Borrego Exploration
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START DATE
Friday, October 26, 2018
10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)10:00 Hrs GMT -8:00 -
END DATE
Saturday, October 27, 2018
04:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)16:00 Hrs GMT -8:00
- RALLY POINT EVENT
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OVERLAND BOUND REGION
US West
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EVENT TYPE
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DIFFICULTY
3 - MODERATE 1
Rally Point Event
Terrain Type
Recommended
Channel
- GMRS Walkie Takies
Rally Point Details:
This trip will hold a variety of terrain. To begin with on Friday we will be in a wash with some rock obstacles. Day two we will be in sand. The terrain of Fish Creek is rated as easy, but that of course is going to vary depending on the vehicle you are driving :) To get a good idea of fish creek please see the following video by our own members Kyle and Kari Fink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=o-EuVjgjVKk
To get an idea of what the abandoned naval base holds please look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=35&v=Wal44j1wtpQ
My wife and I will be driving out Thursday night and camping of of Sin Nombre Canyon Rd. If anyone wants to joint us for a night of camping on Thursday we can meet at Christmas Circle and then caravan out there. Otherwise we will be meeting Friday morning at 10:00am to start our exploration. We will head over towards Diablos Drop Off and enter into Fish Creek Wash. I am posting the gpx coordinate to the camp site for Thursday night as the starting point for this adventure. I am also uploading the GPX file for the entire route of fish creek. A couple of members have provided me with info about the areas we are going. Thanks to Yeti-X both for the promo pic I uploaded for this event and his insights. He advised that a 4runner with a little bigger tire can get through all of what we would be trying to navigate. I will be posting more details as I get an idea of the interest and vehicles that people will be driving. If anyone has questions please post them up. Here is to the start of a new season of adventuring in Borrego!!!!
- Start Point: Sin Nombre Canyon Rd, California, USA GPS Coordinates: 32.85328, -116.14744 Notes: Location of Thursday night camp spot
- WayPoint 1: N Fork Fish Creek Wash, Borrego Springs, CA 92004, USA GPS Coordinates: 32.99237, -116.12803 Notes: Location of Friday night camp spot
- WayPoint 2: Borrego Springs, CA 92004, USA GPS Coordinates: 33.18198, -116.21411 Notes: First stop for Saturday to explore a slot canyon
- End Point: Old Navel Base turn off GPS Coordinates: 33.17647, -115.88729 Notes: Turn off to go explor the abandoned Naval Base
This Rally Point location and route can be downloaded if the buttons are active. The “Launch Google Earth" option will allow you to review the location in 3D. Please keep in mind, actual terrain may vary greatly. This should be used for reference only.
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