how easy is the easy trail? Is it noob safe? If so, I'd be game! Do I need to be locked? My only trail experience was Cleghorn and I didn't take any alternative routes...

 

Big Bear can be as easy as you want to make it, there are a varity of trails to run there. I never run Cleghorn but the trail describtion I JUST hear on Friday night was it was a fire road that has a "second road the snakes back and forth across it. the fire road being your basic fire access road and the "second" road being the trail. The trail as it was described to be was there was lots of front end air time. So if you were on the second trail on Cleghorn and had no problem running it then I would say you would be ok to run most of the trails in the Arrowhead/Big Bear backcountry.

Dennis

 

I hoped right onto the trail off the 15 and then headed towards silverwood. I wonder if this was the trail road or fire road? It did take me a whooping 4 hours... I did a few 5 minute stops and etc... And didn't drive fast at all.

I don't think there was any other trails there, just a bunch of side obstacles and stuff. Looks like I will be at Big Bear...

What time does everyone usually meet up at?

 

Meeting location is TBA until we get can get a pretty good headcount on how many will show. If everyone is coming up saturday morning, I'm thinking we can meet up at a large parking lot so people can find everyone. I'm suspecting 9am meet time would be ideal.

Depending on who's attending, we'll decide on the final trail routes accordingl. The harder group will be doing: Gold Mountain, John Hull, Holcomb Creek (sliders and some lift and you should be fine. I've seen a 3rd gen w/ no sliders and a lift make it thru carefully w/o any problems so we should be in good hands as we'll have some great spotters joining us.) The rookie route will be TBA as I need to get a better idea of who's doing what.

Here's a tentative list: (Please copy and modify accordingly if you are a "yes" for sure)

Yes:
Good Times - Lance - 03 4runner
Bob_98SR5 - Bob - 98 4runner
Compass Creek - Dennis
Phalanx - Josh - 94 4runner SAC
ecchamberlin - Eric - 01 4runner
txkndu - Joe - Stock FZJ80 f/r Lockers 285s
i_rifiyu - Adel

Maybe:
Nitro-Hotpants - Casey - 3rd gen 4runner SAC
Calrockx - Charles - 02 4runner
Expat - Mark - 04 4runner
Grimpy - 00 4runner

As we get closer (i.e. 7 days out), I'll finalize the details so everyone is ready for this run. Let's hit the trails!

 

Cool thing about going with a group like this is that we all have lots of spotting help at the tough obstacles and usually with CB radios the pace can be modified to keep everyone together. Nobody is racing through this type of trail especially John Bull. If any of us has trouble we have staps and tons of tools between us. Good times. My Runner is my daily driver so I don't beat her up too bad.
Last time I did the Gold mtn trail a Taco's 4wd went out so he did most of it 2wd and only needed to be straped half a dozen times which is not bad considering it is a longer trail. There is a rock garden also on that trail that looks a lot harder than it is. There is a bypass but nobody but the broke Taco needed to take it.

 

The best and easiest place to meet is the Discovery Center. It is on the North side of the lake just a few miles from all the trails.

 

Marc
are you gonna make it to this? My wife Jody is gonna co-pilot for me maybe you could get yours to go out again to.

Funny we both changed our avitars to our recent trip through the squeeze

 

I should be able to make it just keep me this us updated!!!

 

i will make it up there also...JOSH it's adel....from the anza trip....can you bring those hubs

 

Sure thing, I've also got 1.5" all pro rear coils, PM me if you're interested

 

I was just up there this weekend. No snow yet, but it is damn cold at night and very dry. It was around 40 at night time. Snow should be comin soon.

 

I'm going to try and make it. I'll know more as the date gets closer

 

FYI, I've still got IFS.

 

I'm just giving ya more credit haha I must have been reading someone else's rig!

 

HAHA, yea alright.

Lookin forward to seein your truck up close, it looks mean!

 

psss... I'm just thinkin ahead for ya! We both know what you're plans are next hehehe

 

if my trucks done i might try to make this but i dont think it will be...

 

If I can figure out child care--my wife and I may come. Put me on the "maybe" list.

 

Thats what I'm talkin about! THis one is starting to sound really good. Big Bear is awsome this time of year. The ladies will love it. We just have to play it cool and not get stuck or we'll hear about it for a long time.

 

any other noob's going? I may be down to try a moderate trail but the 3 listed: John Bull, Holcomb Creek, and Gold Mountain are definitely a no go for me.