If we do these trails too late in the year, not only do we miss half the point, but the greater the likelihood of running into snow... :-/
Reno area fall colors run 10/24 and 10/25
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I decided to do my scouting trip after work today and found this. 
These damn trees are too unpredictable.
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Wow .... If you like those fall colors in the Reno area the "show" that we get here in east Tennessee would really amaze you!
At their peak, they obviously have a little more color than this
...but golden aspens and blooming rabbitbrush is about the extent of our "fall colors." I'm sure Tennessee is gorgeous in the fall.
Apparently this was on a different part of Peavine this past weekend.
Now I don't know what to think.
Now I don't know what to think.
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Reno area fall colors run?
As I said earlier, both trails can certainly be done in a stock rig (remove your step rails though!) but both do have some rocks and you may find them to be a little challenging. You will find these trails to be trickier than the ones we did at Hollister.
I plan on taking it slow with this group and spotting everyone through the trickier sections, so don't worry about getting in over your head.
If I had to pick one, I'd say Peavine is the easier of the two.
I think we will run HLT "backwards" (west to east) to make the worst section less challenging. This trail has some medium sized rocks (mostly avoidable), plenty of ruts that need to be straddled, and one creek bed section that some may find a little tricky. There is one spot with two large boulders that can't be avoided. For rigs without rock sliders, it *must* be taken at an angle to prevent hitting the rocker panels. I will definitely get out and spot people through this obstacle.
Peavine has a couple sections that are peppered with small boulders. These sections can be bypassed if people want to, but the bypass is long and these areas shouldn't pose too much of a problem with a spotter. Peavine also has Squeeze Rock, which I don't recommend bypassing because it's a good photo op.
I make all of my recommendations in good faith and am happy to spot anyone through anything, but you are ultimately responsible for your own rig. Any time you take a vehicle off road, you have to accept that you are putting it at risk. Furthermore, trail conditions can sometimes change from year to year.
I'll ask around. Casino hotels are all I've ever stayed in too.
These trails are west of Reno, and we'll plan on meeting in Verdi both days.
As I said earlier, both trails can certainly be done in a stock rig (remove your step rails though!) but both do have some rocks and you may find them to be a little challenging. You will find these trails to be trickier than the ones we did at Hollister.
I plan on taking it slow with this group and spotting everyone through the trickier sections, so don't worry about getting in over your head.
If I had to pick one, I'd say Peavine is the easier of the two.
I think we will run HLT "backwards" (west to east) to make the worst section less challenging. This trail has some medium sized rocks (mostly avoidable), plenty of ruts that need to be straddled, and one creek bed section that some may find a little tricky. There is one spot with two large boulders that can't be avoided. For rigs without rock sliders, it *must* be taken at an angle to prevent hitting the rocker panels. I will definitely get out and spot people through this obstacle.
Peavine has a couple sections that are peppered with small boulders. These sections can be bypassed if people want to, but the bypass is long and these areas shouldn't pose too much of a problem with a spotter. Peavine also has Squeeze Rock, which I don't recommend bypassing because it's a good photo op.
I make all of my recommendations in good faith and am happy to spot anyone through anything, but you are ultimately responsible for your own rig. Any time you take a vehicle off road, you have to accept that you are putting it at risk. Furthermore, trail conditions can sometimes change from year to year.
I'll ask around. Casino hotels are all I've ever stayed in too.
These trails are west of Reno, and we'll plan on meeting in Verdi both days.
Reno area fall colors run?
You know that virtually nobody in this group has skids and that most of them have less wheeling experience than you, right?
You know that virtually nobody in this group has skids and that most of them have less wheeling experience than you, right?
Attendance list added to the first post. Let me know whether any changes need to be made.
Spoiler alert.
Much prettier in person.
EDIT: And for those of you in Tennessee...yes, these are the kinds of fall colors those of us in Reno get excited about. :laugh:
Much prettier in person.
EDIT: And for those of you in Tennessee...yes, these are the kinds of fall colors those of us in Reno get excited about. :laugh:
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So, you have been, now where are we going next week instead?
Haha. I was actually on a different part of Peavine than where we'll be going next weekend.
I also saw some large aspen groves that were almost completely bare (much like the pic I posted earlier this week). It's pretty dry up there. :-/ Hopefully the trees that still have leaves will hang onto them until after next weekend.
Just a reminder since there is still some daylight left this weekend...
I've already mentioned this a couple times but it is important enough to bear repeating. If you have nerf bars installed (a couple of you do), *please* remove them before next weekend. Nerf bars on HLT will make for a bad time. Those of us who are off road veterans refer to things like nerf bars and bull bars as "damage multipliers" because when they are hit, they tend to cause more damage to the vehicle than if there was nothing there at all.
I only nag because I care.
I've already mentioned this a couple times but it is important enough to bear repeating. If you have nerf bars installed (a couple of you do), *please* remove them before next weekend. Nerf bars on HLT will make for a bad time. Those of us who are off road veterans refer to things like nerf bars and bull bars as "damage multipliers" because when they are hit, they tend to cause more damage to the vehicle than if there was nothing there at all.
I only nag because I care.
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