Alex
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Yeah Frenchie, I am all ears too!Don't be careful... post away
What are the titles of the books you guys have found on the Hole in the Rock Trail?
Yeah Frenchie, I am all ears too!Don't be careful... post away
..."The Rebirth of the historic Old Hole-in-the-Rock Trail as a Recreational Trail" William LeGrand Black is a 3 ring binder of 188 pages of photo copy of his thesis, August 1995...
For anyone who wants to get the latest information of the HITR trail. The best way to get in touch with me will be by phone. The Cell is 760-415-7071 and the Sat phone is 254-240-6947 (Between 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM) on the 14th of March. I will have GPS way points and surveyors ribbon marking the trail. I will be camping at the airport the evening of the 14th., if I can get my tail gunner to bring the group in from Moab for me. I do not have the outside antenna ($1,200.oo) for the vehicle so I have to be out of the vehicle for it to work.
Hey has anyone been able to get a hold of frenchie yet. I tried both phone numbers this evening but was unable to get through. I guess if he is just camping at the airport he won't have any news about the wash out in Lake Canyon anyway. I'll try again tomorrow evening....
Is there a new washout? The big one has been known about for quite sometime. There's also a complete re-route of the trail that doesn't even go to Lake Canyon now as well........
I got a hold of Frenchie last night several times, the cell reception out there is poor and we kept getting disconnected. He said that the original 1/4 mile drive-around of the washout in Lake Canyon is still passable. He thought it could still be useable for the next 50 years or until the next big rainstorm, whichever comes first. The bad part of the washout is on the opposite side of the canyon from the road and has formed a deep, narrow gulley. He said there there is a sign on Hwy 276 at the Nokai Dome Road pointing the way to the new bypass that goes by the halftrack and entirely around Lake Canyon, dropping you back into the trail about 2 miles southwest of Lake Canyon. I asked him if he could post photos of the washout but that will probably have to wait until he gets home, after EJS.
If the GPS track I have is the correct routing of the new bypass, it a 15 mile detour to go around 6 miles of original trail coming in from the airport road. Starting at Nokai Dome and 276 will add 7.7 miles to the original 26 mile length of the original routing of the trail and you'll entirely miss beautiful Lake Canyon. Maybe Frenchie can confirm when he returns. He also mentioned that the new bypasss seems to have been used mostly by quads so far.
Thanks Frenchie for the intel!:greg:
I didn't write "new washout" I wrote "news about the washout"
And yes I did know about the route around the canyons.
Hi Everyone,
Reporting from Moab at the Easter Jeep Safari. The route that was put in around the washout is still the same as last year. I was able to get the Jeep and trailor into the camping area outside of the receration area without any problems. The newest route around the Lake Canyon is well marked starting with a sign on the road out to Halls Crossing (about 3 miles befor the airport). There are 2 signs where the newest route meets the old trail. They have arrows pointing the wayto Lake Canyon right)and Hole in the Rock (left). Monday we had a foot of snow fall on us during the night. Coming out eas much smoother with the snow cushion under the tires. We will see how this comings week trail goes, last weeks was a great trip.
Hi Everyone,
Reporting from Moab at the Easter Jeep Safari. The route that was put in around the washout is still the same as last year. I was able to get the Jeep and trailor into the camping area outside of the receration area without any problems. The newest route around the Lake Canyon is well marked starting with a sign on the road out to Halls Crossing (about 3 miles befor the airport). There are 2 signs where the newest route meets the old trail. They have arrows pointing the wayto Lake Canyon right)and Hole in the Rock (left). Monday we had a foot of snow fall on us during the night. Coming out eas much smoother with the snow cushion under the tires. We will see how this comings week trail goes, last weeks was a great trip.
I am going down in April I usually camp at the canyon below the fort of unknown origin, if I take the new road from noki dome is there a good place to camp between the half track and where the road ties in to the old road. Please advise Thanks