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#1 billharr

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Posted 07 December 2015 - 08:54 PM

Just throwing this out there for discussion. Missed not having a fall rally, Meadow Lake was fun last year.

 

From the BLM Carrizo Plain web site:

"Mid March to mid April is the usual time frame for wildflower season on Carrizo, but it is dependent on many factors, including temperature, rainfall and the timing of the two that determine which flowers bloom and their distribution in any given season.  Every year is not spectacular and only a few flowers may prevail in some years.

Another source of information about wildflower blooms is The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants.  They post information about flowers blooms on their website: http://www.theodorepayne.org. "

 

 

I have never been to Carrizo Plain so I do not know if the area will work for a rally. I do plan on going some time in the first half of April.  Easter is early this year so April might work for more people.  The last couple of years have been a bust for flowers do to the drought. They have got some rain this year so should be better. 

 

 

I know several WTW site members have gone and would like their opinions.   

 

 

I will post updates with dates below.

UPDATES-

12-9-15

Date picked April 9 and 10, 2016

 

1-20-16

Went through post and made a list of going and maybes.

Please PM me to add your name, number going or any updates. 

 

Going  ....................................................  Total in party

Tuff Guy 62                                                        3

 

billharr                                                                2

 

craig333                                               ?

 

Bseek                                                                 1

 

Basin Deranged                                                  2

 

camelracer                                               ?

 

K6ON (2 rigs)                                                       3 

 

Missing Link                                                         2

 

marc                                                                     1

 

RandyP                                                                 2

 

srileo                                                                     3

 

Vintage62                                                              2

 

wc6glenn                            ?

 

 

FishBamboo                                                         1

 

 

 

 

 

Total Rigs 15                      People  25        ? counted as 1

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe ...................................................... Total in party

 

wuck                                                  2

 

MotoDave

 

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Edited by billharr, 05 April 2016 - 11:36 PM.

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#2 Lighthawk

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Posted 07 December 2015 - 09:42 PM

Great idea, Bill!  We haven't been either, but it's on our bucket list.

Springtime is going to be busy with a potential DV Super Bloom and other plans, we're a 'maybe'.

Thanks for the link for flower reports.


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Posted 07 December 2015 - 11:16 PM

Only about 9 hours from me! Okay loooong weekend! 


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 12:06 AM

I'm jealous. Indiana is just to far away. Maybe when I retire and we can all have a party out there.

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Posted 08 December 2015 - 12:28 AM

That could be fun.  I have a tentative departure date of march 18th and need to be at Red Rock for a climbing event on the 29th so I'm just now starting to look at trip possibilities.  Yosemite and DV are in the mix so this could work but Grand Gulch and some desert towers are in the mix as well, probably will depend on the weather as the time draws near.


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 02:25 AM

Count me in, I know the area well.  I've lead several geology field trips to the Carrizo over the past 25 years.

 

It's usually deserted with the exception of a good wild flower bloom, then it can be a bit overrun.

 

Only two designated camp sites (KCL & Selby) dispersed "car camping" is permitted in designated areas but is limited to 20 people.Groups over 20 require special permits.

http://www.blm.gov/c...on/camping.html

 

Touring has become a bit more of a pain since it's National Monument status. For example, the last time (2011) I ran a Boy Scout troop on the Plain working on their geology merit badge Painted Rock was a self guided tour. Not any more....

http://www.blm.gov/c...n_NM/tours.html

 

I do have some "local" contacts for dispersed camping on private ranch land on the plain or in Parkfield just to the north.


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 02:36 AM

That'd be a fun one to scratch off the bucket list. Work should be relatively slow then. Looks like about a six hour drive for me. Count me as a "highly likely".


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 03:12 AM

Great, I was planning on hitting it if it was a good bloom year. This way I will go either way. So count me in. 


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 04:02 PM

Sounds great to me! It would be nice to meet some of you folks face to face.

Sign me up for Tuff Guy's geology class.


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Posted 08 December 2015 - 04:41 PM

Sign me up for Tuff Guy's geology class.

 

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