RedRock '10

[squiddo]

Since Bill works at Tioga Pass Resort,and they've been closing most winters, he has six months off per year. He travels the whole west, climbing, hiking and living out of his truck. This means he's checked out just about every climbing venue thouroughly. He knows where you can camp for free, where you can camp for views, where you can camp for warmth; he has it all down. And he can usually get there a day or two before me to make sure we get a site. The camping up in the national forest at Red Rocks is gorgeous (similar to up above the Owens River Gorge). And quiet and free. It's also as close to the north end of the climbing as the ghetto camping is to the south end.

You really should try it out.

oh come on! Share please! Hey, if its anything like the Pinion site above the OR Gorge I'm game!

[F4?]

Do you think you could coil the rope in tighter coils? This is a perfect action/ glory shot and your rope is in the way.



Camp all you like. Nothing beats watching tv and having ice cream after a long day of getting lost.

I can't wait to go back post knife.

[Brad Young]

Hold it, I thought Munge was talking about all the beta that Bill has built up over the years (i.e., "is that online"). The RR national forest camping info is in the guidebooks, and, I suspect online too. Just drive up the road toward Parump and turn right into the forest on a paved road named... I don't recall. Then there are miles of dirt roads off of that with lots of bandit camping. Very peaceful, but colder.

[mungeclimber]

perf, thx!

[Brad Young]

OK, here's a photo of the camping in Lovell Canyon:





Advantages:
- free;
- uncrowded;
- closer than the "normal" camping to the turn-in to Black Velvet Canyon and areas south of that;
- unlimited firewood;
- much prettier

Disadvantages:
- farther from areas north of Black Velvet Canyon;
- no tables, water or established toilets (big deal);
- 1500 feet higher, and so it gets colder

[squiddo]

OK, here's a photo of the camping in Lovell Canyon:

BRAD, thanks for posting this. WOW, that place looks really nice. Very cool indeed.