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 Revoked on July 7, 2012 at 8:21pm: Going to try my best to attend. I will bring my chainsaw in case it's needed.

Comment by jr vong on June 30, 2012 at 9:58am: Bummer, missing another one. Have to work, maybe I can catch the next one.

Comment by quadloco on June 25, 2012 at 7:53pm: Heading to the Oregon Dunes for a week on that day, next time

Comment by FJ Scout on June 25, 2012 at 4:31pm: Daryl,
Gotcha on the trailer. Im confirmed for the dates and may camp as well.

Comment by DWH on June 24, 2012 at 11:04pm: Since there are a number of people signed up for Saturday, unless something drastic happens, I will likely keep the date as is. If you cannot make this trip, I will do another later in the year. Maybe two.

Comment by UlySi on June 24, 2012 at 8:13pm: Any chance of maybe that Sunday??

Comment by DWH on June 24, 2012 at 7:17pm: I am thinking of camping at China Flat Campground on Friday night. Which means we would meet at the trailhead instead.

Let me know if you are interested in camping as well.

Comment by DWH on June 24, 2012 at 6:44pm: Unless the trailer is very short and no wider than the FJ, it will likely not fit through the trees at one part of the trail. I have not taken a trailer up there before so I am not sure what to advise, but it would probably be better to not bring it at this point.

Comment by FJ Scout on June 24, 2012 at 6:15pm: Daryl,
Do you anticipate the need for a trailer to haul in gear and / or haul out trash? I have one available so let me know what you suggest.