Trip report: boondocking in Sonora Pass in a trailer
We just got back from ten days in the Sonora Pass area of Northern California. Despite the 26% (!!) grade and the hairpin turns, we had no trouble going either up or down, and we were also able to tow the trailer (very slowly) over the rough forest roads to a good campsite overlooking the McKay Creek area and Leavitt Peak.
Here is a link to the blog entry -- lots of pictures:
Sonora Pass Trip Report
The trip report is way too long to reproduce here. (I know some folks prefer not to have to click on a link to get to trip reports, and I apologize for not duplicating it.) As a consolation prize (and an "appetizer"), here is a photo of the view from our campsite:
(Someone once commented that the way we set up our "cocktail hour" chairs looks like a Cialis commercial. I can assure you that no endorsement is expressed or implied -- that is just the way we have always set up our campsite.)
In all honesty, I should add that for those of you with trailers, Sonora Pass is not an ideal boondocking area, unless you have a very short trailer with great ground clearance and a truck that has a tow rating at least double the weight of your trailer. But this area is perfect for truck campers. And we saw almost nobody boondocking, even though this was in late June.
If you go, bring plenty of water -- it is a long drive to the nearest campground. And be prepared to hang your trash in a bag from a tree branch -- there is no trash facility within a half hour, either. And no cell coverage. But that's ok -- it's boondocking!!
Here is a link to the blog entry -- lots of pictures:
Sonora Pass Trip Report
The trip report is way too long to reproduce here. (I know some folks prefer not to have to click on a link to get to trip reports, and I apologize for not duplicating it.) As a consolation prize (and an "appetizer"), here is a photo of the view from our campsite:
(Someone once commented that the way we set up our "cocktail hour" chairs looks like a Cialis commercial. I can assure you that no endorsement is expressed or implied -- that is just the way we have always set up our campsite.)
In all honesty, I should add that for those of you with trailers, Sonora Pass is not an ideal boondocking area, unless you have a very short trailer with great ground clearance and a truck that has a tow rating at least double the weight of your trailer. But this area is perfect for truck campers. And we saw almost nobody boondocking, even though this was in late June.
If you go, bring plenty of water -- it is a long drive to the nearest campground. And be prepared to hang your trash in a bag from a tree branch -- there is no trash facility within a half hour, either. And no cell coverage. But that's ok -- it's boondocking!!
