OK met with Oleg (Holger) for lunch the other day. He was kind enough to bring a few of his books on DV trails.
A few more trails we should be considering are...
Pleasant Canyon (Rogers Pass & Ballarat Rd areas)
Mengel Pass (via Goler wash)
Cayote Canyon
Did I miss any Oleg? Any recommendations/suggestions of trails others would like to do and why?
Ray, my wife is still trying to clean my sleeves from that pineapple burger <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I do not know what you mean by "Coyote Canyon". I suggested the following trip variants:
A (high-elevation trip):
1st day: Pleasant Canyon/Roger Pass loop.
2nd day: Mengel Pass/Goler wash into the main valley.
3rd day: Ubehebe crater, Racetrack playa, Lippincot road.
B (low elevation trip):
1st day: Eureka dunes - Dedeckera canyon - Steep pass - Warm springs;
2nd day: Lippincot road - Racetrack Uebehebe crater;
3rd day: central valley exploration.
C (elevation mix):
1st day: Cerro Gordo trail.
2nd day: Lippincot road, Racetrack playa.
3rd day: either Eureka dunes/Steep pass/Warm springs, or central valley exploration.
I personally prefer variant A but I am not sure what the snow situation is going to be by Apr. 16th. The variant B I made with my friends two years ago and it is good but I'd rather try something else.
That is Panamint Valley. you should make that mandatory visit. at least for the folks with decent rigs able to handle it.
In my Roger Mitchell book, the Pleasant Canyon/Roger Pass loop is described as a relatively tame trail. Is it passable for good stock rigs ? We have several stock trucks in the group (Montero 2001, Land Cruiser 2001, etc). We can park stock rigs by the start of the loop and pick them up in the evening.
