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heliski2
Joined: 07 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: Robber's Roost road conditions |
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We have a group heading to the Robber's Roost area April 26-29. Our plans are to do High Spur on the 27th, Not Mindbender on the 28th, and Three Canyon on the 29th. Some of the group may be driving in cars, so we are trying to assess the road conditions, especially Flint Trail, after the recent rains. We will have at least one Jeep and one Subaru for shuttle vehicles.
Does anyone have a suggestion for camping? We want to give everyone detailed maps and GPS coordinates in case someone winds up arriving late at night. My initial thought is somewhere near Robbers Roost Flats or the Landing Strip just past the turnoff to Not Mindbender. (We have camped at Granary Springs for Bluejohn before, so that is a fallback location that everyone knows.) |
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Wasatch
Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Layton, UT
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:22 am Post subject: |
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| As of last weekend the roads looked really good just about everywhere we went. |
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Iceaxe
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
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Location: Local Bordello
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:35 am Post subject: |
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Wasatch wrote: As of last weekend the roads looked really good just about everywhere we went.
Ditto... but they are getting a bit wash boarded in a few place. White Roost has been recently graded. When doing High Spur I recommend high clearance vehicles from the ranger station on out. I have seen a carefully driven Subaru reach the trailhead but it would not be my first choice.
Campsites in the Roost are at a premium. Great campsites are rare.
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CarpeyBiggs
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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Location: Fairbanks, AK
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| We saw a 2WD V-Dubya van that made it to the high spur trailhead a couple weeks ago, but there are a couple spots I'd be nervous to take that thing over... |
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rockgremlin
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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Location: Hotel California
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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CarpeyBiggs wrote: We saw a 2WD V-Dubya van that made it to the high spur trailhead a couple weeks ago, but there are a couple spots I'd be nervous to take that thing over...
Ya, and didn't they say they got that thing stuck and had to await help from someone else driving through there? |
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CarpeyBiggs
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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Location: Fairbanks, AK
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: |
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rockgremlin wrote: CarpeyBiggs wrote: We saw a 2WD V-Dubya van that made it to the high spur trailhead a couple weeks ago, but there are a couple spots I'd be nervous to take that thing over...
Ya, and didn't they say they got that thing stuck and had to await help from someone else driving through there?
I don't remember the whole story... I wasn't really listening, I was too busy eating their food. |
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Iceaxe
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:28 am Post subject: |
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My major concern.... High Spur is a looooonnnngggg way in to get stuck or break down. I don't think that road sees much traffic and its a 13 mile hike back to the ranger station just to call for help.
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