East Side Sierra Nevada - April 2025

[craig333]

How come I didn't think of taking a group shot "just in case"?

 

[ski3pin]

Continued progress!

East Side Sierra Nevada - April 2025 - Part Four

We hope you are continuing to enjoy tagging along!

 

[h2opup]

Really amazing & great inspiration! I'm exciting to be gearing up for adventures soon

 

[Occidental]

I finally caught up to you at part 4. You sure do type fast for someone so old! Enjoying the story so far, and looking forward to where your change of plans take you.

 

[CPT Davenport]

New rig sure looks nice!

 

[buckland]

A fun trip with so much variety. Best of all wide open spaces! Thanks for sharing.
Rob

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Laws museum town reminds my of Chama New Mexico and the
Cumbres and Toltec RR.
Really enjoying the railroad theme . Great trip.
Frank

 

[ski3pin]

Continued progress!

East Side Sierra Nevada - April 2025 - Part Five

Only one more chapter to go.

 

[Vic Harder]

love the rock art. What are the very black angular thingies in the water basin? And... I could not make out the elevation of Wildrose from the marker... is it hard to see? or was I just not looking in the right place?

 

[ski3pin]

love the rock art. What are the very black angular thingies in the water basin? And... I could not make out the elevation of Wildrose from the marker... is it hard to see? or was I just not looking in the right place?

Vic, the benchmark on Wildrose is beat up and hard to read. The elevation is 9064 feet.

The black thingies are new since our last visit. Someone is coming in here, has run garden hose from the old well with a concrete lid, installed a pump and a large battery. When I first saw this in 2018, I reported it to the BLM office as it could be associated with a marijuana grow. Julie and I very carefully backed out of the area. Photos from 2018.

A couple years later, in the field, Julie and I met the BLM LEO. He told me he never got that report. He gave us his card so we can directly call him. Turns out not a grow operation but someone's attempt to water the feral horses. The black thingies cover the fill pipes for the basin.

Oh, what we find in the backcountry.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Also had a difficult time finding/reading the elevation marker.Looks like
it wasn't even stamper on.
Great rock art again.
Frank

 

[Sando]

Those parts are beautiful especially when you have it almost all to yourself. Closest I’ve gotten to Wildrose Peak is the road to Aguereberry Point. It featured in a Koontz mystery so I wanted to check it out. Supposed to be a great view but I turned around after a few miles as I wasn’t confident the truck and trailer would make the round trip. Have you been there?

 

[Sando]

When I first saw this in 2018, I reported it to the BLM office as it could be associated with a marijuana grow.

Legit issue and must be taken seriously anywhere in the backcountry of California and even some not so backcountry areas.

 

[ski3pin]

I hope you all find it was worth the effort and enjoy! The final chapter is done -

East Side Sierra Nevada - April 2025- Part Six

 

[Occidental]

Another great trip. Amazing shots of the storm! Thanks for the report.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I’ve enjoyed all six episodes of your trip. Such neat country, so much to see, or in the case of Bubba Camp, not see. Thanks for letting me tag along!

I’m so camping starved, I slept in the TT last night. It was 29° when I got up at 5:00, but stayed comfy under the open down bag. Travel, soon!

 

[ski3pin]

All it takes is gas and closing the gate behind you.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

All it takes is gas and closing the gate behind you.

And a gardener…

 

[Occidental]

We could use a gardener right about now. It's weed gowing season here, and I just want to walk away, hit the road and let the wildflowers fend for themselves. The herd of elk coming though the yard every morning don't eat what I'd like them to.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

We could use a gardener right about now. It's weed gowing season here, and I just want to walk away, hit the road and let the wildflowers fend for themselves. The herd of elk coming though the yard every morning don't eat what I'd like them to.

We haven’t seen our elk this year, but do have a bachelor herd of about 10 mule deer bucks, and an equal size herd of the does and yearlings. Toss in the occasional group of whitetail does and yearlings, and we have a potential collection of gardeners, but to date, they only seem interested in eating the columbine blooms.

I failed to mention this year’s crop of voles. The little had an orgy under the snow last winter, and we have several hundred den entrances in the lawn. A gallon of caster oil is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Lordy, I hope they are actually repulsed by the stuff.

While I’m complaining, let’s grouse about the western blue birds that consider my truck their one and only place to relieve themselves. If they weren’t so beautiful, I’d get a shotgun out.

/EOR