Yes--It's on Organizational Ridge near the Palisades Ranger station. There's a few caches near the camp as well--Bear Country Jamboree (missing last I checked), and another that's a beautiful hike down the Palisades Trail (perhaps 1 miles). Jeff B. -----Original Message----- >From: joe Highley >Sent: Jan 25, 2007 12:54 PM >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Winter camping - where? > >There is a Boy Scout camp on Mt. Lemmon... I think > > >>From: "MEL HOCKWITT" >>Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >>To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >>Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Winter camping - where? >>Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:33:41 -0700 >> >>There is should be camping on Mt. Lemmon in Tucson. Right now they have >>about 2 feet of snow in the area. I would check on that. >>Mel >> >> >> >From: "Brian Casteel" >> >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >> >To: >> >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Winter camping - where? >> >Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:19:07 -0700 >> > >> >http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v318/b_casteel/Project%20JEEP/Fun/08-13-06 >> >%20Morrison%20Conservation%20Trip/?start=all >> > >> > >> > >> >We camped overnight on day 2 at Sawtooth Lake, which I believe settled us >> >in >> >at close to 9,900' elevation. A storm rolled through right after we all >> >went to bed for the night, and we woke up to sub-freezing temps and ice >> >covering everything the next morning. Stage 1 fire restrictions >>prevented >> >our building a campfire, but we managed. As the sun rose in the morning, >> >the views and changing environment were picturesque. I can't wait for >>that >> >trip again this summer. >> > >> > >> > >> >Brian >> > >> > >> > >> > _____ >> > >> >From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com >> >[mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of >>Jake >> >Olson >> >Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:51 AM >> >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >> >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Winter camping - where? >> > >> > >> > >> >The only true "winter camping" I did as a scout was a trip up to Mormon >> >Lake >> >in the middle of january. We went past the lake and hiked up the side of >>a >> >mountain for a ways. There was about a foot to a foot and a half of snow >> >we >> >had to deal with. >> > >> >The only other camping trip that came close was a couple of trips to >>Beaver >> >High Base during the month of july. When the elevation is over 10,000 >> >feet, >> >it doesn't matter what the month is, it's still dang cold. I still >>cringe >> >at the thought of having to qualify for the water activities by swimming >>a >> >quarter mile in the lake up there. At 10,000 feet, the water wasn't >>cold, >> >it was "DAMN COLD!". >> > >> >Oh yeah, on the trip up to Mormon Lake, I remember on advisor had a 4x4 >> >Subaru station wagon, but the other advisor had a compact 4 door car... I >> >don't remember the model, but I remember it didn't like altitudes above >> >9,000 feet. We usually had to hike an extra mile or so because that car >> >didn't like the thin air. The 4x4 station wagon didn't have any ground >> >clearance, it was only useful when driving on ice or mud, and not much at >> >that. >> > >> >Jake - Team A.I. >> > >> >On 1/25/07, Brian Casteel wrote: >> > >> >Your rule #3 just screwed up my ideas...way to go >> > >> >Brian >> >Team A.I. >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com >> >[mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of >> >Steven >> >Stringham >> >Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:53 AM >> >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >> >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Winter camping - where? >> > >> >I want to go out winter camping with a small batch of scouts. We need a >> >good spot. >> > >> >1) With snow if possible. >> >2) 2x4 accessible (clearance OK- just not 4x4) >> >3) Within a couple of hours from Phoenix. >> > >> > >> >Any good recommendations? >> > >> >Thanks >> >Steven Stringham >> >StringCachers >> > >> >____________________________________________________________ >> >Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> >To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> >http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> > >> >Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> >http://www.azgeocaching.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >DISCLAIMER: >> >This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) >>and >> >may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure >>under >> >applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are >>notified >> >that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is >>strictly >> >prohibited. 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