Calendar/Run Schedule for 2006

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Date	Trail Rating*	Event / Run (Click for trip reports)	Trail Boss
January
Jan 7-8	3 - 4	Calico
Jan 24		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
February
Feb 28		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
March
Mar 3-5	3	Tierra del Sol, Salton Sea
Mar 24-26		Red Rock	John Cary
Mar 28		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
April
Apr 7-9		Panamint Valley (Isham)	John Cary
Apr 8-16		Easter Jeep Safari
Apr 22-23		Tin Benders Jamboree
Apr 25		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
Apr 29-30		John Bull
May
May 5-7	2 - 3+	Stoddard Wells
May 19-21		Big Bear Jamboree
May 23		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
May 26-28	2	Hi Desert Round-Up
June
Jun 16-18		Big Bear Forest Fest
Jun 26-28		Rubicon
Jun 27		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
Jun 30 - Jul 4		Mammoth	Tony Pellegrino
July
Jul 22		Summer Party	John Cary
Jul 25		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
August
Aug 12-13		Hammers Night Run
Aug 17-20		Swamp Lake	Scott Evans
Aug 22		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
Aug 26-27	3+	Calico Night Run
September
Sep 2-4		Split Mountain / Anza Borrego	Keith Lyon
Sep 3	2+ - 3	Miller Jeep Trail	John Cary
Sep 23-24	2 - 5	CORVA Southern Jamboree	Tony Pellegrino
Sep 26		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
Sep 30 - Oct 1	3 - 5	Rocktoberfest
October
Oct 7-8		Operation Desert Fun
Oct 7-8		Off Road Expo - Pomona
Oct 21-22		Nightmare Gulch	John Cary
Oct 24		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
Oct 27-29		Inland Jeep Freeks Fall Free For All
November
Nov 10-12	3 - 5	Panamint Valley Days	Kris Tholke
Nov 23-26		Truckhaven	Tony Pellegrino
Nov 28		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
December
Dec 12		Club Meeting @ Ameci's Pizza
Dec 16		Christmas Party

• 1
• Graded dirt or gravel road
• Vehicles: Any, including passenger cars
• 1+
• Unimproved dirt road
• 4wd and extra clearance may or may not be needed
• Street tires ok
• Vehicles: Any 4wd, high-clearance pickup trucks with 2wd
• 2
• 4wd needed
• Some low range
• Suitable for novice drivers
• Street tires ok
• Vehicles: Any 4wd, including stock SUVs
• 2+
• 4wd low range required
• Difficult terrain
• Some steep grades but no major rock obstacles
• Trail tires needed but stock suspension ok
• Challenge for novice drivers
• Vehicles: Any modified 4wd, stock SUVs with trail tires
• 3
• Difficult trail, with obstacles
• Can be done with a stock vehicle with a very experienced driver but not recommended
• This is the limit of a stock SUV
• Occasional off-camber situations
• Some steep grades
• May be water crossings or sand hazards
• Vehicles: 31 inch tires, at least a mild lift, rear locker or limited slip
• 3+
• Difficult trail
• Grades and off-camber situations may exceed 25 degrees
• Water crossings 2 feet deep
• Lots of rock crawling
• Body damage possible
• Vehicles: Modified with lift, hard locker, 31 inch tires minimum
• 4
• Tough trail
• Lots of rocks
• Grades and off-camber situations may exceed 30 degrees
• Winch may be needed
• Body damage or equipment failures likely
• Vehicles: 2 to 4 inch lift, 33" tires, locker in rear, limited slip or locker in front, winch, extra gears.
• 4+
• Very tough trail
• Lots of rocks
• Grades and off-camber situations may exceed 30 degrees
• Winch may be needed
• Body damage or equipment failures likely
• Vehicles: 4 inch lift or more, 35" or more tires, lockers front and rear, winch, extra gears.
• 5
• Very tough trail
• Entirely rock
• Grades and off-camber situations may exceed 30 degrees
• Winch will be needed
• Body damage or equipment failures likely
• Vehicles: 4 inch lift or more, 35" or more tires, lockers front and rear, winch, extra gears.
• 5+
• Extremely tough trail
• Large Boulders and/or waterfalls
• Grades and off-camber situations may exceed 30 degrees
• Winch will be needed
• Body damage or equipment failures very likely
• Vehicles: 4 inch lift or more, 35" or more tires, lockers front and rear, winch, extra gears.