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How's Strawberry after Caldor?Russell , It's pretty much impossible nowdays to run the Rubicon alone in the summer. There is always folks on it, weekdays and weekends. IMHO the trail is over crowed. Try a Jamboree thats less popular.
If you want the Rubicon experience without all the folks or the 2 day grind. Check out the Slick Rock Jeep trail off hwy 4 near Lake Alpine... https://www.google.com/maps/place/S...3777ffd7740c9!8m2!3d38.4451895!4d-120.0126855
Typically a 1 day or less trail but its so nice you might want to camp, as many do. Weekdays I usally have the place to myself. There are videos on YouTube that show a couple areas that are much tougher than the majority of the trail. Overall I rate it as a better run than the Rubicon, all the beauty, less traffic and not so much of the required endurance aspect. A stock Rubicon can handle it but more ground clearance and tires is always the preferred approach for running the granite trails of the Sierra's.
Better yet, Another easier trail thats fun to run stock is Strawberry Pass OHV trail from HWY 50, Strawberry Creek to Caples Lake, Hwy 88 . But again you might not see anyone else if you break down or can't self recover on weekdays. Weekends stock 4 bys of all sorts run it either direction. It's an easy loop from Carson City too.
Anyway, there are very fun trails near you that don't require much more than a stock Rubicon with a winch is what I'm saying.
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