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 Post subject: MOJAVE ROAD EVENT
PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:43 pm 
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Mojave Road Rehab and Reconstruction Project

Sponsored by the CA4WDC South District
April 18-27, 2008

Background:  The portion of the Mojave Road that goes around Piute Hill to the south follows the old Underground Telephone Cable Route.  The road, as it approaches the top of Piute Hill, literally hangs on the side of the hill.  There are several small washouts and one very large one that need to be filled in.  The alternative to fixing the road is closure.

The National Park Service manages the Mojave Road in this area.  Park Superintendent Dennis Schramm and South District Vice President Harry Baker have entered into an agreement to have their two organizations work together to repair the washouts.

A major work project is planned for April 18-27.  The park service will provide the equipment and supplies needed to repair the road and the South District with help from others in the Off Road community will provide the manpower.  The project will entail throwing a lot of rocks!  Basically we'll be moving rocks from a stockpile area and filling in gabions and building water bars

The area to be repaired is best accessed from the west.  Enter the Mojave Road from the intersection of Lanfair Road and Cedar Canyon Road and travel east on the Cable Route to the camp area at the base of Piute Hill.  The road is not appropriate for other than 4 wheel drive or high clearance vehicles.

Volunteers are welcome any and all days during the project with the main push being on the weekend of April 25-27.  Jeep trailers, shovels, picks and pry bars will be helpful.

There will be a dinner for all volunteers on Saturday, April 26.

For questions or to RSVP contact Harry Baker at 818-705-3930 or bakerhab@aol.com


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Sounds like a great cause for our group to get involved with.

It is also an area that I have wanted to visit so a great opportunity to kill two birds w/ one stone.

I am penciling this in on my calendar for the 26th.

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Can anyone else make this event on April 26th?

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So far looks like I could and would...

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im planning on it too....


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Penciled in.

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 Post subject: APRIL 26th it is.....
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So who else wants to come out and help and see a new area? 8)


I am going to set the date for April 26th for our group and I have it inked on my calendar now.

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I'll pencil it in, but not a definite as it seems they like to make me work extra on Fridays and Saturdays...great cause though....

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Just wondering if there will be signs posted up on which way to go; that is to say for us Newbies to the park and area (i.e. myself)??? Been looking at Google Maps and I see a Fort Piute which I assume would be near or on Piute Hill....I hope that is correct...if so I reckon I'd follow the Old Gov't road that is listed on google maps to the area....or something like that.

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2006KJSPORT4x4 wrote:
Just wondering if there will be signs posted up on which way to go; that is to say for us Newbies to the park and area (i.e. myself)??? Been looking at Google Maps and I see a Fort Piute which I assume would be near or on Piute Hill....I hope that is correct...if so I reckon I'd follow the Old Gov't road that is listed on google maps to the area....or something like that.


We have someone on the case to find out the nitty gritty details. Hope you can get the time off!

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Any new news???

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Still working on it.
This guy is hard to reach.

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Worst case, WE will figure out a meeting spot and time, etc. and nail this down shortly after Moab if we don't hear back sooner.

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I got in touch with the organizer of the run.

He is still putting it all together and will email me when he has the details.

The road repair will take place between miles 27 & 30 on the Mojave Road.
This is the part that goes around Fort Pyute (SP?).
They will have a backhoe, and we would be setting up water bars and moving rocks around to create wire mesh/rock fillers for the road.
Any tools, such as shovels, picks, etc. would be good, as well as a good set of gloves.

I'll post additional information when I get it.

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Sounds good sirs, looking forward to it...

P.S. JJ, I finally got around to installing those Rancho shocks I got from you long ago. What a much smoother ride now compared to those worn out Doetsch Tech ones I had.

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For those interested, here is a nice description of the Mojave Road and it's history:

http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/nov/stories/mojavetrail.html

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Any new developments???

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I should have an update within the next day or two.

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Mojave Road Rehab and Reconstruction Project

Sponsored by the CA4WDC South District
April 18-27, 2008

Background: The portion of the Mojave Road that goes around Piute Hill to
the south follows the old Underground Telephone Cable Route. The road, as it
approaches the top of Piute Hill, literally hangs on the side of the hill.
There are several small washouts and one very large one that need to be filled in.
The alternative to fixing the road is closure.

The National Park Service manages the Mojave Road in this area. Park
Superintendent Dennis Schramm and South District Vice President Harry Baker have
entered into an agreement to have their two organizations work together to repair
the washouts.

A major work project is planned for April 18-27. The park service will
provide the equipment and supplies needed to repair the road and the South District
with help from others in the Off Road community will provide the manpower.
The project will entail throwing a lot of rocks! Basically we'll be moving
rocks from a stockpile area and filling in gabions and building water bars

The area to be repaired is best accessed from the west. Enter the Mojave
Road from the intersection of Lanfair Road and Cedar Canyon Road and travel east
on the Cable Route to the camp area at the base of Piute Hill. The road is
not appropriate for other than 4 wheel drive or high clearance vehicles.

Volunteers are welcome any and all days during the project with the main push
being on the weekend of April 25-27. Jeep trailers, shovels, picks and pry
bars will be helpful.

There will be a dinner for all volunteers on Saturday, April 26.

We will need to RSVP, so I'll need a list of people who are interested.
I'm also trying to find a campground, in case anyone is interested in spending the night there.

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I'm planning on being there with maybe one or 2 other persons joining me, we'll update as time gets closer. I am also interested in camping out Saturday night for sure.

-Scott

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