FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Long Canyon Trail Cleanup

Event Details

Time: November 12, 2011 from 10am to 5pm
Location: El Dorado National Forest
Event Type: long, canyon, trail, cleanup
Organized By: DWH
Latest Activity: Nov 13, 2011

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Event Description

NorCal FJs has adopted the Long Canyon Trail in the El Dorado National Forest and it is time to do another clean up on the trail. We need to get another one in before the trail closes in late November.

Please post up if you want to join in.

We will meet at the In-n-Out Burger in Placerville off of the Forni Road exit at 10:00AM.

You will need to fill out and turn in a Volunteer form before you will be allowed to participate. The form can be found at: http://norcalfjs.com/forum/topics/adoptatrail-longcanyon

If you have filled one out previously, you do not need to do another one.

See also: http://norcalfjs.com/forum/topics/trail-cleanup-and-clearing

Some trail information is below.
The trail is not hard. I have taken numerous first timers in stock FJs with no major consequences. Rock rails are required for the second obstacle. There are a total of three obstacles. The first two have bypasses, the third does not. There are also a couple of fairly steep climbs and an area with many 6” to 10” rocks to navigate.
A map of the area can be found at the following websitehttp://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado/recreation/travel/index.shtml
The map is named “Placerville Ranger District Map - Side 2” (MVUMPlacervilleSide02.pdf) and the trail head coordinates are approximately:
38 45 N 120 15 W

If you are running late and miss us, getting to the trail is easy.
Continue up Hwy 50 toward Tahoe, just past Kyburz (about 30 min. from Placerville) take a right on Silverfork Road
A few miles up Silverfork Road, take a left on Long Canyon trail (dirt road)
I will have a CB on Ch 31 and 7/31 on FRS. HAM Frequency is 146.460 no tone.
See http://norcalfjs.com/group/comms/forum/topics/norcal-fjs-band-plan-aka for standard group communications.

Mobile phones do not work well in the trail area.
Be prepared for changeable weather.

Update 11/3/11:

1. We may encounter snow. There are several cold storms headed this way.

2. Bring rakes, Shovels (square and round), mattoks or whatever dirt moving tools you have. In addition to trash clean up, we need to repair some of the water bars on the trail in preparation for winter.

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Comment by Dominator! on November 8, 2011 at 2:35pm: Just send the form via email to Cathy and dropped a hard copy in the mailbox.

Comment by DWH on November 7, 2011 at 4:18pm: If you have not filled out and turned in your volunteer forms please do so ASAP.

Thanks.

Comment by DWH on November 7, 2011 at 3:31pm: Dominator, the only thing I would recommend is rock sliders. And since it will be wet, A/T or M/T tires and a light touch on the throttle.

See the trail description above. It is an easy one.

Comment by Dominator! on November 7, 2011 at 3:24pm: Hey I might attend this if I can get off of work in time Sat morning.

Quick question...What can I expect from the trail (pin striping, maybe a dent) in regards to the obstacles?

I know it sounds very very lame, but I ask because aside from last weekend I have never gone off road before. I really have no idea what I am doing. I just put it in 4H and put it in drive and have fun. I don't have a winch, tow or recovery straps, nada! Thanks for your help on this!

Comment by DWH on November 3, 2011 at 6:52pm: Hey Ghost, not sure of the duration. It just depends on how much garbage is there.

Comment by GHOST on November 3, 2011 at 3:08pm: How long do you guys and gals plan to be there? If I can't get the day off, I might get off early.