Mahogany and Thorndike

[Brice]

My thanks to everyone who's shared their thoughts on this venture.

I'm worried enough about that van that I've decided not to risk going up to Mahogany or Thorndike. I asked the park rangers by e-mail, and they advised against it also.

So now I'm considering Emigrant campground and hiking Telephone Canyon. I found the road that leads from Emigrant Canyon road to the mouth of Telephone, but my question is how hard would it be to hike from the campground going east to the mouth of Telephone. Another idea would be to drive a half mile on the paved road, and hike a half mile to the rough old road, and then hike that.

I would welcome any information about Telephone; the arch looks like a worthwhile sight to see. You all are such a great community and it's wonderful of netllama to make this happen.

Totally hikeable from Emigrant but you'd be going cross-wash so there will be a ton of minor gullies to climb into and out of.  You should be able to drive to the entrance of Telephone without any trouble.  At the very least you can drive as far as possible on pavement and hike the dirt road from there.  That will be easier and faster than cross-country.