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Author Topic: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road PICTURERS! 2015  (Read 102559 times)

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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #120 on: October 06, 2015, 12:50:32 PM »
Ham steak camp? 😊😊


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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #121 on: October 08, 2015, 04:18:34 PM »
Saline Valley Rd (South entrance ) is back open and muddy.
Highway 168 to South Eureka Valley Rd. (to the Dunes ) is open.
No word on Steele pass
Racetrack Rd is currently closed with standing water on the playa.




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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #122 on: October 12, 2015, 07:43:24 AM »
posted on SPA   http://forum.salinepreservation.org/post/north-pass-6700266?trail=105

"Posted Sunday 10/11/2015     #100
I spent the last week at Palm Springs.  I came in on the south pass last Sunday when it was raining.  
Lee came into my camp on Monday to see what route I came in and its condition.  
He said up to Saturday the north was open with one spot with a lot of rocks on the road but passable in four wheel drive.  
Since the rains, he didn't know the condition of the road.  About noon on Monday a Motorcycle rider came into the springs.  
He said he came in the north route and it is open with one spot that has a lot of rocks on the road but passable.  
Tuesday a Jeep Wrangler came in from the north route and said it was open, with some rocks in one spot but passable.  
So, it seems its open but advisable to have four wheel drive."




posted on SPA,,,,,10/12/2015

http://forum.salinepreservation.org/post/south-pass-6700265?trail=45


Posted 6 minutes ago     #40
Went in South Pass Thursday night (10/8/15), and back out Yesterday morning (10/11/15).  
Most of the road was in really good shape with the least washboard I've seen.  There are a lot of little places where the water washed over the road in the valley, but no big deal, but do need to slow down for some of them.  The worst I thought was the last section on Bat Road right before the lower Springs.  Gets rutted and rocky.  Same going to the upper Springs.  Some big rocks and such, and the road is a bit hard to follow in a couple places.  Numerous vehicles missing the road coming down from Steel Pass just above upper springs and heading down the wash.  


Posted 14 minutes ago     #103
Did not drive it, but folks were filtering in and out North Pass with jeeps and 4x4 without any major difficulties, that we heard about.  




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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #123 on: October 13, 2015, 07:31:28 PM »







CKayaks has PASSED!!!!! his HAM radio technician test.

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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #124 on: October 13, 2015, 07:41:58 PM »
Woot woot. Nicely done buddy!!


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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #125 on: October 13, 2015, 08:10:49 PM »
This is now officially an ALL HAM comms trip :) :) :)

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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #126 on: October 14, 2015, 09:10:09 AM »
This is now officially an ALL HAM comms trip :) :) :)

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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #127 on: October 14, 2015, 09:34:09 AM »
Is it too early to start talking about food and firewood for this trip? I'm just starting to make my checklist for what to bring along.

If we're doing group meals, I'll bring my big 3 burner camp chef stove and huge griddle, which really comes in handy around breakfast time (I bet GeoYota could pump out quite a few of those amazing peanut butter pancakes of his on this bad boy... :)). If it's an "everyone for themselves" type trip, I'll just bring my small stove/grill combo.

How much firewood do you want everyone to bring each? Several nights with raging campfires well into the evening should certainly require more than the standard "one bundle per person," yeah?

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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #128 on: October 14, 2015, 09:37:51 AM »
imo its better if we plan dinners as group meals as it is less for everyone to carry, i think breakfast and lunch will mostly be on your own type stuff with maybe a group breakfast or 2 planned out. 
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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #129 on: October 14, 2015, 09:04:25 PM »
I agree. I'm looking at the schedule and every Eve we will have plenty of time to set up and get some solid cooking going.  Breakfasts and lunches can kinda be eat what you brought but if someone makes pancakes and tells me to stuff them into my mouth I will stuff it into my mouth!! As for dinners maybe we can get 2 people per night to kinda volunteer to cook main courses? Thoughts?


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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #130 on: October 14, 2015, 10:37:20 PM »
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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #131 on: October 15, 2015, 09:02:30 AM »




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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #132 on: October 15, 2015, 01:12:02 PM »
Perfect weather.


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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #133 on: October 16, 2015, 12:33:00 PM »
I agree. I'm looking at the schedule and every Eve we will have plenty of time to set up and get some solid cooking going.  Breakfasts and lunches can kinda be eat what you brought but if someone makes pancakes and tells me to stuff them into my mouth I will stuff it into my mouth!! As for dinners maybe we can get 2 people per night to kinda volunteer to cook main courses? Thoughts?


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Okay...

I am "kinda volunteering" to make one pasta dinner, and one pancake breakfast (if Joe brings his 3-burner bad boy) for the group on this trip.

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I am "kinda volunteering" Clint/Motorpig77 to help me coordinate Spaghetti Night, and Jordan/Knightrider with the Peanut Butter Pancake Breakfast.

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My thought is along the lines of what Danny suggested, the breakfast and lunches are individually planned (except the PBPB) and dinners could be a collaborative (two volunteers per night, no doubling up so responsibility is shared) potlucks.


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We may want to cross post something over on TNX so the NorCal attendees not registered here can contribute (Chris, can you coordinate this?) to some evening meals?

Since it seems we will be hitting the trail each day by 10am, my thought is to coordinate the PBPB on the last day, as a nice send off for the group?

Thoughts?  

I know if we start a little early this will give ample time for the griddle/stove to cool for packing for the final jaunt home, sending the group home with full stomachs and smiles on their faces.

I'd like to cook the Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday night, and set the bar high for others to follow... ;) ;D ;) ;D

(Thanks Joe for the photo steals from TMR 2015 trip...)
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Re: Death/Saline Valley/RaceTrack/Lippincott Mine Road 7-11 November 2015
« Reply #134 on: October 16, 2015, 03:37:36 PM »
I like the way you're thinking John. I'm not that great at cooking entire meals, so I'd like to volunteer to help the following way:

1) I'll bring the big boy 3-burner stove and 38" griddle, as well as a full 10 pound propane tank. We can use it for the PB Pancake breakfast, and any meals we need it for along the trip.
2) I'll bring my bbq attachment for the 3 burner stove and I will grill a whole bunch of italian sausage for the spaghetti dinner on Saturday night (the same sausage seen in the photos - last time I only grilled a few on my tiny setup. This time, I'll cook enough for the whole group on the big boy).
3) I can bring more "bacon of the gods" for the PB breakfast morning on the last day. I'm just concerned about having room to cook it if the griddle is being used for pancakes (it's a HUGE griddle, but it's not divided or anything so that makes it tough to do half and half with the bacon grease).

Is that enough contribution for the group? If not, I can also volunteer to bring/grill something one other night using the grill attachment (Carne asada? Hamburgers?).
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