So Darcie and I did some pre-running exploring this weekend and we decided to do a full run.
Here are the details:
Saturday, April 28, 2007:
Leave Reno around 8:00 am on Saturday.
Head towards Fallon, NV and top off the fuel tanks. Continue on US 50, through to SR 722, past Middle Gate toward East Gate, turn south on Buffalo Creek Rd. and start the dirt roads to Ione and end up at Berlin/Ichthyosaur state park. Stop for the night and walk around the ghost town of Berlin, the fossils and enjoy the stellar night sky.
Sunday, April 29, 2007:
Get up, pack and head over the West/East Union Canyon Rd to the Reese River Valley and head north to Austin, NV to fill up (dirt roads to US 50). Stop by Stokes Castle for those that haven't seen it. Return just west of Austin and turn south (leave pavement) onto Big Creek Rd. and follow it up and over the Toiyabe Range over the Kingston Summit (8680ft) snow pack permitting to Kingston to SR 376. Turn south and travel down to the Ophir turn off. Turn west onto the road heading up to the ghost town of Ophir City (7640 ft) and set up camp. There is a road that goes past the town site that would be worth exploring, we were in the wrong vehicle for it. One map we have shows it going back over the mountain range, we would just explore for little way up.
Monday, April 30, 2007:
Get up, pack and head south on SR 376 to SR 377 (fill up as needed) towards the living ghost town of Manhattan. Once done with Manhattan, continue through on dirt over the mountains to another the other living ghost town of Belmont. From Belmont head north on the east side of the Toquima Range on dirt on past the Geographic Center of Nevada. Back up to US 50. Once on US 50 turn east toward Eureka, fill up, continue east on US 50 and turn south (dirt road) toward the ghost towns/sites of Belmont Mill (7560 ft). Depending on how our time is going, camp at Belmont Mill or continue up to Hamilton (8052 ft)/Treasure City (8920 ft) and camp.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007:
Get up, pack and head south on Hamilton-Pioche Stage Rd. next to the White Pine Range, to near the Ellison Guard Station, turn west onto Copper Creek Rd. over Beef Pass (8085 ft) to the White River Rd., turn west on Currant Creek Rd. and pass near Currant Pk (11513 ft) to US 6. Turn east toward Ely. This will give everyone a chance to head home or get a hotel room/hot shower/food.
This is where things are up in the air as to where to go...so anyone that wants to tag along is welcome and provide any ideas. I want to keep it at no more than 10 rigs. If it at anytime someone needs to turn back, there is always a major road nearby and they can head back home at will.
We have been to almost all the towns, just not in one trip. So we have a month to iron out the details.
See you there.
Jack
Here are the details:
Saturday, April 28, 2007:
Leave Reno around 8:00 am on Saturday.
Head towards Fallon, NV and top off the fuel tanks. Continue on US 50, through to SR 722, past Middle Gate toward East Gate, turn south on Buffalo Creek Rd. and start the dirt roads to Ione and end up at Berlin/Ichthyosaur state park. Stop for the night and walk around the ghost town of Berlin, the fossils and enjoy the stellar night sky.
Sunday, April 29, 2007:
Get up, pack and head over the West/East Union Canyon Rd to the Reese River Valley and head north to Austin, NV to fill up (dirt roads to US 50). Stop by Stokes Castle for those that haven't seen it. Return just west of Austin and turn south (leave pavement) onto Big Creek Rd. and follow it up and over the Toiyabe Range over the Kingston Summit (8680ft) snow pack permitting to Kingston to SR 376. Turn south and travel down to the Ophir turn off. Turn west onto the road heading up to the ghost town of Ophir City (7640 ft) and set up camp. There is a road that goes past the town site that would be worth exploring, we were in the wrong vehicle for it. One map we have shows it going back over the mountain range, we would just explore for little way up.
Monday, April 30, 2007:
Get up, pack and head south on SR 376 to SR 377 (fill up as needed) towards the living ghost town of Manhattan. Once done with Manhattan, continue through on dirt over the mountains to another the other living ghost town of Belmont. From Belmont head north on the east side of the Toquima Range on dirt on past the Geographic Center of Nevada. Back up to US 50. Once on US 50 turn east toward Eureka, fill up, continue east on US 50 and turn south (dirt road) toward the ghost towns/sites of Belmont Mill (7560 ft). Depending on how our time is going, camp at Belmont Mill or continue up to Hamilton (8052 ft)/Treasure City (8920 ft) and camp.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007:
Get up, pack and head south on Hamilton-Pioche Stage Rd. next to the White Pine Range, to near the Ellison Guard Station, turn west onto Copper Creek Rd. over Beef Pass (8085 ft) to the White River Rd., turn west on Currant Creek Rd. and pass near Currant Pk (11513 ft) to US 6. Turn east toward Ely. This will give everyone a chance to head home or get a hotel room/hot shower/food.
This is where things are up in the air as to where to go...so anyone that wants to tag along is welcome and provide any ideas. I want to keep it at no more than 10 rigs. If it at anytime someone needs to turn back, there is always a major road nearby and they can head back home at will.
We have been to almost all the towns, just not in one trip. So we have a month to iron out the details.
See you there.
Jack
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on it tonight.