Mammoth Lakes June 29th-July 4th
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aaronjuarez
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George thanks for the info. I have been looking and I think i am going to go with either the Nuvi 500 or the 550. It should be a good investment. We will be up there Friday morning so I will get everyone set up and be ready to leave about 8 to head out to your spot. Let me know also what fequence you guys are on. we all have radios as well so we can hook up that way as well. I will call you when we get in just to make sure we make contact. Thanks again for the info and I am looking forward to meeting you guys and riding with you.AaronThat sounds great Arron! I think we're about 10 miles from the Sherwin Creek Campground so it shouldn't take ya too long to get there. You can take Sherwin Creek Rd to the 395, cross over and head north along the 395 it's asphalt for a little way but then you will see the dirt trail that heads north. Just follow the power lines until ya get to Owens River Rd an turn right. Go 2 miles and turn left onto Big Springs Rd and we will be up on the left loop. Owens River Rd is also asphalt for that section but you are aloud to ride on it. Pull it up on Google Earth and you will be able to clearly see the trail I'm talking about. As a matter of fact it is the Pink trail in my previous post.
I do have a GPS, it's the Garmin Nuvi 500 and I really like it. You can find it online for $200 or less, it's water and dust proof and comes pre loaded with the ToPo maps. It can be used for driving on and off road, on a bike, on a hike or even in a boat
The Lorance HD5M is a popular GPS also for the SxS's it's loaded with features but is in the $5-600 range.
Most of us also have radios so that makes it nice
We really want to go on this one trying hard to make this one happen.
We're keeping our fingers crossed Brev, we would love to spend the Holiday with you and the family
hey george , my group will be staying at big springs also
That's awesome Tom! Will all four of you be there on the 28th?
Sounds good Aaron, and like Tim said we run on the Weatherman channel.
Mammoth Lakes July 4th Weekend
1. George & Kathy..... 6/29-7/5
2. Trukndave..... 7/1-7/4
3. Grumpsrzr4.....6/30-7/4 or longer
4. Crazywatson.....7/1-7/5
5. Tomcav +3.....6/28-7/11
6. Transformer33....?
7. Bagman.............6/29-7/5
8. Pap.............6/29-7/4 or longer
9.John RZRS (In Spirit)
10.
1. George & Kathy..... 6/29-7/5
2. Trukndave..... 7/1-7/4
3. Grumpsrzr4.....6/30-7/4 or longer
4. Crazywatson.....7/1-7/5
5. Tomcav +3.....6/28-7/11
6. Transformer33....?
7. Bagman.............6/29-7/5
8. Pap.............6/29-7/4 or longer
9.John RZRS (In Spirit)
10.
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Transformer33
Da-Coach
We are still checking whether we can make this one hopefully we will pull it off
As of rht now 2 will be there the 30 next day 2 more ,.,,,i am sooo ready ,it wil be nice to see everybody ,., any kids on this trip,other than mine?
Hey Tom,
There are 24 spots for RVs and 2 just for tents. As I said earlier, it's not a huge deal if it does fill up cause the whole area around the camp is open for dispersed camping. PM me your contact info so we can keep in touch while you're on your way
We are still checking whether we can make this one hopefully we will pull it off
You can do it Dan! We're rooting for ya
Mammoth Lakes July 4th Weekend
1. George & Kathy..... 6/29-7/5
2. Trukndave..... 7/1-7/4
3. Grumpsrzr4.....6/30-7/4 or longer
4. Crazywatson.....7/1-7/5
5. Tomcav +3.....6/30-7/11
6. Transformer33....?
7. Bagman.............6/29-7/5
8. Pap.............6/29-7/4 or longer
9.John RZRS (In Spirit)
10.
1. George & Kathy..... 6/29-7/5
2. Trukndave..... 7/1-7/4
3. Grumpsrzr4.....6/30-7/4 or longer
4. Crazywatson.....7/1-7/5
5. Tomcav +3.....6/30-7/11
6. Transformer33....?
7. Bagman.............6/29-7/5
8. Pap.............6/29-7/4 or longer
9.John RZRS (In Spirit)
10.
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I am one of TomCav's buddies coming up to Mammoth on the 30th or 1st and thought I would throw this out-
You guys might want to consider looking for a fallback location- with 1/2 of Glass Creek Campground closed this season and the trip falling so close to the 4th it may be next to impossible to get a spot or very many spots in Big Springs. Last year I camped outside Big Springs for 12 days. The campground was filled every night- with the same rigs the entire time. It seems people just move in and stay there all Summer. As was mentioned, there are a few great spots not to far from Big Springs. Depending on how many and how big the rigs- you might get everyone fairly close. It might also be worth parking at the 395 and Deadmans and taking a quick utv run up towards the lower campground if Big Springs is full.
I don't know if someone already put this out there but water is available at the rest stop on the West side of 395 just before turning off the 395 onto Owen's River Road. It's an easy in and out and faster than going into town for H2O- unfortunately the dump station is gone.
Tom has nothing but the finest things to say about all of you and we look forward to meeting everyone!
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You guys might want to consider looking for a fallback location- with 1/2 of Glass Creek Campground closed this season and the trip falling so close to the 4th it may be next to impossible to get a spot or very many spots in Big Springs. Last year I camped outside Big Springs for 12 days. The campground was filled every night- with the same rigs the entire time. It seems people just move in and stay there all Summer. As was mentioned, there are a few great spots not to far from Big Springs. Depending on how many and how big the rigs- you might get everyone fairly close. It might also be worth parking at the 395 and Deadmans and taking a quick utv run up towards the lower campground if Big Springs is full.
I don't know if someone already put this out there but water is available at the rest stop on the West side of 395 just before turning off the 395 onto Owen's River Road. It's an easy in and out and faster than going into town for H2O- unfortunately the dump station is gone.
Tom has nothing but the finest things to say about all of you and we look forward to meeting everyone!
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Hey Chris,
You must have been reading my mind
Getting up there early in the week in the past I have'nt had an issue at Big Springs but it did get more crowded toward the weekend. With the size of the group that we have and the arrival times ranging from Wed-Fri, I was thinking it would be best to find an area outside Big Spring Campground either on the north or south side of Owens River Rd. That way we will be able to all stay together and park however we want. I'm actually thinking about heading up there this weekend to do a recon missionThere are several folks coming up for there first time so I want to try to make it easy as possible
I will keep everyone up to date on the location.
Give me a call Chris when you get a chance and we can compare thoughts and come up with a great area! 714-231-4631
George
No worries Dave, there is plenty of places to camp
We have 3 places we are going to recon. All of which will hold our group nicely This will work out better anyways cause we will have the ability to set up however we like and keep the group together.I just talked to Chris (Fly-Boy) and he may fly up tomorrow and recon the area for best access. If not I am going to go up Saturday morning and do the same. Chris said he stayed in area #1 ( on the next post) last year and it was great and could hold our rigs
Plus the 2S04 (Big Spring Rd.) is smooth and nice. I will keep ya all posted
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