The 395 and Owens Valley-Eastern Sierra Region

I think that was it.

 

So, to bypass the 395 mess - continue on the 15 North to D street - then get off and turn left on Airbase road ( go under the FWY and on turn at the signal) and go past the federal prison continue to 395 and turn right to go north. It turns at 395 at the ARCO in Adelanto.
Wham Bam on the way north!

 

https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/injured-hiker-california-second-highest-peak-20761363.php: "A woman who sustained a severe leg injury while climbing Mount Williamson alone was rescued last week in a dramatic two-day effort involving five helicopters, multiple state and federal agencies and several search and rescue personnel members, according to Inyo County Search and Rescue."

 

I do that route sometimes, but on the way home, the 15 is usually jammed thru Victorville so sticking to 395 is faster. Hell, sometimes going across Pearblossom and down Angeles Forest is faster than the 15 on a Sunday night!

Anyway... I was wondering, do you know the history of the massive abandoned housing development north of the prison / east of the airport? I assume is was gov't housing of some type. It shows open on street view but it was pretty thoroughly walled off last weekend. (I am trying to find some affordable housing.)

 

Crazy, always good to hear no further injury took place. I haven't done that trail but from what I've heard its pretty rugged, got to take a buddy for something like that.

 

Read about this. She's pretty lucky given she was nearly at the lift limits of the available resource.

Crazy is right!

 

The approach to Williamson is brutally long but is relatively an easy climb ….the only exception is the down-climb at the chute/chimney where it appears she fell. From what I researched it’s a blind down-climb (can’t see the foot holds). I planned a solo hike in the area a few years ago and decided then that a solo of Wiliamson was not doable because of that chute. Tyndall is the reasonable solo hike.
Glad to hear all ended well for the young girl …she sounds like a tough dood. Hope she can get back out there soon.

 

I often had my inreach in, or attached to, my pack. It noted she lost her pack.
Surprised they did not already know the elevation restrictions for the aircraft.

 

Sounds like in one instance, they did not have enough line to safely hover on one heli and altitude restrictions on the other. I'm not sure about altitude but it isn't just a fixed number. Density Altitude affects the heli's ability to lift and to maintain altitude (engine performance). Meaning a helicopter might be able to fly to 12,000 feet but if the air density is lower, it won't be able to generate the power required to climb to 12,000' and the blades will have less air to bite to hover/lift. Hope that helps.

In the motorcycle community, there's always been debate over where a beacon should be carried. I'm an "on my person" carrier.

 

Thanks that makes sense.

 

According to Wikipedia it was the base housing and since closing has been used in a handful of film productions:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Air_Force_Base#Recent_history

Also the whole place is a superfund site, so maybe budget for bottled water when figuring out what monthly mortgage payment you can afford.