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Eastern Sierra Nevada long weekend trip
Camping to be at the Grandview Campground Elevation: 8,560' The campground will be used as a base camp.
This is a primitive camp with fire rings, picnic tables and vault toilets. No water.
Max vehicle length is 35 feet.
Directions: From Los Angeles take highway 395 North, at the town of Big Pine, turn right or East on Highway 168, turn left on White Mtn Road continue straight ahead for 5 miles, the campground is on the left.
Latitude: 37.3332623
Longitude: -118.1898224
NOTE: It is a long pull to campground with elevation gain of 4,500 feet on a curvy road with some steep sections.
Google Maps link: 37.3332623 -118.1898224 - Google Maps
Proposed trails:
Silver Canyon and White Mountain 6S02 & 4S01 opt.6S01to start then over to Bishop, Buttermilk Country 7S01 & 7S15 then to Volcanic Tableland 3V01, 4S34, 4S41, 3S02, to 4S02 and to Laurel Lakes 4S86 or to Sand Canyon 5S08.
Silver Canyon & White Mountains/Bristlecone Pine Forest Area
Silver Canyon is just east of the Laws Railroad Museum. This is found just north of Bishop, Ca where National Highway 6 begins. As you leave Bishop there is this funny highway sign indicating, where the National Highway 6 ends at Province Mass. It only 3205 miles away!
There are several write-ups in various books on the Silver Canyon trail up to the crest of the White Mountains. Most of the road is a steep class 2 with a few water crossings of the creek that winds down the canyon. For those interested in a bit more challenge, about a mile from the top there is a faint trail off to the left that takes a more steep and challenging route and eventually meets up with the main road near the top. This would be a class 3 to 3 ½ depending on your ground clearance.
Once on top you turn left and then at the first opportunity take a right unto the Wyman Canyon trail. Between these two trails there is 30 creek crossings with the water in August still deep enough to reach the bottom of my doors. Trout is founds in the Wyman canyon creek, nothing to get too excited about but we did see some 8-10 inch ones.
Laws Railroad Museum and historical site
Worth seeing is the Laws Railway Museum, lying about 5mi/8.5km northeast of Bishop on Route 6. Here the once bustling but now silent Laws Southern Pacific railway station dating from 1883, as well as a post-office more than 100 years old and other artifacts from that period have been lovingly restored.
Volcanic Tableland
The Volcanic Tablelands is a vast volcanic landscape that was formed over 700,000 years ago by materials spewing from the Long Valley caldera, located to the northwest.
Trail leader is: Geoff Ray at: gwray21@yahoo.com
Click this link for a map of the Sierra Nevada mountain range: Sierra Nevada Peaks Map
*** We need a show of hands by return email:
How many club members might join this run? ***
If you are interested in going, please send in your name by email to aid in trip planning. Jerry@jle1.com
Members planning going so far:
Geoff Ray
Joseph Roy
Steve Nowak
______________________________________________________________
Mojave Trail Run
This trail is scheduled for October 17th, 18th & 19th. Starting at Afton Canyon Campground and ending in Laughlin, Nevada. We will be camping along the trail between Alton Canyon and Laughlin.
The trail leader is Paul Thomas at: paul_fj40@yahoo.com
The Mojave Road is a 138-mile stretch of dirt road through the center of the Mojave National Preserve. The road leads from waterhole to waterhole, and is mostly a 4-wheel-drive trail.
Traveling the Mojave Road is a 2 or 3-day excursion, best made with a group of well-equipped off-roaders. The trail is not technical difficult, but vehicles must be mechanically sound. Our Mojave Trail run will be from West to East with the trip beginning in Afton Canyon near Barstow and ending at the Colorado River.
The Mojave National Preserve is huge and empty. Except the store at Cima (which may or may not be open) there are no services of any kind available. Take plenty of emergency rations and extra water, and fill up your gas tank. Bring plenty of 'film' for your camera; you'll use a lot.
Some club members will be camping at the Afton Canyon Campground on Friday Evening.
Plan on a 10 am start Saturday morning from the Afton Canyon Campground
Directions: Take I-15, 37 miles north of Barstow to Afton R. exit. Follow Afton Rd 3 1/2 miles to campground. Camping fees: $6.00 per night.
Link to GPS map of the route: http://www.pizzamanagement.com/mojave_road_west_to_east/
*** We need a show of hands by return email:
How many club members might join this run? ***
If you are interested in going, please send in your name by email to aid in trip planning. Jerry@jle1.com
Members planning going so far:
Paul Thomas
Jerry and Bryan L'Ecuyer
Steve Nowak
Nick Vasquez
Run Update & Info
Eastern Sierra Nevada long weekend trip
This trip is scheduled for the Labor Day weekend of September 5th, 6th & 7th and run trails in the Bishop/Mammoth areas.
Camping to be at the Grandview Campground Elevation: 8,560' The campground will be used as a base camp.
This is a primitive camp with fire rings, picnic tables and vault toilets. No water.
Max vehicle length is 35 feet.
Directions: From Los Angeles take highway 395 North, at the town of Big Pine, turn right or East on Highway 168, turn left on White Mtn Road continue straight ahead for 5 miles, the campground is on the left.
Latitude: 37.3332623
Longitude: -118.1898224
NOTE: It is a long pull to campground with elevation gain of 4,500 feet on a curvy road with some steep sections.
Google Maps link: 37.3332623 -118.1898224 - Google Maps
Proposed trails:
Silver Canyon and White Mountain 6S02 & 4S01 opt.6S01to start then over to Bishop, Buttermilk Country 7S01 & 7S15 then to Volcanic Tableland 3V01, 4S34, 4S41, 3S02, to 4S02 and to Laurel Lakes 4S86 or to Sand Canyon 5S08.
Silver Canyon & White Mountains/Bristlecone Pine Forest Area
Silver Canyon is just east of the Laws Railroad Museum. This is found just north of Bishop, Ca where National Highway 6 begins. As you leave Bishop there is this funny highway sign indicating, where the National Highway 6 ends at Province Mass. It only 3205 miles away!
There are several write-ups in various books on the Silver Canyon trail up to the crest of the White Mountains. Most of the road is a steep class 2 with a few water crossings of the creek that winds down the canyon. For those interested in a bit more challenge, about a mile from the top there is a faint trail off to the left that takes a more steep and challenging route and eventually meets up with the main road near the top. This would be a class 3 to 3 ½ depending on your ground clearance.
Once on top you turn left and then at the first opportunity take a right unto the Wyman Canyon trail. Between these two trails there is 30 creek crossings with the water in August still deep enough to reach the bottom of my doors. Trout is founds in the Wyman canyon creek, nothing to get too excited about but we did see some 8-10 inch ones.
Laws Railroad Museum and historical site
Worth seeing is the Laws Railway Museum, lying about 5mi/8.5km northeast of Bishop on Route 6. Here the once bustling but now silent Laws Southern Pacific railway station dating from 1883, as well as a post-office more than 100 years old and other artifacts from that period have been lovingly restored.
Volcanic Tableland
The Volcanic Tablelands is a vast volcanic landscape that was formed over 700,000 years ago by materials spewing from the Long Valley caldera, located to the northwest.
Trail leader is: Geoff Ray at: gwray21@yahoo.com
Click this link for a map of the Sierra Nevada mountain range: Sierra Nevada Peaks Map
*** We need a show of hands by return email:
How many club members might join this run? ***
If you are interested in going, please send in your name by email to aid in trip planning. Jerry@jle1.com
Members planning going so far:
Geoff Ray
Joseph Roy
Steve Nowak
______________________________________________________________
Mojave Trail Run
This trail is scheduled for October 17th, 18th & 19th. Starting at Afton Canyon Campground and ending in Laughlin, Nevada. We will be camping along the trail between Alton Canyon and Laughlin.
The trail leader is Paul Thomas at: paul_fj40@yahoo.com
The Mojave Road is a 138-mile stretch of dirt road through the center of the Mojave National Preserve. The road leads from waterhole to waterhole, and is mostly a 4-wheel-drive trail.
Traveling the Mojave Road is a 2 or 3-day excursion, best made with a group of well-equipped off-roaders. The trail is not technical difficult, but vehicles must be mechanically sound. Our Mojave Trail run will be from West to East with the trip beginning in Afton Canyon near Barstow and ending at the Colorado River.
The Mojave National Preserve is huge and empty. Except the store at Cima (which may or may not be open) there are no services of any kind available. Take plenty of emergency rations and extra water, and fill up your gas tank. Bring plenty of 'film' for your camera; you'll use a lot.
Some club members will be camping at the Afton Canyon Campground on Friday Evening.
Plan on a 10 am start Saturday morning from the Afton Canyon Campground
Directions: Take I-15, 37 miles north of Barstow to Afton R. exit. Follow Afton Rd 3 1/2 miles to campground. Camping fees: $6.00 per night.
Link to GPS map of the route: http://www.pizzamanagement.com/mojave_road_west_to_east/
*** We need a show of hands by return email:
How many club members might join this run? ***
If you are interested in going, please send in your name by email to aid in trip planning. Jerry@jle1.com
Members planning going so far:
Paul Thomas
Jerry and Bryan L'Ecuyer
Steve Nowak
Nick Vasquez
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