2021-02-12, 07:07 PM
Just shoveled out my driveway for the fifth time this week, and the forecast calls for negative degrees the next several days. Meanwhile, my nephew wants to do some backpacking when we're out west the end of February. I was looking at Echo Canyon for several reasons. I've never been up there and it sounds interesting. Since I don't have a vehicle that could handle the road the whole way, perhaps I could drive as far as the "rough spot" that Digonnet's book recommends, and we could hike it from there. Since we'd be following a road, I don't have to worry about route finding, bouldering, or steep elevation gains. And what could be cooler than a ghost town with a full moon?
Looking for advice and current status on the road conditions. Is there room at the spot where the road gets too much for me to pull over, so I wouldn't be blocking it for anyone else? Is it permitted to tent camp up around the Inyo mine area?
Looking for advice and current status on the road conditions. Is there room at the spot where the road gets too much for me to pull over, so I wouldn't be blocking it for anyone else? Is it permitted to tent camp up around the Inyo mine area?