209 TACOS - B/S and shenanigans

Jamestown Frosty

 

Niagara Rim Trail is the closest named trail. It's up 108 past Strawberry off 5N01. (Highly recommend)

If you want to do fire road type stuff, there's hundreds of miles of trail between Tuolumne (south) Dodge Ridge (North) 108 (West) Cherry Lake (East)

 

Definitely been a couple years since I've been there

 

Thanks for the suggestions

 

Actually... I have a question for the locals

@Drtgrl @nDub

Do you guys have any experience with 5N95? Follows Middle Fork Stanislaus from the top (inlet) of Beardsley to the base of Donnell Dam.

 

@nDub and whoever else is a regular at Dodge Ridge

The Helm family sold Dodge Ridge, so it's going to be interesting to see how thing go this year.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1910357/dodge-ridge-ski-resort-sold-to-new-owners.html

 

Here is a route on GAIA that was a pretty good trip, if you're looking for a drive in the forest type trip. (the route shows from Oakdale, but it runs through Tuolumne)

https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=10...&trackId=7da734c0-5a56-4dcd-a509-7c0c10a14668

 

A couple years ago the gates were locked and the FS rangers told me the road was damaged and most likely wont be repaired. That was probably 5 years ago. I wanted to go from lyons reservoir up to donnells damn. If its open Im gonna be up there in a week haha. But with the fires and the amount of downed trees, I think its most likely closed

 

The Forest Service dude we talked to, this weekend, said it was open.

 

Awesome! Ill have to check that out. Heading up to Sonora Friday. I guess the dardenelle fire didnt come that far down. I cant remember.

 

Ya, the Forest Service OHV tech for the Summit District was actually really cool. We stood around and talked to him for nearly a half an hour. Gave us maps and some local intel. He said the road up to the dam was open, and the road that runs up to the East from the damn is open, but pretty worked over.

 

Easy drive, it’s open as I passed the open gate two weeks ago and commented that we need to go out there. Might roll the bike up this week after work one day to check it out. Disclaimer- I have not drove it this year.

 

You can hit that from Beardsley Lake Rd, correct?

 

Correct, thats the gate I saw open which has been closed for a few years it seems

 

A lot of those rangers are pretty cool when you spend the time to talk to em. Thats good to know though. When Im done backpacking Ill check it out.

 

I'm trying to fish that Inlet to Beardsley

 

Yeah it’s open. I was just talking to someone who did it a couple of months ago. He said it would be a good idea to have high clearance for a couple of sections but otherwise ok drive.

Disclaimer: he did it on a motor cycle*

 

Yeah I heard that. So much for cheap season passes but hopefully they actually run more then three lifts on the weekends.

Maybe they can figure out how to make snow too.

 

Just heard about the Caldor fire. Be safe everyone.

 

Yeah we could see the smoke here in Sonora. Scary.