The Warner Mountains are a little-known set of mountains in the extreme NE corner of California. I have driven through the mountains a few times on my way to other destinations but never really stopped to explore them much. And there is a lot to explore. This range is over 80 miles long and covers a lot of territory. There are numerous lakes, campgrounds, four by four trails, and historical points of interest in the Warner Mountains. Clearly, we need to have a rally here and check this place out! We had 5 trucks show up and spent a long weekend eating great food, indulging in a beer or two and perhaps an occasional shot of whiskey, and did some good backcountry driving. I will now present the evidence to the jury:
On Wednesday I showed up at Lassen Creek campground and met Cort. Lassen Creek is listed on the Forest Service website as having 4 campsites but reality is its a pretty wide open campground that could accomodate up to 5 trucks per "site" and would be a good place for a rally.
The next day on our way to the meeting point at Likely, Cort and I scoped out Plum Valley campground as a possible fallback point in case we found the southern campgrounds full. Long story short, we met XPMarc and Simimike and then discovered that the southern campgrounds were full so we made the hour long trip back north and setup at Plum Valley. So for wanderers planning a Warner Mountain trip - we found that the Lassen Creek and Plum Valley campgrounds were far less crowded than the campgrounds on the north and south end of the mountains.
We got setup at Plum Valley and stayed there for two days of lazy time and good food. Ted joined us Friday. We also had a couple celebrities show up:
John Mcenroe:
Gandalf conjures up some chicken:
On Wednesday I showed up at Lassen Creek campground and met Cort. Lassen Creek is listed on the Forest Service website as having 4 campsites but reality is its a pretty wide open campground that could accomodate up to 5 trucks per "site" and would be a good place for a rally.
The next day on our way to the meeting point at Likely, Cort and I scoped out Plum Valley campground as a possible fallback point in case we found the southern campgrounds full. Long story short, we met XPMarc and Simimike and then discovered that the southern campgrounds were full so we made the hour long trip back north and setup at Plum Valley. So for wanderers planning a Warner Mountain trip - we found that the Lassen Creek and Plum Valley campgrounds were far less crowded than the campgrounds on the north and south end of the mountains.
We got setup at Plum Valley and stayed there for two days of lazy time and good food. Ted joined us Friday. We also had a couple celebrities show up:
John Mcenroe:
Gandalf conjures up some chicken:
