Sierra Foothills Overlanders, Bear Lake Trip Aug 17 through 19. - 08/17/2018

[Era]

First timer here. Look forward to going with my wife on her birthday!

 

[Aaron Hayden]

Hi Kent,
My wife and i are in our 1st year of "Overlanding". We grew up in Amador county so off road camping is in our blood. We now have a 28 month old and a 8 month old. I noticed your above comment about starting an Overland Kids program and would like to help/learn. We could make this trip but don't know yet if we can get up Friday or Saturday. Will be in touch. Thanks!

 

[Kent R]

Hi Kent,
My wife and i are in our 1st year of "Overlanding". We grew up in Amador county so off road camping is in our blood. We now have a 28 month old and a 8 month old. I noticed your above comment about starting an Overland Kids program and would like to help/learn. We could make this trip but don't know yet if we can get up Friday or Saturday. Will be in touch. Thanks!

Great just message me prior to our leaving that Friday so I know to watch out for you.

 

[Kent R]

This trip is almost full per RP and actually is probably full due to people not RSVP'ing. So if you plan on going and did not RSVP please msg me @Kent R
Our advanced group going up Thursday will try and get additional spots on the lake and scout out other areas to camp.
Thanks!

 

[Michael & Fe]

Hi Kent,
Thanks for doing this!
We are coming up from LA on 395. We will leave Thursday evening get as far north as we can, and hunker down for the night. If all goes well we might get to Bear Lake by noon.
Please don’t tell anyone this: We are both very excited! :)
Michael and Fe

 

[Kent R]

Hi Kent,
Thanks for doing this!
We are coming up from LA on 395. We will leave Thursday evening get as far north as we can, and hunker down for the night. If all goes well we might get to Bear Lake by noon.
Please don’t tell anyone this: We are both very excited! :)
Michael and Fe

If your going to be at the lake around 1200 hrs Friday your contact is Jim Forshey @Jim (Placerville) he is leading our advanced party up there. What comms will you have?

 

[Tyler Patterson]

Hi Kent, I'd love to join but have a few questions.
We travel with two small kids (3 and 4.5 y/o) and two dogs which makes things slow,
we can leave towards the location on Friday at 3 pm, from Livermore so we can make the campsite towards Friday evening.

Will that work?

Hi Costa,
I'm going to be leaving the Brentwood area around the same time as your leaving Livermore.
Do you want to connect somewhere?

 

[Costa]

Hi Tyler, Sure!

We are actually closer to you, Mountain House. I'll PM you.

 

[Costa]

Hi Kent,

We will be arriving around 8 pm on Friday, what is the best way to get to the campsite? Is taking the Rubicon trail from Tahoma and blackwood canyon rd the best way?

 

[Kent R]

Hi Kent,

We will be arriving around 8 pm on Friday, what is the best way to get to the campsite? Is taking the Rubicon trail from Tahoma and blackwood canyon rd the best way?

It is the fastest way thats how we are going in.

 

[Kent R]

It is the fastest way thats how we are going in.

Also we can talk on the radio what comms will you have.

 

[Costa]

Also we can talk on the radio what comms will you have.

GMRS

 

[Kent R]

GMRS

Ok ill make sure I am on GMRS 15 simplex

 

[Michael & Fe]

Hi Kent,
Thanks for doing this!
We are coming up from LA on 395. We will leave Thursday evening get as far north as we can, and hunker down for the night. If all goes well we might get to Bear Lake by noon.
Please don’t tell anyone this: We are both very excited! :)
Michael and Fe

If your going to be at the lake around 1200 hrs Friday your contact is Jim Forshey @Jim (Placerville) he is leading our advanced party up there. What comms will you have?

Not much, cell phone on At&t, and a 22 channel hand-held walky-talkie. They are good for about a mile or so unless there’s a tree in the way.
Once we get to Bear Lake, should be good enough.

 

[Kent R]

Not much, cell phone on At&t, and a 22 channel hand-held walky-talkie. They are good for about a mile or so unless there’s a tree in the way.
Once we get to Bear Lake, should be good enough.

Ok the 22 ch radio do you know if its GMRS?

 

[Kent R]

Actually its either GMRS or FRS so just put it on Ch 15 without a tone and you will be able to contact us.

 

[Michael & Fe]

OK, I checked, channel 15–22 are GMRS, so we’re good! See you Friday.

 

[Kent R]

THIS TRIP IS FULL
SO IF YOUR ON THE MAYBE LIST WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.​

 

[Tyler Patterson]

For anyone who is going and would like a GPX file for the trail here's a link to one I made on my google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pNb2hS_R05uHaTcq1GyuM3QVRYijMOsl?usp=sharing

When it's downloaded from google it adds a xml extension to it on my Mac, so I had to delete the .xml from it before sending it to my phone.

 

[Kent R]

Does anyone going on the Bear Lake trip have a propane fire pit. The campground is in the Tahoe NF and not the El Dorado so it is legal.