FJ Cruisers of Northern California
High Sierra 2010
Date: Wednesday, September 22 - Sunday, September 26
Location: Eastern Sierra
Level: All
Comms: CB - 31, FRS/GPRS - 7-31, HAM 147.52 simplex no tone
Cell signal: Available on the trail when in direct line of sight with Mammoth Lakes, which pretty much means the beginning of the trail to around the aspen grove before the turnoff to the campsite.
Weather: highs in the mid-70s, lows in the low-30s overnight.
Campsite: dispersed camping (no showers, no toilets), please bring wood if you can!
Official trail runs:
Friday - Mazourka Canyon/The Narrows and Thereabouts
Saturday - Kavanaugh Ridge/Bodie Ghost Town/Mono Craters exploration
Alternate "rogue" runs will be most likely scheduled and proposed.
National Public Lands Day:
Free admission to Devil's Postpile National Monument and Mono Lake
Volunteer opportunity: TBD on Saturday AM
this is the official thread for the annual High Sierra run. despite having considered moving to an alternating base camp/expedition style run, we'll stick with the base camp idea this year. we'll establish base camp on Laurel Lakes trail again.
395 to Trail Head: http://bit.ly/cwHI0p
Approximately 1.5 miles of dirt road once you get off 395 at Sherwin Creek Road
the High Sierra run, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the format, is part trail run, part vacation. we will only establish 2-3 "official" trail runs and the rest of the activities are planned impromptu or on-your-own. last year, several folks went fishing, kayaking and sightseeing. more details on the planned runs will be outlined in the coming weeks, but will most likely include Coyote Flat, Mono Craters and yearly favorite, Kavanaugh Ridge.
also, i am looking into a possible volunteer opportunity for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, the 25th. i will most likely propose something in the nearby Mammoth area...perhaps a trail clean-up. for those of you who are unfamiliar with National Public Lands Day, it is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to help sure-up and clean-up our public lands. it also allows free admission to most national parks and monuments (Yosemite, Devil's Postpile and Mono Lake included).
Final Roster (20)
GHOST
Sonof40
TOE 4X4
gringo (good luck worked...now for the chorizo!)
CentralCalFJ
downy_ball
CowboyCEO
Bz
Botched
FJ Scout
Bozly
MoreFJland
FJ4 Tahoe
Robbie
Estysalinas
Will
Ranger Jim
paraextreme
FJWanderlust
CA Annie & MoabFJ
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Permalink Reply by FJ4 Tahoe on
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Hello, Can anyone answer a few questions for me... what kind of camping is this? Are there showers, working toilets, a nearby Hilton? Are there BBQ pits, should we bring wood? Let me know so we can plan/pack accordingly. Thanks for the info.
See you on the trails.
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Permalink Reply by potatomutato on
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dispersed camping = no pit toilets, no showers, no bbq pits. it is recommended that everyone has some kind of environment friendly means of "using the facilities." we are near a water source, so unless you climb up the hill or walk out deep into the meadow, digging is not an option.
wood is recommended. each campsite has a fire ring and we'll have one main campfire area as well. although i have a campfire permit, it is recommended that other register for one as well. there is a ranger station nearby in Mammoth if you need to pick one up.
free showers are also available in Mammoth.
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Permalink Reply by TOE 4X4 on
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I have a ton of firewood that I plan on getting bagged up this weekend. Just need someone to haul. Think Brandon and Bozly can handle?
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here ya go...i'll email everyone with this info again along with the alternate base camp site: http://bit.ly/cwHI0p
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Permalink Reply by gringo on
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Tater - forgot to ask, is there coords for an alternate base camp? missed your email, must of went to spam
Is the link you posted the coords to the main camp site or alternate?
thanks ..
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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on
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Those are for the main site, where we were last year. Probably have not decided on the alternate yet.
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the alternate camp, for convenience purposes, will be the end of the trail at the lake. i doubt either location will be fully packed, so if worse comes to worst, we'll have to split the group in two (one at the original base camp, one at the lake).
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