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Ok, Ok!! Owens Valley Road Trip.- 6-17 through 21-11...We have a committal of 6 plus pilots to go to the Owens Valley on Yah, that's right. It's that week end, through Tuesday, if necessary. FULL DISCLAIMER UP FRONT!!! We plan to fly Walt's Point, In Lone pine, CA 9000' msl is LAUNCH, above the valley floor, The Owens Valley is surrounded by Mt Whitney to the west @ 14,950msl. To the east , the Whites, 14,200msl. Valley floor is roughly 4000'msl, 80 miles, North to South. If you go for it, the Owens is noted for your first, 50-100 ,mile flight ! You should be an experienced thermal pilot to go there. So, if your not, GET BUSY! YOU HAVE TIME.... Plenty of Camping, Lodging available! You can actually land at your camp site! (Diaz Lake). Any drivers & chase vehicles are a premium. They will be treated well!! We are working on more logistics, how ever, you are on your own , at this time. More to come on this Post! If you are slightly interested, post your responses. We hope to have more information, as the week goes on. Fly safe Forums > Events & Site Projects I'm ready to go. If you likeI'm ready to go. If you like comfortable sleeping and a shower at the end of the day I have room for 2 more pilots. I have a 30' bounder. If we split the gas and camping 3 ways it should only cost about 100 each for the week. My two spots are spoken for. walt's set up area and launchhere is the set up area and launch.. Are you sure that road toAre you sure that road to Horseshoe meadow will be opened? Did you call rangers? We typically go on Memorial day weekend and this year will be no exception if weather cooperates. Alex, Great Video....The road to Walt's & Cottonwood should be open by Memorial week end. Although they have more snow fall than previous years, which is good for us in S.cal, Cal Trans & CHP is expected to have it open. That is a big week end for tourism in the area. We will be checking those conditions in the coming weeks also. My wife was the Captain for CHP in Bishop, which had jurisdiction over that area heading south to Ridgecrest. We still have a few friends, contacts there. Continue to make your plans for that weekend. It would be great to hear how it goes for your group on that week end. Please post on the forum. BIG DISCLAIMER: ALL BASED THAT WE DON'T GET A MAJOR BLIZZARD THE WEEK BEFORE!!!! Fly safe, Horseshoe Meadows RoadThis is the USDA Forestry Service web site for the Inyo National Forrest and the Mt Whitney Ranger Station and Horseshoe Meadows Campground Road ( to Walt's Pt. ) I spoke with them Friday and they think the road will be open in late May as usual but the ranger said to watch the weather and call the 23rd or 24th to check on conditions for Memorial Day w/e. The Phone number in the lower LH corner of their web page = 760-873-2400 Kevin The road to Walt's Pt." Didn't see any big drifts of snow on that road. Just an update on the Owens trip...Thanks Jonathan, cool video! It clearly shows a clear road, & launch to Walt's Point. The group seems to be getting a little bit bigger. I've flown Flynn's ( Bishop),in my Paraglider a number of times. It's a great thermal site, & nice glass off can occur , later in the day, also. Paute, is just down the valley, to the NE ,a bit. The way it goes up there, you have to be a little bit flexible. Yip pi Kai Ooh, Lets Dance, in the Owens!!! Drivers for the Owens trip!This is just a little update for the Owens trip. Drivers: Greg Carey, Smokin Joe & Igor have said they would drive & do retrieval, for those that need their services. You can work out the details, & compensation with them directly. Igor is not going to fly, but would like to come & see what the flying is all about up there. Contact info for them: Greg Carey: 909-648-6054 My wife Pat will be shuttling myself, 3 pilots, & herself to Walts on Saturday, the 17th., in my truck. We have those slots filled, as of now. She has stated, she will chase anybody's dome ass, (GPS trained), for the right price$$$ I've already given her the blank check, told her to just fill in the number of $$$000000's ??? Smokin Joe, Greg C. & Every Day Mike will be heading up on June 15 or 16th. Pat & I won't be in Lone Pine till Friday the 17th. We'll be traveling down from N. ca. Mark Hoffmann, Kevin Williams & Tom Swanson plan on arriving in Lone Pine on Friday, the 17th. & fly Walt's, Saturday. There is about 5-6 other pilots that are still working on a possible/tentative plan to come as well. As I stated previously, Kari Castle is for hire, with full guide service, if you wish. Her web address is on one of these posts. We will also try to fly Flynn's in Bishop, while we're up there, if possible? There are plenty of things to do up in the Owens Valley, for those who want to bring a non-flier. That reminds me, I need to ask Greg & Joe, what time will they be cooking all the fish they catch. We'll bring the adult beverages??
Drivers for Owens tripI'm an HG pilot from Sylmar planning to go up that Thursday for at least the weekend. Any chance of getting on a ride for launch and retrieves? Greg So who is going ? Where youSo who is going ? Where you staying? I plan to leave Wednesday morning and stay at least a week. I am not sure yet where I will be camping. Wednesday, June 15, looksWednesday, June 15, looks epic, is any drivers available? A few more are coming to Lone Pine / Owens!I'm still up in the Tahoe area, how ever, we have a few additions to the list of people/pilots. Marcus Venturini is heading up to Walts today to fly. I beleive he will also join us for the weekend as well. I beleive he has connected with the Smoken Joe group for chase/ride logistics. Eddy Woods & Malinda are coming up Wednesday evening, & is also connecting up with the Smoken Joe group. Eddy has offered to drive/chase in your vehicle. They are staying through the week-end. Eddy Woods 714-351-3512 Kagel pilotsLooks like there will be 3 of us coming up Thursday from Kagel to fly HGs. Plan to fly if weather is right Fri-Mon. Walt's is always the first choice. |
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