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Southern California Club Xterra => SCCX Xcursion Pictures => Topic started by: Blackx on October 17, 2010, 05:22:21 PM

Title: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 17, 2010, 05:22:21 PM
I just got back from a long trip seeing parts of the country I've been itching to explore.

Link to my route:
My Route (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=La+Grange,+CA&daddr=37.8239342,-120.2782728+to:Yosemite+National+Park,+CA+to:37.824499,-120.2786591+to:La+Grange,+CA+to:Water+Canyon+to:Hailey,+ID+to:Stanley,+ID+to:Bend,+OR+to:43.7993478,-121.7423387+to:Crane+Prairie+Reservoir,+OR+to:43.25594,-122.16578+to:Coos+Bay,+OR+to:Charleston,+OR+to:43.32956,-124.36871+to:Jedediah+Smith+Redwood+State+Park,+Crescent+City,+CA+to:King+Range,+Whitethorn,+CA+to:Beach+Rd+to:Usal+Rd,+CA,+USA+to:39.23028,-123.77021+to:Cloverdale,+CA&geocode=FTezPgIdV9_R-CkH3eJ6YCGRgDF2jO0foZZXug%3BFb4lQQIdALPU-ClH8bHGXNaQgDEMaTzljkMJbA%3BFeXqPwId52rf-CmvY_I4_vGWgDFu4slULj8hGQ%3BFfMnQQIdfbHU-ClH8bHGXNaQgDENaTzljkMJbA%3BFTezPgIdV9_R-CkH3eJ6YCGRgDF2jO0foZZXug%3BFUx0cAIdF5r8-A%3BFY0OmAIdxK8v-SnVBn1yVdSrVDFRifSB2bdcag%3BFVuxogIdTjAm-SmbY_1ZVfaoVDGLkQr7osTIuQ%3BFT1GoAIdEuDE-ClR0tOl_8C4VDG00SDHrOeIEA%3BFTNTnAId_lu--CkXYTaXY17HVDHl_1mLuUwO8A%3BFTAOnAId3Gq9-CnnnRL8fl3HVDGwUVlZx8mGxg%3BFYQIlAId7OW3-CkbhvGeIlTGVDEXKt1DvdX7ww%3BFWW4lQId3pWY-CnhBGwcK4TDVDEpEsDdx_TXZw%3BFU9RlQIde9-W-CkV-yZN0IjDVDEmGhDz_QMpuw%3BFRgolQIdukiW-ClvjOvSoHjDVDEE4CbQGmdQDQ%3BFTHrfQIdMqea-CFVBD5_H_Du1infAqpz6GvQVDGP_2LQN_vlSA%3BFRXfZAIdwtyZ-CnnKQYEfvfUVDFxgkCeVxLQgw%3BFYkKYwId97aa-A%3BFSbRYAId0Ked-Cm3UPv2ZdnUVDEsgPXuDN6Xhg%3BFUibVgIdnmqf-ClVZKoFl6yBgDFTQDpvQX6W7A%3BFdYfUAId-eeq-CkBA_iAZP-DgDEY_6M2h-NP3A&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=13&mrsp=19&sz=9&via=1,3,9,11,14,19&sll=39.707187,-123.931274&sspn=1.487538,2.458191&ie=UTF8&ll=40.505446,-120.036621&spn=5.880087,9.832764&z=7)

First stop was Yosemite.  I've been there numerous times but was ready to go again.  I spent 4 days there and it rained the entire time.  

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/IMG_0205.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/YosemiteFog.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/VernalFallsHike3.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/VernalFallsHike2.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/TopofNevadaFalls.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/TryingtoStayWarm.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/NevadaFalls4.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/NevadaFalls3.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/HalfDomewithFog.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/HalfDomeYosemiteValley.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/HalfDomeVernalNevadaFalls.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/Fog.jpg)
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 17, 2010, 05:23:35 PM
I pretty much drove straight through Nevada camping one night on BLM land outside of Winnemucca.  It rained my entire drive through Nevada too.

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/NevadaClouds.jpg)

I was kind of lost on the road below.  Both my GPS and map were pointing me in a direction where no trail existed.  Eventually the road narrowed and narrowed until it was a barely worn dual track.  I turned around and backtracked 50 miles.

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Yosemite%20Oct%202010/LostinNV.jpg)
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 17, 2010, 05:23:57 PM
Idaho

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/WildMountainDog.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/StanleyID.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/Sawtooths1.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/SawtoothRangeLandscape.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/BellaGivingChase.jpg)
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 17, 2010, 05:48:36 PM
Oregon

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/CentralOregonLandscape1.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/MalheurRiver2.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/OregonCoast5.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/OregonCoast4.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/OregonCoast1.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/SouthSloughOR1.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/SouthSloughOR2.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/SouthSloughOR4.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/SouthSloughOR5.jpg)
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 17, 2010, 05:54:35 PM
Northern California

Smith River
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/SmithRiver1.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/SmithRiver2.jpg)

Lost Coast
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/KingRange-LostCoast.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/LostCoastTrail11.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/LostCoastTrail10.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/LostCoastTrail7.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/LoastCoastfog.jpg)

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/HWY128.jpg)

Very blurry picture of a massive elk about 20' from my truck. 

(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm281/jejallo1/Idaho-Oregon-NorCal-%20Oct%202010/Elk-UsalRd2.jpg)
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: boomer818 on October 17, 2010, 06:07:32 PM
looks like a fantastic trip hope all went well with no problems on the road. Great pictures.
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Paul on October 17, 2010, 07:38:56 PM
Is that last photo your dog or a moose?
 ;D
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: FrankB on October 17, 2010, 10:02:11 PM
Quote from: Paul on October 17, 2010, 07:38:56 PM
Is that last photo your dog or a moose?
 ;D


Bella is probably almost as tall as the moose.

(http://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/So-Cal-Club-Xterra-SCCX/Borrego-Springs-Sculptures-Off/IMGP8072/527733930_2JgPA-L.jpg)

Looks like a great trip Jeff. Nice pictures.  Too bad it rained so much in Nevada, that is a fun place to explore.
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 18, 2010, 12:28:14 AM
Quote from: FrankB on October 17, 2010, 10:02:11 PM
Bella is probably almost as tall as the moose.

(http://frankbaiamonte.smugmug.com/So-Cal-Club-Xterra-SCCX/Borrego-Springs-Sculptures-Off/IMGP8072/527733930_2JgPA-L.jpg)

Looks like a great trip Jeff. Nice pictures.  Too bad it rained so much in Nevada, that is a fun place to explore.

Frank that's still one of my favorite pictures of her.
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Goldfish on October 18, 2010, 06:35:02 PM
Great pictures Jeff. How did the RTT work out?
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 18, 2010, 09:41:43 PM
Quote from: Goldfish on October 18, 2010, 06:35:02 PM
Great pictures Jeff. How did the RTT work out?
Great!  So easy to pack and unpack it's not really an issue moving every day.  But, if I was staying in one place for a week and needed to drive my truck everyday it would get annoying putting it away everyday.  I was lucky that for the Yosemite portion of the trip I had a couple friends join me so we used their vehicles.  In a perfect world I'd have the tent on a trailer so I could leave the trailer behind. 
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: XterracerX on October 19, 2010, 06:11:05 PM
Awesome pics Jeff! Yosemite never looked so grand! Great picture of Bella too!

Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Erick on October 19, 2010, 11:32:14 PM
Those are some really beautiful pictures in what looks to have been an amazing trip, can't beat some of those locations (Yosemite is a favorite of mine)!
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Bobby B. on October 21, 2010, 02:10:34 PM
Sweet trip!

Is that the mist trail in the first few pics?  I haven't been there in too long.
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 21, 2010, 04:18:39 PM
Quote from: Bobby B. on October 21, 2010, 02:10:34 PM
Sweet trip!

Is that the mist trail in the first few pics?  I haven't been there in too long.
Yes! you got it right.  We hiked that day to Vernal and Nevada Falls.
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: XterracerX on October 21, 2010, 09:29:03 PM
Looks like you guys drove up to Glacier Point too! One of my favorite spots!
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: Blackx on October 23, 2010, 06:21:54 PM
Yeah.  It was freezing up there, but definitely some of the best views of the park.
Title: Re: Yosemite-Idaho-Oregon-Nor Cal
Post by: SuperSlideStyle on October 28, 2010, 07:18:06 PM
Wow, great pics.  More pics of the X would be nice.