Coyote Flats Part 1

Part 1 of a 3 part series. A long boring video of Tabby and I climbing up a dirt road out of Bishop California to a place called Coyote Flats in the Sierras. I was supposed to run into a friend of mine, Tim, who was traveling up from the opposite end in Big Pine with a bunch of his friends in their Jeeps. Amazing as it seems, even though we should have crashed head on into each other, we completely missed one another and never did meet up.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Coyote
• Flats
• 4wd
• offroad
• fun
• camping
• trips
• trees
• fish
• lakes
• stream
• creek
• cows

[bapyou]

Just becasue you're driving on a a soft sandy road doesn't mean it was once "under the ocean." The sand is just the weathered product of the (probably) granitic rocks comprising the surrounding uplands, which was transported by streams at some point in the past. Sandy surfaces are common where granitic rocks are present; particularly in arid or semi-arid areas. The individual sand grains are probably quartz particles, one of the components of granite, and a very durable mineral.

[mobiltec]

Your knowlege is appreciated. How ya been Bapyou? I see you have some videos up. Will have to check them out.

[anmoose]

Looks like a fun climb, with just a few challenges here and there. Probably NOT a good place to have a rock snag your oil pan...

[mobiltec]

You are right Moosie. Not too rough at all. But it's an old chevy. Tough oil pan... I should put a skid on it probably but I know how to drive it.

[kwjeff9]

do u think u could have pulled a trailer up ther?

[mobiltec]

Yes... Not too big of one though. Maybe 8 to 10 feet max because of the switch backs on the way up.

[crusaderrabbit60]

Love the roar of those chevy 350's...and I miss that country...Been to that airea..Don't know about coyote flats...Coyote springs maybe..And Bishop yea...Hiked over Bishop pass and down into Kings conyon...Many years ago...LOL

[Desertphile]

My greatest regret is that I have never been everywhere and seen everything: there are so many places in the USA I would like to visit but can never do so.

[NotSoOldHippy]

I have been out there on foot.

[mobiltec]

"you're on the WRONG side of the Sierra Nevada"

There is no WRONG side of the Sierra Nevada. LOL... You are welcome DP...