calico mountins ca.

[MHEMINGW7]

would anybody be interested in a trail run in the calico mountins anytime soon

[Mustard Dog]

After Memorial Day I'd be into it;)

[SanDiegoCJ]

Originally posted by Mustard Dog
After Memorial Day I'd be into it;)


Bring the big straw hat and water mister. It's going to be toasty. :D :D

[mikeswrangler]

where is this at.. ??? I am a newbie to the places to go wheeling..
thanks..

[SanDiegoCJ]

Originally posted by mikeswrangler
where is this at.. ??? I am a newbie to the places to go wheeling..
thanks..

Right next to the Calico Ghost Town, appx. 12 miles north of
Barstow, Ca. on I-15.

[penguinofdoom]

i'm down as long as i'm free that weekend.. :D

[Vortec_Cruiser]

I'd be interested, depending when it is.:rolleyes:

[Mustard Dog]

Originally posted by SanDiegoCJ


Right next to the Calico Ghost Town, appx. 12 miles north of
Barstow, Ca. on I-15.

I think you should post a map Gary:D

[SanDiegoCJ]

Originally posted by Mustard Dog


I think you should post a map Gary:D


Bite me Eric. :flipoff2:

[Mustard Dog]

I really dig Calico, not so much for the wheelin, but the exploring. I could spend weeks there wandering through all the mineshafts:D

[MHEMINGW7]

this weekend would be good for me sunday the 11th sound good
i got new tires and waitin to tear it up

[turbrotoy]

SOUNDS GOOD!

[MHEMINGW7]

opps my wife just reminded me that sunday is mothers day so lets make it saterday

[axle59]

For anybody who doesn't mind wheeling with us our Xterra club is doing a run there on the 17th-18th with camping and a bonfire on the night of the 16th. We are not an organized club per say, we just get together once a month to go play around somewhere and our runs are open to everbody. So if any of you really experienced wheelers would like to come out play with us you're more than welcome to join.

And for those that have been there and know what it's like yes we are planning on doing Odessa and Doran canyons. (minus the waterfall at the bottom of Doran)

[withamc]

Originally posted by axle59
(minus the waterfall at the bottom of Doran)
That's the best part :flipoff2:

[axle59]

Originally posted by withamc

That's the best part :flipoff2:

Maybe someday after the SAS, lockers and 35's. But for right now it would be almost impossible without the almost exclusive use of the winch. I've made it up the entire rest of the trail though. The other cosideration is having the wife yell at me when I drop her DD into that big hole halfway up and take out the entire side of the truck. It gets used and scratched up, plastic torn off of it and all but she is still doesn't like bent sheet metal.

[drnut]

I'm down for Calico! Just post when and where to meet!

[MHEMINGW7]

8 am saterday morning at pizza hut in barstow
the barstow wheelers are hosting the calico fun run

[axle59]

Originally posted by MHEMINGW7
8 am saterday morning at pizza hut in barstow
the barstow wheelers are hosting the calico fun run

Would that be this Saturday? If so I may show up. The run my Xterra club is doing is next weekend. Meeting place is at camp rock in mule canyon on the 16th. I'll be there about 4:00 waiting for everone else to show up. If there's enough people interested (and we haven't started the:beer: ) then we'll probally do a night run down onto coyote lake bed at about 8:30-9:00. The wheeling will start Saturday around 9:00 a.m. The plans for the hard run that I'm leading (difficult for us X's anyways) is going to be down Doran canyon east, up Odessa, and then back down Doran West.
Sunday is more of a scenic route going out to the end of the earth overlooking coyote dry lake and then down around a couple of other mild trails to the lake bed for some goofing around. There is one other pass out there that if somebody wants to bring their bad ass rig out to try it your more than welcome. In a 1/4 mile length of trail it drops about 800 feet. Pretty gnarly IMHO. I'd love to see somebody do it but my truck is just not that capable.

No reservations required. Just show up and bring your own tent, food, beer, ect. If you have anymore questions about it you can PM or email me at allen.rose(nospam)@verizon.net.

[MHEMINGW7]

yes this saterday may 10th

[Sloan]

A friend of mine just gave me a big book of trails of all difficulty in SoCal and there are tons of trails in that area. If my work schedule permits I'm in.:flipoff2:

[axle59]

I'll be at the pizza hut tomorrow. Here's a pic of my truck so you can recognize me. I've got a lift on it now so it's just a little taller.

http://www.superjens.com/xterra/odessa25.jpg

Anybody up for next weekend?:D

[tacomamike]

Originally posted by axle59


Maybe someday after the SAS, lockers and 35's. But for right now it would be almost impossible without the almost exclusive use of the winch. I've made it up the entire rest of the trail though. The other cosideration is having the wife yell at me when I drop her DD into that big hole halfway up and take out the entire side of the truck. It gets used and scratched up, plastic torn off of it and all but she is still doesn't like bent sheet metal.

I've only been to Calico once, but it was fun. Odessa canyon is pretty fun, and the bottom or Doran is quite a challenge!

Later,
....Mike
http://www.toy4x4.net/


http://www.toy4x4.net/calico_2002/DSC00196.jpg

[withamc]

You know you're supposed to straddle those rocks, right? :flipoff2:

[tacomamike]

Originally posted by withamc
You know you're supposed to straddle those rocks, right? :flipoff2:

Well, that was the plan, but I had some spotters who are amused by carnage. :)

Later,
....Mike
http://www.toy4x4.net/

[axle59]

Yep, thats the hole I'm talkin about. I saw it swallow an enitre CJ7 one time.:eek: I have no delusions of granjur (sp?), I know that my truck is not capable enough to do that without a 99.99% chance of major damage so until then I'll just stick to what I can do and have fun at it.

On a side note I did go out with the Barstow wheelers yesterday and we ran roller coaster, phillips, down Odessa, up Twister, and then down Doran east. Other than the two flat tires I only ended up with a minor paint scrape from the squeeze at the bottom of Odessa. My wife didn't even complain about it once she saw that there wasn't any body damage.:D

[axle59]

Bump

Just a reminder that we'll be out there tomorrow night if anybody would like to join us.

[axle59]

You guys missed out on a little bit of carnage (http://www.xterraownersclub.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=001105) this weekend.

[Yunaderis]

Originally posted by tacomamike


I've only been to Calico once, but it was fun. Odessa canyon is pretty fun, and the bottom or Doran is quite a challenge!

Later,
....Mike
http://www.toy4x4.net/


http://www.toy4x4.net/calico_2002/DSC00196.jpg



wow...thats a great pic....i wonder who took that one:):):)

[tacomamike]

Originally posted by yunaderis




wow...thats a great pic....i wonder who took that one:):):)

It musta been the same guy yelling at me to not spill the beers. :flipoff2:

Later,
....Mike

http://www.toy4x4.net/

[Yunaderis]

Originally posted by tacomamike


It musta been the same guy yelling at me to not spill the beers. :flipoff2:

Later,
....Mike

http://www.toy4x4.net/


hahaha..that was classic:beer: :smokin: