Hi Everyone,
Piggy backing off @Cruiser Bauers Feb DV trip, right now he's got it on the schedule for 18-21, hopefully he can accommodate these dates otherwise we might have two DV options for Feb. This is the weekend of President's day so I have some extra days off work and was already planning to go these days. The following is the plan for the route, I'll post some maps showing the route later.
DV is a vast area, with lots of places to see, in the past I've done 3 day trips where we covered most of them all in one trip, kind of like those days when I used to stay up past 9pm. That involved 8-10hrs days behind the wheel, that could easily turn into 12-14 if someone had an issue. This is NOT that kind of trip...hopefully. Although those are fun, now I like to do trips where I can get to camp before dark, have time to setup and enjoy time around the fire. I'll be bringing my 5 year old son if anyone else wants to bring theirs. This route keeps each day to 80-100miles, while still hitting most of the main attractions in DV.
Day 1 Thursday -
Leave SD 8am, meet at the gas station on 76 and 15N for those that want to caravan.
stop in wonderful Adelanto for some lunch
camping at trona pinnicales
Day 2 Friday -
Wheel up 7:30 this will be the longest day at 140miles, about 40 of it highway.
Fuel up in Trona
Head out towards panamint springs, top off fuel, usually at around $6/gallon...ouch
West towards Darwin, check out darwin falls, check out Town of Darwin, recommend watching Docu on netflix about it prior, will set the stage nicely,
Head north, crossing Hwy 190 through Talc city hills and santa rosa flats to south pass.
Over Hunter Mtn, its at 7500ft, likely to see some snow.
Onto Teakettle junction and Race track.
Camp near the race track.
Day 3 Saturday -
Traverse down lippincott, somewhat narrow mtn switchback, down to saline valley road
Head North on SV rd and turn East towards saline valley hot springs
Presidents weekend is usually when they have a nudist rave out there, this year the pools are being kept dry due to COVID so thats not happening(sorry @RET2), probably check it out for a bit and keep driving onto Steel Pass.
Steel Pass will take us to the Eureka Dunes, camp here for the night.
Day 4 - Sunday
Drive home from here is a long trek, probably solid 8-9 hours.
For those interested we can break it up by camping and checking out Alabama Hills, which is conveniently close to the highway near Lone pine.
Its probably only 3 hour drive, which would allow us take our time Sunday and giving plenty of time to check out the area in the daylight.
Comms: 146.490
Link to Gaia folder with each day's planned route and some waypoints.
GaiaGPS - BNT Feb 21 DV - https://www.gaiagps.com/public/APsMdzmhZjAip5x9qrjunwwO
This is an awesome area, and the best time of the year to enjoy it, looking forward to this trip.
Post up on who's interested
Attending:
1. @Loober
2. @Justsendit
3. @BMinSD
4. @Cruiser Bauers
5. @hamilt0n
6. @landcruising
7. @Ian Mac
8. @Shanduhh
9. @1FZj80
10. Gus(Nick's friend, 3rd gen 4runner)
11. Scott(Nick's father in law, 4th gen 4runner)
Nick
Piggy backing off @Cruiser Bauers Feb DV trip, right now he's got it on the schedule for 18-21, hopefully he can accommodate these dates otherwise we might have two DV options for Feb. This is the weekend of President's day so I have some extra days off work and was already planning to go these days. The following is the plan for the route, I'll post some maps showing the route later.
DV is a vast area, with lots of places to see, in the past I've done 3 day trips where we covered most of them all in one trip, kind of like those days when I used to stay up past 9pm. That involved 8-10hrs days behind the wheel, that could easily turn into 12-14 if someone had an issue. This is NOT that kind of trip...hopefully. Although those are fun, now I like to do trips where I can get to camp before dark, have time to setup and enjoy time around the fire. I'll be bringing my 5 year old son if anyone else wants to bring theirs. This route keeps each day to 80-100miles, while still hitting most of the main attractions in DV.
Day 1 Thursday -
Leave SD 8am, meet at the gas station on 76 and 15N for those that want to caravan.
stop in wonderful Adelanto for some lunch
camping at trona pinnicales
Day 2 Friday -
Wheel up 7:30 this will be the longest day at 140miles, about 40 of it highway.
Fuel up in Trona
Head out towards panamint springs, top off fuel, usually at around $6/gallon...ouch
West towards Darwin, check out darwin falls, check out Town of Darwin, recommend watching Docu on netflix about it prior, will set the stage nicely,
Head north, crossing Hwy 190 through Talc city hills and santa rosa flats to south pass.
Over Hunter Mtn, its at 7500ft, likely to see some snow.
Onto Teakettle junction and Race track.
Camp near the race track.
Day 3 Saturday -
Traverse down lippincott, somewhat narrow mtn switchback, down to saline valley road
Head North on SV rd and turn East towards saline valley hot springs
Presidents weekend is usually when they have a nudist rave out there, this year the pools are being kept dry due to COVID so thats not happening(sorry @RET2), probably check it out for a bit and keep driving onto Steel Pass.
Steel Pass will take us to the Eureka Dunes, camp here for the night.
Day 4 - Sunday
Drive home from here is a long trek, probably solid 8-9 hours.
For those interested we can break it up by camping and checking out Alabama Hills, which is conveniently close to the highway near Lone pine.
Its probably only 3 hour drive, which would allow us take our time Sunday and giving plenty of time to check out the area in the daylight.
Comms: 146.490
Link to Gaia folder with each day's planned route and some waypoints.
GaiaGPS - BNT Feb 21 DV - https://www.gaiagps.com/public/APsMdzmhZjAip5x9qrjunwwO
This is an awesome area, and the best time of the year to enjoy it, looking forward to this trip.
Post up on who's interested
Attending:
1. @Loober
2. @Justsendit
3. @BMinSD
4. @Cruiser Bauers
5. @hamilt0n
6. @landcruising
7. @Ian Mac
8. @Shanduhh
9. @1FZj80
10. Gus(Nick's friend, 3rd gen 4runner)
11. Scott(Nick's father in law, 4th gen 4runner)
Nick
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