Weekend climb over Strawberry Pass, CA (picture heavy)

[mmcan]

Awesome report!

I had a similar "transmission overheating" issue with my Rubicon last summer on Taylor Pass. Contacted a local Jeep dealership and spoke with their service dept. They recommended running in 4 Low because the gearing takes a lot of the work load off the transmission and lets the transfer case do it more efficiently. Had no further problems after that, altho I have since installed a tranny cooler anyway because I'll be pulling an AT Chaser this summer.

[GHOSTFJ]

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/eldora...TELPRDB5362046

That trail is closed. Any use of said trail is illegal. I, like many others are not pleased but not abiding by the court order will only give the other side gasoline for the fire.

[eurosonic]

That trail is closed. Any use of said trail is illegal. I, like many others are not pleased but not abiding by the court order will only give the other side gasoline for the fire.

Interesting,
When I was there, nowhere I saw a sign of the trail being closed.

[GHOSTFJ]

Like many trails, there are no signs or gates. Checking for trail conditions and status is up to us, we need to educate one another.

[eurosonic]

Looks like that order went in effect on July 11 and lasting until August 31, 2012.

At the time of my trip it was still open.

Well, lets hope they will open it for good

[eurosonic]

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_...rdb5362063.pdf

[GHOSTFJ]

Read the bottom of the court order. It states, " These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 CFR part 261, Subpart A." 36 CFR part 261, Subapart A, was part of the initial order back in Feb of 2012 to keep the 42 listed trails closed until the NFS proposed a solution to their failure "to meet standards and guidelines for meadow management contained in both the Eldorado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) and the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment (SNFPA)." NFS submitted their proposal back on March 14. The court order you linked was the official, "official" court order that both parties agreed on. Dumb that they would close the trails until another order "officially" closes the trails but so is the way of the government of CA. I do not mean to be a fun suck, just trying to help. You obviously did not know. Just trying to inform so nobody gets in trouble. I am part of a group that has adopted a trail that is on the closure list and we just got the greenlight from our ranger to conduct a trail repair and inspection. I , as well as many others have been involved with the NFS to keep these closures from becoming permanent closures.

more info: http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/eldorado/alerts-notices

[KIRK!]

Gotta hit that are when I get mine done.

[eurosonic]

Gotta hit that are when I get mine done.

YES!

[Crunch]

GHOSTFJ is right. I am a member of the club that has adopted the Strawberry Trail (Gold Hills Posse 4x4 Club) and I can assure you that the trail is closed. It did not open this year following the winter closure so it was closed when you were there. Here's a map of a bunch of other closed trails in the area: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_...rdb5364201.pdf

There is a lot of work going into getting these trails open again. Here's more reading than you probably ever wanted: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1055643