FJ Cruisers of Northern California

First Official NorCal FJs Long Canyon Trail Clean Up Run

It is official, NorCal FJs is adopting the Long Canyon Trail in the El Dorado National Forest. We are now deciding what the date should be for our first cleanup run.

Available dates are: 7/30, 8/6, 8/27

Please post up if you want to join in and when you are available.

We will meet at the In-n-Out Burger in Placerville off of the Forni Road exit at 9:00AM on the chosen date.

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

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 website http://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 Cameron Park) 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.

Schedule votes:

EstySalinas 7/30
magicthechemist 8/6
rotorhead94 7/30 8/6 8/27
Boss 8/27
Ghost 7/30 8/6 8/27
Studovich 8/27 (maybe)
PRS TiFJ 7/30 8/27
Back in Black 7/30 8/6 8/27
Progrock 7/30 8/27
MoreFJland 8/6 8/27
John Menerick 8/27

Replies are closed for this discussion.

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Estysalinas on July 16, 2011 at 10:32pm

I'm in. 7/30 works for me. Cant do 8/7 still planning for gold lakes area :-)

Permalink Reply by magicthechemist on July 16, 2011 at 11:35pm

I may be able to do 8/6.

Permalink Reply by rotorhead on July 17, 2011 at 1:37am

As of right now, the 7/30 and 8/6 dates work well for me. 8/27 should be fine too, but I'm not 100% yet on that date.

Permalink Reply by Boss73 on July 17, 2011 at 7:14am

I cannot do the 7/30 / or 8/7 due to other trips. But the end of Aug would work for me

Permalink Reply by GHOST on July 17, 2011 at 4:29pm

Im in. Im open as far as dates go.

Permalink Reply by Markie Sharkie on July 17, 2011 at 4:48pm

Aw man none of those dates work for me, but I would LOVE to help out as I am a big fan of this trail (even though I've only been on it once).

Actually I MIGHT be able to do end of August, but not too sure because I go back to school around that time.

Permalink Reply by PRS TiFJ on July 17, 2011 at 7:28pm

I can do 7/30 or 8/27

Permalink Reply by Back in Black (FJ4 Tahoe) on July 17, 2011 at 7:34pm

Either date looks doable.

Permalink Reply by MoreFJland on July 18, 2011 at 1:50pm

8/6 or 8/27, but 7/30 might be possible.

Permalink Reply by John Menerick on July 18, 2011 at 10:11pm

8/27 works for me.

Permalink Reply by DWH on July 18, 2011 at 10:46pm

It looks like 8/27 is the popular date. If you cannot make that date there will be another run later in the year. Likely late October or early November.

I am going to close this discussion and open an Event thread with the same information listed.

See new event here: http://norcalfjs.com/events/first-official-norcal-fjs-long

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