8/3/08 Signal Peak

Jeep's packed

Almost 11:30 pm. I just got home and found a message from Rob. He won't be going tomorrow (chicken). So, it will just be Fred and I meeting at Starbucks in the morning. We'll see the rest of you guys at the trail head around 9:00.

Coffee is ready, just need to load a few things and get on the road.



My daughter April is joining me on this run!

Still not packed, but I'm awake so that counts for something. 😀

Jeep's packed...Coffee's brewing 😎

We'll be heading out in just a few minutes.

I'm outta here. I'll post up when we get home. Should be a fun trip.

Back at 3:30.



I got stuck behind some buggies towing eachother out going 5 MPH 🙄



I also got stuck in traffic because of a car fire.



All-in-all, it was a great trip. The boys had a lot of fun up at the top.

I got the only "stuck" of the day. There was a big boulder in the middle of the road. It probably rolled down the hillside. I tried to climb it with one of my tires and it rolled right under my Jeep. I played ping pong with it a few times (using my diffs for paddles). It finally came out from under my Jeep. Really, it was an easy trail 😳

You guys still aren't back?



Sorry I cut out early but I wanted to keep it short and fun for my kids. I've got to get them more enthusiastic about wheeling.

I'm back. We dinked around at the dam for a while. It was nice because they didn't have anything locked off. You could just wander around and check it out. 😎



Thanks for organizing the run. I like the new stuff. Here's the real question...Signal Peak or Strawberry...which is harder?

"Bender" wrote: Signal Peak or Strawberry...which is harder?

I was thinking the whole trip that it kind of reminded me of Strawberry (minus V-Rock).

I like running new stuff too. Plus, there was cool stuff to see once we got there. Not something I'd want to run all the time, but definately a good trip.

"JohnDF" wrote: Plus, there was cool stuff to see once we got there.

Next time I need a few thousand gallons of propane, I know where to look. 😉 😀

Still no Fred??? Did you guys leave him at the dam???

"JohnDF" wrote: Still no Fred??? Did you guys leave him at the dam???

Fred who? I don't recall anyone by that name coming along with us? 😲 😂

We've been home for a while. I had to check in with my family in Texas. They've got another hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico likely headed their way.

My pictures are up: https://posse4x4.org/gallery/Keane_Signal_Peak

Here's our pictures



https://posse4x4.org/gallery/200808-03-Signal-Peak-Fred

looks like top of the world.

Felt like it.

looks like larry is peeing on top of the world. 😏

"lowrider" wrote: looks like larry is peeing on top of the world. 😏

He's starting a new lake - Lake Gonzo. Oh yeah, no swimming or fishing. 😲

"lowrider" wrote: looks like larry is peeing on top of the world. 😏

I heard on the radio there were showers in grass valley, but no clouds overhead.

We were talking about the history of Fordyce Dam while we were out there. I mentioned that it was built quite a while ago. Here's what I tracked down.

Officials of the South Yuba Canal Company had the dam built that formed the lake in the 1870's, and named the lake for the engineer who began building flumes and canals in the vicinity in 1853. Water of the lake covers Fordyce Valley and the site of a mining camp called Atlanta, where Jerome Fordyce lived.

I also found some info on it being raised through its history.

"Bender" wrote: We were talking about the history of Fordyce Dam while we were out there. I mentioned that it was built quite a while ago. Here's what I tracked down.

Officials of the South Yuba Canal Company had the dam built that formed the lake in the 1870's, and named the lake for the engineer who began building flumes and canals in the vicinity in 1853. Water of the lake covers Fordyce Valley and the site of a mining camp called Atlanta, where Jerome Fordyce lived.

I also found some info on it being raised through its history.

A long lost underwater mining camp named Atlanta. Atlanta / Antlantis. Quite a coincidence.