Rubicon trail

[miguelitojeep97]

Just got back from our annual Rubicon trip. Had a blast as usual. We had a small group of 5 this year which allowed us to move quick and break free (most of the time). We came in through wentworth springs all the way to Buck Lake for our first night.






we all made short work of a tough begining of the trail.


this is a shot just getting off the slabs where the trail meets from Loon Lake

[miguelitojeep97]

Paul took his chances at the lil' sluice, but the sluice box claimed victory over a "small" jeep. Paul has close to an 8 inch lift on 37s. Along with tons of weight in the back, he didnt make it too far. (next year paul!)

[miguelitojeep97]

coming down Old sluice. Our camp for the next two days down below (Buck Lake)

then the fun spot near the end of old sluice. The infamouse "large boulder in the middle of the trail"
this part claims my pass side fender each year. I think we all left some paint on those rocks this year.





who needs limit straps when you have brake lines right?



a little extra weight never hurts

oops: maybe not

[miguelitojeep97]

[miguelitojeep97]

a little hike:

along with a cool down swim:

[miguelitojeep97]

so many pics I dont want to bore you.





and "Beckys hole":

next time your in Rubicon Springs go talk to kevin and ask where this is. Kinda a weird hole that is about 7-8ft deep. A perfect round hole



this year we ran into a lot of traffic, but nothing too bad.

the drive back to our hotel is always nice:

ok what do you get when you put a 2 inch spacer on a ford 9inch, then slap some 37 inch red label crawlers and detroit locker on it, and then add twisty turns and loose lug nuts?














give up?


answer: no tire



all the bolts holding the spacer to the shaft sheered off. luckily a 10 minute drive to Napa were able to pound out the studs and get the Bronco back on the road in 1.5 hours

more pics to come as they are getting uploaded

[fun4wheelerguy]

Great Pictures........ Love the Rubicon !!

[paul_arc]

awesome pics and report mike, I'll upload my pics tonight and put them up here. had a great time just like every year :thumbs_up

[Jason]

so many pics I dont want to bore you.

Never! I love the Rubicon. Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

[paul_arc]

at safeway picking up ice before we hit the trail


mikes already bent fender aproaching the rock everyone hits in the old sluice

view from our camp at buck lake

[paul_arc]

luckly this time i only tapped the bumper on the rock

mike striking a pose on my roof lol.



the green bridge after the big sluice

mike singing and playing guitar in camp at rubicon springs. if you havent met him, he is a funny, great guy, that plays the guitar well

the look out

[miguelitojeep97]

LOL striking a pose? no way man I was simply adding weight so you wouldnt hit the rock. Thats how I always look

[Lead Dog]

dam that Blue TJ has some suspension fall out! Impressive!

what safeway was that? Pollock Pines?

[paul_arc]

dam that Blue TJ has some suspension fall out! Impressive!

what safeway was that? Pollock Pines?

yep at pollock pines. thats where our hotel is that we stay at, the best western. and thats where the AAA tow truck droped my jeep off after i got out of the trail and had no breaks. Bad master cylinder.
all in all it was an awesome trip.

[JJsKJ]

Ol Mike is still pickin' & grinnin'!?!? How many beers did that performance cost ya? great guy! I spent about two weeks on the Con listening to his stories and guitar picking. Great pics, really brought back memories!