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Home arrow Trip Reports arrow Rubicon Report 2009

Rubicon Report 2009 Print E-mail
Written by Brian   
Monday, 20 July 2009

Our Journey to the famed Rubicon trail started early Saturday July 11th after a few months of vehicle prep work and a year of getting ready.



Some last minute, and I mean last minute items were required to be picked up along the way.

such as a tire for me



or tires and skid plates for Paul



Mt Shasta in northern CA


 

Our last hotel in Georgetown before hitting the trail

 Some camp fire and cook stove permits were picked up on route





Had to stop at Uncle Tom's Cabin





After two days of driving, we reached the trail head. Entering from Wentworth Springs

Kind of an empty campground



One of the very few trail markers to be found



Sort of how we expected the trail to be, rocky



Looks like we went in an alternate way, Devil's Post Hole. A fun kind of nasty




At this point we split the group into two. The slow trail dictated smaller groups.

Granite slab section. Only markings were some highway road markers.



Rocks were to be found everywhere



Having armour and knowing how to use it makes the rock negotiation a bit easier.



Some sections were a little tight



Rocky ledges are also alot of fun




Some Soup Bowl action



Looking up Little Sluice



Closing in on the top end of Old Sluice



Buck Island Lake



Happy Tom with a Pitman arm to get him down and hopefully home



Rock Frog



Back on the slabs to go around Buck Island Lake



One of the group who lent Tom the pitman arm



Working our way towards Big Sluice



Start of Big Sluice



Working our way down Big Sluice









Karma

Helping out the group that lent Tom the pitman arm by selling and RE&RE a long side shaft for them.




Crossing the green bridge. Getting close to Rubicon Springs



Heading up Cadillac Hill





Nearing the top of Cadillac Hill



Viewpoint past the top of Cadillac Hill




The second group on our third day. Almost out!



The ladies of our group



So close to being out of the trail!



We made it out!
 
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