Monache & Sherman Pass Trails Sept. 6th/7th

MKJeepers · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:50 pm

Edvalencia wrote:

Ok, so it's somewhere between 1/2" and 10 miles. Sounds good

....at least you got something to work with.

Burchie · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:04 pm

Edvalencia wrote:

Ok, so it's somewhere between 1/2" and 10 miles. Sounds good

It sounds like Ed might actually make this trip.

And camp too.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:07 pm

Burchie wrote:

Edvalencia wrote:

Ok, so it's somewhere between 1/2" and 10 miles. Sounds good

It sounds like Ed might actually make this trip.

And camp too.

He better! Otherwise I break out the Noogie Knuckles! :twisted:

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:41 pm

My plan right now is to leave here NLT 5PM (closer to 4PM i hope) Tomorrow, Friday and head on up. I'll be looking for Burchie or Scott in his AT so I can find a spot for my tent and stuff so I don't have to wheel a loaded Jeep all day. Keep an eye out for me up there around 8Pm-ish.

yazhi · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:07 am

MKJeepers wrote:

Edvalencia wrote:

Ok, so it's somewhere between 1/2" and 10 miles. Sounds good

....at least you got something to work with.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:10 am

CHANNEL 25 ON CB

Change of plans.......sheesh!

I am probably going to run in on Nine Mile Cyn road Off the 395 into a camping area somewhere. I will work my way back in as far as I can toward the meeting area. Looks like it would be easier and quicker that route than running into the lake area and up through Kernville. then again, WTH do I know? At the least, I'll see ya all at teh meeting spot Sat. or somewhere out there!! :lol:

swanyo · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:48 am

Burchie wrote:

swanyo wrote:

I'll be going up Friday night and will try and grab one of the campsites at Monache Meadows. I figure that is the easy trail so I don't think I will have a tough time if it gets dark before I arrive.

Hey Scott, I'm going up there early Friday to scout the area out. Give me a call, and I'll let you know what I find out.

951-317-5126

I might (or not) be able to get out a little earlier than I thought, so it will be a race! I will give you a call when we are underway to see where the good camping is, I can be reached at 626-676-4192.

Burchie · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:01 pm

JJsKJ wrote:

My plan right now is to leave here NLT 5PM (closer to 4PM i hope) Tomorrow, Friday and head on up. I'll be looking for Burchie or Scott in his AT so I can find a spot for my tent and stuff so I don't have to wheel a loaded Jeep all day. Keep an eye out for me up there around 8Pm-ish.

Don't be looking for me. I'm not camping tonight. I'm just going to drive up there and check things out.

MKJeepers · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:04 pm

Burchie wrote:

Ok.. Here is my plan for this adventure.

Friday night =
- Motel 6 in Ridgecrest.

Saturday morning =
- 6 - 6:30 leave for the trail.
- Stop by Kennedy Meadows to secure camping for Saturday night
- Meet at the SP pass parking lot... 8:30 - 9
- Then-- trail, camp, beer, explore, beer, beer, sleep

Sunday =
- Convince myself why I need to go home.

So is everyone confident with the meeting place for tomorrow??. 8:30am, CB. chanel 25.
909-553-7230.
Did I mention that a winch is required on this trail??

If anyone want to tag along, let me know and I'll keep a look out for you.

Here is a general map of the area...

Here are close ups of the 2 trails.

Going to be a good trip. Hope to see you all there.

MKJeepers · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:08 pm

I think I got part of Burchies message mixed in here somewhere. See ya tomorrow!!
I think JJ was stopping a the Subway - Place your order now.

3 = foot long roast beef.

yazhi · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:12 pm

Winch????? Don't need no stink'n winch!!!!!

MKJeepers · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:48 pm

yazhi wrote:

Winch????? Don't need no stink'n winch!!!!!

....thats what I like to hear...

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:00 pm

Burchie wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

My plan right now is to leave here NLT 5PM (closer to 4PM i hope) Tomorrow, Friday and head on up. I'll be looking for Burchie or Scott in his AT so I can find a spot for my tent and stuff so I don't have to wheel a loaded Jeep all day. Keep an eye out for me up there around 8Pm-ish.

Don't be looking for me. I'm not camping tonight. I'm just going to drive up there and check things out.

Sheesh!

Ok, Fine! Then keep an eye out for me! I'll probably be Lost! I'll head on in the way I mentioned via 9 Mile cyn and I'll hit up whatever campground area I come across. Whatever, I'm in vacation mode!

MKJeepers · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:05 pm

JJsKJ wrote:

Burchie wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

My plan right now is to leave here NLT 5PM (closer to 4PM i hope) Tomorrow, Friday and head on up. I'll be looking for Burchie or Scott in his AT so I can find a spot for my tent and stuff so I don't have to wheel a loaded Jeep all day. Keep an eye out for me up there around 8Pm-ish.

Don't be looking for me. I'm not camping tonight. I'm just going to drive up there and check things out.

Sheesh!

Ok, Fine! Then keep an eye out for me! I'll probably be Lost! I'll head on in the way I mentioned via 9 Mile cyn and I'll hit up whatever campground area I come across. Whatever, I'm in vacation mode!

Ya know John I just talked with Roy - with the Kaki Unlimited- he said he was camping tonight at Kennedy Meadows. It's up the canyon 20 miles or so. It is well marked.
Vacation Mode, that the right attitude!!
He'll be in a fulsize dually PU.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:07 pm

MKJeepers wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

Burchie wrote:

JJsKJ wrote:

My plan right now is to leave here NLT 5PM (closer to 4PM i hope) Tomorrow, Friday and head on up. I'll be looking for Burchie or Scott in his AT so I can find a spot for my tent and stuff so I don't have to wheel a loaded Jeep all day. Keep an eye out for me up there around 8Pm-ish.

Don't be looking for me. I'm not camping tonight. I'm just going to drive up there and check things out.

Sheesh!

Ok, Fine! Then keep an eye out for me! I'll probably be Lost! I'll head on in the way I mentioned via 9 Mile cyn and I'll hit up whatever campground area I come across. Whatever, I'm in vacation mode!

Ya know John I just talked with Roy - with the Kaki Unlimited- he said he was camping tonight at Kennedy Meadows. It's up the canyon 20 miles or so. It is well marked.
Vacation Mode, that the right attitude!!
He'll be in a fulsize dually PU.

Sounds like a plan!

Burchie · **Posted:** Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:47 am

you have to love motel six. They have a pool and a pond. I think the pond would be good for you.

Burchie · **Posted:** Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:08 pm

swanyo wrote:

I might (or not) be able to get out a little earlier than I thought, so it will be a race! I will give you a call when we are underway to see where the good camping is, I can be reached at .

What happened to you? I saw you going up the 395 about a mile before the turn off. Did you get..... LOST? (that never gets old) (well maybe kind of now)

swanyo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:36 am

Burchie wrote:

swanyo wrote:

I might (or not) be able to get out a little earlier than I thought, so it will be a race! I will give you a call when we are underway to see where the good camping is, I can be reached at .

What happened to you? I saw you going up the 395 about a mile before the turn off. Did you get..... LOST? (that never gets old) (well maybe kind of now)

Well I totally underestimated the time required to drive up that pass and get to where I thought the girls would have the most fun camping. We had to pull over on the pass to help a couple of guys with their truck stuck in the middle of the road, luckly I had some of Johns magical ATF fluid with me. I could only muster 25 mph up the hill. I drove the trail to Monache Meadows and made it back to the river but we didn't arrive until after 10pm and I didn't get to sleep until Mid. I enjoyed the night driving on the trail, but the girls and the dog were not impressed. Waking up a little late and about a 1.5 to 2 hour drive to get to the meet point, I definitely was going to miss the start. I started to have second thoughts about if I had enough gas to go back and do the trails, get back to camp and then down the hill the next day. So I stayed and played with the girls instead. I would definitely recommend going back to the river camps, the camping was secluded (the dog had lots of room to roam), shady and the river was right next to camp. I apologize that I left you guys wondering what happened to me. I was trying to call on the CB on my way up and I had absolutely no cel reception up in the hills. Poor planning on my part. :cry:

Edvalencia · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:55 am

We missed you guys.
Yeah, we kinda got a sense of how hard it is to get cell phone reception there :wink:

That's a really cool area. We'll have to make another trip soon.

Anybody have pictures????? (I forgot my camera)

swanyo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:39 pm

Edvalencia wrote:

We missed you guys.
Yeah, we kinda got a sense of how hard it is to get cell phone reception there :wink:

That's a really cool area. We'll have to make another trip soon.

Anybody have pictures????? (I forgot my camera)

I found out that you guys waited a long time for us, I'm sorry. I just didn't think that you would wait more than 20 min or so, and I wouldn't be able to contact you to make a difference. I'm glad we got to camp back near the river, but wish I hadn't let you down. :oops:

Monache & Sherman Pass Trails Sept. 6th/7th

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