California Bush Bash IV. October 22-24, 2010

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Okay, date is set for October 22-24, 2010.

Info: the Bush Bash is an informal camping weekend in the Sequoia National Forest. The location is an open field (meadow) surrounded by forest. Camping is car-camping since you can park by your tent on the field. Activities include fatwood hunts, shooting, knife/tomahawk throwing, firemaking and eating good food around the fire along with whatever else sounds fun. We've had knife "shows" and even some survival related education.

Here is the location:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...666784,-118.967128&spn=0.003769,0.008149&z=18

Here are the threads from last year:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=669091
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=686107

And last spring:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=689986
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=709625
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=737466

Here are the directions. Supposedly google directions won't work. Follow these:

Lambertiana said:
[...] This is how to get there:

I am assuming everyone can get onto eastbound 198 from 99 at Visalia. Proceed east on 198 past Visalia. You eventually get to a stop light on 198 that is marked Exeter/Rt 65. Set your trip odometer to zero at that intersection, and continue east on 198.

At mile 9.0, turn left on 216 toward Woodlake.
At mile 9.6, turn right on Dry Creek Road
At mile 26.2, turn right on Stagecoach toward Eshom/Hartland
At mile 28.5, turn right toward Hartland/Eshom
At mile 33.7, ignore the right hand road, continue straight
At mile 36.4, turn left on the dirt road. The campsite is 0.1 mile in.

There are no other roads turning off of any significance - just ranch and private property roads, most of them with gates.

The dirt road has deep ruts. My Subaru made it no problem, and another guy who was with me had no trouble with his 2WD minivan. You just have to straddle the ruts.

I borrowed a friend's GPS, and this is what I got, standing in the middle of the clearing:

36 degrees 39.557 N
118 degrees 57.403 W

11 325196E
4058666N

From my house in the western part of Visalia it took 75 minutes. [...]
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Chime in if you plan on attending. Everyone is welcome.
 
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we all had a blast(no pun intended) when we went last year.. :) other than our boys soccer games, October is usually pretty open for us.. i'll check with the misses and see what we can do, and maybe we can try and nail down some dates..:thumbup:
 
I'm up for it if I can. Wi'll check with the work schedule tomorrow. My guess is late October would work, but will confirm.
 
I can't do the last weekend of October (daughter's birthday), so how does Friday the 22nd to Sunday the 24th sound?
 
wow i didnt notice how much time passed since last bush bash.. Count me in unless something happens to me like death or broken bones lol.. Lets have Ray check the weather for us up there lol. I hope that Fatwood hunting is on the list. Nothing beats sitting by a camp fire with all you folks at the end of the day.

Sasha
 
I predict high 60's and low 70's during the day and high 20's, low 30's at night. I'm pretty sure there won't be any snow.
 
I know i heard that before just not sure which weatherman it was before................
Oh yea it was you Ray but what happend to the sunny and warm day last time?????
Thats why it a fun adventure to meet everyone.
 
Of course there won't be snow. It would have to be some type of freak storm of the century or something for there to be snow.
 
Since there were no objections, I've got the date for the 22nd to the 24th. Edited the first post to reflect that and added some more info.
 
Sasha...weather permitting we could ride to this one. How far off-road is the campsite?
 
Jason its maybe about 100meters off the road down hill. If everything is dry there shouldnt be any problems. Last time the weatherperson made a false prediction lol and we got snow and mud.. Ended up parking my van up on the hill as i didnt think i would make it back up with all the mud. I think i were the only one that were nice and comfy in my bed at night lol.

Sasha
 
Wait...you didn't sleep in your van did you? What, your summer dress and parasol wasn't enough to keep you warm and dry enough? ;)
 
JCavSD said:
Sasha...weather permitting we could ride to this one. How far off-road is the campsite?
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As Sasha said, the area is only about 100 meters or so from the road. Any car can make it in and out unless you're driving an old VW van:D. Last time, there was a little snow and lots of mud but I had no problem with my 2wd truck. Someone's Honda got stuck while someone in a Subaru was riding circles around him. We were able to get him out no problem though. It should be pretty dry except for some morning dew.
 
I'm going to try to time my next real estate refurbishing run to LA so that I can attend. It's great to see you guys help Sasha keep the program going.

DancesWithKnives
 
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