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With the road closures, looks like these will have to wait for another trip, but definitely want to visit them.

Just did Goler + Mengel –> Butte Valley –> Warm Springs Canyon Road –> West Side Road on April 3rd & 4th. No reason you couldn't drive a stock SUV from West Side Road to Geologist's Cabin if you took your time. No clearance or technical issues whatsoever, just go at a comfortable speed and pick goo...

Yeah, I've been to the pool....was hoping I could reasonably go farther.

Real rough in what sense? Just not pleasant, or would such a vehicle likely not have enough clearance etc?

Perhaps in part because I pestered them for updates ( :) ) the park service updated the road status to reflect that Emigrant Canyon and Wildrose roads are closed for quite a while, which means I am unlikely to be able to drive anywhere near Mahogany Flat on my May trip. So, I am considering entering...

Wow, lots of cool flowers. Thanks! My trip is mid-May, so I might be a little early, but definitely looks worth visiting.

I noticed you didn't have any shots up to the false summit from Eagle itself...Could you see it from there, or does the ridge block it?

I'm crazy with the camera too The shot up to Telescope makes the area look a little less intimidating...thanks!

Anyone ever visited any or all of these? I'm considering making them part of a trip in May....looks like a pretty steep-but-doable descent from Eagle to Birch and Jail and would be a nice alternate view of the north face of Telescope.

Candace_66 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:08 pm

I don't have a picture to share right now. But yesterday, I was at about 7400 ft in the New York mountains in Mojave National Preserve. And I was amazed how much snow is still up on the Panamints.

That's a long way away! Would love to see pics if you can post some later.

I have some old pics from 2006 at the bottom of the page here: http://www.dvplants.com/SITES/JAIL/ On that hike I was able drive to the Rowland Cabin and hike up the old road that goes straight up the main canyon a few miles to a mine that was at the end of the road. Not sure of the exact elevation...

Yeah, I think the dense vegetation is only in Hall Canyon below Rowland cabin. I day-hiked the cut-over trail (old road) from Jail Canyon over to Hall Canyon, poked around a little, then hiked back. That's my only experience around there. That's pretty much all I did, except I started in the aftern...

Even above Rowland's Canyon? Satellite shows an old road going up to about 7800 ft up the North Fork, and eventually up the ridge to the Hall/Jail divide at 8200 ft. I know Steve Hall has hiked from Rowland's cabin into the South Fork and up to the Hall/Surprise ridge. Here is the road at about 5600...

Death Valley Dazed wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:42 am

wbdeford wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:54 pm

Nice job! if it isn't in the video (haven't watched it yet), can you post a map of your route?

Thanks and the route map is in the video.

Thanks....now I definitely have to do this

Nice job! if it isn't in the video (haven't watched it yet), can you post a map of your route? I've wanted to do this also--though not necessarily both directions in one day.

Anyone ever followed Digonnet's route up to Telescope from Hall Canyon, via its north fork, and up to the Jail/Hall divide around 8200 ft, and on up that ridge to the top?

Great stuff! Loved the Panamints reflected in the water....I got that in November 2015, but without the snow--the upper Panamints look so much nicer with snow.