OFFICIAL Gold Lake Attendee thread

[Desertcrawler]

Ok, time for an official pre-trip planning thread. I have posted a poll which I'd like each of the people planning on attending to take a quick look at and respond to...

Here is my list of attendees so far that are confirmed or highly probable

1. NCLR025 Chuck Mobraten (DesertCrawler)
2. NCLR121 Andrew Wood
3. NCLR ? Antonio Anguano
4. NCLR070 Brenton Corns (Disco2Guy)
5. NCLR087 Dan Harris (TigerDan)
6. NCLR093 Nathan Harrison (SloHybrid)
7. NCLR122 Robert Vega
8. NCRL001 Will Selden (GotRovr)
9. NCLR002 Gary Young (PCRover)
10. NCLR024 David Badillo (Saquatch Offroading)
11. NCRL078 Luis (possible) (Jantiz)


Should be a good trip! I've added a poll for some basic questions to help in trip planning. I would like to know when people are planning to arrive, and also what types of trails you would like to run. On the trails side, here are the options:

a)Snake Lake Sluice downhill -- this is a tough one, may get body damage. Would need to be winched if you don't have lockers in a couple spots. We can spot you through without damage, but there are spots where you can get yourself into trouble

b)Little Deer Lake -- this is intermediate. Covers parts of the same trail above, but the easier sections. No winching cause we would be going down the hills requiring that. We would exit out a different way (avoiding Snake Lake Sluice) to avoid the real hard stuff.

c)Easy -- Still rocks, but mainly fire roads, etc. Cover parts of the trail we would be running with Little Deer Lake (the easier part) and would end up exiting via Jonsonville. Haven't figured out the exact route yet -- need to make sure people want to do this run before planning it. We didn't really do this last year.

The final question would be whether people would like to exit out a different way -- via the Sierra Buttes and the Firehouse. THere is a firehouse that we could climb up to, and a high mountain pass with a very switchbacky 4x4 trail that dumps us out on the other side of the Mountain range closer to home. Would probably take about 4 hours on Sunday.

Post up your thoughts! Friday will be a camp day, maybe with some informal night runs..

[Disco2Guy]

Sorry, I didn't see the caravan vote. I plan to do the morning caravan if at all possible. For my group of people that are attending it looks like there will be a late arrival on Friday night (Brian), but he is part of the original 8 people I mentioned that will join us at camp, but not on the trails Saturday. He has 4x4 experience and feels confident about the trail to the campsite. I believe he too will be in a stock 4Runner. For the Sierra Buttes trail out on Sunday, are those passable with stock 4Runners too? I think Charles Wells' book said it is fine for a stock vehicle.

[Desertcrawler]

Sorry, I didn't see the caravan vote. I plan to do the morning caravan if at all possible. For my group of people that are attending it looks like there will be a late arrival on Friday night (Brian), but he is part of the original 8 people I mentioned that will join us at camp, but not on the trails Saturday. He has 4x4 experience and feels confident about the trail to the campsite. I believe he too will be in a stock 4Runner. For the Sierra Buttes trail out on Sunday, are those passable with stock 4Runners too? I think Charles Wells' book said it is fine for a stock vehicle.

Way out should be doable with a stock r4runner.

[Desertcrawler]

Cmon, vote for your favorite trail runs. So far the "intermediate" is in the lead for Saturday, and no-one wants to do the "easy" run...

Here are some details on the Intermediate run:

a)We will head out of camp towards Little Deer Lake, take that trail down and around to the Snake Lake intersection. We may take a look at the steep downhill that the advanced guys would be coming down, and figure out if it could ever be climbed by a Rover...

c)The we will head out the easier way, turning right towards Camp Nejedly/Four Hills MIne and the A-tree (running along Pacific Crest Trail). We will exit by Johnsville, hoepfully with enough time to check out the Museum and Park Office. The will return via the pavement, gas up and get ice, and head into Gold Lake on the same trail we arrived.

Should be able to make it back to camp in time for a swim and fix dinner when it is light. I'd say it is about 5 - 7 hours of driving time.

[Desertcrawler]

We will want to pack up and head out early, cause there will be some wheeling ahead of us on Sunday morning.

We will head up and out of Gold Lake, turning left this time on Gold Lake Trail (again along the Pacific Crest trail, over to the Packer Lake Saddle. That will take about one hour. Then we wll head out on Sierra Buttes Trail , take the spur road up to Sierra Butte's Fire Lookout, and depending on the time we may have some folks do the hike up to the lookout (takes about an hour). Then it's on across the pass on Sierra Buttes road -- ending up in the town of Sierra City. Would estimate about 3 hours of wheeling to Sierra City, maybe 4 if we stop and hike to the Fire Lookout.

Then it's back to the Bay Area, via Grass Valley and Auburn this time for a little change of scenery...

[sasquatch]

All of it sounds good to me Chuck!

[Gotrovr]

I'm game

[Desertcrawler]

Just checked with the Downieville Rangers station for Tahoe National Forest.

Fire restrictions are in effect (no campfires outside of campground -- we are OK in the Gold Lake OHV campground).

The roads we are planning on running are all open, no restrictions. Just need to "tread lightly" and stay on the trails...

[Desertcrawler]

For those leaving Friday morning, we are going to rally up here to Convoy...

Address:
500 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA 94803

Google says it is about an hour -- It looks like about a 1 1/2 hour drive from my place, allowing for traffic. I will be leaving the Peninsula at about 7:30 am.

My cell phone is 650-208-1175. I will have my CB tuned to channel 7, and my HAM radio tuned to the Simplex channel for NCLR.

Address:
500 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA 94803

Google link below...

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=500+Appian+Way,+El+Sobrante,+CA+94803-1669+(Tesoro+Petroleum)&sll=37.75581,-122.476204&sspn=0.012249,0.027702&ie=UTF8&ll=37.980401,-122.296629&spn=0.048846,0.110807&t=h&z=14&iwloc=A

[Gotrovr]

So El Trail Leader what time is this El Sobrante rally point to occur 9:00AM???

[Disco2Guy]

Yes, 9am should be the rally time.

[SLOHybrid]

Downieville MTB during day arrive Thursday PM and I want to go UP the Snake Sluice trail:p

Chuck are there Bears out there? if so no sleep for me Thursday night

I do not posses a Ham or CB so I will leave my FRS on @ 7

[Disco2Guy]

Nathan, my friend will have FRS (and cb). I'll have them try to make contact with you as we approach camp.

[Desertcrawler]

Downieville MTB during day arrive Thursday PM and I want to go UP the Snake Sluice trail:p

Chuck are there Bears out there? if so no sleep for me Thursday night

I do not posses a Ham or CB so I will leave my FRS on @ 7


If you want to go up it, I am sure there willl be plenty of us willing to watch!

Stake out some good campsites for us -- I think the ones near the far end of the campground (that have a little beach by them) are the best ones for a large group with kids who like to swim...

FRS 7,0 is a good channel too. I'll bring some along.

[RON CT110]

Chuck,

Jeremy Libby from Lake Tahoe and his Series 88 wants to attend as a guest; don't know him - sounds like a good guy. He sent me an email thru our NCLR club directory. I replied to Jeremy and copied you.

I am not going on this trip unless I can wrap up quickly helping a friend move out of his appt, and can be there only for Satruday trail run. Anyways, please contact Jeremy. Thanks!

[SLOHybrid]

That hard huuh! if I break something any volunteers to help??:D


If you want to go up it, I am sure there willl be plenty of us willing to watch!

With your help I will get the best site;)

Hey are there Bears

Stake out some good campsites for us -- I think the ones near the far end of the campground (that have a little beach by them) are the best ones for a large group with kids who like to swim...

FRS 7,0 is a good channel too. I'll bring some along.

[Disco2Guy]

I volunteer myself to help... record any and all carnage that may occur and the resulting trail fix to go with it. :D Other than that I'm useless...

[SLOHybrid]

ggggggrrrreeeaaatttt!

We shall see when we get there:)


QUOTE=Disco2Guy;9195]I volunteer myself to help... record any and all carnage that may occur and the resulting trail fix to go with it. :D Other than that I'm useless...[/QUOTE]

[Desertcrawler]

Hey, I found a map that shows our campground.

Take a look at this one, if it attaches. Our campsite is shown by the little tent symbol located in between "little Gold Lake" and "Gold Lake". Actually, there are sites all along the lake shore, we want to try and get one as close to the place the trail turns to the left and heads towards Tahoe forest (those sites have a bit more of a beachfront). But any set of sites would be good. Try and stake out enough for 10 - 15 rigs.

Look on the bottom center of the map, near the boundary with Tahoe National Forest.

And get lots of wood!

[sasquatch]

El Sobrante seems a bit of a backtrack for the 680 guys. I'd like to meet up with you guys around http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=fuel+stations,&vps=6&jsv=170f&sll=38.222471,-122.125933&sspn=0.005529,0.009645&gl=us&ie=UTF8&radius=0.26&ev=zi&latlng=17771905898566249174&ei=mrKAStzBLafAjgOf5NnQAw&cd=1&usq=fuel+stations,&geocode=FZc1RwIdjnm4-A

Cordelia is just before Fairfield. Suisun Valley exit. Starbucks, food and fuel stations. I'll have FRS. Sorry, I'll graduate to CB one day. I guess my handle would be Sasquatch??? Over.

[Disco2Guy]

Looks like that stop is only ~20 minutes away from the El Sobrante one. Should we plan to meet the 680 guys there at 9:30?

[Gotrovr]

I'm running with only FRS, no CB or HAM installed in LR3

Unless someone can point me in the cheap hand held CB direction

[Disco2Guy]

My friend got this (I think it's the same model) from Midland. It wasn't through NewEgg, but I have ordered from them before. Very fast shipping since they are Cali. based. I'd think if you order tomorrow you could get it by Thursday. He also got a mag mount antenna and had to get a BNC adapter for it to connect to the hand held.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16872008020

[SLOHybrid]

aah! that's why you are not running the Sluice cus your in the LR3

Channel 7 FRS


uuum! Hello are there BEARS




I'm running with only FRS, no CB or HAM installed in LR3

Unless someone can point me in the cheap hand held CB direction

[Disco2Guy]

uuum! Hello are there BEARS


Remember this? I'd say yes.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/stories/ktvbn-sep2807-california_bear.11bf95119.html

[Gotrovr]

aah! that's why you are not running the Sluice cus your in the LR3



we'll see.... ;)

[PCRover]

Yes, it is bear country, but attacks are rare.


aah! that's why you are not running the Sluice cus your in the LR3

Channel 7 FRS


uuum! Hello are there BEARS

[Desertcrawler]

Looks like that stop is only ~20 minutes away from the El Sobrante one. Should we plan to meet the 680 guys there at 9:30?

Lets meet the 680'rs at 9:30 there. I'll be ready for another Starbucks by then..

[Desertcrawler]

Yes, it is bear country, but attacks are rare.

There are bear lockers at the campground to store your food. Just plan on using the usual precautions one takes in bear country, like not slathering your body in maple syrup or bacon grease.....

[sasquatch]

like not slathering your body in maple syrup or bacon grease.....

There goes my Sunday outfit. Crap.

[Disco2Guy]

Don't you worry Sas. We'll find some nice poison oak for you to wear instead. :D

[sasquatch]

That's sooo wrong. Don't act surprised when you're not allowed through the Pearly Gates someday.

[Desertcrawler]

All we gotta do is switch out the fuse on the hair drye & curler set he brought along last year. Then he'll really be roughing it..


And oh yeah, feed his kids lots of marshmallows...

[sasquatch]

All we gotta do is switch out the fuse on the hair drye & curler set he brought along last year. Then he'll really be roughing it..


And oh yeah, feed his kids lots of marshmallows...

Going to Hell candidate # 2

[Disco2Guy]

I'm #1!!! I'm #1!!! And you know what, I have been there most of my life Dave. :cool:

[esteban]

I'm #1!!! I'm #1!!! And you know what, I have been there most of my life Dave. :cool:

Or since you met Dave! LOL!

Have fun! I'll be in tahoe visiting with family. I'm jealous.

[SLOHybrid]

Ok! I just studied this map.. thanks

I am trying to work out how to secure sites for 10-15 rigs??? I'll bring a Sharpee and mark rocks "Reserved" I am sure the Ranger will love that!

I am packed and ready to go.... but no wife:D


Hey, I found a map that shows our campground.

Take a look at this one, if it attaches. Our campsite is shown by the little tent symbol located in between "little Gold Lake" and "Gold Lake". Actually, there are sites all along the lake shore, we want to try and get one as close to the place the trail turns to the left and heads towards Tahoe forest (those sites have a bit more of a beachfront). But any set of sites would be good. Try and stake out enough for 10 - 15 rigs.

Look on the bottom center of the map, near the boundary with Tahoe National Forest.

And get lots of wood!

[Disco2Guy]

Some wooden stakes and ribbon might work to secure a large area.

[SLOHybrid]

I already have half a ton of firewood and don't have ribbon or stakes.. oh! well


Some wooden stakes and ribbon might work to secure a large area.

[Disco2Guy]

Build a wall of firewood. Life size Lincoln Logs rock!

[Desertcrawler]

We probably only need 2 spots. They are very large.

Just put something on one of the other spots (ie a cooler, etc) and we should be OK. Or park in one and tent in the other.


Worse comes to worse, we'll all crowd into one..

Also, I am going to bring some paper plates a marker to put NCLR and some arrows as to the correct way to get there. You might use some tape to block one off, or just post some paper plates that say NCLR event.

I'd be suprised if it is an issue Thurs nite. Friday during day people probably start to arrive..

[TigerDan]

I'm planning to leave here first thing in the morning, arriving midday. It's also possible that I'll just say to heck with it and leave tonight, or very early tomorrow...I'm not caravanning with anyone due to my location and route so I've got that flexibility. If I do get there early, I can help with securing sites. The site(s) where we camped last year were certainly roomier than the beach sites but the lakeshore is rocky with no beach. They were open and roomy with good shade though. I seem to recall that there are only two or three beach sites, and the one closest to the rest of the campground sucks-it's small, very open with little shade and is gravely...I even seem to recall some concrete curbs or something, like maybe it used to be a launching ramp. The other beach sites are better, just a bit close to the road so traffic dust may be an issue (though I suppose it's possible that the most traffic will be us.:D)

[sasquatch]

If those spots are taken, take a look at Little Gold Lake. I camped there the first year and it was awesome!!! You can fit a ton of rigs back there as long as no one has a trailer. Definitely the best view in the neighborhood.

[sasquatch]

OK - Will and myself are planning to meet on the 680 side at 8-8:15am. Final meeting point to be the Fuel station in Cordelia at 9:30 sharp to meet the El Sobrante rigs. Is this correct?

[Desertcrawler]

I'll be heading to both rendezvous, the one at 9 and the one at 9:30.

I'll run CB channel 7, Ham Channel on the NCLR frequency which I have to look up again, and will have FRS on 7,0. Whatever camp site we choose will be a good one -- I'd like to stay out of Little Gold, if possible, just to maximize the swimming potential. If I remember right, the swimming there was a little dicey..

[sasquatch]

10-4 on the Stephen King looking water at Little Gold. Forgot about that.:o

[Gotrovr]

loaded for bear, ready to depart for 8:00AM rendevous with Dave on the 680

[MrVideo]

I'll run CB channel 7, Ham Channel on the NCLR frequency which I have to look up again, and will have FRS on 7,0.

Chuck you want 146.460 simplex. It says so on the trip sheet!

Have a great time!

[Antonio]

I will meet you at the Fuel station in Cordelia at 9:30 instead of the El Sobrante location.

[Disco2Guy]

Our rigs are packed and ready to go. I will be with 2 other trucks at the Appian station at 9am. We will be monitoring channel 7 on cb and FRS.

[TigerDan]

It's now about 7:21...on my way out the door as soon as I shut my computer down. See ya up there...!

[MrVideo]

It looks like Chuck didn't turn on his APRS this trip. It also looks like no one took a Spot device either.

[RON CT110]

Lol! All that equip; no good unless you turn them on. :D

[HMBRover]

Will, Chuck and Gary should all have Spots. The Spot tracking has to be set up. I'll see if I can enable Chuck's so we can spy on 'em. :D:D

Update: Nothing from any of the ones I can access except mine which is on and reporting from my back yard. No reports from Chuck's or Will's.