North Bay Wheeling Trip 12/22

Pics would prob be tomorrow , it's was an all day excursion and everyone is prob already passed out.

Thanks,

Brett

 

Pics are up! check the original post.

 

OH MY!! THAT NISSAN!! Very nice!!

 

Cool Pics!

 

Wow I was expecting you'd report there were more icy sections. What were the temps like at the summit and surrounding high elevations?

Looks like my plan to traverse the entire forest later this week are likely to pan out (based on forecasted weather and this report).

 

well thank you!

 

There are a few icy spots and if you try to leave towards upper lake then the first bit of the journey out is VERY icy. Jason (strom) and i had to drive very slow in these sections with our 4wd on. just fyi and be safe if you decide to go this route. Also all the side trails we hit were manageable in 4wd or even 2wd which i did. lol

 

Looks Like fun. Wish I could have made it. I knew chances were slim with the family in town.

 

I think i will wait to go until there is a good size storm again and hopefully there will be a good amount of snow up top and the trails will be slippery which makes it fun.

 

Great pics! Looks sweet, anyone else have any pics?

Oh and just to put it out there, my bro and I were thinking about heading up there In January sometime. I don't know the dates yet, he's also a member here but was out of town so he couldn't attend. He's a 4runner guy .

Thanks,

Brett

 

Travis is rocking the mud grapplers, damn I bet those baby's are a little loud, well at least when they ware out.

Heck ya!

Brett

 

The trip was sweet. I'll have pics up soon... it takes quite a while to go through all of them

 

Here is the gps track. http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=2520144&code=ce0c53932971d95eaa63a757d1b44dd3

 

The mud grapplers are loud from the beginning which are awesome. Sounds like i am landing a plane while driving down the freeway lol The grip offroad is amazing and they dig very well. Debating if I want to get them again when I slide up to dirtyfives!

 

Alright, here are the good ones

Heading to Ukiah



Heading up the twisties



Airing down



Leaving the main road for some actual trails





Where the f is the trail to the top??







Not much snow to be found but my sister was stoked!





Anthony and I eventually found the right trail and made it up in about 20 minutes.

The money shot:







I camped out at the top that night. It was pretty awesome. Stars were spectacular and the view out the tent was incredible.

A big thanks to ffdawson for putting on the trip! Good times!

 

How cold was it camping at the top??

 

Not bad at all! I would guess it was 35-40 at the coldest in the night. It got a little windy in the middle of the night but it was relatively calm most of the time. Daytime was between 65-70

 

Awesome pics Chris! I'm glad you guys had a good time camping up there. After we left the peak w/ you we headed north onto that next ridge. There were some super fun trails, and some great spots for campsites.

Glad you guys made the trip up. Definitely have to do it again soon, and bring bikes next time! Hull mt shuttle!

 

whats up!! whens the next trip!! That looks badass

 

Jason and I were talking about getting up there soon, maybe even within the next week or so? (I'd have to confirm that with him... But it's an idea!)

Now that we known where we're going up there we could do some fun exploring.

Had even considered an overnighter (inspired by CMJ!) heading from Upper Lake north through the forest to Covelo.

Anybody interested feel free to chime in!