carlomagne
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2n13 for a snow drive anyone? Someone posted up a pic from a few days ago. Looks so nice out there.
Snowy/forest trails for easy solo trips?
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burningtractor
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So yesterday my wife mentioned wanting to go to Pappy and Harriet's this weekend out in pioneer town, so I thought that might be a perfect excuse to do a longer overland journey.
The current plan is to scoot out of LA tomorrow morning (saturday the 5th) and wind up at North Shore Cafe in Fawnskin around noon, fill my wife full of french toast, and then run 3N16 to 18 just north of Baldwin Lake, jump over 18 and catch Burns Canyon rd (2N02) -this or Smarts Ranch?- all the way to Rim Rock and Pioneer town, and maybe kick around there, or even go into Joshua Tree NP and maybe do Eureka peak. then ultimately wind up back at Pappy and Harriets for an early-ish dinner.
This of course is all very tentative for tomorrow and my wife's PMS could alter the plans at any time without notice. I thought I post just incase it makes and anyone wants to tag along.
Here's the route I'm thinking.
https://goo.gl/maps/tjWzVAPGJTr
The current plan is to scoot out of LA tomorrow morning (saturday the 5th) and wind up at North Shore Cafe in Fawnskin around noon, fill my wife full of french toast, and then run 3N16 to 18 just north of Baldwin Lake, jump over 18 and catch Burns Canyon rd (2N02) -this or Smarts Ranch?- all the way to Rim Rock and Pioneer town, and maybe kick around there, or even go into Joshua Tree NP and maybe do Eureka peak. then ultimately wind up back at Pappy and Harriets for an early-ish dinner.
This of course is all very tentative for tomorrow and my wife's PMS could alter the plans at any time without notice. I thought I post just incase it makes and anyone wants to tag along.
Here's the route I'm thinking.
https://goo.gl/maps/tjWzVAPGJTr
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GVL
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My rig stays in town and on the trails almost all of the time so 18 psi is for rocky summer trails and snowy winter ones so I just keep it there year round. Of course if I did take it on the freeway I would add some air - 32 pounds or so.
As fr as the ABS, do a quick search on here for something like "ABS almost killed me" and ther are at least a few threads on trucks not stopping in the snow and ice due to the ABS over-activating.
carlomagne
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No go for me today. Going out for a nice cold bike ride but that route does look awesome. I've never hit the trails around there. Pretty straightforward? Take pictures and post up if you can! Thanks.
burningtractor
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Not sure, never done parts of it. 3N16 is easy, not sure about Burns canyon though. Just waiting for the wife to wake up now...
GVL
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That's a pretty ambitious route for a day trip - I don't think it's too hard just a long haul, but looks like an awesome day - have fun and please report what that route is like - I bet you'll see a lot of burn damage from that big fire at the end of summer. Be safe.
burningtractor
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burningtractor
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We didn't make Joshua tree NP, but we did 3N16 from Fawnskin to Burns canyon rd to pioneer town.
https://goo.gl/maps/R35vwpft8nP2
Here are some pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106940226522290.1073741862.7909950&type=1&l=55b58fa3c6
Overall it was pretty easy, a few places the hardest stretch was between Arrestre Creek and the junction of Smarts Ranch Rd on Burns Canyon Rd. it was a little steep in some places, and a couple of rock sections where you have to pick your line. otherwise it was pretty mellow. Saw a few folks on the trail, and saw some people shooting. All in all a nice country drive for the afternoon. Of note, the Joshua trees we saw on this trail were way better than any we'd seen in JPNP. Also, Pappy and Harriets is a weird place.
https://goo.gl/maps/R35vwpft8nP2
Here are some pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10106940226522290.1073741862.7909950&type=1&l=55b58fa3c6
Overall it was pretty easy, a few places the hardest stretch was between Arrestre Creek and the junction of Smarts Ranch Rd on Burns Canyon Rd. it was a little steep in some places, and a couple of rock sections where you have to pick your line. otherwise it was pretty mellow. Saw a few folks on the trail, and saw some people shooting. All in all a nice country drive for the afternoon. Of note, the Joshua trees we saw on this trail were way better than any we'd seen in JPNP. Also, Pappy and Harriets is a weird place.
burningtractor
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carlomagne
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thanks for the pictures! for some reason i thought there would be snow throughout the whole trail
carlomagne
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carlomagne
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looks amazing out there!
GVL
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Had an epic solo drive on Monday around GVL with perfect easy, but fun and untracked snow conditions. Unfortunately I ran into the FS locking the two in-town gates, but the other two entrances don't have gates so you're on your own to decide if it's driveable or not. The local trails can handle another 6-8" before it starts getting a little sketchy on some of the deeper sections.
Here's a quick 1 minute video - :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKXDzPtW7c
Come on up if you want to cruise it sometime.
Here's a quick 1 minute video - :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bKXDzPtW7c
Come on up if you want to cruise it sometime.
