FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Long Canyon Trail maintenance

Event Details

Time: July 28, 2012 from 10am to 4pm
Location: Near Kyburz, CA
Event Type: trail, cleanup
Organized By: DWH
Latest Activity: Jul 30, 2012

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Event Description

Long Canyon Trail is one of the 42 trails that have been closed in the Eldorado National Forest this year. Since NorCal FJs has a volunteer agreement with the forest Service, we will be allowed to perform our trail maintenance duties in spite of the closure, In order to do this, I have to fill out a Special Use Permit with the Forest Service and on that permit I need to fill in the dates.

A .pdf file of the trail closures can be found here:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5364203.pdf

The date is set as 7/28. I would like to get as many rigs as we can, up to about 10, to show our continued support of the trail.

Please post if you want to join in.

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 two done before the trail closes in late November.

We will meet at the In-n-Out Burger in Placerville off of the Forni Road exit at 10:00AM. I plan on leaving the parkinglot by 10:15 at the latest.

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. Again, nothing a stock FJ cannot handle.

A map of the area can be downloaded here:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/eldorado/maps-pubs/?cid=stelprdb5357470

Placerville Ranger District Map - Side 2
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)

Communications

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.

Bring a lunch and plenty of water.

Mobile phones do not work well in the trail area, except at the top.
Be prepared for changeable weather, but it will likely be hot.

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Comment by potatomutato on July 26, 2012 at 7:06am: btw, for anyone planning to camp, no fire restrictions are in effect as of right now. please remember to check beforehand as conditions can change quickly. please be sure to carry a fire permit as well. for the latest fire restriction status, please visit: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/eldorado/home/?cid=fsbdev7_019036

Comment by DivnGirl on July 24, 2012 at 11:16am: @ DWH, nope, my little putt-putt is even scared of sidewalks. I now have to live vicariously through Paul's trucks.

Comment by DWH on July 24, 2012 at 7:00am: You mean your Fiat is not a 4x4?

Comment by DivnGirl on July 23, 2012 at 11:40pm: Daryl, FYI, I am RSVP'd as attending but I wanted to let you know I am not driving.

Comment by GHOST on July 23, 2012 at 4:14pm: Looks like I'm out, my boss decided to change his mind. So not cool.

Comment by DWH on July 18, 2012 at 6:38am: You will need to mail or email it to Cathy.

Comment by Shayne on July 17, 2012 at 11:03pm: Do we bring the volunteer form with us or mail it in?

Comment by DWH on July 17, 2012 at 8:16pm: We have reached 10 rigs signed up to attend. Since most of those signed up are experienced wheelers, if a few more want to attend that would be OK.

Comment by DWH on July 14, 2012 at 5:00pm: I am no longer planning to camp. If you are planning to camp, please meet at the trailhead by 11:00.

Comment by DWH on July 8, 2012 at 10:25pm: Thanks for the chainsaw offer, but we are not allowed to use them without being certified by the NFS. Hope you can make it.