Jeep Wrangler Rubicon JKU and custom CJ5 / Ultimate Orange off-road on Slick Rock Road / 7N17 in the Stanislaus National Forest - as it closed ( it's open again now ).
Our plans were to be in the forest all week; Slick Rock to Deer Valley to Barrett Lake and maybe Rubicon, but a series of forest fires, including the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake and a few break downs changed our plans.

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7N17 / Slick Rock Road
Stanislaus National Forest

Labor Day Weekend, 2020
09/04/2020
around 6pm the creek fire sparks outside Shaver Lake, California
09/05/2020
The Creek fire is at 36,000 acres and 0% contained
09/06/2020
We head to Slick Rock, 100 miles from the Creek Fire.
We will be out all week; Slick Rock, Deer Valley, Barrett Lake and maybe Rubicon.
09/06/2020
As of about 2pm we enter Slick Rock and are out of cell service range.
09/07/2020
The forest service closes 8 National Forests in California
Inyo National Forest
Sierra National Forest
Sequioa National Forest
Stanislaus National Forest
Los Padres National Forest
Angeles National Forest
San Bernardino National Forest
Cleveland National Forest
09/08/2020
the fork fire starts near Loon Lake, threatening the Rubicon
09/09/2020
the forest service closes all remaining California Forests

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As we come off the trail near Lake Alpine we get our first hints at what's going on.
Deer Valley was not blocked and had no closure signs, but a fire patrol vehicle was parked there and turned us away.
09/08/2020
We come off the trail to see Stanislaus has closed.
The Creek Fire is now at 143,929 acres and still 0% containment.
Numerous other fires through out northern and southern California are burning with little or no containment.
09/09/2020
Creek Fire / 163,138 acres / 0% contained
Fork Fire / 3,500 acres / 0% contained
Eldorado Fire / 11,479acres / 19% contained
Bobcat Fire / 11,456 acres / 0% contained
August Complex / 421,889 acres / 24% contained
By 09/10/2020...We are …on the Trails in Nevada!

Part 2 in Nevada coming soon / eventually

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fire footage from http://www.videezy.com