Sand Canyon and Alabama Hills, California

HeepSpeed · 10-12-2009, 01:14 PM

Last weekend we went up to Mammoth with two friends, Callie and Greg. We stayed at Adam's condo in the mountains and took a day trip up Sand Canyon.

Here is everyone (except Garrett) in front of the Grape.

Going up the trail was great fun, following a 10 year old child on a dirtbike. He was having trouble and we all found it very cute when his rear tire dug a hole in the sand and you could tell that he was very flustered with us behind him.
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The Grape in its natural habitat

Our arrival at the "unnamed lake" was a good signal for lunch. We unpacked and hung out by the lake which we named "Callie's Lake". Here are a few photos:

Photo Credit: Callie
Camera: my iPhone

Callie and Sam by the lake...
is that Bigfoot in the background?!?!

Sam is Zen

Greg and I posing in front of the Grape.

On the way back from the lake, unfortunately while Sam was driving, the tie rod broke loose. This means that one wheel turned one direction while the other wheel turned the other direction (as can be seen in the photo).
Needless to say, we crashed. We fixed it with wire since we were at the bottom of the trail (thank goodness) and made it back up to the town of Mammoth where we stopped at a hardware store for all the supplies we needed.

Post-adventure drinks and dinner at Whiskey Creek

The next day we slept in, made a big breakfast and packed some sandwiches for the adventure home. Why was it an adventure driving home? We stopped and drove through the Alabama Hills and on Movie Road!

From Wikipedia: (The Alabama Hills are a popular location for television and movie productions (especially Westerns) set in an archetypical "rugged" environment. Since the early 1920s, 150 movies and about a dozen television shows have been filmed here, including Tom Mix films, Hopalong Cassidy films, The Gene Autry Show, and The Lone Ranger. Classics such as Gunga Din, Springfield Rifle, and How the West Was Won, as well as more recent productions such as Tremors and Joshua Tree, were filmed at sites known as Movie Flats and Movie Flat Road. In Gladiator, actor Russell Crowe rides a horse in front of the Alabamas, with Mount Whitney in the background, for a scene presumably set in Spain. Star Trek Generations was filmed here in addition to Overton, Nevada and Paramount Studios. More recently, many parts of the films Ironman (film) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were filmed here.)

In front of some famous rocks!
Sam, Me, Greg

Sam posing with Mt. Whitney in the background. We are going to climb Mt. Whitney next fall.

Until next time!

The Adventure Brigade

XJeckle · 10-13-2009, 11:19 AM

There's some great pics in there!! It's nice to see just a casual wheelin' trip these days. Nice work!

zjrog · 10-13-2009, 12:51 PM

Used to live in Ridgecrest. Miss that area a lot. Whiskey Creek, good eats...

10-12-2009, 01:14 PM	#1
HeepSpeed Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 229 My Photos 1997 Cherokee Year: 1997 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 I6 Transmission: AX-15 Transfer Case: NP-231 Front Axle: D30 Rear Axle: 8.25 Tires: 33'' MT Lift Specifications: RE 5.5 Long Arm	Sand Canyon and Alabama Hills, California Last weekend we went up to Mammoth with two friends, Callie and Greg. We stayed at Adam's condo in the mountains and took a day trip up Sand Canyon. Here is everyone (except Garrett) in front of the Grape. Going up the trail was great fun, following a 10 year old child on a dirtbike. He was having trouble and we all found it very cute when his rear tire dug a hole in the sand and you could tell that he was very flustered with us behind him. [IMG][/IMG] The Grape in its natural habitat Our arrival at the "unnamed lake" was a good signal for lunch. We unpacked and hung out by the lake which we named "Callie's Lake". Here are a few photos: Photo Credit: Callie Camera: my iPhone Callie and Sam by the lake... is that Bigfoot in the background?!?! Sam is Zen Greg and I posing in front of the Grape. On the way back from the lake, unfortunately while Sam was driving, the tie rod broke loose. This means that one wheel turned one direction while the other wheel turned the other direction (as can be seen in the photo). Needless to say, we crashed. We fixed it with wire since we were at the bottom of the trail (thank goodness) and made it back up to the town of Mammoth where we stopped at a hardware store for all the supplies we needed. Post-adventure drinks and dinner at Whiskey Creek The next day we slept in, made a big breakfast and packed some sandwiches for the adventure home. Why was it an adventure driving home? We stopped and drove through the Alabama Hills and on Movie Road! From Wikipedia: (The Alabama Hills are a popular location for television and movie productions (especially Westerns) set in an archetypical "rugged" environment. Since the early 1920s, 150 movies and about a dozen television shows have been filmed here, including Tom Mix films, Hopalong Cassidy films, The Gene Autry Show, and The Lone Ranger. Classics such as Gunga Din, Springfield Rifle, and How the West Was Won, as well as more recent productions such as Tremors and Joshua Tree, were filmed at sites known as Movie Flats and Movie Flat Road. In Gladiator, actor Russell Crowe rides a horse in front of the Alabamas, with Mount Whitney in the background, for a scene presumably set in Spain. Star Trek Generations was filmed here in addition to Overton, Nevada and Paramount Studios. More recently, many parts of the films Ironman (film) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were filmed here.) In front of some famous rocks! Sam, Me, Greg Sam posing with Mt. Whitney in the background. We are going to climb Mt. Whitney next fall. Until next time! The Adventure Brigade __________________ The Adventure Brigade

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XJeckle Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18 My Photos 94 Cherokee Year: 94 Model: Cherokee Engine: 4.0 Transmission: ax15 Transfer Case: np231 Front Axle: d30 Rear Axle: 8.8 Tires: 34" Truxus	There's some great pics in there!! It's nice to see just a casual wheelin' trip these days. Nice work!

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