NorCal Sierra 4x4 Meet (LEAVITT TRAIL WILL BE OPEN)

[rallypanam]

DaveB and his beast

Wow, how in the world did you manage to get a picture of Dave with a beer in his hand? It's such a rare sight.

 

[Pschitt]

Wow, how in the world did you manage to get a picture of Dave with a beer in his hand? It's such a rare sight.

:a2:

 

[yvrr]

1der balancing on two wheels:
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When we came in, I went to the left like you came out (the right side in this photo). However, on the way out, for some reason, I went over to the same side 1der went. I don't think I went up on only two wheels but I decided that my wife should check out my line and she was concerned that a rock would rip into a sidewall so she had me back up. But that put me really close to that tree in the photo. I finally got over to where she was satisfied that I'd miss the rock...but I missed hitting that tree with the penthouse by about a half inch!

 

[rallypanam]

When we came in, I went to the left like you came out (the right side in this photo). However, on the way out, for some reason, I went over to the same side 1der went. I don't think I went up on only two wheels but I decided that my wife should check out my line and she was concerned that a rock would rip into a sidewall so she had me back up. But that put me really close to that tree in the photo. I finally got over to where she was satisfied that I'd miss the rock...but I missed hitting that tree with the penthouse by about a half inch!

He had to negotiate and back up a bit after this to not hit that rock with his sidewall.

I just drove straight over the rocks, they weren't that big!

 

[yvrr]

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Here is the group shot with all of the owners still there on Sunday morning...

 

[calclimber]

Thanks Dave for putting together another great gathering. Great to see old friends and make new ones, The trail coming into camp had just enough difficulty to give Yon a thrill. So stoked to see the look on his face when he got to camp. Cindy was at the store today buying all kinds of new trinkets. I thought we had all we needed, but what do I know.

Craig and Cindy

PS We are trying to put something together for the fall. Cuyama Valley area?

 

[86Scotty]

I gotta say Yon's van is absolutely wicked looking! We met him and YVRR (Jack?) at the entrance to the trail on our way out and just had time for a quick introduction. I wish I coulda checked it out more. Fixed top EB, my dream van!

 

[daveb-SMB]

Made it home last night. Sure had a good time and I wish everybody including me could still be up there. I guess it's been dead calm since we left. Time to plan another trip.
Pictures are great and I'll post up soon as well...on a 36 hr shift right now and dead tired.

Thanks to all that showed up.

BTW, broke my sway bar again! Like the 12th time :a7:
I swear Don's wife has a white Lego van and is stickin long needles in it :b7:

 

[twogone]

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BTW, broke my sway bar again! Like the 12th time :a7:

Dave, your next upgrade should be a welding rig... maybe on a front hitch receiver :b1:

 

[86Scotty]

Here are the rest of my pics from the meetup.

http://www.sportsmobileforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=133097#p133097

:b5:

 

[BroncoHauler-SMB]

Dave, maybe some of this news will give you some hope on preventing/reversing closures. The BlueRibbon Coalition does some great work.

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Yesterday, The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) filed a complaint against the Federal government to challenge the arbitrary closure of, "Trail 38," a high value single-track motorcycle trail in Wyoming. The BRC Legal Program is representing a local AMA District club and local users in the case. "Though the trail mileage is small, the stakes are high," said J.R. Riggins, a plaintiff in the suit and Wyoming dirt bike rider. "The Forest Service apparently thought it could fly under the radar and close this trail without meaningful analysis or public process. We are calling their bluff," Riggins concluded.

Since 1997, the BRC Legal Program has sprung to action across the nation to challenge arbitrary closures and defend pro-trail agency decisions. BRC's unmatched investment in legal advocacy for access since 1996 has been $1,721,195. Many cases involve defense of attacks from anti-access groups. Some, like Trail 38, are efforts to go "on offense" and establish or restore access opportunities. BRC Legal has represented plaintiffs or filed cross-claims against the agency in at least 14 cases.

BRC Legal has appeared in California 15 times, 9 each for Idaho and Utah, 7 in Wyoming, 5 in Montana or on issues of Nationwide importance like Roadless Rule(s), and 3 or less in the remaining states which include Oregon, Alaska, Colorado, Arkansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Florida. The methods of access at issue have varied too, with 23 matters involving all forms of wheeled access, 14 focused on over-snow vehicles, 9 covering all motorized access, 5 exclusively 4WD, 3 exclusively ATV, 3 boating or personal watercraft, 3 including equestrian access, and 1 backcountry aviation case.

On multiple occasions BRC Legal has brought jurisdictional challenges to anti-access lawsuits that the Government declined to join, the most notable being in the 2001 SUWA lawsuit where our motion was granted in the district court and eventually became the basis for a 9-0 Supreme Court decision that all but killed a growing "failure to act" litigation strategy.

 

[Ocsmb]

DaveB and his beast

Wow, how in the world did you manage to get a picture of Dave with a beer in his hand? It's such a rare sight.

For a second I thought someone stole my van and took it to the meet.

 

[daveb-SMB]

DaveB and his beast

Wow, how in the world did you manage to get a picture of Dave with a beer in his hand? It's such a rare sight.

For a second I thought someone stole my van and took it to the meet.

Yeah but you don't have to keep a beer in your hand... you don't have a 6.0 :a1:

 

[daveb-SMB]

Dave, maybe some of this news will give you some hope on preventing/reversing closures. The BlueRibbon Coalition does some great work.

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Nice find Herb. I will be sending some E-mail their way. Anything to stop some of this insanity. Wait till you read my trip report. The day Don and I went wheeling I was a bit horrified to see so many closed trails. From last year it has spread like wild fire. I can only wonder what it will be like in a few years. These trails have been open for decades and I just don't see the damage. Probably because people like we have in this group pick up behind the idiots who leave stuff behind. If others haven't done this the trails would be littered with debris...and they're not! Rob and Jennifer packed out a bunch of stuff somebody left behind on this trip... Some people do care... :l1: