20130517-19...The Whole 'bernardino

[troyboy162]

three days to cover "the whole Bernadino". this is a run for all levels of vehicles and driver skills. after much planning, the run can be made by stock vehicles with the use of alternate routes, especially on day 2

Difficulty: 1.5-3.9 trail-rating

When/Where: May 17-19th @ 10:00 AM Cleghorn RD exit off of the 15 North
map of meeting spot

CB channel:
14
FRMS/GRMS channel:
15 (bring two radios to share with a CB equipped rig)
2M HAM:
UY simplex primary 146.430MHZ
Keller peak 146.385+ 146.2
Lake Arrowhead 145.240- 118.8
Crestline 146.850- 146.2
Big Bear 147.330+ 131.8
Rodman(Johnson Valley) 147.885- 151.4
70CM HAM:
as needed

Requirements:
-flashlights if you want to explore mines
-some form of communications other then cell phone
-working reliable truck this is not a recovery run
-food/water/ice chest if needed
-recovery points front and rear
-tools
-spare within 3" of your other tires
-31" tires

Additional required items for full participation:
-Reservations at each camp site prior to arrival
-sliders
-33" tires
-rear locker

Range requirement:
~100 miles offroad give or take with plenty of opportunity to fill up each day with a side trip into town. Take this as a easy packing trip with frequent re-supply's or as a practice run for a real expo and pack to be self sufficient


Camp fire permit:
Camp fire permit download


day 1: easy (vehicle Damage Unlikely)
cleghorn
pilot rock
arrowhead trails
Camp at North Shore?
gas/food available in the town of arrowhead

day 2: Hard (vehicle Damage Probable)
dishpan (aka ball buster)
john bull
other trails as time permits
alternate routes available for stock rigs
Camp at Gray peaks?
gas/food available in the town of big bear

day 3: Moderate (Vehicle Damage Possible)
jacoby canyon
heartbreak ridge
pontiac sluice
rattle snake canyon
alternate routes available for stock rigs
Gas available in Lucerne Valley. This is a ways away so dont plan on coming out on fumes.

limit:
for camping purpose the limit is 4 vehicles (more planing available for larger numbers)
1.Troy
2.JD and fam?
3.Sean and wifey?
4.

Cleghorn

pilot rock

Dishpan springs

heart break ridge

[Crinale]

damn that sounds fun! iv been wanting to run some of those for a long time.. whats the time frame you would be thinking for this? cuz obviously i need to get my engine/tranny swapped first.. but if its far enough away that i can get that taken care of I am DEFINITELY interested :-D

[troyboy162]

late spring early summer id say. just enough so the snow is melted off and the days arent too chilly.

[strykersd]

I'm interested too! There are a handful of trails that you mentioned that I've been wanting to check out.

[Marc P]

Sounds very interesting.

[troyboy162]

glad to hear some people would like this. i think it would be fun. steve knows of a forum that has already done a similar run, but i dont know the details. i drew out a rough path on google earth for reference.
[img width=800 height=487]http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/ww234/troyboy162/berdino.jpg[/img]

[Crinale]

im very interested... cuz ill be pissed if my 4runner isnt back on the road by then :-D

[L33T35T Tacoma]

I'm in

[Seanz0rz]

i am very interested

i might skip JB and meet you guys and the east end of the trail. im sick of jb.

[Scuba]

The "best offroad truck" is sick of John Bull?
hmm...



Anyway.
Here's an excerpt from SCTC..
"The Whole Bernardino was the club's successful attempt to run every major trail in the San Bernardino Mountain Range from the Cleghorn to Old Woman Springs near Johnson Valley! It was a wonderful time! The pictures are from Cleghorn, Pilot Rock, 2N17X, Willow Creek, Dishpan Springs, Gold Mountain, John Bull, White Mountain, Jacoby Canyon, Pontiac Slice, Rattlesnake Canyon with the bit of 3N16 and 2N02 tossed in!"


Their pics are here
http://www.socaltaco.com/images/thumbnails.php?album=34