Frenchman Lake to Crystal Peak Day Run - 08/11/2018

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Day Run through BLM forest and up to Crystal Mine with a final stop at the Beach on Frenchman's Lake.

 

View Rally Point

[Lance Foden]

I will be there.

 

[Cmel06]

I will be there. This will be my first local meetup.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

There are pics of the Pre-run that @seirrabob, @Greg, and I took on the trail. Go to the thread https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/reno-overlanding-meets-and-runs.17576/

 

[ryan_a]

Is this fine for a stock 4runner?

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Is this fine for a stock 4runner?

The only moderate rock climbing is up to the peak. A stock Rubicon made it when we pre-ran the trail. Do you have the stock running boards on your 4Runner? If so, you may want to remove them if you go up this part of the trail.

Oh! if you know Ellis Peak outside of Lake Tahoe, I was able to climb those trails when my 4Runner was stock and I removed my running boards.

 

[on_the_run]

Is there any way to share the route after you guys take the trip? Like a .gpx file or Gaia gps file?

I work nights during the second half of the week, which makes meetups difficult for me to attend.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Is there any way to share the route after you guys take the trip? Like a .gpx file or Gaia gps file?

I work nights during the second half of the week, which makes meetups difficult for me to attend.

Yep. I will track our run on GaiaGPS and share it on the recap post.

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[ryan_a]

Is this fine for a stock 4runner?

The only moderate rock climbing is up to the peak. A stock Rubicon made it when we pre-ran the trail. Do you have the stock running boards on your 4Runner? If so, you may want to remove them if you go up this part of the trail.

Oh! if you know Ellis Peak outside of Lake Tahoe, I was able to climb those trails when my 4Runner was stock and I removed my running boards.

Hello, thanks for your response. I don’t have running boards, it’s bone stock though. I have a lift and tires planned for a couple weeks from now.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Less than 10 days left until the trail ride...[emoji41]

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[delta22]

I'll be there but may stay overnight

 

[delta22]

Dave if you want to come up on fri. night i know a place where we can camp, also i will be staying at a great place sat. night. If you or anybody else wants to join me thats great

 

[DaveD]

Dave if you want to come up on fri. night i know a place where we can camp, also i will be staying at a great place sat. night. If you or anybody else wants to join me thats great

DM sent

 

[Chris Pyle]

Unfortunately I'm going to have to drop out of this one. Trans temps with my new 6.2 swap are running hotter than I'd like and they are sending me a larger cooler. I'm hoping to change it out this weekend but want to make sure everything is running well (cool) before taking the swap off road. Looking forward to meeting everyone on a future run!

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Unfortunately I'm going to have to drop out of this one. Trans temps with my new 6.2 swap are running hotter than I'd like and they are sending me a larger cooler. I'm hoping to change it out this weekend but want to make sure everything is running well (cool) before taking the swap off road. Looking forward to meeting everyone on a future run!

Sorry to hear Chris, but getting the rig fixed is more important. We'll catch you on the next run.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

3 days left :-)

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Tomorrow is the day. The smoke from the fires isn't as bad at our destination as it is in Reno. This according to a friend.

Make sure you bring plenty of water, snacks, camera, and your preferred comms device.

See you tomorrow

 

[jolagues]

Looking forward to this trip.

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

Another fun day skirting the trails. I'll have a write up posted in the Reno Overlanding meets and Runs thread tomorrow.

 

[jolagues]

Another fun day skirting the trails. I'll have a write up posted in the Reno Overlanding meets and Runs thread tomorrow.

Thanks for leading the trip today we had a great time.