Climb up to Red Top Mountain, Sierra Nevada CA

[eurosonic]

Went on a small daytrip to the mountains about 70 miles east from Sacramento, CA.

Check out some pics here >>> http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/79590-Climb-up-to-Red-Top-Mountain-Sierra-Nevada-CA

 

[Monterorider]

Nice trip.

 

[Storz]

Very cool, thanks for the pics!

 

[RisingSun]

Very Nice! Thanks for sharing.

 

[RichardT]

Awesome pics and write up, thank you for sharing!

 

[Monterorider]

The Signal Peak trail you went up is considered difficult not suitable to stock 4WD according to this book http://www.amazon.com/Northern-Cali...eel-Trails/dp/0966497651/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b As always there is one kind of stock then all the rest of them.

 

[eurosonic]

Yeah, It was challenging at times, but for the most part it was a piece of cake. My susp is completely stock, except for a body lift. No rear coil spacers, no torsion bar lift.
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[off-roader]

As always there is one kind of stock then all the rest of them.

Doesn't the author drive a jeep?

Great series of books from him BTW. It's what I use for planning most of the time.

 

[eurosonic]

Doesn't the author drive a jeep?

Great series of books from him BTW. It's what I use for planning most of the time.

I just ordered that book on Amazon. Looked pretty good in the Amazon preview section.

 

[off-roader]

Looks like a fun trip BTW. Looks like it could be useful for a good for a shake down run for new vehicle mods.

I just ordered that book on Amazon. Looked pretty good in the Amazon preview section.

Yeah, you'll find it pretty well laid out and easy to reference when planning trips.

Also recommend taking it to FedexKinkos and having them re-bind it using a spiral binding. Will cost ~$10 but it's much easier to use this way than with the standard book spline.

 

[eurosonic]

Hopefully it will go nicely with the Ipad topo navigation.

 

[Monterorider]

Love those. I've got several states. Too bad they don't have one for OR and/or WA

 

[4x4mike]

Yeah, It was challenging at times, but for the most part it was a piece of cake. My susp is completely stock, except for a body lift. No rear coil spacers, no torsion bar lift.
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Did you go up the Signal Peak trail from Eagle Lakes Road? Did your trail have the section with the silver pipe running across the trail?

We went up this past Friday and that part was a bit difficult. We ended up stacking rocks to get over that pipe. We didn't want to break it and there weren't any other good lines because the trail was so narrow.

Here are my pics

 

[eurosonic]

Did you go up the Signal Peak trail from Eagle Lakes Road? Did your trail have the section with the silver pipe running across the trail?

We went up this past Friday and that part was a bit difficult. We ended up stacking rocks to get over that pipe. We didn't want to break it and there weren't any other good lines because the trail was so narrow.

Yeah, I remember the pipe. That was probably the hardest part. I made it through after a few attempts.