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2012 Maintenance Runs are scheduled! Wooohooo!!!
January 22, 2012
8:26 pm
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The dates for our maintenance runs have been posted to the calendar.

Spring maintenance will be Sunday, May 20th

Fall maintenance will be Saturday, October 13th

Please plan to attend at least one of these dates. It helps to keep our trails open, and your help is greatly appreciated.

Its a great time with great people!

January 22, 2012
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5/13 is Mother's Day. There may be some schedule conflicts.

January 22, 2012
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"FAM" wrote: 5/13 is Mother's Day. There may be some schedule conflicts.

Yeah, myself included! I'll change that. Thanks for the note!

January 22, 2012
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Changed it to the 20th. Whew, good thing my mother didn't catch that....thanks Fred!!!

January 22, 2012
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Looking forward to them! Thanks!

January 23, 2012
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On my calendar. Maybe this year we can get to the trail in May. dance
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January 23, 2012
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Thanks for setting these up George! I hope to make both them both!

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April 12, 2012
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I know George said he would have more info at the meeting tomorrow, but for planning purposes are these runs now off?

From here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/eldorado/ ... RDB5362955

Eldorado National Forest dirt roads and trails will remain seasonally closed to motorized vehicle use until April 30, announced Forest Supervisor Kathy Hardy.

"This is a difficult time of the year to predict exactly when we can lift the seasonal dirt road and trail closure, said Hardy. “Our soil scientist is checking the condition of the roads and reporting back to me on a regular basis. I want to open the routes as soon as the weather forecast is favorable and the clay based roads can withstand the traffic.”

The Eldorado National Forest has been seasonally closed to wheeled motor travel on dirt roads and trails since January 1. The routes are closed to prevent erosion, protect road beds, and maintain water quality. When the seasonal closure is lifted, it will be lifted for all dirt roads and trails in the Eldorado with the exception of the 42 routes recently closed by a court order and trails in the Rock Creek area near Georgetown. Rock Creek has its own site specific closure process. Information about the court ordered closed routes can be obtained on the Eldorado National Forest website at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado.

For the record, here is the list of closed trails.

8N23B Prothro Headwater
8N35 Upper West Panther
9N01 blue lake to meadow lake
9N04 Mud Lake 4WD
9N08 Stockton Camp
9N15 Leek Spring Valley
9N54 Leoni
9N82 Pardoes 4WD
9N83 Dear Valley 4WD
9N95 Cosumnes Head
10N01 woods lake area?
10N03 Devils Gate Summer Home
10N06 Pebble Ridge
10N13 Schneider Camp 4WD (know as Strawberry 4WD)
10N14 Mule Canyon
10N21 Long Canyon 4WD
10N26 Scoits Creek
10N32 South Beanville Creek
10N98 Jim Quin Spring
10NY04 Middle Long Canyon
10NY05 Rocky Road
10NY06 Upper Long Canyon
11N09A Bryan Creek
11N22 Strawberry Creek
11N23F North Shanty Spur
11N26F Barrett Lake Jeep Trail
11N70 Mcmanus
11NY32 47 milestone
12NY06 Crystal Shortcut
12NY15 West Robbs Peak
13N24 Dry Lakes
14N05 Mckinstry Lake
14N27 Bunker Meadow
14N39 Richardson Lake 4WD
14N58 Jerre
17E12 motorcycle trail strawberry to Lovers leap
17E16 motorcycle trail behind little round top
17E17 Buck meadows motorcycle trail
17E19 motorcycle trail out of Allen camp
17E21 motorcycle trail north of Silver Lake
17E24 Mud lake trail
17E28 motorcycle trail south of mud lake

April 12, 2012
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Speaking only for myself, I say we leave them on the calendar until either (1) we get a definitive answer the 42 trails are closed or (2) no answer is obtained within 2 weeks of the event. That way we keep the dates and need only to find an alternative locations for our runs.

May 20th is still 6 weeks out and a lot can happen in that time ... or not.
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April 12, 2012
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So far the answer is "no, the runs are not off".

The seasonal closure is extended to April 30th, the maintenance run is May 20th, so it is not impacted unless they extend the seasonal closures again. As far as the legal proceedings go, I've been working very closely with them and the Forest Service is talking about giving us a "Special Access Permit" to perform the trail maintenance.

Also, the judge may have a ruling by then, we'll have to wait and see. Two Rangers who have been heavily involved in the entire process over the years will be at our May meeting on the 10th. We'll be able to ask all of these questions before the run. 😀

April 12, 2012
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"gamfam" wrote:
The seasonal closure is extended to April 30th, the maintenance run is May 20th, so it is not impacted unless they extend the seasonal closures again.

That's not how I read/understand it but I'm glad to hear you're optimistic! 😀

April 12, 2012
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"Bender" wrote: [quote="gamfam"]
The seasonal closure is extended to April 30th, the maintenance run is May 20th, so it is not impacted unless they extend the seasonal closures again.

That's not how I read/understand it but I'm glad to hear you're optimistic! 😀

If we rely solely on data and statistics to guide us to the future, we would have surrendered and the British would have won. We have intelligence, optimism and tenacity on our side.

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April 13, 2012
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I'm with George on this. Never give up. Never surrender. I'll quit when I'm dead.

Semper Fi

May 11, 2012
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Less than 10 days!!

(somebody up for a member bbq? wink if so, they should require running the Rubicon backwards, upside-down, and blindfolded at night,...) lol

May 12, 2012
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is this trail doable
with 3inch lift
open/open
and 31s (the xj)
and im pretty sure the TJ will be on 31s
and the wife will probably join me
do we need to bring any thing for this
garbadge bags, loppers, cutters etc...

May 13, 2012
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Is this still happening? From the meeting on Thursday it sounds like the club got the ok? if so what is the plan and what can i expect never being on a maintenance run, is there anything i need to bring if im able to get the time off work?

May 13, 2012
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George can provide specific items he's looking for with the run but plan on gloves and a trash bag. Loppers are always good to bring and a saw too.

May 13, 2012
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and where to meet for this

May 14, 2012
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Sorry, I was out of town and out of communication this weekend. It's on like Donkey Kong! I'll create a new post specifically for the Spring run in a few minutes with details.

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