A few weeks ago some friends and I planned to explore Strawberry Pass which runs between highways 50 and 88 south of Lake Tahoe, but the trail was closed due to a fire. So instead we decided to head a little ways into the Rubicon and play around on the slabs.
We had three goals in mind:
1. Help a friend who is new to offroading get some experience.
2. See how my Tacoma does on larger rocks.
3. Head in through the Wentworth Springs entrance since two of us have run the Con before, but not that section.
The trip ended up being a bit more of an adventure than we had planned. Here are some highlight pictures, the full set can be found at:
Our original plan was to drive in all the way from Georgetown, but due to time constraints we instead headed up Ice House Road north of hwy 50 towards Loon Lake. After a fairly long drive on a paved road we stopped at Airport Flats campground to air down. While there we ran across a still smoldering and unattended fire that we doused with water from the creek. When leaving a fire it should always be cool enough that you can put your hands in the ashes.
The portion of Wentworth Springs road between Airport Flats and the Wentworth Springs campground is a nice graded dirt road with some decent backcountry camping spots.
The Rubicon trail officially starts at the Wentworth Springs campground.
We had three goals in mind:
1. Help a friend who is new to offroading get some experience.
2. See how my Tacoma does on larger rocks.
3. Head in through the Wentworth Springs entrance since two of us have run the Con before, but not that section.
The trip ended up being a bit more of an adventure than we had planned. Here are some highlight pictures, the full set can be found at:
Blank Photos :: 10/2019 Wentworth Springs
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Our original plan was to drive in all the way from Georgetown, but due to time constraints we instead headed up Ice House Road north of hwy 50 towards Loon Lake. After a fairly long drive on a paved road we stopped at Airport Flats campground to air down. While there we ran across a still smoldering and unattended fire that we doused with water from the creek. When leaving a fire it should always be cool enough that you can put your hands in the ashes.
The portion of Wentworth Springs road between Airport Flats and the Wentworth Springs campground is a nice graded dirt road with some decent backcountry camping spots.
The Rubicon trail officially starts at the Wentworth Springs campground.