NORCAL: Camping & Wheeling - Deer Valley - 8/23-8/25

Deer Valley is closed in the middle of the trail, but if we run it from the South end until the first water crossing and back, it'll be a pretty good day of wheeling. We'll hit the trail on Saturday at 8AM but we'll be camping all weekend

Camping @ Hermit Valley Campground is right off Hwy 4 so anyone can camp out and ride with anyone else on the trail. No fees

Required: 4x4, decent ATs, sliders
Recommended: skids + aftermarket bumpers, locker, recovery gear (winch, hi-lift), CB or FRS radio (I'll have both to communicate between the two)

Pics/Vids from previous trips:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/no...ock-deer-valley-weekend-trip-8-20-8-21-a.html
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/no...rcal-tw-deer-valley-picture-video-thread.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiXlzTwM1Fw&feature=plcp

Deer Valley trail info:
http://4x4trailmaps.com/4x4Trails.php?Trail_ID=1

Trailhead coordinates (South end):
38° 32' 20.5" N 119° 53' 48.2" W

For those of you meeting at Autozone on Friday, please be mindful of traffic so that you are there on time. The address is 3828 East Main Street, Stockton

CB channel 30 and FRS 6-13 for comms

List (and departure times):
Jerry's food list - $25 each

Alpha Q Up +2 leaving early Fri morning
07trd4x4 +3 leaving early Fri morning
sytfu510 +2 leaving Fri 11-12PM
BayAreaRunner leaving Fri 12PM
MJonAgs32 Meeting at Stockton Autozone on Fri @ 6PM
DaJeepDad Meeting at Stockton Autozone on Fri @ 6PM
JLee +2 Meeting at Stockton Autozone on Fri @ 6PM
jluu44 Meeting at Stockton Autozone on Fri @ 6PM
Lil'Taco Meeting at Stockton Autozone on Fri @ 6PM
brian +1 Meeting at Stockton Autozone on Fri @ 6PM
jberry813 +3 Leaving Friday evening (from Tahoe)
msu15 +1 leaving Fri 6PM
t.hornstra leaving Fri 6PM
SCSPerformance +2 leaving Sat morning
bjmoose leaving Sat morning
w3tw0rks departure time TBD

 

I'm in for now. I never know my plans, but I have nothing on the calendar yet.

 

Yes please lol! Keep us posted

 

You are the king of setting these up. I was looking into dates for my cabin, but figured we could do that in September. Pumped to check out a new trail.

 

I might be able to make it, going to try my best..

 

Oh damn I forgot about your cabin. Can we possibly do it in Sept? I've been wanting to hit DV

 

Yeah the later in the year will probably be better for me. Less people and the weather is still really nice. Maybe the 13-15, but I'll make a thread for that.

 

I want to hit this trail, bad. I have important stuff on the calendar that weekend unfortunately. I'll catch the next one!

 

I'm in! it's most likely going to be too easy with the new set up but I love it up there. Don't follow me I'm taking all the hard lines

 

Might be in.

 

If we go to the cabin when it's snowing, maybe we can get MJ's friend's brother in law to come out with the unimog again to blaze the trail a bit.

 

put me down for this

 

he has like 15 different rigs of some sort and he picks and chooses which one to take for any given trail. haha must be nice!

hey if time permits, we can try to hit up Corral Hollow on the way home. We'll have Jerry bring his chainsaw so we have no issues this time

 

I doubt I'll have my sliders by then.

Can I get to the camping grounds with out sliders just to camp?

 

Count me in! I'll take leave. I have ome kit with 265 70 17s and I'm getting sliders. Anything else you recommendi try to get before?

 

I'm A Possible, Will Be Camping The Week Before So I Won't Know until Then...

 

This + 4X4 just to camp. If not, anyone single wanna let me tag along?

 

You can get to the camp spot in a car it's right off the road. I'd like to have all the sliders done before then but you never know.

Bumpers if you don't want to eat up yours. You will for sure hit your bumpers on something on this trail.

 

Front skids are a good idea.

MJ - just got the days off! My last wheelin trip this year!

What time are we leavin Friday?