Topic: Cerro Gordo And Salt Trams Trip 2017

[Jayrat]

Dibs on Tail Gunner 

[Celt]

If anyone needs a cooler to store their beer in I would be glad to take one for the team as I'm bringing my fridge. I know, I know a very selfless act by my part but somebody has to do it.

[Sage Bromax]

Dibs on Tail Gunner 

Position is yours.  Thanks for stepping up.

[Celt]

At best guess how many off road miles do you think this should be? I'm trying to calculate the firewood space/fuel space ratio.

 I additionally found this info on fuel in Lone Pine and copied the least expensive place. I bet since it's a holiday weekend they will bump it up another .10-.15 per gallon.

Shell 350 S Edward St, Independence, CA 93526 Get Directions $2.889


 Lone Pine:

$3.59 Chevron 1900 S Main St near CA 136

$3.09 Mobil 380 N Main St & E Willow St

$3.09 Shell 403 N Main St & Statham Way

[Sage Bromax]

There should be plenty of room for firewood.  Extra fuel should not be needed.  The loop is 35 miles off-road, according to this site:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/swansea-cerro-gordo-scenic-drive
"Rugged backway to Salt Tram Station and Cerro Gordo Ghost Town

This is a tougher alternate route to Cerro Gordo Ghost Town. The road climbs rapidly through a corridor through the Inyo Mountains Wilderness and runs along the ridge atop the Inyo Mountains. Great views, wildflowers and historical mining structures. Located in Inyo National Forest.

Steep, narrow and rocky in places. Last part of the route is a narrow shelf road. Prone to washouts and rock slides. Suitable for aggressive stock SUVs with high clearance, low range and skid plates. "

Everyone should bring at least two bundles of wood, one for each night.  It is going to be cold at night, so the more wood the better.

[SCUBA_Dale]

There should be plenty of room for firewood.  Extra fuel should not be needed.  The loop is 35 miles off-road, according to this site:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/swansea-cerro-gordo-scenic-drive
"Rugged backway to Salt Tram Station and Cerro Gordo Ghost Town

This is a tougher alternate route to Cerro Gordo Ghost Town. The road climbs rapidly through a corridor through the Inyo Mountains Wilderness and runs along the ridge atop the Inyo Mountains. Great views, wildflowers and historical mining structures. Located in Inyo National Forest.

Steep, narrow and rocky in places. Last part of the route is a narrow shelf road. Prone to washouts and rock slides. Suitable for aggressive stock SUVs with high clearance, low range and skid plates. "

Everyone should bring at least two bundles of wood, one for each night.  It is going to be cold at night, so the more wood the better.

I will bring 2 extra bundles... You know how I feel about the mornings...

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[Celt]

I will bring 2 extra bundles... You know how I feel about the mornings...

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 HAHHAHAHAH, true that 1st winter Mojave Rd. you were like a frozen lizard on a rock until the fire got going and the sun hit us.

[Sage Bromax]

Two weeks to go.  Here is the communications plan.  Please program your radios prior to arriving at staging, or at least bring your radio's owner's manual.

INCIDENT RADIO COMMUNICATIONS PLAN               Date/Time Prepared      
                                                                                10-27-16 1300      
                     
                     
Ch #   Function             Channel Name         RX Freq (MHz)   RX Tone (kHz)     TX freq (MHz)   TX Tone (kHz)           Remarks
1           Convoy     Primary Trail Frequency             146.5350     none               146.5350                  none                   Main group channel
2           Convoy     Backup Trail Frequency A     146.4750     none               146.4750                  none                   Fallback channel in case above channel is too busy
3           Convoy     Backup Trail Frequency B         462.6625     none               462.6625                  none                   FRS CH 5 - Fallback channel in case above channels are too busy
4           Convoy     Backup Trail Frequency C         462.6875     none               462.6875                  none                   FRS CH 6 - Fallback channel in case above channels are too busy
5           Convoy     Backup Trail Frequency D           27.1250       none                 27.1250                  none                   CB CH 14 - Fallback channel in case above channels are too busy
6   Travel - Hailing     National VHF Simplex             146.5200     none               146.5200                  none                   Wilderness Protocol and general hailing
7   Travel - Hailing     National UHF Simplex             446.0000     none               446.0000                  none                   Wilderness Protocol and general hailing
8          Distance     Victorville repeater                     146.9400     none               146.3400                  91.5                   Open repeater
9          Distance     Randsburg repeater             145.3400     none               144.7400                100.0                   Open repeater
10          Distance     Ridgecrest VHF repeater             146.6400     none               146.0400                  none                   Open repeater
11          Distance     Ridgecrest UHF repeater             447.0200     none               442.0200                123.0                   Open repeater - Linked to Trona VHF
12          Distance     Trona repeater                     146.9700     none               146.3700                123.0                   Open repeater - Linked to Ridgecrest UHF
13          Distance     Silver Peak (Bishop) repeater     146.9400     none               146.3400                103.5                   Open repeater by Bishop
14   Long Distance     Silver Peak WIN rptr             444.6000     none               449.6000                100.0                   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
15   Long Distance     Ridgecrest WIN system rptr     147.9750     none               147.3750                100.0                   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
16   Long Distance     Ridgecrest WIN system rptr     448.8000     none               443.8000                100.0                   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
17   Long Distance     Victorville WIN system rptr     448.9000     none               443.9000                162.2                   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
18   Long Distance     Palomar WIN system rptr     449.0800     none               444.0800                100.0                   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
19   Long Distance     Hemet WIN system rptr             446.8600     none               441.8600                100.0                   WIN system linked repeater, system covers several states
20                     
Prepared By:            Incident Location:      Rendezvous at Swansea, CA on HWY 136   
Sage Bromax            County:     Inyo                     State:    CA          Latitude: 36.5245 N             Longitude: -117.905 W         
                     
   Use the minimum power level necessary for clear communications.                  
   Use repeaters for initial contact, or in case of emergency.  When within range, switch to a simplex frequency.                  
   The WIN system is mostly UHF. See complete listing and site location map here:             http://batchgeo.com/map/dd38a77a78536badb47ce3eeaef65c0a      
                     

[JFanaselle]

I expect a laminated copy of this com plan delivered to me by hand in a manila envelope the night before the run 

[Sage Bromax]

I expect a laminated copy of this com plan delivered to me by hand in a manila envelope the night before the run 

On orange cardstock?

[SCUBA_Dale]

Hopefully we'll get a 15 min briefing as well.

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[Celt]

Hopefully we'll get a 15 min briefing as well.

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I still ain't wearin no name tag................................. I wonder what other requirements are such as mandatory HAM? Single Malt? Metal window screening? Bug suit? 4 spare tires? So many questions swirling around in my head.

[JFanaselle]

On orange cardstock?

Canary please

[Celt]

Canary please

 Rebel

[Sage Bromax]

Canary please

How about teal? Or puce?  Maybe veridian, it would make Otho so happy.
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