San Diego Meet n Greet 2009 @ Corral Canyon


The San Diego peeps will be having a November Meet n Greet at Corral Canyon open to all levels of JK. There are many hard parts at Corral Canyon (Bronco Peak, Sidewinder, The Connector) but for this run we plan to do the Skye Trail to Espinosa Trail which is scenic loop offering views of Lake Morena along the way, the trail has a few interesting spots but nothing hard and can be done with a stock JK. The run has a couple of creek crossings but all were dry last time out. Any Newbie will be fine on this portion of the ride, last time we had a couple first timers in stock 2dr JK's and they had no problems at all.

At the end of that loop we'll end up back at four corners where we plan to say our good-bye to those who came for the Newbie portion of the run and we'll continue on to Bronco Flats which leads into Gunslinger. Bronco Flats is black diamond but not too hard. I have seen a stock XJ make it through. If you are planning on doing this portion of the run it is recommend that you have rock rails. This is a short but challenging section so depending on time/breakdowns we might be able to tackle more, however, at this point in time we are only committing to the above. More details/info to follow but I wanted to get this posted so people can save the date!

**UPDATE - weather/Camping**
The weather reports for the area this weekend is lows in the 30's with a high of 61 degress. I got confirmation today from the Forest Service that there are absolutely no fires or charcoal bbq's permitted in the Corral Canyon campgrounds due to extremely dry conditions. Furthermore the fire restrictions will not be lifted until they receive some wet weather. That said we've decided to make it a day trip but understand some of you my want to camp so my recommendation would be to camp at Lake Morena which is next to Corral Canyon. They do allow campfires (rationalize that one) but charge a day fee (listed below).

We will have a couple caravan's one for the North County peeps and the other for those in the Central & South Bay locations. Post will go up shortly. Please try to be at the staging area on time aired down and disconnected we'd like to get through the first couple of runs by mid-day if possible and try more challenging trails for those who'd like...of course we will be playing it by ear since we'll have less daylight.

We plan to stop for lunch so be sure and pack something for yourself as well as some snacks especially if you are planning to do all the runs!




Coming for sure:
1. sm_rubi, blonda
2. kupost
3. CA-JK, Heather
4. WOL, wayoflifette
5. JKMARINE
6. bully17
7. gonegoannas
8. I8aYota
9. JKCarney
10. GrayGoose
11. CDavisJK
12. Desert Fox
13. Moochie
14. LennyKimes
15. TrailBud
16. Steve (work)
17. Strainger
18. Sergio (friend of bully17)
19. Smelt_1




Should be paroled by that day/maybe:




gps coordinates:
GPS for Four Corners at Corral Canyon: 32.724453, -116.559212
Google it here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=32.72...%20-116.559212

Directions are as follows:
I-8 E
Take the Buckman Springs Rd exit 0.3 mi
Turn right at Buckman Springs Rd (signs for Campo) 3.3 mi
Turn right to stay on Buckman Springs Rd 167 ft
Continue on Morena Stokes Valley Rd 4.7 mi
Turn left to stay on Morena Stokes Valley Rd

Details:
Saturday November 14th Day Run
Meeting Time: 9:00AM Four Corners - the staging area
Channel 16

More info:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland/re...v/corral.shtml

Disclaimer:
An Adventure Pass may be required for all vehicles parked anywhere on the Cleveland National Forest. The pass IS required in OHV areas. Last time we were there we stopped and had lunch as a group without needing an adventure pass but know that it might be needed.

Interested in Camping?
Looks like there are people interested in camping so I thought I'd provide some information.
Campgrounds within Corral Canyon
Corral Canyon Campground
has 20 sites with fire rings, a vault toilet
and a hand pump with potable water.

Bobcat Meadow Campground
has 20 sites with fire rings, and a vault toilet.
There is no potable water in this campground.

There is no camping fee at Corral Canyon
or Bobcat Meadow campgrounds. Sites are first come first serve.

Campsites at Lake Morena
http://lakemorena.com/
Pay sites
$24.00 per night for a Partial hook-up
$19.00 for a tent
and they even have some very basic cabins
starting at $50.00 a day
$1.00 per day for pets.

Reservations are required for camping
For RESERVATIONS call -
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Inside San Diego (877) 565-3600
Outside San Diego (858) 565-3600

Trail Pics:

Views of Lake Morena


Lake Morena side


The vegetation growing back after the Horse Fire.


Espinoza Trail


Lunch Break


Canopy of trees


More canopy








Gunslinger

 

You know Heather and I can't pass this one up. Count us in

 

hey sm_rubi, i'm pretty sure we can make this one so please add us to the list also, is it safe to assume this is gonna be a day run?

 

I know we have been waffling on the question but I'd wanted to get it posted and then we can add to it if people wanted to camp. The last time we checked fires were still off limits so we thought people might be reluctant. That said I posted as a day run and we can update if there's enough interests. I know one of our local peeps (CA-JK) saw the post and pm'd asking the same question so maybe it'll turn into a camping trip. Gonna be good to see you guys again

Got ya down Travis! How'd you guys like that wind coming back from Roctoberfest?

 

Count me in.

-Travis

 

Count me in

 

Cool! glad you can make it Hiram! Missed a good one this past weekend...hopefully we'll cya soon for a and recap!

That's great Jeff! Wonder if Rob (Red Dog) will be in town cuz it's sounding more and more like people wanna camp so maybe we'll do that...Rob was gonna get a group site at Morena and pull his tow hauler over there to make things more comfortable...

 

I'm there! I might camp at Lake Morena that weekend... we'll see.

 

It's on like Donkey Kong!

 

I might need to make a road trip for this one!
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