My wife and I are getting the itch to head to our favorite meadow in the Cottonwood Lakes area. Has anyone been there recently? Is the Horseshoe Meadows Road open and clear?
Thanks,
Ken
Cottonwood Lakes Condition
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Re: Cottonwood Lakes Condition
Hi Ken,
Welcome to HST! No, the road is not open yet: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/inyo/ ... rdb5192379
Welcome to HST! No, the road is not open yet: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/inyo/ ... rdb5192379
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
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Re: Cottonwood Lakes Condition
Thanks Maverick!! I'll keep my eye on the forest service website for changes.
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Re: Cottonwood Lakes Condition
Last Friday I called the Inyo County Road Department and they said Horseshoe Meadows Road will be opened on May 20th.
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Re: Cottonwood Lakes Condition
Thanks Nick! Welcome to HST! Hope they open it soon, every other road in the area has been opened.Last Friday I called the Inyo County Road Department and they said Horseshoe Meadows Road will be opened on May 20th.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: Cottonwood Lakes Condition
Just spoke with Inyo NF today, said they're not sure about it opening now on Friday. Vacillating because of the weather apparently. Sounds like a good chance it might, though.
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Re: Cottonwood Lakes Condition
I'm fairly certain the road opened yesterday. I wonder though, with this weekend's system if there will be snow falling up there.
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Re: Cottonwood Lakes Condition
Road did indeed open this Friday, I went up there after coming from Tioga Pass area. Hiked Muah Mountain on Saturday and hit very little snow on the trail. Nice weather, overall. Will try and post a photo looking towards Langley later.
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