Here's the latest update, including meeting place and time, and details of the route:
The route will be run from Baldwin Lake to Pioneertown (down the mountain, not up). The official meet time and place is 9:30 am at the Burns Canyon trailhead off of Vale Drive in Baldwin Lake. The plan is to air down and hit the trail from here, so make sure you are gassed up and fed when you arrive here at 9:30 am Tthere are plenty of gas stations and eateries nearby in Big Bear. For those who are unfamiliar with the area, here's a google maps link to the meet spot:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B016'47.0%22N+116%C2%B047'46.4%22W/@34.2797253,-116.8137286,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d34.279727!4d-116.796219Something we need to be very aware of (and I've also shared these concerns with the SCXF group on Facebook, as well): The trailhead at Vale Drive is right in the heart of a quiet residential area. There is plenty of room for everyone's rigs along the sides of the road to air down and get the group together, but we want to make sure we're very respectful of the local residents (who are normally very accommodating to the off-road crowd that uses this trail). Those of you who know me, know that I'm about as loud and excitable as anyone can be, so I'm going to work very hard to keep my voice and noise levels down, and I ask all of you to do the same. We also need to make sure we're quick to get aired down and be ready to move on (if you even plan to air down), so that we're not hanging around with a bunch of rigs in these folks' neighborhood for too long. Lastly, this means that punctuation is key - definitely don't be late, and try not to be too early.
The group will run down the trail and then stop for a pot-luck style picnic/bbq. Participation in the pot luck is completely optional, but remember that it's bad form to eat others' food if you don't bring something yourself to share with everyone.
The group will hang out at this spot for a couple hours as everyone eats, socializes, and checks out each other's rigs. The area also promises to be a fun playground to wheel around and take photos, especially for 4WD rigs. I'll see if I can get more details about exactly where we'll be eating as a group. With past SCXF events, the trail run itself is only 2 to 3 hours long and the picnic/social event takes up the remainder of the day. It becomes very relaxed from that point, as some folks stay all day and some depart early to get back home at a decent hour.
Please make sure you post up if you're "in" for this event (and also whether or not you plan to bring a dish for the potluck), so we can give the SCXF folks a good idea of our expected level of participation. I'll add an abbreviated version of this info to the OP, and maintain a sign-up list there as well.
