EdoHart
Grasshopper
Sorry no pictures, I forgot the camera at home.
I set off Saturday morning, and drove to the end of Miranda Pines Rd, which is about 35 miles of dirt road, and ends around 5,000 feet elevation. The dogs and I hiked down hill about 5 miles to Montgomery Potrero, where we had a nice lunch, then returned to the truck around 4:00 PM. The weather was perfect. It was just cool enough that standing around without a jacket was a little cold, but I broke into a sweat on the return, uphill hike.
Because I always carry plenty of food and water, instead of going home, I decided to go to Wagon Flat CG, and spend the night. I went to bed some time between 9:00 (the last time I remember looking at my watch) and 10:30 when it started raining.
It rained pretty consistently throughout the night. The dog's water bowl was outside. In the morning it had about 2 inches of muddy water in it, but I don't know how much it had before the rain started.
I headed out around 8:00 am. It had stopped raining about an hour earlier, but boy, was the road slick. I stopped at the bottom of Colson Canyon Rd to check the road before driving up it. It's about a 1000' climb over almost 2 miles, but there is lots of clay that can turn to snot when it's wet and I didn't want to leave ruts.
During parts of the hick to the top (partially to ensure the gate was open), my boots gained about 2 pounds of mud each (well probably less, but it felt like 2 pounds).
I was sure my truck would make it out, but I was worried about the damage to the road I might cause. The sun was out so I decided to wait and let the road dry.
Around noon, a Game Warden came down the road and reported that it was pretty dry. Although his truck was pretty muddy, I decided to drive home. There were a few places (the same places as those which my boots gained weight) where the back end of the truck was going in a different direction than the front end, but it worked out in the end. The ruts I saw in my rear view mirror were pretty minimal, but I don't like doing that to a road, so I'll probably go there again in the next week or two so I can try to fix those ruts.
I set off Saturday morning, and drove to the end of Miranda Pines Rd, which is about 35 miles of dirt road, and ends around 5,000 feet elevation. The dogs and I hiked down hill about 5 miles to Montgomery Potrero, where we had a nice lunch, then returned to the truck around 4:00 PM. The weather was perfect. It was just cool enough that standing around without a jacket was a little cold, but I broke into a sweat on the return, uphill hike.
Because I always carry plenty of food and water, instead of going home, I decided to go to Wagon Flat CG, and spend the night. I went to bed some time between 9:00 (the last time I remember looking at my watch) and 10:30 when it started raining.
It rained pretty consistently throughout the night. The dog's water bowl was outside. In the morning it had about 2 inches of muddy water in it, but I don't know how much it had before the rain started.
I headed out around 8:00 am. It had stopped raining about an hour earlier, but boy, was the road slick. I stopped at the bottom of Colson Canyon Rd to check the road before driving up it. It's about a 1000' climb over almost 2 miles, but there is lots of clay that can turn to snot when it's wet and I didn't want to leave ruts.
During parts of the hick to the top (partially to ensure the gate was open), my boots gained about 2 pounds of mud each (well probably less, but it felt like 2 pounds).
I was sure my truck would make it out, but I was worried about the damage to the road I might cause. The sun was out so I decided to wait and let the road dry.
Around noon, a Game Warden came down the road and reported that it was pretty dry. Although his truck was pretty muddy, I decided to drive home. There were a few places (the same places as those which my boots gained weight) where the back end of the truck was going in a different direction than the front end, but it worked out in the end. The ruts I saw in my rear view mirror were pretty minimal, but I don't like doing that to a road, so I'll probably go there again in the next week or two so I can try to fix those ruts.
