Phil. Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Heading up later this week & staying thru new year's. Given the lack of snow we'll be looking for other things to do. Will be with a Honda Pilot and an RRS SC - both newbie drivers. Are there any easy trails we can run? Heck in general, what else can we do up there non-snow related. Will have 8 kids with us - ages 1 to 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandRonB Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Hey there Phil, Check out Ellis Peak and Blackwood Canyon. Located West of Lake Tahoe. 18.4 miles from the start of the trail (from Hwy 89 Tahoma side) to Ellis Peak and then connect to Baker Pass and then to Blackwood Canyon. Allow 4 to 5 hours to complete both trails - see pdf map. I did Ellis Peak (@ the peak 8740 ft evelation) a few years ago; easy trail; very scenic! Here's my trip report back in 2009: http://nclrclub.org/forum/showthread.php?494-Recce-Blackwood-Canyon-Ellis-Peak-Oct-10-12&p=5872#post5872 When you get to the end of the trail and base of Ellis Peak; just park and hike the est 500 yards to the peak. Don't do what we did and drove up on the steep, and narrow trail to reach the top. No safe turn-around point when you get to the top; very dangerous. Just park, hike and enjoy the view. Here's a pic "Man vs Land Rover" climbing-up to the top of Ellis Peak; guess who won (smile). Might see you there; thinking of driving up Wednesday and staying till Thursday/Friday. Have fun and be safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil. Posted December 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPittl Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 That looks like fun. Might have to head that way myself since there's not much snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamO Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Drove by the trail head for Blackwood canyon trial at Kaspian campground (#03 on the map/pdf you uploaded) but it was closed. : / Based on the map it closes on 11/14 but I was hoping the unusually low snowfall meant it'd still be open. Does anyone know of any trails that are open at this time during the winter? All the trains listed on the US forest service are closed: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ltbmu/home/?cid=STELPRDB5291839 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco2Guy Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Here are the minutesNCLR BOD Meeting 2012_07.pdfNCLR BOD Meeting 2012_07_raw notes.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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