[pct-l 45] Re: Road to Yellow Jacket springs near PCT mile 639?

[Susan Virnig]

Hey, Town Food,

Thanks so much for the help!

I called Sherry at the Jawbone Station Visitor Center at the corner of
Highway 14 and Jawbone Canyon Road, 760-373-1146, address 28111 Jawbone
Canyon Road, Mojave, who was very helpful.  They are open 7 days/week from
8-4 (except Christmas & Thanksgiving.)  She suggested stopping by to get a
map from them.

After stopping by, she thought the best way to get to Yellow Jacket Spring
was to continue up Highway 14 for 20 or 25 minutes, then turn onto SC65
which will take you up to the Spring.  I’m providing all these details in
case anyone else needs to (or wants to?) get up to the Spring.

I will pass that on to my Inyokern Trail Angel and to Pam, Rob’s friend,
who herself just finished her last PCT section last August.  Maybe one of
these days I will join then with a totally completed PCT hike!

Happy trails,
Sunshine/Susan

On July 4, 2023 at 8:19:21 PM, Town Food (pctl at marcusschwartz.com) wrote:

Hi Susan,

I can't say I've tried this. But based on maps, I think the road in
question is "Horse Canyon Road", which becomes Forest Rte 27S11 closer
to the spring. It looks like Horse Canyon Road can be accessed via Dove
Springs OHV area, which has an entrance on Highway 14. But again, I
haven't tried this -- there may be gates in the way.

The BLM has some information about the OHV area on their site:
https://www.blm.gov/visit/dove-springs-ohv-area

In particular, they suggest calling the Jawbone Station Visitor center
with questions about the area, at 760-373-1146. Maybe they'll have a
better answer.

-=Town Food

On 7/4/23 19:47, Susan Virnig wrote:
> Hi, folks,
>
> I have a trail friend, Rob — Mataguay Connector — who has been stuck at
> ONLY 14 1/2 miles left to finish the PCT for at least 5 years.   He’s
> older than me, and I’m 74 (with only 360 miles left to go!)
>
> Ten years ago, my spouse gave him a ride back to his vehicle when he was
> day hiking the Seiad Valley climb DOWN hill and I — not wanting to miss
> out on something that everyone talks about!!! — was, in my more youthful
> vigor, day hiking it UP hill.  Five years ago he got me a ride from SD
> to Campo, and then picked me up at PVC 152 miles later.
>
> Last Friday, he arranged to pick up my thru hiker daughter Annie/Gazelle
> at PVC and get her back to SD after she hiked from KMS.  She’s
> abandoning the desert with the heat coming on and the rest of her permit
> is southbound from Stevens Pass, so she won’t be starting far from our
> home in Spokane.
>
> Long story short — when I found out that Rob had only 14 1/2 miles left,
> but didn’t know anyone in the Walker Pass area, I said I’d introduce him
> to a wonderful Trail Angel from Inyokern who could take him to the trail
> and pick him up.
>
> BUT — I can’t find any information on Far Out about the dirt road that
> goes from some paved road or other up to Yellow Jacket springs near mile
> 639.  Rob needs to hike from there north to Walker Pass.  Does anyone
> know what road that is and how to get there?  (My Trail Angel has a
> 4-wheel drive truck and she knows how to use it!)
>
> Thanks for continuing the circle of hikers helping hikers!
>
> —Susan from Spokane/Sunshine
>
>
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