Bishop to Bodie

Becks_Bronco · Post by **Becks_Bronco** » Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:54 pm

Most definitely still on! My brother is coming down from WA for this, so he and i will be there regardless.

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 1:45 pm

Greg has unfortunately had to bow out for this trip, which means we will reschedule, because this is definitely worth doing. I still plan to head up there if you guys are down for it and I can take you to Coyote flats to camp. We can hit some trails, do some fishing and possibly work on a day trip to Wheeler Crest. Let me know what you think and lets make something happen.

HotRod82 · Post by **HotRod82** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:54 pm

Buck and I are committed to going, are you still looking at the same timeline Brian? Arrive Thursday PM and hit the trail early Friday OR will we drive up Friday and hit the trail later? As far as agenda goes, I'm open to anything as it will all be new to me. Last, are we still planning on camping both Friday and Saturday?

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:42 pm

Meet Thursday afternoon. If early enough, we can head up to Coyote flats and set up camp Thursday night. Otherwise we can stay in Bishop for the night and head up first thing Friday. Camp Friday and Saturday night. There's a nice area at Baker Creek to set up at, or we can explore some other options.

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 6:58 am

BTW - I spoke with Greg about parking trailers and such. He offered up his property in Bishop, so that should be covered. He can't make the full trip, but he is planning to meet up with us one day.

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 7:06 am

I booked a room at the Vagabond in Bishop for Thursday night. If anyone else needs a room Thursday, I suggest you book it asap, as Bishop fills up quick in the Summer.

HotRod82 · Post by **HotRod82** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:25 am

yikes wrote:BTW - I spoke with Greg about parking trailers and such. He offered up his property in Bishop, so that should be covered. He can't make the full trip, but he is planning to meet up with us one day.

That would be great, I'd hate to park my rig on the street unattended for two days. Does that area require any additional stamps on your fishing license or does the basic CA fishing license cover it? I haven't fresh water fished in forever!

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 9:01 am

No stamps required. If you're willing to hike over some boulders for a 1/4 mile there's a great little lake to fish at.

bajabuck · Post by **bajabuck** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:12 pm

Looking forward to this trip. Hey Brian is this the place you went summer 2014?

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:22 pm

bajabuck wrote:Looking forward to this trip. Hey Brian is this the place you went summer 2014?

Yes....and many other times since 1975.

Becks_Bronco · Post by **Becks_Bronco** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 12:53 pm

I'm still in for sure! We'll plan on meeting up Thursday afternoon, and camping Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night.

Becks_Bronco · Post by **Becks_Bronco** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 2:04 pm

Brian, shoot me a text when you see this, 714-369-5957

Post by **SteveG** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:49 pm

Does someone want to give me details on this and I'll update the first post?

Becks_Bronco · Post by **Becks_Bronco** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:20 pm

Yikes and I were planning to meet in Bishop around noon Thursday

Post by **SteveG** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 8:46 pm

Any Thursday in particular?

HotRod82 · Post by **HotRod82** » Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:28 pm

SteveG wrote:Any Thursday in particular?

This coming Thursday the 16th.....

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:27 am

SteveG wrote:Any Thursday in particular?

Thursday the 16th we'll meet up in Bishop around noon to early afternoon. Fill up with gas, grab a fire permit at the ranger station, ice, Schat's and any other essentials...like browsing some of the bad-ass tackle shops in town. Camp up on Coyote flats is anywhere from 17-22 miles off-road, depending on where we decide to set up. Some of it is slow due to rocky terrain, so it could take a couple hours to get there. Funny that we used to do it in 4hrs back in the day. Times have changed for sure. Low range will be beneficial in spots to keep trans temps under control and make it easier to navigate rocks into Funnel Lake. I smoked my trans coming up the hill one year due to steep switchbacks, heavy right foot and no horsepower. Anyway, need to head up early enough to find and set up camp before sundown. Will likely still be quite cold in the evenings with the snow pack just above us on the peaks. Bring warm gear. Camp is at or above 10,000ft.

Plan to monitor Kaveman frequency 154.625 (61 on Maratrac) and BFG Relay 151.715 (6 on Maratrac) as a secondary.

yikes · Post by **yikes** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:44 am

Just a heads up for everyone - Night time temperatures will likely be in the mid to low 30's. They could possibly dip into the 20's, depending on how much snow pack remains at the peaks. Remember, we're camping above at or around 10k ft.

Becks_Bronco · Post by **Becks_Bronco** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:39 pm

roger roger. See you guys tomorrow!

Becks_Bronco · Post by **Becks_Bronco** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:39 pm

Also, planning on being fully self sufficient after leaving town Thursday afternoon. Not planning to run down the hill for anything, but we can.

Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie

Re: Bishop to Bodie