Southern California Club Xterra
Southern California Club Xterra => SCCX Xcursion Pictures => Topic started by: JFanaselle on October 11, 2015, 08:41:20 AM
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With CANVAZ 2015 well underway, I thought I'd create this thread for photos. I have plenty to share from our Saturday (10/10/15) green trail run, which was Rattlesnake Canyon led by RBDuffer (Randy). We had a small but very fun group, consisting of myself, RBDuffer, Sage Bromax, Alex, JVR and one of the Arizona members named Chantel (sorry if I butchered the spelling of your name) who's screenname I don't know.
Most of the different trail groups met up at the Vons parking lot at 0900 in Big Bear Lake. We had a nice sized crowd of Xterras, Frontiers and other vehicles, and eveyrone had a good time meeting each other and checking out rigs before we all departed. This photo doesn't do justice to the size of group we had.
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The groups broke up and headed to their respctive trail heads. Our group proceeded north out of town and took Highway 18 down into Lucerne Valley. From there, we took Highway 247 over to the Rattlesnake Canyon trail head. It was about a 45 minute drive from the Vons, and was quite scenic, especially for those of us who have never traveled that way out of big bear before.
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Once at the trail head, we aired down:
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A short ways in (before we even hit the wash), we had our first and only wildlife encounter - a massive desert tortoise. I've seen quite a few of these by now, and this was by far the largest I've seen. He was big and healthy, with a shell that was about 12" in diameter. Fortunately, he was off to the side of the road well enough for us to get by without spooking him.
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We hit the wash and continued on:
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The sand claimed one victim, but it was a very quick recovery and we were on our way:
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A bit firther back in the canyon (just beyond the "poser rock" spot we stopped at when we ran this trail a couple of months ago), we spotted some small concrete slabs that looked like the used to hold mining equipment. Sure enough, a quick poke around and we found a nice mine shaft hiding behind some brush:
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A few of us ventured inside, where our resident geologist (Sage Bromax) did some quick analysis and came to the conclusion that they were likely mining for gold, using a chemical leeching process to get small flecks of gold from very hard material. Based on the lack of cyanide pits or other equipment at the site, we believe the ore was crushed up and hauled somewhere else for processing.
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From there, we moved on. RBDuffer and Sage Bromax had a little fun in one of the off-chute rock gardens:
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A little further up the road, we came to the one spot that we all expected would prevent a little difficulty. The spot involves some technical crawling over some rocks to get through a few portions of the road. With some careful spotting from Randy, some rock stacking for Chanel's rig (which is still stock height and 2WD), and some great work by all of the drivers, we made it through with no issues:
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A bit further up the road, once we got into the area where the joshua trees start to get plentiful, we took a small side road and found a great lunch spot:
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We explored the side road further, but it came to a dead end at the forest boundry due to that portion of the forest being wilderness area. The topo maps showed a spring and some old structures a bit further up, but it would have required a short hike to get there and we opted not to do it, as we still had a lot of ground to cover. We headed back to the main road and continued on.
A short distance later, we came to the section where there are few fun side roads with steep climbs and descents. A few of us climbed some of the trails and a some rigs got some great three wheel action going back down the other side:
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We met up with 2N02 Burns Canyon, and quickly discovered a large sign that was knocked over. Based on our assessment, it looks like some knucklehead used a winch to pull it out of the ground, but it was still intact. With 2N02 being our adopted trail, everyone agreed that we should take advantage of the size of group we had and get it fixed. So we dug new holes and uprighted the sign, burying the concrete deep this time. As soon as we get a nice rain, it should pack the dirt in nicely and hopefully the sign won't go anywhere for awhile:
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A job well done! :)
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We continued along 2N02, stopping a few times to check a few things out and take in some of the views:
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Rather than continuing on Burns Canyon all the way back to Baldwin Lake, we decided as a group to take the Smarts Ranch cutoff, which runs parallel to Burns Canyon just a little further to the northeast. The road is listed as a blue trail on the maps. It was all downhill for us the way we went. It was a bit rocky, but everyone haldled it with ease.
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Once we got back to highway 18, we headed back into town where I broke off from the group. They headed back to camp and my wife and I headed back down the mountain. It was a wonderful day and an amazing trip, and I can't thank RBDuffer enough for leading us along and thank the whole group for such an amazing day!
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Awesome pics. I'm sorry I missed this trip. Next time...
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Agh, you're killing me with these awesome pics. Wish I could've made this one! I'm glad you all had a good and safe adventure.
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Great pics and story as usual, Joe.
I'm bracing myself for the S storm that I'm going to get for not showing up. Stupid work.
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I can't wait to see some photos from the blue and black trail runs! :)
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Agh, you're killing me with these awesome pics. Wish I could've made this one! I'm glad you all had a good and safe adventure.
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And nice job throwing some AAT time in there, Randy! ;)
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Does that mean the entire group log AAT time hahaha
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Nice report...and great job fixing the AAT sign.
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Awesome fun times!!!
Jenny, Kevin's wife took 300+ pictures on Will's camera.
I should get the Dropbox link in a few days.
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Wow the only picture I got this who weekend on my phone. Avi getting hung up by his skid at the Gold Mtn Rock garden.
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I only got a few shots. Woody took several during Holcomb. Hopefully he posts.
Great pictures Joe.
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Here's the few I got
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I have several pictures and videos from our adventure to Holcomb Creek. I hope to post them in the next couple of days, I want to edit the videos and some of the superlatives out before public consumption.
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Great pics and story as usual, Joe.
I'm bracing myself for the S storm that I'm going to get for not showing up. Stupid work.
No bracing needed Steve, I think that everyone will agree, that you missing this absolutly perfect weekend, is punishment enough :'(
I could go on and on (as you all know) about how great this event was, but for now, I'll just thank ALL you guys (gals) that made it happen ;D
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More on the Lexus story. It was a female driver with a male passenger. Note that the male passenger did not help one bit when we were moving rocks or pushing.
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I think I would have escorted the female driver off the mountain making sure that her male co driver was left in the middle of no where, and then left the woman with 2 flat tires and called a tow truck so she can not possibly drive home because she does not deserve to be on roads, let alone off-road.
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I think I would have escorted the female driver off the mountain making sure that her male co driver was left in the middle of no where, and then left the woman with 2 flat tires and called a tow truck so she can not possibly drive home because she does not deserve to be on roads, let alone off-road.
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I'm sorry, WHAT? ? ? ?
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I'm sorry, WHAT? ? ? ?
He's referring to the stuck Lexus I believe.
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This is probably not the place but I want to say big Thanks to Randy , Christiaan,Toro ,Sage Bromax, Jayrat (the Canadian) Avi and is wife and Chantelle for the amazing weekend. you guys made me feel like I was part of the grup (friendship)from a long time I had the best weekend ever I'm looking forward to seeing you guys again on the next trip THANK YOU GUYS 8) [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Toro the carne asada was the bomb ;D
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He's referring to the stuck Lexus I believe.
Ok, cool. I was definitely caught off guard at first. I was like there is no way...
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I had a great time out there this past weekend. You are all such amazing people. I definitely enjoyed playing around out there and seeeing some sights that so closely resembled home.
As for my screen name, here it is lol. Clifford, my big red dog.
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Nice photos Chantelle. Thanks for taking the time to post on the SCCX site. You were amazing on the trails with only 2WD :o
Way cool dog too. Mine is too retarded to come along.
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I think it's pretty cool we took a 2wd all the way to the Pontiac.
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After a rough weekend up in the mountains of big bear my baby got massage manicure and pedicure today [ You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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I think it's pretty cool we took a 2wd all the way to the Pontiac.
In point of fact, her rig is a oe-wheel drive, as it doesn't have a rear locker or limited slip diff. She did an outstanding job and it was great to have her along.
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Nice photos Chantel. Thanks for taking the time to post on the SCCX site. You were amazing on the trails with only 2WD :o
Way cool dog too. Mine is too retarded to come along.
Thank you, I've had to learn quickly how to handle the 2WD on trails and such. As for posting, of course :) thanks for the invite here.
Oreo had a blast. I'll be honest, that was the best she has ever behaved, so I was definitely just as impressed as some of you were. She doesn't see me often and after so many days together, the first night apart again (Sunday) she cried all throughout the night.
I think it's pretty cool we took a 2wd all the way to the Pontiac.
I think it's pretty cool we took a 2wd all the way to the Pontiac.
In point of fact, her rig is a oe-wheel drive, as it doesn't have a rear locker or limited slip diff. She did an outstanding job and it was great to have her along.
Thank you guys for the supporting validations all throughout the trails and now. While I enjoy being the odd ball and rarity with my 2WD I would love to beef it up a bit more to become a little less dependant lol. I also appreciate the patience that each of you had with me and the extra steps necessary for me to overcome those obstacles. I know that the decision to bring a 2WD along had to be unanimous so I hope you all know how grateful I am to have been able to join. Thank you all.
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Clifford...
What you are going to find with this group is they will go out of their way to help folks out and get them safely on the trails and back home again. Over time I have forged many solid friendships with this group. Other than running a trail that is going to break your vehicle or get you hurt, most seem willing to help you push your rig along to help you learn it's capabilities. This is a great bunch of folks with lots of experience and are willing to accept more folks into the "Not-A-Club" that we have.
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Clifford...
What you are going to find with this group is they will go out of their way to help folks out and get them safely on the trails and back home again. Over time I have forged many solid friendships with this group. Other than running a trail that is going to break your vehicle or get you hurt, most seem willing to help you push your rig along to help you learn it's capabilities. This is a great bunch of folks with lots of experience and are willing to accept more folks into the "Not-A-Club" that we have.
Yes, I have definitely noticed, you guys are nothing shy of downright incredible
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Yea very bummed out I missed this :'(
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I'm sorry, WHAT? ? ? ?
I was informed of this tonight at the food truck meet tonight and thought I should clarify.
I was in fact speaking of the Lexus that had no business being on a trail, with friends that would leave them behind and not make sure they made it out OK.
From everything I have seen(pictures) and heard(stories) you and Clifford handled yourselves just fine and have every right to be out on the trails in your appropriate vehicle. :)
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I was informed of this tonight at the food truck meet tonight and thought I should clarify.
I was in fact speaking of the Lexus that had no business being on a trail, with friends that would leave them behind and not make sure they made it out OK.
From everything I have seen(pictures) and heard(stories) you and Clifford handled yourselves just fine and have every right to be out on the trails in your appropriate vehicle. :)
LOL >:D
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I was informed of this tonight at the food truck meet tonight and thought I should clarify.
I was in fact speaking of the Lexus that had no business being on a trail, with friends that would leave them behind and not make sure they made it out OK.
From everything I have seen(pictures) and heard(stories) you and Clifford handled yourselves just fine and have every right to be out on the trails in your appropriate vehicle. :)
Well I thought it was a pretty funny conversation along with the haul vs. bury your poop discussions that gained a lot of traction along the way tonight.
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I was informed of this tonight at the food truck meet tonight and thought I should clarify.
I was in fact speaking of the Lexus that had no business being on a trail, with friends that would leave them behind and not make sure they made it out OK.
From everything I have seen(pictures) and heard(stories) you and Clifford handled yourselves just fine and have every right to be out on the trails in your appropriate vehicle. :)
Thank you, Hammer had clarified earlier. But thank you for verifying. :)