US West Mojave Trail Guardian, Hike Specific trails to map trail markers and illegal routs. October 25-27

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Hiking popular hiking trails and gps mapping current trail markers. Also GPS mapping where we should place new trail makers.


 

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Attendee message to go out October 11. I will be on a trip from September 23 - October 09.
Here is the live link to our track starting Monday through October 09. Garmin Explore™
 

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Clarification please:
The Rally Point lists comms channel as HAM 146.460 Simplex. Is HAM radio the only radio to be used/required for this rally point? It seems rare these days that HAM is the only comms listed.
 
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Clarification please:
The Rally Point lists comms channel as HAM 146.460 Simplex. Is HAM radio the only radio to be used/required for this rally point? It seems rare these days that HAM is the only comms listed.
Thanks for the catch, we also use GMRS Ch 15 simplex. I have updated this Rally Point, the other two showed GMRS

The project leader will come up with an agreeable comms plan on Friday night during the project briefing.
 
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Just received some really great news, the fire ban will be lifted October 24.

BRING FIREWOOD :sunglasses:
 

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Hello, Confirming we arrive Friday at 5 pm for "Hike Specific trails to map trail markers". I don't want to be a day late. Thanks.
Yes the trails briefing is at 1700 hrs Friday and that project is Saturday all day.
 

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PLEASE SEE ATTENDEE MESSAGE FOR THE FULL PLAN
 

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OK, I guess this is the link that we have to post. I hope it sends notifications to the users. Some of the other links no longer work...
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This is a little late because I forgot to hit the post button last week.

First off, will everyone that was working on the Mojave Road project please send Barclay your tracks and waypoints! (He only has three members reporting so far.)

Well, that's a wrap! 40 members completed three major projects making our tenth Mojave Trail Guardian a huge success. Special thanks to the team leaders for getting everyone organized and on track. Barclay, Tom, Mike, Armin, for the Mojave Road project. Ofer, for the hiking trails project. Bob, for the cabin cleanup & Lucy for keeping track of all the NPS paperwork and keeping me in line.
Also thanks to the Mojave Preserve for being great hosts, and opening the historic Kelso Depot for a tour Sunday.

For the raffle we had several members donate items, thankyou for helping to make the raffle a great event. The odds were just a little better this year because the two major repeat winners couldn't make it. ;-) Also thanks to Jackson for taking the initiative to get the fire set up and for helping pass out raffle tickets.
One more thing: I need pictures from the projects.
So if you have some, could you text them to me at 530-919-7983

Our next Mojave Trail Guardian will be in late March date TBD.

On another note, I am pondering a group campout in May, thinking about picking a desolate place and putting it out when we will be there. This would not be a formal Overland Bound event but my thought would be to camp somewhere close to some great trails that members can explore on their own then get together in the evening.
This is a work in progress so if you have any ideas for a good location please advise. Some things need to be taken into consideration when suggesting a location.
A permit can’t be required, and it can’t be in a National Park. Good options are a large field on private property, a campground where people could make their own reservations or large dispersed camping area. Lets say large enough for 50 rigs to get this started.

Thanks!!
 
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