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Details for LE02

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'LE02'
    (Edison Ferry Pickup)

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

    1. LE02 is two or more standard boxes, at about 7700 feet, in the Lake Edison region.

    2. Directions from Robert Miller, with GPS waypoint, Jan 2006:
      Two or more regular bear boxes at the north end of the lake, in a campsite near the Vermilion Valley Resort's ferry landing.

    3. Find waypoint LE02 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (37.4064600, -118.9414600) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 328253.0, 4141534.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    4. Previous box is LE01: Bear Creek Trailhead.

    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.