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Details for RR01

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'RR01'
    (Roaring River North)

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

    1. RR01 is a standard box, at about 7400 feet, in the Roaring River region.

    2. Directions from Steve Eckert, with GPS waypoint, Aug 2003:
      One box well hidden from view and with no signs! Horse packers presume exclusive use of this box, because it's by far the best camping location in the area. Cross to the east side of the Roaring River bridge, and immediately go north along use trails instead of following the trail marked Avalanche Pass. (There is also a Colby Pass trail which goes south from here, but there are no boxes along that trail.) Go north (down-canyon) past the Lackey Cabin (which is inside a fenced horse pasture) and continue along the fence until you see a hill between the river and another grazing area. Climb the hill (about 50' elevation) to find a great secluded campsite, one or two freshwater springs, and the bear box very near Point 7416 on the 7.5 topo maps. This box is about a quarter of a mile northwest from the ranger station.

    3. Directions from Ranger Catie at the Roaring River Ranger Station, Aug 1999:
      One box on the east side of Roaring River, in the pack stock and group camp area (downstream from the trail junction near the Roaring River bridge). Hikers are asked not to use the stock camp bear box.

    4. Directions from Mineral King ranger info sheet, dated 1991:
      One box 100 yards north of Lackey Cabin.

    5. Find waypoint RR01 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (36.7153300, -118.5882300) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 358235.0, 4064272.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    6. Next box is RR02: Roaring River Ranger Station.

    7. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Roaring River region.

    8. 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.