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Details for LE01

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'LE01'
    (Bear Creek Trailhead)

    Detail Map: (scroll down for directions, waypoints, and area map)

    1. LE01 is two standard boxes, at about 7600 feet, in the Lake Edison region.

    2. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, Sep 2002:
      Two regular bear boxes at Bear Creek Trailhead (not the Bear Creek Diversion Dam trailhead) 30 yards from road, visible from road in large dirt parking area halfway from road to trailhead sign. This trailhead is about half a mile south of the Lake Edison spillway, on the east side of Mono Creek (the dam exit stream).

    3. Find waypoint LE01 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (37.3622500, -118.9857400) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
        (zone,east,north) = (11S, 324230.0, 4136710.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    4. Next box is LE02: Edison Ferry Pickup.

    5. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Lake Edison region.

    6. Use Google Maps or Google Earth to view this region overlaid with roads and trails on satellite images or maps.
      (Click on any icon to get details in a popup, double-left-click to zoom in, double-right-click to zoom out.)


    Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.