RUBICON TRAIL GETS $4000 FROM BFGOODRICH TIRES

 Rubicon Makes List of BFGoodrich Tires Outstanding Trails

Volunteers celebrate with a work weekend

By Del Albright, Motorized Recreation Advocate

Rubicon Trail volunteers continue to kick access and keep the Rubicon alive and well for all of us. On August 18-19, 2007, Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) gathered a force of folks to work hard, eat well, receive a grant, and celebrate with BFGoodrich Tires!

RUBICON TRAIL 2006 - THE HISTORY OF WHAT A YEAR!

 Rubicon Trail Roundup 2006 – What a Year!

By Del Albright, 2006 Trail Boss, Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR)

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: This article brings back and records some history of the famous Rubicon Trail and the Friends of the Rubicon).

 With nearly 20,000 documented hours of volunteer work time since 2001, the Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) has set new records for keeping a trail alive and well!  2006 was another spectacular year, with our final work weekend being August 19-20, with 80 volunteers hard at work.

BRC Congratulates FOTR at 14 Years Strong

"Founding Father" BRC Congratulates Rubicon Trail

By Del Albright

Founding Trail Boss, FOTR
Founding President, Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF)

In March of 2001 I worked with Lance Clifford to set up the first ever forum for one trail, the Rubicon Trail, on http://www.pirate4x4.com. Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) was born then, with the forum going live in April 2001.

BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) is the reason I was able to work nearly full time as founding Trail Boss of FOTR to develop, organize, train, build and lead this awesome group of volunteers for many years to help make it what it is today -- 14 years strong.

I facilitated the start up of the Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF) as a follow up to FOTR in 2004, and lead this group for several years as founding President.  It was truly an honor.

We should never forget BRC's role in making all this happen.  And if you want to say thank you, and see more success stories like this, JOIN, RENEW or DONATE to BRC at:

https://www.sharetrails.org/support/join-or-contribute

I am proud to have held the helm for so many years, but also very thankful that BRC gave me the blessing to do all that I did for FOTR and RTF with my BRC hat on.  I would never have been able to do it otherwise.

Del

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WORRIED ABOUT THE RUBICON TRAIL

IS GOVERNMENT LISTENING TO THE USERS?

I left my leadership position in Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) and the Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF) a few years back, thinking that we had laid a positive foundation to continue these incredible efforts to keep the Rubicon Trail open to all of us...all year; for all types of rigs; with challenges for us all.

NOT THE CASE!!!

RUBICON TRAIL FOUNDATION SUPPORTS NEW LANDUSE BOOK

Rubicon Trail Foundation Becomes Premier Advertiser/Sponsor of New Land Use Book

We are pleased to continue our partnership with the Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF) by having them as one of our premier sponsor/advertisers in the landuse and volunteerism book we'll be releasing soon.

RTF knows the new landuse book will be invaluable to helping the effort to keep the Rubicon Trail alive and well for all, while building a stronger volunteer base.  With subjects like how to give a speech; how to write a letter; how to lead volunteers; and tons of info on land stewardship, this book will supplement the great job already being done by everyone working on the Rubicon Trail.