Trail Run: Death Valley 4/14-4/18

[Nipple Twister]

We are planning on heading up to Death Valley to do some exploring and old mine hunting, getting some wheelin in as we go. We be using Wildrose camp as our base making daily trips from there. If anyone wants to come up either for a day or a few thats where you can find us. We will/can monitor CB and Ham so if ya want us to listen up for ya lemme know what channel/freq.
We have never done this area so not sure exactly where we'll be going but I would like to make Rhyolite Ghost Town, Titus Cyn and as many of the remote sights as possible.
If anyone that knows more about this place or is going to be out there post up if you got some suggestions....thx.......

We'll be leaving the OC area early that Thurs morning up interstate 15 to Hwy 395 north to Trona Road stopping at the Pinnicles (sp?) on the way to Wildrose.

[explorer1]

Wish I could make it, but have a fun trip. If you get time check out echo canyon. It is a really cool narrow canyon and you can check out Inyo mine at the end of the road. Lots of remains and extensive mines to explore. Can't wait to see the pics

Chris

[Russ Chung]

John,

I'm going to be at Mesquite Springs Campground with a group from Jeep Expeditions from Tuesday thru Saturday. It's the campground by Scotty's Castle. On Thursday, we plan to run Rhyolite and Titus Canyon (and stop in Beatty to visit the Death Valley Nut & Candy Co). On Friday, we will be visiting the living ghost town of Gold Point, NV. On Saturday, we head home. We are planning to visit Scotty's Castle on Wednesday, but if the federal government shuts down, we might move the Titus Canyon run to Wednesday. Since there are no repeaters in Death Valley, we will be on 147.480 simplex and I'll monitor 146.52.

Since you will be at Wildrose Campground, it is just a short trip to the Charcoal Kilns:



You don't want to miss Aguereberry Point:



And the Arch in Telegraph Canyon:



Russ

[Nipple Twister]

Chris and Russ, thanks for the info.
We'll will post a trip report with pics for sure.
Russ: we'll just be getting in Thurs so we'll miss you for that but we'll call on that freq if we get in early.
Thanks for the cool info.......

[Russ Chung]

John (and anyone else),

Please feel free to join us on Friday. We will be visiting the Stateline Mine and Gold Point, NV. The owner of Gold Point, NV is opening up the Saloon/museum for us for lunch, and the souvenir shop will also be open. We will be leaving camp at 8:30. It's about 70 miles from Wildrose campground to Mesquite Springs campground, so it will take about an hour and a half if you decide to join us.

Stateline Mine Cabin:



Gold Point, NV:

[Willard]

Might run into ya'll. Ill be in Panamint 15th-19th.

[Roger]

John, I won't have a Jeep until the 19th. Dang-it! I wish you were going a little later...

[Nipple Twister]

Roger, we'll just have to plan another trip in honer of the Great88........that trip to Sedona, AZ in May that Chris is planning looks pretty damn cool, haven't been there in years.........

[Roger]

LeAnne Might like that one for sure John! Keep us posted on Sedona

[Deepwater]

I'm going to try to break loose and join you on Friday. Are you taking RVs or tenting?

Mike

[Nipple Twister]

We'll be tenting, look for a Blue Jeep Rubicon with a black off-road trailer, big round orange tent, two dogs........we will be monitoring 2 meter simplex 146.550 and 147.480.
We might try and catch up to Russ and his group on Fri, dunno for sure. Sounds like a cool invite but kinda far from where we are camped.

[Deepwater]

Sounds Good, I'll let you know my final plans later in the week.

Report said an inch of snow at Wildrose yesterday and the road was closed past the kilns. Found this site for info:
http://www.maturango.org/DeathV.html

Mike

[Nipple Twister]

...thx for the update Mike, weather report looks very favorable from here on out so I'm saying it will be PERFECT by Thurs......sunny, light breeze, 70s +, cool enough at night to have a fire......yeee haaa......



http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...1&unit=0&lg=en

[Russ Chung]

Yesterday White Top Mtn., Death Valley National Park

[Russ Chung]

Regular gas
Stovepipe Wells. 4.810
Panamint Springs Resort 5.229
Furnace Creek 5.549
Shoshone 5.049