Land Rover Monthly

ROVERS ON THE RUBICON

THE Sierra Nevada offers a plethora of adventure-based opportunities for any offroader looking to explore; it is just one of the many incredible wilderness areas that the Northern California Land Rover Club call home. Located within these soaring mountains is the Rubicon Trail, a route that is so iconic it really needs no introduction. Jeep has long used it to distinguish it’s most capable Wrangler model, and has long supported the Jeepers Jamboree in its 50-plus years of history. Not only an off-road trail famous for the technical prowess, it also offers the beauty and isolation that make this landscape of California so special.

Originally, what has become known as the Rubicon Trail, was used by Native Americans travelling back and forth between the Sacramento Valley and Lake Tahoe in what is now northern California. The trail was not discovered by European travellers until the 1840s.

The trail was

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