Dirt Devils Digest
August 2014
The Dirt Devils Digest
August 2014
A monthly publication of the Dirt Devils
Table of contents
President’s Message
President’s Message
1
Run reports
2
Ranger Greg manages the adopta trail program
Run calendar
2
in the Big Bear area,he is now looking to
Adopt a Trail meeting place
2
expand the volunteer program to include
August
2
September
2
emergency services. If available contact
October
3
Roger Mauer or Roy Chance.
November
3
I am planning another North Rim run. Let me
December
3
know if you are interested. You need to be able
2015 March
3
2015 May or June
3
to carry enough gas to cover 300 miles and be
New members
3
gone 4 to 8 days in May or June.
Guests
3
Jesse reported that after 10 long years we
Classified
4
opened up Glamis and were successful in
Club info
4
Meeting Place
4
keeping the trails at Truckhaven open.
Club officers
5
See you at Tent Peg Campground.
Club membership
5
Accessories
5
Keep our trails open!
Awards
5
Ray Kleinhuizen
Newsletter advertising
5
First aid kit tracking
5
Run report template:
5
Run template
6
Start of the Run:
6
Adopt a Trail
6
Cowbells
7
VP Mike and his new Rubicon
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event to make a profit. attendance was 152. The location
behind slash X was a hit.
Accessories
Emi Webber has camo shirts, beanies, hats, long sleeved
Run calendar
shirts, stickers and magnetized stickers
Adopt a Trail meeting place
Safety report
8:30am at Rock Road House
Bill Smith has no report
32150 Hilltop Blvd Running Springs, CA 92382
next to the 76 gas station
Adopt-a-Trail - Roger and Roy
Current hours - 405. Hours
August
All run leaders keep Roger and Roy current so the
17 Big Bear 4x4 school
hours can be reported to the Forest Service.
Mike Wallace has arranged for free one day off road
classes. , 8:30 AM meeting at the Subway located at
42124 Big Bear Blvd (next to the K-Mart) Leaving
Run reports
at 9AM
Contact Mike for details: proudpop80@gmail.com
July 4th fireworks run
22, 23 - Adopt-a-Trail
it was a bit too far to see the fireworks, but still a very
run leader: Roger Mauer rogermauer@gmail.com
nice evening to cruise Gold Mountain.
Camp at Tent Peg campground Friday and Saturday
night.
July 12th Rattlesnake Canyon
a lot of cattle in the canyon. Rocks had moved around a
29 - Sept 1 High Sierra Poker Run
lot. Had lunch at a place where there’s a lot of trees and
Swamp Lake Trail near Shaver Lake
saw that some had some stakes set out. In the afternoon
went onto a little black diamond section. Dave got hung
possibly combine with the Dusy Ershim Trail
up on his rear axle but got off. Went up Onyx Summit and
a few went down for pizza.
September
13 - 14 Sherman Pass
July 19th
Trail Leader: Danny Ward
South District meeting on July 19. Ray showed up to
represent the Dirt Devils. Meeting was done by lunch.
Cell 714-651-9717) d4lward@sbcglobal.net
ODF is taking registrations. Pre-registration is $20.
Meeting Location: Troy Meadow Campground Entry
Veterans get the raffle money while registration goes to
Meeting Time: 7:45 am - Leaving at 8:00 am.
Cal-4-Wheel. Jeep is doing good. Look for tickets which
will be sent out. The tickets for the trailer are being sent
Directions to Pearsonville, Ca.: Starting at CA-91 east
out. The website tells some of the places that the Jeep will
bound toward the I-15, take I-15 north toward Barstow
be. It will be at Off-Road Expo and Sand Sports Super
43.3 miles. Take exit 141 to merge onto US-395 north
Show. Jesse can provide information on where it will be if
toward Bishop/Adelanto 98.3 miles. Take the ramp onto
someone wants to know. The board meeting in
US- 395 north 7.3 miles to Pearsonville, Ca.
Sacramento is coming up and Jesse is going up there. The
Special Note: Pearsonville, Ca. is the last chance for
stantions were taking out at Glamas. The fight was for
Gas. Pearsonville elevation is 2513 and Troy Meadow
over ten years. Ron asked what the cost was and Jesse is
elevation is 7800 it is a climb.
not sure. He can ask for the breakdown. Cal-4-Wheel was
Directions to Troy Meadow Campground: From
involved with court cases and comments. One time in the
Pearsonville take US Rt. 395 north 2.6 miles to Kennedy
past, trails were being closed at Truck Haven without any
Meadow sign. Turn left at sign onto Nine-mile Canyon
studies and Cal-4-Wheel was involved in the lawsuit with
Road and go 24.6 miles to a “Y” intersection. Bear left
that.
onto Sherman Pass Road and go 10.3 miles to
Ray brought back signup sheets for ODF and Panamint.
campground sign. Turn right at sign into campground.
For Panamint, the highway is back open although cannot
Special Equipment Required: Minimum 31” tires but
go back into the park yet as the road has not been fixed
will have trouble. High ground clearance vehicle required
yet. On the park side, can drop down into Wild Wash to
and rear lockers.
the old hotel place, but that’s the furthest.
HDR report: Jesse is still working on the final count and
Trails Description: Sherman Pass 4 wheel drive road is
still has one more small bill to pay. Jesse expects the
narrow, rocky, and steep. Road is difficult terrain, expert
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4WD techniques required. Not suitable for long wheel
New members
base vehicles. (6.8 miles)
Permits: "Forest Adventure Pass" is needed to park
along this trail.
Reminder to Bring: Camera, Warm Clothing, Chair,
Lunches, etc.
Weekend Plan: I’m leaving Friday the 12th and tent
camping Friday and Saturday nights at
Troy Meadow Campground.
27 - Adopt-a-Trail BBQ
Big Bear Discovery Center
there will be morning runs out of Discovery Center
and a BBQ at noon. Roy Chance has details
October
4 - 5 Off-Road Expo
James Ettinger 2014 Jeep with a few mods, has more to
do. Voted in at the July meeting.
17 - 19 Operation Desert Fun (Cal-4-Wheel)
18 - Last Chance Canyon possibly make this
an overnighter. Rick Walter
25 - Adopt-a-Trail
November
7 - 9 PVD (Cal-4-Wheel)
27 - 30 (Thanksgiving)
Niland- North Glamis
Ron Webber
December
13th Cleghorn Joel Card
Chris Slaughter can be seen in a ’94 Cherokee and a
¾ ton GMC 35’s and a 6” lift. Voted in at the July
2015 March
meeting.
17 thru 22nd
Lake Havasu sidewinder’s
Guests
The Sidewinders put on a really well organized event with
trails ranging from “Easy” to “Very Challenging”.
2015 May or June
North Rim run
Alison and Chris Johnson putt around in a ’14 Jeep 2door
Rubicon, lifted 3½”, 35’s, winch and scratches
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Classified
For sale Yellow 2004 Jeep TJ
$19,000.
4.0L Automatic trans 39,600 miles
Dana 44's Front ARB Locker & Rear Detroit Locker
Rubicon Long Arm 5.5 Lift
Fox Shocks w/adjusters
Transfer Case built 2H, 2L 4H 4L
Upgraded Steering Linkage
Upgraded Power Steering Box
Rock Loc Sway Bar
Or Fab Tire Carrier
SPOD Switches
Eric Hooker putt’s around in a ’14 Jeep Rubicon.
Sol-Tek Flood HID's
10k Winch
Rampage Full Top
much more
Dave Keister 714-720-3753
Ron and Marci Channels are the proud owners of a 2014
JK Rubicon 4-door. It is stock with a winch, skid plates
and few other mods. April, August
Club info
Rick Schaffer drives a 1992 YJ with lots of mods.
Meeting Place
First Tuesday of each month,
6:30pm for Dinner & 7:30pm for the meeting at
just east of Imperial Hwy and north of the 91 Fwy.
Marie Callenders. 5711 East La Palma Ave., Anaheim,
CA 92807, 714-779-0600
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Awards
Club officers
President: Ray Kleinhuizen
kkfusedglass@roadrunner.com
Immediate past president:
Jesse May: jemay.xj@gmail.com
Vice President: Mike Wallace proudpop80@gmail.com
Secretary: Cheryl May: jemay.xj@gmail.com
Treasurer: Emi Webber: emiwebber@hotmail.com
Web Master: Mike Ortega:
mike@topwebsiteplacement.com
Adopt a trail chairman:
Roy Chance: rchance@aol.com
Roger Mauer: rogermauer@gmail.com
Newsletter: Ron Webber: webbermail@cox.net
CAL 4 Wheel Drive, new member award
Hospitality: Emi Webber: emiwebber@hotmail.com
Safety Committee: Randy Huddleston:
Newsletter advertising
hudd1@pacbell.net
$25 for ¼ page ad, for 3 issues
Run Coordinator: Rick Walter rick03tj@gmail.com
$50 for a ½ page ad, for 3 issues
$100 for a full page ad, for 3 issues.
A full page ad also gets a Web Link.
Club membership
Membership dues:
First aid kit tracking
Dirt Devil annual club dues
$36.00
Spouse
$12.00
FA #1 (red, blue backpack)
CAL4WD annual dues
$45.00
Ray Kleinhuizen July 2014
CAL4WD permanent member
$675.00
FA #2 (Orange canvas bag)
CAL4WD permanent member 12 installments
$56.25
Danny Ward
Josh Bleijenberg April 2014
Roger Mauer Feb 2014
Accessories
FA #3 (Orange canvas bag)
Available at the regular meetings, see Emi Webber.
Rick Walters July 2014
Dirt Devil Stickers: $15.00.
Pete Johnson April 2014
Short sleeve shirts: $15.00
Ron Webber March 2014 Calico
Long sleeve shirts: $18.00
Sweatshirts: $30.00
Run report template:
Hats: $20.00
Run name:
DD logo magnets available in various sizes for
Run leader:
$4.50 to $13.50 each.
Date:
Number of rigs:
Participants:
Members:
Guest:
The story:
Weather:
Cow bells earned:
Extra info
If camping describe camp site and would you camp there
again or would you recommend a better camp site?
Meeting place:
Departure time:
Was there an objective?:
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Describe the trail:
Announce Lunch Stop and Length of Stop
Lessons learned?
After returning home forward to the webmaster and
Events:
newsletter editor to be copied and pasted a Run Report
Vehicle carnage:
and a few photos. In the subject line write “Run Report”
Juicy tidbits:
Trail difficulty: on a scale of 1 to 5
Ending place:
Adopt a Trail
Finish time:
The Dirt Devils Adopt A Trail is Dishpan Springs Trail
A few pictures:
(3N34)
If possible use GPS coordinates for future reference.
Dishpan Springs Trail can be found in the
If necessary write directions to the trail head.
San Bernardino National Forest near Lake Arrowhead.
These run reports will be saved for future reference.
The Dishpan Springs Trail is one of the toughest and most
popular trails in the SBNF.
Run template
The Western entrance:
Research and/or Pre-run the trail route.
2N26Y is N34° 16.198 W117° 08.258.
The T6 Bridge: N34° 16.106 W117° 07.745.
Create and Post a Run Announcement
The Eastern entrance: 3N16 is N34° 15.663 W117°
When emailing the run announcement: Please, use the
05.116.
words “Run Announcement” in the Subject line of the
Meeting place
message, forward to the webmaster and newsletter editor.
8:30am at Rock Road House
Date/Time and Place for the Run
32150 Hilltop Blvd Running Springs, CA 92382
Description of Run
next to the 76 gas station
Difficulty Rating scale 1 to 5
Run Type: Base Camp, Day Run
Directions to Meeting Place.
EXACT Departure Time from Meeting Place
Required Equipment. Open dif ? Lockers?
Is Special Equipment Required?
Is RSVP Required?
Are Permits Required? (Forest Adventure Pass etc.)
CB Channel start with channel 4, if to much traffic then
switch to 5 and so on.
HAMM channel 146.440
Camping Location/ Directions/ Details/ Facilities/ Fees.
Access for motor homes? Very little ground clearance?
Deep soft sand?
Expected Weather Conditions.
Contact Information (Run Leader
Phone Number & email address)
Please, cover all the needed information in the Run
Announcement rather than say “contact me for details”.
Start of the Run:
Hold brief driver’s gathering before start of run. Include
special instructions.
Assign vehicle order if there are vehicles with open diffs.
Have vehicle with locked diff in front & behind. (If
possible disperse vehicles with HAM radios near the
front, middle and rear of the line.
Encourage drivers to learn the name of the person in front
and behind his/her vehicle.
Assign Tail Gunner Vehicle
Give 5 Minute Warning before start
Begin Run ON TIME or notify everyone of new time.
Announce Departure over CB channel 4
Stop at all turns to confirm vehicle behind sees turn
Stop occasionally to close up ranks
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Old logo green
Cowbells
Josh Bleijenberg
TDS 2/28/2014
Brown
Rick Walter adopt a trail 6/27/2014
Josh Bleijenberg Corral Canyon 5/4/2014
Cleghorn January 2014
High Centered and yanked with help from Josh
Little Blue
Rick Walter
Mike Wallace Cleghorn January 2014 water pump went
out Ray Kleinhuizen to give
The cow bell rules are: If you get stuck and are unable to
Mike Maneth memorial
move under your own power and need the help of a winch
Castulo Olivas
or you get strapped from one of your fellow jeepers then
you have earned the privilege of hanging a cow bell from
Dan Delp 3. Can you say Calico.
your front bumper. You must leave the cow bell on the
Cow bells 1, 2 and 3 Dan, hang them with pride.
front of your rig until another Dirt Devil gets stuck then,
you can proudly hand it over.
Castulo Olivas adopta trail waterfall 6/28/14
Joshua Bleijenberg handed over the Mike Maneth bell on
the trail
Old Logo Green
Brown
little blue
Mike Maneth bell
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