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Alright everybody, this is my first trail report so be nice!!! I just bought a digital camara on Friday and figured I'd test it out on the trail. It was just Josh (calduc) and I (no Turbo this time) . . . we started off to the Lockwood trailhead and quickly were informed that the trail was closed by a group of disappointed Jeepers . . . we pressed on to see for ourselves and noticed that there was a bridge being built at the waterhole that leads to the Lockwood trailhead. Luckily, I recalled that West Frazier Mine #118 ends behind the bridge . . . so off we went! The 118 trailhead is about a 1/4 to 1/2 mile above the Ranger Station. 118 is very easy but scenic and a nice warm up!
118 West Frazier Mine Road Trailhead
Josh cruising
118 West Frazier Mine Road Trailend
. . . to be continued (let's see if this works first!!!)
Part 2 . . .
After making it thru West Frazier Mine Road #118, we were off to the Lockwood Trailhead.
Lockwood trailhead . . . you can see the trail going up the mountain.
The trail starts off with a scenic water crossing, but due to the fire, this is the last scenic spot for a while.
Seeing that we had to take the West Frazier Mine Road detour, we decided to save Yellow Jacket for another day and pressed on up the hill.
Pretty big hill . . . needed two pics!
Schmo doing the "Squeeze".
Josh lining up for the "Squeeze" . . . the pics don't show the cliff on the right . . . which persuaded Josh to hug the left giving him a bit of rock rash on his passenger rear fender flare.
Another scenic water crossing.
We stopped at the picnic area for lunch and the Toyota is still there but has been striped down pretty well . . . soon to look like the Chevy on Rowher, I'm sure!
A nice view from the picnic area.
As we stopped for lunch, a group headed off for the trail with a Jeep, and old Ford F350 that was custom built for off-roading, and a red stock Ford F350 4x4. Didn't take us long to catch up with them!!!
The old Ford's drive shaft came apart on the 2nd to the last climb on Miller. Luckily, he was able to remove the drive shaft and back down the hill to let us by while he put it back together.
Jeeps patiently waiting to conquer the rocks that beat up the Ford!
The sun was going down quickly and I totally forgot to snap some pics of the Miller Trailhead (or end). We headed off for the southern Gorman exit off the 5 on Smokey Bear Road which is a good distance from the trailhead. There's a nice spot right off the freeway to air up and reconnect and even a dude selling hotdogs and sodas!!!
118 West Frazier Mine Road Trailhead
Josh cruising
118 West Frazier Mine Road Trailend
. . . to be continued (let's see if this works first!!!)
Part 2 . . .
After making it thru West Frazier Mine Road #118, we were off to the Lockwood Trailhead.
Lockwood trailhead . . . you can see the trail going up the mountain.
The trail starts off with a scenic water crossing, but due to the fire, this is the last scenic spot for a while.
Seeing that we had to take the West Frazier Mine Road detour, we decided to save Yellow Jacket for another day and pressed on up the hill.
Pretty big hill . . . needed two pics!
Schmo doing the "Squeeze".
Josh lining up for the "Squeeze" . . . the pics don't show the cliff on the right . . . which persuaded Josh to hug the left giving him a bit of rock rash on his passenger rear fender flare.
Another scenic water crossing.
We stopped at the picnic area for lunch and the Toyota is still there but has been striped down pretty well . . . soon to look like the Chevy on Rowher, I'm sure!
A nice view from the picnic area.
As we stopped for lunch, a group headed off for the trail with a Jeep, and old Ford F350 that was custom built for off-roading, and a red stock Ford F350 4x4. Didn't take us long to catch up with them!!!
The old Ford's drive shaft came apart on the 2nd to the last climb on Miller. Luckily, he was able to remove the drive shaft and back down the hill to let us by while he put it back together.
Jeeps patiently waiting to conquer the rocks that beat up the Ford!
The sun was going down quickly and I totally forgot to snap some pics of the Miller Trailhead (or end). We headed off for the southern Gorman exit off the 5 on Smokey Bear Road which is a good distance from the trailhead. There's a nice spot right off the freeway to air up and reconnect and even a dude selling hotdogs and sodas!!!
F250 recovery team...
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