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March 17, 2007
This year’s Snow Run turned out to be one
of the best runs in a long time
The weather was perfect, the turn out was great and we even encountered snow
The group gathered at Denny’s for a hearty breakfast before heading into the
mountains
There were a total of 11 rigs, 18 adults, 3 children and 3 dogs
Jim & Vicki D lead the group and were accompanied by
Lee D, JP & Carole P, Glenn R,
Tim W with Tom M riding shotgun
and Marie D with Gary K covering the back door
We had three prospective
members, Scott A, Jacque Y and Jeremy L
We exited I-80 at Elm St in Auburn and
traveled along SR-193 to Georgetown
After a quick stop, well maybe not that
quick, for gas and munchies and headed east on Wentworth Springs Rd
We stopped at Stumpy Meadows Reservoir for a
quick visit to the outhouse
We finally found some snow near Uncle Tom’s
cabin and got to put it into four-wheel drive
We had the opportunity to clear some fallen trees along the way and reopen the
road
Scott A has been four wheeling for years, but
this was the first trip for his 2006 Rubicon
Glenn R came out with his new 2007 Wrangler Rubicon
This was also the first time in snow for Jacque Y
Glenn assisted Jacque by providing coaching as she learned how
to four wheel in snow
Everyone was having a good time, especially Tim,
who could not resist the temptation to fish tail in the snow
and break up the
tracks the rest of us were trying to follow
We made it all the way through Wentworth Springs Road to Ice
House
We stopped for lunch at South Fork
After lunch our group split up. Some of the club members had
to get back in time for the corn beef and cabbage dinner at Tex's
This left six from the original group and we decided to try to
make it to the Wentworth Campground
Tim and Tom led the way, which was a mistake
When we turned off Ice House Road and back onto Wentworth Springs we
encountered even more snow
Once again Tim began spinning his new tires and
broke up the tracks in the snow
This made it a lot harder for the stock and
slightly lifted Jeeps following behind Tim
We got as close as one mile to where
the pavement ends and the real Wentworth Springs Trail begins
The snow was a
lot deeper and because of the warmer weather we would sink up to our axles
Although Tim wanted to keep going the rest of us convinced him it was time to
turn around
We returned by taking the Ice House Road to Highway 50 since it
was plowed
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