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  • #1888411
    David Lutz
    Member

    @davidlutz

    Locale: Bay Area

    If I was to vote I would go for someplace other than Morris Meadow. I think it's too dry and packed out in the fall compared to how it is early in the season (see Jay's photos in the other thread).

    It's a cool place though, no doubt.

    Do we have time for the Four Lake Loop? That's an awesome hike…..

    #1890902
     
    BPL Member

    @rememberthelorax

    Looks like I have family in town that weekend, so I have to back out of having my name on the list of attendees.

    #1893691
    James McDaniel
    Spectator

    @bigearth

    I need to seriously start looking at booking my flight in the next week or two.

    Are we getting pretty confident that the weekend of Sept 28th is it?

    Thanks.

    #1893794
    James Winstead
    Spectator

    @james_w

    Locale: CA

    Nice! Please count me in. I'll prob be out of vacation days by then, so a Friday night- Sunday version is good to me.

    Jim McD, hopefully you've been very good this year and aren't so severely punished by the travel gods again.

    Looking forward to seeing everyone.

    #1893802
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    It is a full Moon weekend. Moonlight and granite in the woods. The 28th it is. Friday through Sunday.

    Destination and route/s will be posted as soon as I figure it out. Hope to have that done by the weekend, The map is out.

    #1894756
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    First of all I would like to thank all those who came last year. It was fun!

    This year Sept. 28-30th

    This year, I have kept the hike in a little shorter. Those of you who drive 4+ hours to get here should not get a nine mile hike in bed the fist night right away as a reward.

    I have chosen Bowerman Meadow as our base camp location. 3.5 miles from the trailhead. This will give us a chance for two different hikes from there. The Four Lakes Loop is accessible from Long Canyon Trail.

    From the meadow there is a challenging cross country route to three remote lakes, Lake Anna, Billy Be Damn Lake, and Echo Lake.

    This trip promises lakes, granite, mountains, views, good times.

    How to get there…

    Find yourself on Hwy 299 in Weaverville, CA. and the junction with Hwy 3. Go north on Hwy 3 for 22.5 miles. You should spot a sign that says Long Canyon Trail 3, Mule Creek 7 turn left here onto County Road 115. This junction is shortly beyond Guy Covington Drive on the right and immediately after a bridge over the East Fork of the Stuart Fork.

    Travel along paved road passing numerous turnoffs to private houses until you reach a right hand turn onto Forest Rd. 35N10 at 2.6 miles, which should be signed for Long Canyon Trail. Follow this gravel road for 0.3 mile to another signed intersection, where you turn left into the ample parking area near the trailhead.

    Like last year it is best if each carload gets their own backcountry permit. They are free. You can register in Weaverville at the Forestry office west of your intersection with Hwy 3.

    Hope this sits well with all of you.

    See you there!

    Feel free to PM or ask me any questions or comments.

    #1894769
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    I am interested too. I have a vehicle and could carpool from Santa Rosa.

    #1894780
    Steven Paris
    BPL Member

    @saparisor

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    I was just looking at the driving route, here's the latitude/longitude for the turn-off from Hwy 3 to County Road 115. Streetview will show the sign that Ken referred to:

    40.915912, -122.770629

    #1894874
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Thanks Steven. That's the spot.

    #1894899
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    What kind of weather and overnight lows could we expect that time of year?

    #1894913
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    75h 35l on average. Afternoon clouds, but sunny. Should be real nice.

    #1894922
    David Lutz
    Member

    @davidlutz

    Locale: Bay Area

    NIce!

    Day hike to summit SIligo Peak?

    #1895118
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Sure David, with 4 lakes thrown in for good measure.

    I will get some maps up soon.

    #1897277
    Eric Lundquist
    BPL Member

    @cobberman

    Locale: Northern Colorado

    If there's a list, I'd like to be on it :D

    #1898378
    Jacob D
    BPL Member

    @jacobd

    Locale: North Bay

    Hey Ken. This is sounding good. Sandra and I would most likely drive up Friday evening and arrive late, so 3.5 miles sounds better than the 9ish of last year.

    We may be leaving out of Dublin (at BART), so if anyone is interested in a carpool from there let me know and we can talk about it. Assume we'll be leaving Dublin between 5 and 6 PM and arriving at the trailhead around 10 PM.

    #1898384
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Full Moon. Night hike in!

    #1898399
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Here is a map of our general area. PM me your e mail and I will send you a file copy. It is setup for legal size paper 8.5×14"

    bfll

    #1898927
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    I would arrive around 9-ish as well. Are we all going to meet and then hike or hike in whenever we arrive?

    #1898928
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Get there and hike in. Will have the turn to the meadow marked.

    #1899394
    James McDaniel
    Spectator

    @bigearth

    Anybody driving up from the Bay area? I'm probably going to fly into Redding but might use SFO since there are not many good flights out of there.

    #1899396
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    There is a good amount coming from the Bay. I'm sure a solution will present itself. Let me know what you need here that you can't fly with. Fuel, swords. etc…

    #1899416
    James McDaniel
    Spectator

    @bigearth

    Ok, flight is booked. Dang….not cheap these days(at least I had a $100 credit from their screwup last time). I'll be flying straight into Redding so I'll probably be sticking out my Internet thumb looking for a ride. Luckily the airport is close to the interstate.

    I actually booked extra early to allow the airline to screw up again(apparently 8 hours wasn't enough last time). I'll be getting into Redding on Wed so if anybody has suggestions on cool things to do, I'll probably be roaming around taking in the sites making a vacation of it(probably rent a car wed and thurs).

    Thanks for the offer Ken. I know I'll need fuel and a stove thanks to the airline nazi. I just boil water so I'm pretty flexable.

    A sword….good idea, I see myself standing on one leg at sunrise on a rock at one of the lakes practicing….eh..something;->

    #1899419
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    If you rent a car, go check out Mt. Shasta and Mt. Lassen if you haven't before. Redding is on the way to the location (unless you are coming from the west), so people should be able to pick you up, me included.

    #1901621
    Jacob D
    BPL Member

    @jacobd

    Locale: North Bay

    Hi Jim. I remember your fiasco last year. Fingers crossed for you this time around, looking forward to seeing you at Septemberfest!

    Regarding Redding area – I would also head towards Shasta. If you're up for a short but awesome hike, check out Castle Crags. It's a spectacular rock formation which is the highest geographical feature in the immediate area. Great views of Mt. Shasta along the hike, especially from the top.

    This is about 45 mins north of Redding. Start at the PCT trailhead (towards Canada) at Soda Creek and follow it until the junction of the Crags Trail. It's 4 miles to "end of trail" maybe a quarter mile of rock scrambling to see the amazing view. There is also a short detour to Indian Springs along the way which cascades down the rock face and worth stopping at. The hike is all uphill, then all downhill.

    My wife and I just hiked it a couple weeks ago. It had been 7 or 8 years since we were last up there. We went up and stayed to watch the sun set on Shasta, then came down after dark. Definitely worthwhile.

    Castle Crags state park was closed due to our state budget, but it's now temporarily open (not sure what the situation will be in Sept). If the park does happen to be open and you want a shorter hike then you can cut 1.5 miles off each way by catching the Crags Trail from within the park.

    #1901668
    James McDaniel
    Spectator

    @bigearth

    Awesome, Thanks Jacob, just was I was looking for. Now I have something else to look forward to.

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