Mount Lemmon is where we will be having our winter training next month as well. Snow, cold and practice SAR missions.. Oh the joys :) On 1/25/07, joe Highley wrote: > > 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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