rig of chrishaynesusa

[chrishaynesusa]

Need wheel adapters for matching wheels/tires
this is a new silver paint job with licorice highlights

 

[Co-opski]

Can I be the first to say "Dang!"
very nice.

 

[chrishaynesusa]

Photos courtesy of GeoXplorer

 

[gorillamel]

Very pretty pics. Oh, and the X is pretty, too. Where was that trail run located from the pics?

 

[chrishaynesusa]

Very pretty pics. Oh, and the X is pretty, too. Where was that trail run located from the pics?

Corral hollow / matley meadow trail off highway 4 in the western sierras of California

 

[Mudchet]

Nice rig, do you have any pix of the interior?

 

[chrishaynesusa]

Black Rock Desert Trip 2015.... PreRun PICTURES!!

XKNUT and I went over the carson pass on highway 88 on our way to Fernley Nevada to prestage for our Black rock desert pre-run..

This is on Soldiers Meadows road which i s 50 miles of graded rock and pumice and basaltic rock scattered with obsidian stones

The Playa in the picture is semi hard this time of year and we were able to drive on it the next day.

 

[chrishaynesusa]

 

[chrishaynesusa]

Dath Valley Saline valley lippencott mine road eureka dunes 2014

In the fall.
will not require to much in the way of tricked out rig gear but will need gas and water and food/booze to complete this 200 mile loop.

http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/DEVAmap1a.pdf

This is a better detail government map http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/Backcountry Roads-2.pdf


A,B,C,D to get into saline Valley
F,G Lippincott Mine Road to the Race Track
G,H,I,J,K Eureka Dunes (overnight)
Q to E Steel Pass to Saline Valley Hot springs (overnight) could not get google to make a pretty complete loop.

meeting at the south entrance at Panamint springs on Saturday the 8th

Tuesday is a holiday(veterans) and participants can take Monday off. drive up Friday after work.



UPDATE:... Capped at 14 rigs total.
Please declare IN and be counted. after the cap is reached interested drivers can go on wait-list in case there is a cancellation.

there is a Death valley park limit of 12 rigs per 4x4 group so what I will do is to make two group stickers to affix to your rigs declaring one group or the other.
I was going to break into two colors.
the expedition portal is having 2 groups that are minimally separated.

DRIVERS

1. GeoXplorer
2. chrishayesusa
3. CKayaks
4. TurtleX
5. DannyX

RIDERS
1. Lily

PANAMINT SPRINGS .....MEET AND START.... GAS...

SALINE VALLEY ROAD: A flat and washboarded 45.9 mile road connecting the Saline Valley sand dunes to paved Highway 190 to the south, crossing South Pass enroute – conditions are class 1 to class 2 – recommended for most backroad drivers seeking to visit this valley along the Inyo Range if the weather is dry – see Saline Valley road listing in the ‘Northern Section’ above for additional information. (23) easy

LIPPENCOTT ROAD: A mountainous and steep 7 mile road connecting the Racetrack Valley to the Saline Valley to the west – conditions can vary from class 2 to class 4 – recommended only for expert drivers seeking a precarious challenge on a risky road, or as an alternate or shortcut route if Hunter Mountain is snowbound or too far to drive. (26) difficult

RACETRACK VALLEY ROAD: A flat, dusty, and washboarded 9 mile road connecting Teakettle Junction to Homestake primitive campground to the south – conditions are class 1 – recommended for most backroad drivers wishing to view The Racetrack moving rocks and the Lippencott lead mine. (20) easy

RACETRACK VALLEY ROAD: A flat and extremely washboarded 19.4 mile road connecting Ubehebe Crater to Teakettle Junction to the south (continues in the ‘Central Section’ listings below) – conditions are class 1 and class 2 – recommended for most backroad drivers seeking to visit Teakettle Junction and The Racetrack playa. (10) easy

BIG PINE / DEATH VALLEY ROAD: A mostly flat 44.5 mile road connecting the northern border area of the Park to the Ubehebe Crater road to the south – conditions are usually class 1 – recommended for all backroad drivers wishing to enter or exit the Park at its northern boundary – well graded – if driven from the town of Big Pine on Hwy 395 all the way to the Ubehebe road, it’s roughly 70 miles. (2) easy

SOUTH EUREKA VALLEY ROAD: A flat and washboarded 9.6 mile road connecting the Big Pine/Death Valley road to the Eureka Sand Dunes to the south – conditions are class 1 – recommended for most backroad drivers seeking to visit the singing dunes from the north end of the Park. (5) easy

STEEL PASS ROAD: A flat, sandy, mountainous, and constricted 13.5 mile road connecting Steel Pass to the Saline Valley warm springs to the south – conditions range from class 2 to class 4 – recommended only for expert backroad drivers seeking extreme solitude and a moderate backroad challenge. This road is in a wilderness corridor, which means that any side roads from it, most notably at the pass, are off limits to vehicular travel. (11) difficult

SOUTH>>>>SALINE VALLEY ROAD: A flat and washboarded 45.9 mile road connecting the Saline Valley sand dunes to paved Highway 190 to the south, crossing South Pass enroute – conditions are class 1 to class 2 – recommended for most backroad drivers seeking to visit this valley along the Inyo Range if the weather is dry – see Saline Valley road listing in the ‘Northern Section’ above for additional information. (23) easy

NORTH>>>SALINE VALLEY ROAD: A mountainous and flat 20.1 mile road connecting the Big Pine road to the Saline Valley Sand Dunes to the south (this road continues south in the ‘Central Section’ listings below) – conditions are class 1 to class 2 – recommended for most backroad drivers in dry weather (North Pass may be snowbound in winter) seeking to visit the Saline Valley warm springs from the north end of the Park. (9) easy

http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/Backcountry Roads-2.pdf

http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/upload/DEVAmap1a.pdf



Camp Saturday at Homestake Dry camp(near racetrack)
http://deathvalleyinaweek.com/day5/Homestake Dry Camp/
http://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/DEVA/Camps/Homestake/_Homestake.htm

Says there is a porta potty there

Camp Sunday Eureka Dunes
There is a porta potty there

Camp Monday saline valley hot springs
There is a porta potty there

I will be bringing my PETT system and Grand Dunny toilet tent and recommend that others do the same. You never know about the availability of potties.
The expedition portal group has mandatory requirement of some type of potty facility per vehicle.


Rule and regulations here.... http://www.nps.gov/deva/parkmgmt/rules-and-regulations.htm

[quote author=DannyX link=topic=2446.msg29799#msg29799 date=1415764023]

Hey guys,

I'm finally getting back to the thread to say how much fun I had on the trip. Outside of incredible countryside, traveling with a good group of folks made the trip that much better. Chris, Danny and Lily, Cass, and Jon, you guys rock!

So, I finally whittled my original set of pics down to around 200 and posted 82 to my Photobucket site. With everything finally edited, see this page for the whole set.

But, here's a few to keep you satisfied (I tried to choose ones that haven't been posted already)(and thanks to Chris to keep bugging me to get these posted!):

My night before

Heading north from the highway. It will be almost 200 miles of dirt road before we hit pavement again.

Overlooking Panamint Valley

Overlooking Saline Valley

Chris Haynes preaching from the top of his rig

 

[chrishaynesusa]

Crawling up the Lippencott Road

On the Lippencott

Taking an old truck for a spin

View from the Lippencott Mine: Saline Valley on the left, Ubehebe Peak center, and the Racetrack playa on the right

Sunset light from Homestake camp

Mmmmmm. For some reason we seemed to make fast friends with the Expedition Portal group camped next door.

Just one of the famous moving rocks on the Racetrack

The group at the Racetrack

The group at Teakettle Junction

Ubehebe Crater

The fabulous Eureka Dunes in the late evening light

 

[chrishaynesusa]

Danny doing his best dismount

The Milky Way at Eureka Dunes Camp, and the dunes by moonlight

Looking up the Lippencott Road from our lunch spot

Dedeckera Canyon has a few squeeze points

Some purty flowers were out

The group at the top of Steele Pass

The reported washout section had already been improved by earlier parties, but there was still some tight maneuvering.

Heading out of Saline Valley

Finally back to pavement (believe me...it's behind me in the picture)

TurtleX, me, and ChrisHaynesUSA at Ellery Lake just before Tioga Pass on the way home

When's the next trip?? [/QUOTE]

 

[richard310]

I saw that DV trip report on SCCX. Looked like a lot of fun! Great pictures

 

[Longrange308]

I always wanted to do a DV run when I lived in Cali.. alas, now it wont happen for a LONG time...

 

[mikeJKUR]

Great pictures.

 

[chrishaynesusa]

GONEMOAB 2015

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