Truckhaven 2001!!

[2001ExpSport]

Ah yes, speaking of food. Since everyone camps I am assuming each person bring there own food? Is this a sponsored type event?

 

[Diff Whack Daddy]

Bluedog, I also have a small trailer that I will pack some wood in as well. Unforyunately, it is really small and it will be packed with camping gear for the pre-run since I have a rider and my two kids in the truck w/ me. But in January I will be solo so I will be able to get wood for the actual run.

 

[Ray Hutchinson]

East Coast Event

JayR and all Easterners

As we've said before: The way these events come about, is right here on the website. Get together with some of the other members that are somewhat close by , and come up with a good location for an event. You need a fairly large area, with camping and Motels nearby. A site with some other attractions such as scenery like Colorado or Moab, or exceptional Wheeling like Truckhaven . Then you have to HYPE it big time here on the site. Oh Yes, you have to do a bit of organizing, checking out the area, suggesting dates, taking opinions, making sure there aren't conflicting events, scouting and posting accomodations, etc.

It aint easy to put one of these together, but you'll probably get quite a bit of help as the project gains momentum. You might consult with Scott Bosso, a site member, because of his connections with the SE 4WD associations. (Sorry Scott, not trying to get you in any trouble.

Anyhow, Give it a shot, and you might be surprised when and where others will show up from!

 

[Ray Hutchinson]

Sponsored???

2001,

Nope, these arent really "Sponsored" events, they're more like happenings.: Just a bunch of folks who happen to show up. You're on your own for food, water, drinks etc., although as the time gets close, there will probably be a group restaurant dinner get planned for one night, and probably a potluck scheduled for another night. Basicly though, you're on your own, and since there aren't any facilities at the campsites, you'ver got to be self contained. Hope this helps

 

[JayR]

Thanks alot ray

I still wish there was a big open desert20 miles from me =). Just joking but on the east coast the few i know of are in the NC mountains. thanks though, ill try it out

 

[Rick]

Only 19 have signed up so far. I know several people who are going that haven't filled out a form. Please fill out the form even if you're one of the trail leaders or if you just think I know you're going. I want to keep all of the info in one place so I can set up a mail list.

Sign up here: Dead Link Removed

Thanks

[Edited by Rick on 11-09-2000 at 03:20 PM]

 

[leebo]

Rick...when do you think we would be able to get a mailing list??? I would like to start setting up a few supplies I may bring for everybody to use. I'd also like to see who's all in the Vegas area that is going.

 

[Rick]

Leebo, you're the only one from Nevada at this time. The majority are from California. We also have TX,CO, and AZ accounted for.

 

[Diff Whack Daddy]

I will be brining a small TV and Vcr so if anyone has any good videos to bring and watch arround the campfire, bring them along.

Rick, if you could bring one of the stickers that fit on the back window and a tan hat, I would gladly pay you for them. Thanks.

 

[leebo]

MAC....about how far do you live from T-haven. I'm planning on towing a travel trailer and really don't feel like towing it with the tank full of water. Is there anywhere I can fill the tank with water near the grounds??? I'll even pitch in a few bucks.

 

[Rick]

There's nothing around T-haven except for one little gas station. I don't know about the water situation.

 

[leebo]

I don't mind towing the trailer some with a full tank of water...I just don't want to tow it from Vegas full of water. I'm not sure if I'm going to use my sport or the families Yukon(sorry) to tow it, but no matter what it's eaiser to tow with less weight.

 

[Diff Whack Daddy]

leebo, I live in Lakeside which is East of San Diego and about 2 hours south of Thaven. If you want to come down here to do that, I am okay with that, but you will probably use just as much gas as if you were to fill it there.

 

[SDMike]

I'll be going and this time I plan on being on time.
I missed the pack by about 15 minutes last year and ended up going off on my own. Got together with the group at the end, so I'll be looking forward to this year. I'm only about an hour and a half away, so if anything needs to be done or brought there, let me know...or if anyone wants to caravan...are we still doing posters? If so, I can do them here at work and send them out to anyone who wants one. I work at HP so I have access to large-format plotters and I can print a bunch, just need the file.

SDMike

 

[Ray Hutchinson]

WATER

Leebo:

If you're coming from Vegas, and you're coming in on the I-10, you shouldn't have any trouble getting water in Indio or Coachella (where you pick up the 86 S). The 86 is pretty straifght and with a very slight downhill grade so you shouldn't even notice the extra water weight from there on in.

 

[Peter John di Iorio]

History 101

Locally known as Old Truckhaven Trail

This route began in 1929 when Doc Beaty, an early homesteader and promoter of Borrego Valley, concieved the idea of a wagon road passing between Borrego Badlands and Santa Rosa Mountains to facilitate travel between Borrego Valley and Coachella Valley.(Desert Lore of So.Cal.;Choral Pepper,1999)

 

[Ray Lobato]

Hey Peter,
Thanks for the history lesson. Dead Link Removed
Got any other neat info about Truckhaven or the surrounding area?
Are you planning to attend?

 

[tdavis]

Hey, Ray here's one..

The salton sea was a dry lakebed, until the late 19th/early 20th century.

There was an accident, that diverted the Colorado river unto that lakebed, that took several months of intense work to close the gap, and divert the river back to it's previous course. If the colorado was left to nature, it would eventually wind back over the Truckhaven area, covering it with water.

That's from the book "Cadillac Desert", which explains the water legacy of the west

 

[Peter John di Iorio]

History 101 -- 2nd semester

Originally posted by Ray Lobato
Hey Peter,
Thanks for the history lesson. Dead Link Removed
Got any other neat info about Truckhaven or the surrounding area?
Are you planning to attend?

Actually most of the article goes as follows;
This route began in 1929 when Doc Beaty, an early homesteader and promoter of Borrego Valley, concieved the idea of a wagon road passing between Borrego Badlands and Santa Rosa Mountains to facilitate travel between Borrego Valley and Coachella Valley.

Local merchants donated money food,mules,equipment and labor, but hardly had the road been completed when storms gashed its grades and gutted its roadbeds. Until the area became a state park, maintenance was too expensive for the homesteaders to handle alone. Even after that, with bulldozers periodically clearing it, the trail was rarely used. But now, and since 1968 when it was paved, passenger car motorists can visit this extrardinary terrain where awesome views of delicately tinged badlands cascade into sandy, palm-strewn washes surrounded on all sides by miles of sun-varnished rocks, black as Pegleg's legedary Gold!

(Desert Lore of Southern California ; Choral Pepper Sec.Ed. 1999)

During the Ice Age, parts of this area were covered with forests and great rivers that provided milling and assorting action to produce gold placer deposits which washed down from higher elevations. It is possible that remnants of old-channel placers exist, which may be detected by a marked red color due to black iron associated with placer gold. All old channel gold is coated black.

There are dozens of stories of people inadvertantly stumbling upon GOLD nuggets. Usually they're just sitting around tossing stones at whatever.......then they happen to notice "that these rocks seem awfully heavy for their size" the next vital step is to scrape the surface with a pocket knife...... And there in your hand is a lies brand new winch w/ mount, bumper and lites.

Next;
500 to 1,ooo years ago Ancient Lake Cahuilla, a fresh water lake sat 40+/- feet above sea level whereas today's Salton Sea is at 228+/- feet below sea level. In so many words, the only way the Ancient Cahuilla Indians could get to Truckhaven would be by submarine.

Re;If I don't have to start work that day, then I may just take a short ride out there. I'll be in a Ford Explorer, what are you guys driving?

 

[Ray Lobato]

Peter,
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