LAST CHANCE CANYON

Dates of Event: November 18 to 20th 2011
Location: Mojave Desert
Trip Leader: Hovik Mossessi

Details:
Friday: Nov 18, 2011
See GPS below if you wish to arrive a day early and camp at our hidden campsite before Bickel Camp. I plan to arrive there Friday evening. Please email me at hmossessi@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you want to caravan out.

Saturday: Nov 19, 2011
9-10am - Meet at Jawbone station. We will be there for an hour so please don't be late as we will leave promptly at 10am. We will head north on Highway 14 to Redrock Randsburg Road where we will turn right (East) and head towards Last Chance cut off. At Last Chance cutoff, we will turn left onto trail and air down.

Lunch - We will stop at Cudahy camp for lunch for 30-45 minutes before moving on to finish Last Chance Canyon. We will head out through Opal Canyon and East to EP30 to our campsite.

Sunday: Nov 20, 2011
Have a lazy day, wake up whenever you want, have breakfast, drive to Burro Schmidt Tunnel then head home.

What to Bring
Bring your food, water, firewood, chair, warm clothing, etc, etc....

Radio
FRS: Ch 7.2; CB: Ch 4

Questions
email at hmossessi at gmail dot com

Directions
From los Angeles area take Interstate 5 north to Highway 14. Take Hwy 14 through lancaster, Palmdale and Mojave. In Mojave you follow signs on main strip to stay on 14 traveling north. Approximately 20 miles past Mojave is Jawbone Station. This is the meeting spot for Saturday morning. If arriving Friday, pass Jawbone Station and turn right on Redrock Randsburg Road for approximately 11 miles, turn left where you see the Schmidth 7, Pole this will take you through EP 100 continue to EP 15 then to EP 30 on the right, I'll make sure I put a sign at the right enterence to the campsite.

Jawbone Station
N 35°18'00" W 118°00'03"

Redrock Randsburg Road (turnoff)
N 35°18'43" W 117°59'14"

Mesquite Canyon (turnoff)
N 35°23'18" W 117°49'00"

Camp site
N 35°26'13" W 117°52'35"


The El Paso Mountains Wilderness was created in 1994 and now has a total of 23,780 acres (96.2 km2). All of the wilderness is in the northern Mojave Desert in eastern Kern County, California and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is located south of Ridgecrest, California.