

My camp Saturday night at the Loon Lake trailhead


Saturday night sunset at Loon Lake


Just leaving Loon lake


Russ


Mike, Sharon, Sergio, Ozzie, and the helicopter ferrying equipment from Loon Lake to Rubicon Springs for the Jeep Jamboree


Our first stop


Kurt pushing his vertical limits


On the slab


Ryan & Jordan


Scott & his daughter Sierra (sp)


Kevin


Phil & Craig


Cliff


Mike & Sharon


Wentworth Sluice


Ryan entering the Wentworth Sluice



Cliff in the Wentworth Sluice


Ryan on the way down to Devil's Postpile


Mike climbing Devil's Postpile


Ryan climbing back up from Devil's Postpile


Kurt climbing back up from Devil's Postpile


Mike & Sharon climbing back up from Devil's Postpile



Camp at Buck Island Lake


Mike on the dam at Buck Island Lake


Jordan finding a geocache at Buck Island Lake


Ryan and Jordan working with maps, a compass and UTM coordinates at Buck Island Lake


Looking at camp from the opposite side of Buck Island Lake

[FishPOET]

These gates are the entrance to a 1-1/2 mile long tunnel that has been blasted through the granite from Buck Island Lake to Loon Lake. They are also ground zero for the geocache To Loon Lake and Beyond


Ryan found a way past the locks and we found the geocache. It was fun.

[daniel_buck]

ahh man that looks like fun!