[Az-Geocaching] Winter camping - where?

Thu Jan 25 13:10:47 MST 2007

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 <joehighley at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> There is a Boy Scout camp on Mt. Lemmon... I think
>
>
> >From: "MEL HOCKWITT" <melhockwitt at msn.com>
> >Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> >To: listserv at 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" <bcasteel at uccinc.net>
> > >Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
> > >To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
> > >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 at listserv.azgeocaching.com
> > >[mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of
> >Jake
> > >Olson
> > >Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:51 AM
> > >To: listserv at 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 <bcasteel at uccinc.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >Your rule #3 just screwed up my ideas...way to go
> > >
> > >Brian
> > >Team A.I.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com
> > >[mailto:az-geocaching-bounces at listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of
> > >Steven
> > >Stringham
> > >Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:53 AM
> > >To: listserv at 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
> > >
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