I had it all planned out, so good, so new, I was going to prerun all of these places in the area and completely redo this trip. Then, like a large dark, wet, mold-smelling moss covered towel, life smothered my good intentions. So, I am proposing much of the same trip but with some tweaks. After all, you can't lead if you don't know where you are going and by golly even with my awful sense of direction I know where this is. And on that note, I cast off this evil, dank towel of trip planning despair!
Sadly, our secretary will not be able to make it, oh dark evil spirits of work and employment be damned!
Please note the camping area is huge (could likely hold 50 rigs) and we will likely have it to ourselves so I hope we can get a large turn out.
Am editing the plan a bit after speaking with Loober who has run the Big Pine route. It has a spot that is sketchy and if you enter from the bottom you are committed. If you enter from the flats you can check it out and turn back. I will move that to Sunday .
Initial Schedule:
Thursday: Travel day, meet at the 76/15 Park and Ride for wheels up at 7:30AM. Note that this will be a full day of travel up 15 to the 395, so be prepared for a quick lunch stop along way with the goal of getting there in time to get supplies we forgot (In Bishop) as well as fuel/ice before making the 18 mile trek up into the mountains. With any drive like this, it's much easier during daylight hours hence the quick lunch/gas stop mid way there.
Friday: Altitude acclimation day with lunch at Funnel Lake. We can take the harder route into Funnel which makes for scenic and fun four wheeling. For those that wish we can get our fishing gear dialed in as well. I hope to have the kids practice casting a bit so they are ready for Saturday. We will be back at camp mid afternoon to greet any of us that come up Friday.
Saturday: Fishing!!! We will head to Hidden Lake which has a nice beach like area to hang out. Fish are most active in the morning and dusk hours so the goal will be to leave on the early side (prepare lunch the night before....). We will be there most of the day so bring an easy to carry chair, food, drink and water shoes. The fish like yellow lures. It's a 40 minute hike so bring some comfortable hiking shoes too. If you are so inclined to might even find the lake to be refreshing for a swim. I will have my kids wear their hydration packs which holds enough food and water for the day. We are typically back at camp around 3PM.
Sunday: Chose your own adventure day. I'd like to head to the Green Lake overlook, hike to Green Lake and try to catch a few but there are loads of roads to explore so am up for ideas. We could also leave mid morning and check out the Big Pine path up to the flats but enter from the flats. It's supposed to pose a challenge and should be fun.
Monday: Drive home.
Last year's trip... Events/Trails - Coyote Flats trip Labor Day Weekend (9/3-7) 2020 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/coyote-flats-trip-labor-day-weekend-9-3-7-2020.1215084/
Attendees:
- Elripster + 3 boys
- Dad of Elripster who needs a screen name.
- Irrelevant + boy
- Phulcrum + boy
- Adarcy + boy
- Bud_Dude
- BMinSD
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Menu:
Thursday: Burgers, easy stuff.
Friday: Spicy themed
Saturday: BBQ themed
Sunday: Improvise
Monday: Head home
Things to remember:
Comms: CB 22 or HAM 146.490. If anyone only has FRS we can start out on channel 1.
Bring extra gas, I usually bring 5 gallons.
This is completely primitive camping so bring all the creature comforts you might need, shower tent, toilette provisions , etc... water...
How to get there: If not caravaning, simply Google funnel lake. When on the flats, you will make a right turn per the picture below over a small hill and drop into the camping area. If you get to where you turn right for funnel, you want to turn around and go back to this turn.
Where we camp:
This the road you turn on, the camp spot is a ways down on the right.
This camping spot has a dried small pond surrounded by trees. It is well protected from wind, is flat, and is great for the kids to ride their bikes, etc...
A few more pics...
Funnel Lake, fun to wheel into, never any fish. Maybe a nice place to hang out and chill on Sunday if we aren't up for the Green Lake hike which will be tough on the way back out.
Let's have a great trip!
Frank
Sadly, our secretary will not be able to make it, oh dark evil spirits of work and employment be damned!
Please note the camping area is huge (could likely hold 50 rigs) and we will likely have it to ourselves so I hope we can get a large turn out.
Am editing the plan a bit after speaking with Loober who has run the Big Pine route. It has a spot that is sketchy and if you enter from the bottom you are committed. If you enter from the flats you can check it out and turn back. I will move that to Sunday .
Initial Schedule:
Thursday: Travel day, meet at the 76/15 Park and Ride for wheels up at 7:30AM. Note that this will be a full day of travel up 15 to the 395, so be prepared for a quick lunch stop along way with the goal of getting there in time to get supplies we forgot (In Bishop) as well as fuel/ice before making the 18 mile trek up into the mountains. With any drive like this, it's much easier during daylight hours hence the quick lunch/gas stop mid way there.
Friday: Altitude acclimation day with lunch at Funnel Lake. We can take the harder route into Funnel which makes for scenic and fun four wheeling. For those that wish we can get our fishing gear dialed in as well. I hope to have the kids practice casting a bit so they are ready for Saturday. We will be back at camp mid afternoon to greet any of us that come up Friday.
Saturday: Fishing!!! We will head to Hidden Lake which has a nice beach like area to hang out. Fish are most active in the morning and dusk hours so the goal will be to leave on the early side (prepare lunch the night before....). We will be there most of the day so bring an easy to carry chair, food, drink and water shoes. The fish like yellow lures. It's a 40 minute hike so bring some comfortable hiking shoes too. If you are so inclined to might even find the lake to be refreshing for a swim. I will have my kids wear their hydration packs which holds enough food and water for the day. We are typically back at camp around 3PM.
Sunday: Chose your own adventure day. I'd like to head to the Green Lake overlook, hike to Green Lake and try to catch a few but there are loads of roads to explore so am up for ideas. We could also leave mid morning and check out the Big Pine path up to the flats but enter from the flats. It's supposed to pose a challenge and should be fun.
Monday: Drive home.
Last year's trip... Events/Trails - Coyote Flats trip Labor Day Weekend (9/3-7) 2020 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/coyote-flats-trip-labor-day-weekend-9-3-7-2020.1215084/
Attendees:
- Elripster + 3 boys
- Dad of Elripster who needs a screen name.
- Irrelevant + boy
- Phulcrum + boy
- Adarcy + boy
- Bud_Dude
- BMinSD
-
-
Menu:
Thursday: Burgers, easy stuff.
Friday: Spicy themed
Saturday: BBQ themed
Sunday: Improvise
Monday: Head home
Things to remember:
Comms: CB 22 or HAM 146.490. If anyone only has FRS we can start out on channel 1.
Bring extra gas, I usually bring 5 gallons.
This is completely primitive camping so bring all the creature comforts you might need, shower tent, toilette provisions , etc... water...
How to get there: If not caravaning, simply Google funnel lake. When on the flats, you will make a right turn per the picture below over a small hill and drop into the camping area. If you get to where you turn right for funnel, you want to turn around and go back to this turn.
Where we camp:
This the road you turn on, the camp spot is a ways down on the right.
This camping spot has a dried small pond surrounded by trees. It is well protected from wind, is flat, and is great for the kids to ride their bikes, etc...
A few more pics...
Funnel Lake, fun to wheel into, never any fish. Maybe a nice place to hang out and chill on Sunday if we aren't up for the Green Lake hike which will be tough on the way back out.
Let's have a great trip!
Frank
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