Mademan925's Trip & Trail Journal 2016.....

Thanks man. Also, Thanks for the bump. If people don't bump the thread others wont see it...

 

True

 

Thanks, Everyone was just liking the post but then the thread was just disappearing into the noise of the 2016+ threads.

 

Looks like fun Nick! Nice meeting you at the expo, next time I'll make it out to RT

 

Did Jason make it all the way to RT? Or did he just hit the national parks?

 

Jason was at zion with us but then when strait to moab. He stayed in a house in moab and we had a hard time connecting with him since we didn't have cell service. He ended up wheeling with the allpro group.

 

Nice report Nick! Looked like the remainder of your trip was awesome Glad we could head out there together!

 

Great pictures and an awesome trip! Congrats on winning the cubes, I hope you'll get some good use out of them.

 

me too

 

looks like a great time was had! Truck and trailer looking good! I even like that the wives got to run the trucks too!

 

Really want to go to big sur for the first time with gf also, any chances you'll be making a trip back?

 

Not planning on going back anytime soon. Have a few other places to I wanna go.

 

Oh darn, love the truck tho man. Hopefully I'll get to see it in person next year at Moab!

 

sounds good

 

Love the report. Can't wait to go next year!

 

Great pictures!! love the report

 

Thanks

 

Gold Lake 4x4 6/24/2016-6/26/2016

Its Friday afternoon and Lisa is on her lunch break. We had been texting and trying to decide what to do this upcoming weekend for a while when we come up with the crazy idea to get away and go on a relaxing camping trip to one of our favorite spots- Gold Lake.

I took off from work as soon as I could because our trailer was busy being worked on by the talented @JLee and we had to play Tetris with our plethora of supplies to make it all fit in/on the truck. I installed the @RelentlessFab bedrack and @TepuiTents Grand Sabana plus two kayaks and quickly packed my clothes while waiting for Lisa to get off work.



After Lisa got off work and packed, we stopped at the grocery store on the way out of town and headed up to Gold Lake.

By the time we arrived at the 4x4 side of the lake it was already 12:30am and all the camping spots were already taken. After considering our options, we had decided to head on up the trail to find a secluded space to camp in the national forest. On our way back through camp we stopped when a group of young recent college graduates (who happened to be into overlanding and loved the rig) flagged us down. They offered us a large space in their campground (near the toilet and away from the lake) for the night. We thankfully accepted and set up our tent quickly.

The next morning, we woke up and went searching for a new site. Fortunately some people were packing up and we quickly swooped in on a great spot on the lake! Lisa ran over in slippers, coffee pot and sizzling bacon pan in hand with the dog tied to her waist to hold the spot while I packed up the tent.



Now at our new campsite, Lisa finished cooking our breakfast while I set up camp for the second time. After breakfast we set out on the water in the kayaks.





After enjoying being on the lake and getting a little too much sun, I got out my axial wraith RC car and hit the "campground trails".





We had a relaxing lunch followed by a nice nap in my hammock.



Lisa went for a swim and I chopped wood for our fire that night.








Once we were finished with dinner, we started a fire and pulled out some camping games.



In the morning we woke up to a beautiful view outside our tent. (Much different than the view of a bathroom from the day before.)



I started the morning off by making @Mrs.Mademan925 coffee.



Lisa went out on the kayak again after breakfast before we slowly started packing up camp.





We finished packing up and wheeled out. It was much nicer in the daylight.







We had an easy drive out, stopping by the In-N-Out in Auburn as always.

Sorry for the lack of wheeling on this trip, it was a last minute thing but I promise epic photos on Slick Rock in a couple weeks!

 

Looks like a great time Nick! How long is the trail?

 

It's 1.5 miles to the camp spots. But the trail goes forever though the national forest with lots of different options to choose from.