Meeting Minutes     July 1, 2003 Richard Yeargan, President called the meeting of the Motherlode Rockcrawlers to order at 7:35 p.m. PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Richard Yeargan Activities for the month of June 2003 were: Fishing Derby at Bear River While at the derby, Richard discovered the gate on the club’s adopt -a-trail open. The gate had been left open for the winter for the snowmobiles. Jeeps were going in even though they had been asked not to. Gate locked Sunday morning and Richard verified that the gate had been locked. It seems doubtful that the trail will be accessible on July 8 because of snow. Installed new equipment on the new “scout.” Worked on garage. VICE-PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Jerry Thompson Jeep is still broke. Charlie is still working in Redding. TREASURER’S REPORT – Mark Stoller Paid Richard $46. Balance in account is $926.72 SECRETARY’S REPORT - Mike Stoller Absent. MEMBERSHIP – Ron Delaney One person from Placerville contacted the club and was to be at tonight’s meeting. Was on a past run and liked what we did; however, he is a no show. Richard had someone by the name of Jerry come into his business that was new to the area. Fred Michaels who has been on a couple runs is interested in the club; however, not at tonight’s meeting. Scott will check to see what happened to Fred. CORRESPONDENCE – Del Albright In Del’s Absence, Ron Delaney passed around the Stanislaus National Forrest’s Newsletter. Received notification that Deer Creek Trail is permanently closed. The 37th Annual Sierra Trek is soliciting raffle gifts, due by July 31. June and July issues of Blue Ribbon Coalition and In Gear magazines are available for those interested. The information packets for Cal-4 members were distributed to Cal 4 members in attendance. There are five Cal 4 members in the club. Richard received an unsolicited e-mail about Fun Trek II, a guide to southern California trails. Web-site is www… OLD BUSINESS ADOPT-A-TRAIL One Kiosk is completed and ready to be installed with one more to build for the Adopt-A-Trail. Scott, Gigi, Richard, Pete, Christian and Dave built and painted the kiosk. The Forest Service moves very slow; however, need to keep the Forest Ranger involved. Asked if the club wanted to work on the second kiosk on July 5. It was determined that the date is too soon to get media involvement. Perhaps the following week-end, July 12, would be better. It would take half a day to install the kiosk because three holes need to be dug. Arrangements would need to be made for equipment and obtain cement. A truck would also be needed to transport the kiosk. The posts are 8 feet long x 5 feet wide. It was determined that Ron’s trailer could transport the kiosk and Richard would make the arrangements with the forest service. PAST RUNS Pete, Buddy, Trina and a friend ran trails in the Salt Springs area. They found trails in the West Pont area that were closed. They didn’t travel past the Blue Mountains because the roads were washed out. On June 12, Ron joined Del Albright and assisted El Dorado County in marking the Rubicon Trail for GPS mapping. They met at 8:00 a.m. and were out by 4:30 p.m. The trail was marked every three feet and orange marks were left where trail markers could be installed on trees at a later date. The purpose of GPSing is to enforce staying on the designated trail and for historical value. The Rubicon is in the worst condition that Ron has ever seen. It took eight attempts for Ron to conquer the first rock at gatekeeper. The rocks are missing three to four feet of dirt. plus it is still wet. The edge of the swamp area was difficult and Ellis Creek was hard and ugly. Walker Hill was easier than Ron had seen for a while. The group made it to Little Sluice in time for lunch. Authorities are patrolling Thursday through Saturday and plan on patrolling Wednesday through Sunday during the summer months. Grant money from …is paying for supervision by authorities. A Jeep Cherokee is being built for law enforcement to patrol the Rubicon. Ron stated that he received an e-mail from Trina while she was in Oklahoma stating that the club’s roster listed her cell number incorrectly. Trina sent three options for the August 23 run that will be discussed during future runs. Ken stated that he ran Slick Rock with his other club, the Joaquin Jeepers. FUTURE RUNS July 4 week-end Dusy Trails of Swamp Lake, Bald Mountain and Mud Lake – Scott and Don are planning to run the trail July 4th weekend. Don is the trail boss. Will meet Thursday at Table Mountain Casino and leave early Friday morning. Pete and Buddy will investigate local trails July 4 weekend. Richard and Mark are going to run Slick Rock and possibly the adopt-a-trail on July 5. Meet in Arnold at Bank of America at 8:00 a.m. or for breakfast at the Waffle House at 7:00 a.m. July 19 Airport Flat – Ron – Trail Boss July 27 Destruction Derby – Buddy Trail Boss Need 8 vehicles, currently have 4 rigs signed up. August 2 Dillon’s Beach - 0 rated trail. August 23 Trina’s Tour Options are: 1) Niagara Rim – room for motorhomes or “remember when” unpack your tents, 2) Short day run with Volcano Play and dinner or 3) Adventure roads, all dirt. The club voted on the Niagara Rim run. August 30 Hope Valley/Deer Valley Trail still closed as of July 1. Don is interested in doing a night run. September 13 Ken’s for a tri-tip BBQ. Club members to provide pot luck side dishes and BYOB. GUEST SPEAKERS/PRESENTERS Roger an Allen, Rotary members and organizers for the Plymouth County Fair’s Destruction Derby presented the logistics for the Destruction Derby. Both Roger and Allen thanked the Rockcrawlers for our involvement for the past two years in making the Derby a success. The Derby is the #1 event for the county and the biggest fund raiser for Rotary. Roger stated that he would get fair passes for those participating in the Derby; however, the passes would only be for those participating in assisting with the Derby, not for all participants’ family members. There being no further business, the Motherlode Rockcrawlers meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jerry Thompson Vice-President