Off the Grid II - Venue

[Gunnermoose]

Very interested. Timing is the only concern.

My current plan is to run the New Mexico Backcountry Discovery Route from Dell City, Texas and finish in Antonito, Colorado. Dates are 3 - 11 September.

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[Robert OB 33/48]

Wont make it again. Or I have to winn the lottery and can pay for a rental Rig and tickets to and from CA.

 

[Christian Schrader]

Super excited for this!

 

[Flip]

This is great, looking forward to the location and driving up north from SoCal.

 

[Flip]

I understand that the OfftheGrid Rally will be sometime in late Sept., for future rallies and thinking, is it possible to perhaps have them during the summer months or typically when school kids are out of school? I know not all school districts are on the same schedule, but I would love to take my kids and have this be a family Overland trip. Just a thought. Thanks.

-Flip
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[Robby]

Jumping in here!

Location:
It's looking highly likely we'll be back at Camp Edison, and we'll expand into 2-3 group sites. There are two group sites back to back with each other, and the layout of the group site from last year is pretty much ideal for check-in, meals, big ole' fire, etc. @Michael l and I will be venturing back to Camp Edison soon to assess the best options.

Class:
The class would either be Thursday or Friday and would consist of an entire day of education and training in safety/first aid, recovery and communication on the trail. We're working on locking in world class teacher/trainers.

Logistics:
Something we will be doing this year is defining and assigning camping spots based on the rig (RTT, Tent, Back of the Rig). We'll have pre-numbered slots that we will assign as people register to alleviate some of the cramming and confusion setting up last year.

We're also playing around with rolling start times for different groups on the run up Baldy. Example: 8AM team, 9AM team, 10AM team. If we do this, we will need trail leaders for each wave, so there will be lots of opportunities for experience Overlanders to jump in and lead the way.

More soon! We're just beginning the planning phases for the event... and holy sh*t. I can't wait!!

AND...

Central, Mountain and East Coast Overland Bound Members.... Just you wait. We WILL be heading your way. It's on our map, so to speak.

If you're looking for volunteers on trail leaders etc; This is my backyard, so-to-speak...Kevin and I have run this trail a few times. Basically, I'm raising my hand to offer assistance [emoji16]

 

[Meta6981]

Watching this post. Hopefully I can swing it.

 

[Mad Garden Gnome]

@Michael , you didn't want to try Buck Rock?

 

[Meta6981]

PS where was last years event ?

 

[stoney126]

PS where was last years event ?

Bald mountain

 

[Meta6981]

Bald mountain

California, los palmos forest?

 

[Robby]

California, los palmos forest?

Sierras above Fresno, shaver lake area.

 

[stoney126]

California yes, the rest I dunno lol.

 

[Crispy]

California yes, the rest I dunno lol.

There are 50 peaks named Bald Mountain in California. Hahaha

 

[Meta6981]

Exactly my point lol @NorCalCrisp

 

[stoney126]

There are 50 peaks named Bald Mountain in California. Hahaha

Lol I had no idea.

 

[Crispy]

Exactly my point lol @NorCalCrisp

This might be the one. http://www.overlandbound.com/forums/index.php?threads/407/

 

[Robby]

@Michael , you didn't want to try Buck Rock?

Not trying to speak for Michael but...
Buck rock doesn't have the camp ground setup like Edison does. Logistically there are way more hurdles to go through to gather 75 rigs plus personnel.

We could totally camp on the trail as it is all open camping and there are some great places we could gather a large pit fire and central campsite...but we would definitely have an impact on the trail and surrounding forestry with that many people. Especially when you take into account how many holes that would be dug off in the secluded areas...if you catch my drift.

Buck Rock is my favorite trail. It was my first and will always be my "go-to" choice for camping...I'm not sure it is long enough for this venue...

We'll that's my $0.25 (inflation)

 

[SLO Rob]

There are 50 peaks named Bald Mountain in California. Hahaha

This is the trick to keep the numbers manageable...which Bald Mountain will it be?! The journey is the point, so maybe hitting up 30-40 peaks before finding anyone would be an awesome trip!!

 

[Mad Garden Gnome]

Not trying to speak for Michael but...
Buck rock doesn't have the camp ground setup like Edison does. Logistically there are way more hurdles to go through to gather 75 rigs plus personnel.

We could totally camp on the trail as it is all open camping and there are some great places we could gather a large pit fire and central campsite...but we would definitely have an impact on the trail and surrounding forestry with that many people. Especially when you take into account how many holes that would be dug off in the secluded areas...if you catch my drift.

Buck Rock is my favorite trail. It was my first and will always be my "go-to" choice for camping...I'm not sure it is long enough for this venue...

We'll that's my $0.25 (inflation)

No no, well said and good info to know. I've only cruised through there once and that was on the main maintained road. We want to go back to that area both with and without the horses.