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I will be doing a pre-run this weekend, for a camping expidition June 27-29. I will be running through DV on a loop that take in the northern end of the park, and possibly include Scotty's castle, Uhebebe crater, the racetrack, Lippencot, Saline, and camping on top of the White Mtns. Most of the afternoon will hopefully be spent at higher elevations, and the temps will only be in the seventies. Day Two will involve Wyman canyon, and Silver canyon, as well as a stop in order for me to drive into a mine shaft, no kidding. Also, a possible stop at Bodie. The temps at night should be in the low 60's, but during the day, it will be in the 70's, unless we go into DV. What is nice about the White mtns. I plan to do an official run the weekend of June 27-29, and would like to see what is feasible on this run. Anybody up for the challenge?
The point of the pre-run is to finds trails at higher elevations, but I still want to offer the chance to see some of DV.
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Reaching the White Mountains and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest from Bishop, California is about a 1 hour drive. Travel south (14 mi / 23km) on hwy 395 to Big Pine, then east up hwy 168 to the White Mountain Road (13 mi / 21km). Here we turn left and continue the remaining 7 miles (11km) up to Schulman Grove at 10,100' (3048m). Several vista turnouts are located on the White Mt. Road, the most spectactular being Sierra View Overlook (see panoramic photo above).
Grandview Campground, on the way up, is where I plan to meet, if anyone is intersested.
Here are some of the trails i'm interested in.
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Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - Champion Sparkplug Mine
Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - Eureka Valley to Gilbert Summit
Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - White Mountain Crossing
Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - Wyman Creek to Crooked Creek
As I promised, I plan to drive into a mine shaft.
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The point of the pre-run is to finds trails at higher elevations, but I still want to offer the chance to see some of DV.
Reaching the White Mountains and the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest from Bishop, California is about a 1 hour drive. Travel south (14 mi / 23km) on hwy 395 to Big Pine, then east up hwy 168 to the White Mountain Road (13 mi / 21km). Here we turn left and continue the remaining 7 miles (11km) up to Schulman Grove at 10,100' (3048m). Several vista turnouts are located on the White Mt. Road, the most spectactular being Sierra View Overlook (see panoramic photo above).
Grandview Campground, on the way up, is where I plan to meet, if anyone is intersested.
Here are some of the trails i'm interested in.
Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - Champion Sparkplug Mine
Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - Eureka Valley to Gilbert Summit
Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - White Mountain Crossing
Reconnoitering in the Great Basin & Eastern Sierra By 4x4 - Wyman Creek to Crooked Creek
As I promised, I plan to drive into a mine shaft.
