The Other Rubicon .com

05/10/2025

I guess it's time for my annual post. The website is my primary Rubicon information outlet. The snow is melting, but it's still out there. Travel prepared to spend the night with extra clothing, food, drink, shelter, etc.

08/15/2024

New hobby taking up a lot of my time. I've had the 1/24 scale C10 for over a year, but I just picked up a new Traxxas TRX-4 Sport High Trail. And I couldn't leave it alone.

02/16/2023

Long Time No Post

Okay, it been a while. But there's lots going on that you should know about.

Amy Granat and Roger Salazar held a public meeting at the Cal4 office on Monday night. They had a proposal for a new organization and a new way to manage the entire Rubicon Trail.

Rubicon Trail Collaborative Council is the name of the new group. It will be composed of land owners, Rubicon businesses, clubs, Rubicon NGOs and state wide OHV organizations.

Users would have a seat at THE table where Rubicon Trail decisions are being made.

More details on my website: www.TheOtherRubicon.com

11/25/2021

Although storms are lacking, winter is here. Check the weather before you go out. This guy didn't. He was stuck at the top of Barker Pass. He and his rig were rescued. Placer County Sheriff's Search & Rescue got him out. A Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo got his rig out for him. He was from out of town.

10/17/2021

I do more posting on my website but the latest news is that the Rubicon is reopened (10/15/21) within the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It's closure was extended by the Basin even after the Eldorado Forest was reopened.

06/09/2021

Rubicon Staging Area to be CLOSED June 21-25 for paving

Reroutes are available through Blackwood Canyon

More info at: www.TheOtherRubicon.com

- Information on the Tahoe side of the world famous Rubicon Trail -

02/24/2020

Rubicon meeting coming to Reno

Rubicon Trail Meeting
Saturday, March 28th 9-10am
Reno Convention Center

This meeting is free to the public and is being held prior to the Reno Motorsports Expo.
Thanks go out to Al & Shirley Lockett for getting us the space to hold this meeting.

This will be the “everything you ever wanted to know about the Rubicon Trail but didn’t know who to ask” meeting.

Funding, Maintenance, Closures, Management, Adopt-A-Trail, Projects, Parking, Volunteers



Presenters:
El Dorado County, Parks & Trails
Tahoe National Forest, Truckee Ranger District

Groups and Agencies present to answer questions:
CA State Parks OHMVR Division
Rubicon Trail Foundation
Friends of the Rubicon
CA Four Wheel Drive Association
NV Four Wheel Drive Association
Area clubs:
o Hills Angels (Reno/Sparks)
o Lake Tahoe Hi-Lo’s
o Tahoe Donner 4-Wheelers
o Sierra Stompers (Minden/Gardnerville)

02/24/2020

Rubicon Meeting 3-28-20 in Reno...

02/24/2020

I just finished installing rocker guards on the new rig. Full write up on my website: www.TheOtherRubicon.com

10/17/2019

Okay, so it's been awhile.

The current talk is of El Dorado County taking over the management of the ENTIRE Rubicon Trail.

I'm looking for a very open process and that's not what currently happening.

I'll try and keep people posted from now on. Right now the two counties are working on a memorandum of understanding that will allow El Dorado to get grant money to work the entire trail.

10/08/2018

The Nevada 4wd Assoc is holding another OHV Swap Meet at the 4 Wheel Parts store in Sparks this coming weekend.

It will be SAturday the 13th from 8am to 1pm.

Spaces are free, limit two parking places.

Hoping to get the rock pile and RTI ramp open to the public.

Bring your stuff or bring cash!