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would anyone like to do a run to texas cyn in valencia , ca. , or a run up to hungry valley for the Miller jeep trail ? lets put something together before the pismo run at the end of june :D

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I'm busy, but depending on the day I'm in. Never been to Texas canyon, in the H3 that is.

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sounds fun -- wanna do a week day, or do weekends only work for you?

Ron B

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looks like the best day for me to make it is June 11th (sunday). I'll watch for what days are good for anyone else and decide whether it will work for me.

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june 11th sounds good to me :D is Texas canyon fine ? its closer than hungry valley :cool:

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is anyone up for this Thurs or Friday am? My truck is too clean for me to stand (but sporting a fresh coat of wax begging for brushrake). It's embarassing driving a clean hummer -- looks like a mall queen.:mad:

Ron B

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hey Ron , weekdays are a problem for me , lets see who else responds in the next couple days , we might be able to put something together for a friday . if we can get a fri run together we will beat the crowd :D

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Any trails out by you? My book doesn't show any but I've seen cool looking trails zig-zagging up the hills when going north on the 101 (back in the day when I took my truck to 1000 Oaks Hummer).

Ron B

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hey ron , we used to be able to go into hill canyon , it was nice hill climbs and stream crossings . Not anymore so much building goin on we have been forced to go to the OHV parks . cant even wheel up in the Sespe area up by Ojai . only runs we do local are valencia and goreman . we do love the weekends in pismo but too far for day runs . june 24th and 25th are the next dates for pismo . it will be a big turn out norcal hummer group and socal hummer group , along with a bunch of party crashers like me :D . you should try to make that one for sure :cool:

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well, I guess it's rower, miller, and/or gorman. The initial climb on rower (from the bouquet resevoir side) is fun, but the rest is pretty tame. miller is easy, but fun (dusty with ALOT of tight switchbacks). We've all been to gorman...some fun climbs (including the one that took out my tie-rod, driveshaft, airshocks, and trailing arms on my H2 a few years back). I'm up for most anything. Just need to get out...sooner the better.

Ron B

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Ha Ha funny. During the week is tough for me unless it's last minute. I don't typically know my days schedule until the previous evening. Texas canyon is much closer though
Dave

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I may have been through texas canyon and not known it -- is it the back way into rower from the 14 or a completely different trail? Is it more than a fire road?

Ron B

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ok, don't forget to post some pics!!! :D

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I'm in! I'm in! Been MONTHS!!.. :(

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nice avatar Horace -- long time, how are you?

RB

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hi ya Ron! :)

Guys, if Ron's gonna lead, let's do John Bull! He won't let you get in (too much) trouble! :D. LOTS of fun!

No climbs, no mud, no loose sand. Just rocks, more rocks, lots of rocks, and bragging rights ;)

Btw, H3ers, you MUST have uc protection to run this trail.

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sounds great :D john bull sounds like fun , have never been on it before but i do have UC protection . we are allways up for a new adventure , where is this run at ? and what is a good weekend date for you guys . i can make just about any weekend except for this sunday the 21st.

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It's a little aways in Big Bear (unfortunately). But this is one of those trails you don't mind the 2.5 hours drive to, since it's fun the entire trail start to finish. After scenic Gold Mountain start, there isn't any other boring fire roads between fun obstacles. Also do-able in 3 to 4 hours (maybe 5), not 9 - 12 hours like Golden Spike. Baring any unforseen disasters (and if you don't mind a little dented muffler and underbody & rim scratches), I guarantee you'll have FUN!! :D :D

Ron????

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Horace knows this trail as well or better than me. He actually met some jeepers there who were starting **** here on the forum and proved he could follow them everywhere they went. Sweet. A fun trail. there's one section that is tricky, alot of belly dragging.

Ron B

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here are some pictures from the last time I was there. A bit of brush-rake, a bit of belly-dragging, a ball-joint failure -- sweet! It is a trek there and back, but not too bad for a good trail and some pretty decent bragging rights. This is not a fire-road.

Ron B

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My azz is tinglin already... :D

So, next weekend? :D

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So what's going on next weekend?

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looks like we're doing John Bull, sweet. Who's in?

Ron B

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I am! I have no plans all weekend anyways:( So just let me know which day and where are we meeting?

H2Finally, do you want to meet at my place and caravan to where ever the meeting spot is? I am sure you will somewhat pass by anyway?

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Sounds good Wil!

Sat (5/27) ok with you? Ron? Neo? Hmrlvr?

This is one of those trails you gotta keep to a small group to get through in reasonable time. So if anyone else wants to come, say so now!

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5/27 sat ok with me!

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Sat is good for me.

Ron B

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Let's make this a family event... H1, H2, H3??? :D :D

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sorry but we cant make it . if anyone comes up north of the 101 anytime let me know i was looking for something a little closer , after seeing the H1 with the busted paw , i think i should do something a little more mellow for my first run with the new front diff . :mad: sorry looking forward to pismo or something sooner up this way .

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do not fear, you will be in good hands...the last thing we want is for anyone to break anything. The "broken paw" was a ball joint failure -- long over-due for a change. Once we had a replacement balljoint, it was up and running in less than an hour.

Ron B

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H2Finally & RonB, please check your Private Messages.

Neocon1, let us know if you change your mind. If it makes you feel any better, I am definitely not an experienced offroader by any means so I will not be doing anything crazy. Not to mention I am bringing my wife and 11 months old:)

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Not gonna happen for me. To far away. Also, no UCP. By the pictures, I'd be walking to work on Monday if tried that. I'll hold out till Pismo or watch for something a little less aggressive.
Thanks guys, Have a good time.

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before i totally bail on this run where is the trail head ? is it off the 210 how far east ? i am thinking i may come now :D ACTUALLY I am coming darla just said ok :cool: :eek: so where do i meet you at ?

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Desert Dan & BABHUMV , where you guys at !!!!!!! lets get some more three's for this run , socal 3's check in dudes :D

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OUTSTANDING!!

Since you'll be coming in from 101, you may want to convoy with Ron (he's somewhere on 101). I'm sure he'll check in soon.

The trail head is somewhere in Big Bear (you enter from Gold Mountain warm up trail). It should take you about 2.5 hours (takes me that long too from South Bay). Whenever the drive starts to drag on, just think of all the cool pics you'll be able to post. Heck, you'll prob be the first H3 ever at John Bull! :eek::D

Wilfred & I will prob convoy. Perhaps we can all meet at Big Bear Tourist Center? (can't remember if you need to buy the park pass for day trip -- but if we must, that's where you can get em at). 9am ish? Ron?

Bring food, liquid, energy bar/ drink (4 hours NON-STOP ROCKS -- YEEHAWW!! :D). Gloves too (did I mention rocks?). CB to BS, and camera to shoot the "HUH??!! :confused: :eek:" faces when the heavily-modded drivers see us in the middle of the trail..

(Other H3ers, remember, you MUST have u/c protection to survive JBT!)

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Oh, I forgot, bring sunglasses -- my rig is blinged-to-the-max :cool: (you've been warned.. :mad:) :D

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But he wheels it like it was stolen.:D

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sweet i may be the only 3 :D we will see who else is up for it on short notice ;) havent been up to big bear in years this will be cool :D

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Hi guys,
it will be fun. I promise lots of smiles and a few puckered butts. Take off the side steps!

The Gold Mt trail-head is right off the 18, on the north side of the lake a few miles east of Big Bear. Gold Mt. will take a few hours and lead us to John Bull. JB is also a few hours assuming no drama.

Neocon, I'm next to Universal Studios, so we can convoy. But be warned...I'm a slow-poke, so you won't hurt my feeling if you'd rather meet farther down the road (maybe if we leave our houses at the same time you'll catch-up/pass me close to the 15?!).

Ron B

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sounds great , we will leave ventura county @ 6:00 am should get us up the mountain by 9:00 . meeting place = big bear visitor center ? does someone have the address to map , so we can get close :D nav4 says just get us close and she can find it for me ;) see ya sat.