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Bear Lake Northern CA 2013

Published on September 14, 2013June 27, 2016 by MrTurboDocLeave a comment

OnWay to Bear Lake

I have been trying to find a way to Bear Lake, a small lake in Northern California in the area we call the high lakes for years. It is the only large lake I have not been too yet. I have tried on at least 6 different occasions to get there.

Finally Denise and I took the quads as far as the trail seemed safe enough to take and packed in the rest of the way. Probably 1 ½ miles each way. The road was pretty knarly to get to this point and was worse as you will see.

Denise Road to Bear Lake

Very LONG and STEEP granite drop

Denise Trail to Bear Lake Diving Rock Reflection

Lyle on Road to Bear Lake

Lyle at Bear Lake

Bear Lake

Panorama Bear Lake

Bear Lake, Spring Valley Lake is on the top of ledge above

Mina Nevada May 2010

Published on May 7, 2010April 23, 2017 by MrTurboDoc1 Comment

Mina Nevada May 2010

RV Park in Mina Nevada, I think it was called Sunrise. There is a store and gas station just down the road.

Mina Nevada in the distance from the top of the Eastern Mountains

Old miner shack

Kenzi, Lyle and Rick Hamner in RZR

Additional Mines, I think we visited 4 or 5 sites like this

View of group from the upper Portal of the Gun Metal Mine

Three Portals of the Gun Metal Mine

Gun Metal Mine Trail Mina NV

Trail from the top of the gun metal mine (red RZR upper portion and Black one in the lower central portion) to the lower portals.

Gun Metal Mine Mina NV

Multiple Layers of the Gun Metal Mine, lower portal exits

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Trail Map as best I could remember