SoCal Event - Last Chance Canyon - April 5th, 2014

Description: Last Chance Canyon (LCC) is a fun trail with intermediate boulder crawling. We recommend trucks to have at least 33" tires and steps removed. Lockers and rock rails are helpful but not required. Most of the run will take place in the bottom of a canyon with one steep hill climb. This is a good trail for beginners to learn technical driving.

When: April 5th, 2014

Where: Garlock, CA

Time: 10am we will be hitting the trails. We will be meeting around 9:30 to air down and a quick safety meeting. Expect a full day of trails so bring a lunch to eat while we wheel.

Meeting Spot: Trailhead on the south end of the canyon just off of Randsburg Road, 6 miles from Hwy 14. :link:

Trails: Last Chance Canyon

We will be heading north up Last Chance Canyon. If time is good, we will swing by the Burro Schmidt Mine. We will then come back down Last Chance Canyon on the way back out. If time gets short, we can take the quick route out Mesquite Canyon.

Communications: CB channel 37

Weather: Temperatures have quite a range here. I recommend bringing a warm clothing in case it becomes a long night. Bring sunscreen and lots of water.

Caravans:

• Santa Clarita - We will meet at McDonald's just off the 14 at Golden Valley Road at 7:30 and maybe a quick bite to eat.

Confirmed Attendance:
cbetts - H3
3Hummers - H1
Mb30sdl - ?
Brandon Banks - Jeep
Poncho1965 - H3
owlxxx - H3
06 H3 - H3
H3-ING - H3
Kardiez - Jeep
Dave (Friend of Kardiez) - Jeep
[STRIKE]JRWid - Jeep[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Nacho - H3[/STRIKE]
Zach - H2

Possible Attendance:
alrock - H3
[STRIKE]Fish - H2[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]LagunaH1 - H1[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Dinov - H3[/STRIKE]
Torres Fernando - H3

I'm In ^_^
This was my first run ever with H4O almost or about a year ago since then.

Sent From Someone Else's iPhone 'Cause I'm Too Broke To Own One.

Count me in.

If anyone has a track for reaching the Dutch Cleanser Mine from LCC, I would like to have a copy. We have ventured up several different roads and still haven't found it.

Maybe.

I will try slush box this time. Maybe Chris will get me a margarita afterwards.

I'm in...Played many times out that way with the ATV's but still have never actually done last chance canyon. Should be a fun trip.

Brandon

I'm in with my 33's. Will get info on the mine for you Craig. We can find it.


Mike

Mb30sdl said:

I will try slush box this time. Maybe Chris will get me a margarita afterwards.

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Chris owes you a margarita anyway for missing you on JB in the snow !!


Mike

Heres a google map that may assist with finding other interesting stuff in the area.


https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?aut...d=206867135131776844211.0004b4792b6ef4c3966b4


Brandon

I should be in.

Craig, H3ing has the map to dutch cleanser mine.

You mean the V notch??? serge

The "slush box" is the sluice box lol thats in gorman.

Slush box. LOL

Don't pick on Serge. This will be the very first time you'll see a nuclear powered vehicle negotiate the V notch. Bring your geiger counters

V notch will collapse and become a slush box

I *knew* I had forgotten something. I'm out. Sorry.

Rob sent me the track. :link:

Looks like a long trip up there. We will see how the day plays out. I would like to take LCC back out this time since the trail becomes a different creature the other direction.

cbetts said:

Rob sent me the track. :link:

Looks like a long trip up there. We will see how the day plays out. I would like to take LCC back out this time since the trail become a different creature the other direction.

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Rob and I went to Dutch cleanser when we ran nightmare gulch. It took us a while to find. backtracking then different places we thought were Dutch cleanser but eventually found it. I vaguely remember a few mile markers but that was over a year ago so who knows what changed

Craig,
sent the waypoint of the mine and the cut across from LCC to end of nightmare gulch to you.
The cut across is right before the big hill climb if I remember right. You can make a loop either way to the mine from there.

I have the 5th down in my calendar. :thumbs:

H3-ING said:

Craig,
sent the waypoint of the mine and the cut across from LCC to end of nightmare gulch to you.
The cut across is right before the big hill climb if I remember right. You can make a loop either way to the mine from there.

I have the 5th down in my calendar. :thumbs:

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Thanks a bunch! I think I know which cutoff you are talking about. I thought it only went to NG so I never ventured up that way. I would like walk into the DCM. Hopefully, we can make it this time.

I will be there.

My friend Dave will also come in his Jeep as well.

Kardiez said:

I will be there.

My friend Dave will also come in his Jeep as well.

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Awesome! I am trying to talk a coworker's husband in attending with his Jeep. This will assist me that effort. Gotta see if JRWid is up for it as well.

We are getting the promised rain. I'll bet we have some rivers coming down the canyon about now.


Mike

poncho1965 said:

We are getting the promised rain. I'll bet we have some rivers coming down the canyon about now.


Mike

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I'm sure!

That is one of the great things about LCC, it changes with every rain.