Lighthawk
Weekend warrior
Hello fellow Wanderers! I've been absent for a while, but try to stop by from time to time.
I thought I would give a quick TR from our annual August Loon Lake trip. It's my wife's favorite and we always schedule to coincide with her birthday.
We discovered Loon Lake back in 2011, on a return loop from Tahoe. Ski3pin and the Lady generously came up to meet us at Loon Lake where we became acquainted over grilled veggies. We're still hooked and have lately switched to the Northshore Campground. The older Loon Lake CG is currently in a two year renovation / expansion.
We arrived on a Monday and scored a sweet campsite with direct access to the beach. I first dropped off Susan at the dirt boat ramp, so she could shuttle the boats while I drove to the campsite.
I'm pleased with my newly modified kayak trailer. I used my Yakima racks and purchased new landing pads off Ebay. I drilled and tapped the holes so the mounts bolt right in. For extra party cred I mounted a BBQ deck on the trailer for our trusty Webber Q.
It was tough. Every day we had coffee watching the lake and deciding where to paddle and swim in the alpine waters.
Our afternoon shade arrived at 330pm, and we had one of those beach umbrellas on the shore to keep us out of the sun.
I'm planning a backpack trip at the end of the month so I wanted to get in a climb. I selected Guide Peak, thinking I could use my Turbo Levo e-bike on the Rubicon Trail, then a fire road to get to the mountain base for a 700' climb.
The bike worked great, most of the time. Other times I had to walk my bike through boulders and dust behind a caravan of jeepers. I did have fun on the slabs where I could ride around the motorized parade.
I left camp at 8am on my bike and climbed the class 2 talus to the summit by 9:45am. Susan was on the lake so we would have line of sight for our radios.
We didn't anticipate all the radio chatter from the Rubicon crew, but were able to communicate with our Midland radios. Total trip was 9 miles and 1800' vertical.
Mike was our camp host and was very friendly. He offered me a RHINO-RACK BATWING 270 awning that someone had knocked off their jeep and left by the dumpster. The external bag is dinged up, but can be replaced for $55. The awning itself appears to have never been used and is in perfect shape. It's a right hand awning, so it's meant to be mounted on the driver's side, then deploys around to the back of your vehicle. Our Bundutec camper had the entrance on the passenger side, so the awning won't work for us. These awnings retail for $900, but I've seen them discounted to $380 + tax on Amazon. I'm offering the awning to WTW members for FREE. I can't use it, but maybe one of you can. It's 96" long and you'll need brackets which I've seen as cheap as $40. The back of the awning has slots for T-bolts, so there's a number of options.
DM me if interested!
Five days without internet or phone calls was bliss.
I thought I would give a quick TR from our annual August Loon Lake trip. It's my wife's favorite and we always schedule to coincide with her birthday.
We discovered Loon Lake back in 2011, on a return loop from Tahoe. Ski3pin and the Lady generously came up to meet us at Loon Lake where we became acquainted over grilled veggies. We're still hooked and have lately switched to the Northshore Campground. The older Loon Lake CG is currently in a two year renovation / expansion.
We arrived on a Monday and scored a sweet campsite with direct access to the beach. I first dropped off Susan at the dirt boat ramp, so she could shuttle the boats while I drove to the campsite.
I'm pleased with my newly modified kayak trailer. I used my Yakima racks and purchased new landing pads off Ebay. I drilled and tapped the holes so the mounts bolt right in. For extra party cred I mounted a BBQ deck on the trailer for our trusty Webber Q.
It was tough. Every day we had coffee watching the lake and deciding where to paddle and swim in the alpine waters.
Our afternoon shade arrived at 330pm, and we had one of those beach umbrellas on the shore to keep us out of the sun.
I'm planning a backpack trip at the end of the month so I wanted to get in a climb. I selected Guide Peak, thinking I could use my Turbo Levo e-bike on the Rubicon Trail, then a fire road to get to the mountain base for a 700' climb.
The bike worked great, most of the time. Other times I had to walk my bike through boulders and dust behind a caravan of jeepers. I did have fun on the slabs where I could ride around the motorized parade.
I left camp at 8am on my bike and climbed the class 2 talus to the summit by 9:45am. Susan was on the lake so we would have line of sight for our radios.
Mike was our camp host and was very friendly. He offered me a RHINO-RACK BATWING 270 awning that someone had knocked off their jeep and left by the dumpster. The external bag is dinged up, but can be replaced for $55. The awning itself appears to have never been used and is in perfect shape. It's a right hand awning, so it's meant to be mounted on the driver's side, then deploys around to the back of your vehicle. Our Bundutec camper had the entrance on the passenger side, so the awning won't work for us. These awnings retail for $900, but I've seen them discounted to $380 + tax on Amazon. I'm offering the awning to WTW members for FREE. I can't use it, but maybe one of you can. It's 96" long and you'll need brackets which I've seen as cheap as $40. The back of the awning has slots for T-bolts, so there's a number of options.
DM me if interested!
Five days without internet or phone calls was bliss.
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