Yes, I've never been up there but this should be fun. I'll be at Half Moon Bay Hike n Bike on Sunday if anyone wants to get lost in the hills with me..."last we seen 'em they was ridin into the hills on their Rivendells...".
-Ray On Friday, August 30, 2013 9:11:00 AM UTC-7, Andrew Letton wrote: > > Hi Anne & others, > > Yes I'm still planning an S240 for this coming Monday! Ray W. is on a > tour to Big Sur and is planning to meet me at camp Monday and the more the > merrier! > > I've decided on the trail camp on the Butano Fire Road, near the Abandoned > Landing Strip on this map: > http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/536/files/ButanoWebLayout3Final10162010.pdf > The approximate location is 37.223973,-122.293725 > This link shows the route from Skyline and Black Rd to the campsite: > http://goo.gl/maps/4wUUR > > It looks like it is at about 1600' elevation, so with luck, we'll be above > any coastal fog (Though yesterday morning it was foggy all the way to the > summit...). Coming down the coast from the north, I'd go inland through > Pescadero, South on Cloverdale Rd, then up the Butano Fire Road. From > Skyline, I'll be heading W. on Hwy 9, turning on Hwy 236 towards Big > Basin, and then right (North) on China Grade to Butano Fire Trail that > leads to the campground. > > Both routes involve several miles of dirt road, but it's nothing too > rough, and the last time my friend and I rode the route (on unladen bikes), > he did fine on 28mm tires (I was riding with 32mm tires). > > There are "pit toilets" but no water, so bring all the water you're going > to need. > > Here's an article about the campsite. These guys hiked in on a hiker-only > trail, but came back out on the Butano Fire Road. > > http://www.avidbackpackers.com/htm/trips_2/butano.html > > I'm not sure whether there is cell coverage at the site, but ping me > off-list for my cell if you want to chat en-route or beforehand. > > I'm going to try to get there as early as I can, but knowing me, it will > likely be getting close to dark before I get to camp. > > I hope you can join me! > > cheers, > Andrew > ------------------------------ > *From:* Anne Paulson <anne.p...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch <rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> > *Sent:* Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:44 PM > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Santa Cruz Mountains S24O - Monday (yes!) Sept. 2nd. > > Andrew, > > Still planning the s24o Monday? Still want company? > > <snip> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
