Coronavirus. Not to be confused with Norcovirus.
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iMTB Rockstah
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Isn't that what I wrote??? Blame spell check, please.
BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
Just make sure to bring plenty of water. It is a dry camp and the closest water is at the ranger station. However all the latrines were open... even past the closed gates. In my opinion it would be an AWESOME time to mountain bike through the park. Once you got two miles in on the road, you wouldn't see another soul and the park would be yours!
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SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
So, pedal into the Park via the JT entrance. Continue pedaling to Geology Tour Road, take that down into Pleasant Valley and camp for a night. Then pedal out.
Sassyquatch
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BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
Joshua Tree allows free dispersed camping. You have to be 1 mile from a road and 500 feet from a trail... but to be honest I saw backpackers setting up in one of the Indian Cove camping spots and I'm not sure that anyone is going to be around to care. Certainly if you bike back into the center of the park there will be NO ONE there. If you go to Sheep Pass in the interior you are ten miles from the closest gate. You could always just call and ask a ranger about it.
Dispersed Camping in Joshua Tree
Here is my big Joshua Tree map:
sir crashalot
iMTB Rockstah
http://lagunabeachcity.net/civica/press/display.asp?layout=1&Entry=731
OC trailheads s adjacent to Laguna Beach closed
OC trailheads s adjacent to Laguna Beach closed
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fos'l
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Wow, that sucks!!! They want us to maintain our health by keeping active but they are taking the nice places to be active away from us?!
Next, they will impose Marital Law and have the Nat'l Guard out patrolling the streets.
Hate to think of that happening, but seems inevitable especially with individuals blatantly opposing the "suggestions"
fos'l
Well-Known Member
Yeah, martial law can be rescinded.
evdog
iMTB Rockstah
It doesn't explicitly say the trails are closed, just the trail access - which could presumably mean trailhead parking lots? Hopefully....
I drove past the beach on my way home tonight. Police had all the beach parking lots blocked off with a cruiser parked blocking each entrance. Trailheads were all packed again today. The one I went to usually has 6-10 cars. Today the lot was jammed with cars parked for 100 yds along the road in either direction. Didn't see that many people on the trail, not sure where they all were.
tick
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Friday it was crickets but the sunny weekend brought folks out I guess.
I just listened to the Goldman Sachs podcast interviewing the drug companies. Super interesting. Way better to hear the story straight from people who actually know Science things, and not filtered through the keyboard of an English Major.
The good news is that the testing availability is going to get better in the coming weeks. Quest Diagnostics says they can process 10,000 tests per day out of their San Juan lab, and double that by the end of the month. Roche said they are set up to process 5 million tests per month, now they need someone to make all the synthetic q-tips, and a bunch of folks to run the tests.
nobody has a test yet to see if you already had the disease and are now immune.
sir crashalot
iMTB Rockstah
Yeah it’s super unclear. Access from canyon vistas open since not in Laguna Beach?
Gonna Check with ocparks tomorrow
konakc
iMTB Rockstah
Do u know much about rattlesnake canyon near Indian cove?
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
I just hoarded-purchased a bunch of paper towels on ebay. Although the price was higher than it should be, it wasn't half bad considering that it included shipping. Heck, the less I need to go out and shop with the crowds, the less of a chance I get infected or infect others. Not saying that I am infected but who knows, maybe we are all infected???
buggravy
iMTB Addict
This is from the Santa Monica Mountains NPS instagram, and is encouraging:
Solstice Canyon, a National Park Service site, will close Monday, March 23. All other sites, which include hiking, biking, equestrian trails, parking lots and restrooms, will remain open for now.
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David Szymanski, the park superintendent for SMMNRA, says he does not want to limit access to trails, but public safety is critical and overcrowding at the popular site had become a concern because the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and public health department guidance could not be met. Park and public health officials are closely monitoring public use and may close other locations if social distancing cannot be maintained.
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“The health and safety of visitors, employees, volunteers and partners is our number one priority as we work to limit the threat of exposure to the virus,” said Syzmanski. “There are more than 300 points of entry into the Recreation Area and this may be the ideal opportunity for visitors to explore less visited trails while we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Hiking and being outside is healthy, but we must follow the local, state and national guidelines that have been set by maintaining a safe distance of six feet from others who are also out enjoying nature.”
Solstice Canyon, a National Park Service site, will close Monday, March 23. All other sites, which include hiking, biking, equestrian trails, parking lots and restrooms, will remain open for now.
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David Szymanski, the park superintendent for SMMNRA, says he does not want to limit access to trails, but public safety is critical and overcrowding at the popular site had become a concern because the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and public health department guidance could not be met. Park and public health officials are closely monitoring public use and may close other locations if social distancing cannot be maintained.
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“The health and safety of visitors, employees, volunteers and partners is our number one priority as we work to limit the threat of exposure to the virus,” said Syzmanski. “There are more than 300 points of entry into the Recreation Area and this may be the ideal opportunity for visitors to explore less visited trails while we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Hiking and being outside is healthy, but we must follow the local, state and national guidelines that have been set by maintaining a safe distance of six feet from others who are also out enjoying nature.”
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
I saw that and I'm not sure if it contradicts closures posted yesterday. In the meantime I'll stick to gravel and if I come across some singletrack and there's no signage....
BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
No thanks. As ive said before on this thread, im not worried about the virus... im worried about other people. Actually when you think about it, the virus IS other people. No host, no virus.
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BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
Yes i am very familiar with it. You cant access the parking lot of the day use area currently with a car; they have the road closed at the ranger station anout 2.5 miles away. I have hiked and climbed up Rattlesnake Canyon numerous times.
Here is what the Indian Cove loop looks like from the rocks behind Indian Cove (looking north). Rattlesnake Canyon is down the road heading to the right.
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SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
If you are still up there in the High Desert, take a drive over to the trilobite fossil hills and dig some up just East of Amboy.
BonsaiNut
iMTB Rockstah
No it was just a day trip and we're back home. Sad i didnt see your post earlier. My daughter would have LOVED to dig for trilobites.
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sir crashalot
iMTB Rockstah
The City of Laguna Beach announced last night that it is "taking steps to close beaches and trailheads."
Ocparks just updated their site with trails closed from the rain. I’ll bet they won’t have clear info on their site about acces until they would normally reopen.
evdog
iMTB Rockstah
My reading of the announcement yesterday was that all trails in the SMMNRA were closed. If they are in fact open, that is great for locals.I saw that and I'm not sure if it contradicts closures posted yesterday. In the meantime I'll stick to gravel and if I come across some singletrack and there's no signage....
I was hoping to get in another trip up there this spring but that's too far for a day trip and I don't think campgrounds are open nor does it seem socially responsible to be going camping right now. : (
konakc
iMTB Rockstah
In future ... Going up rattlesnake canyon.. following the wash.. and some scrambling over a false ridge... For about one mile from day use area... Search on right as u r looking up canyon..strangely...there r caves w water that someone put a spigot .faucet into.. maybe u been there already...it's in a natural amphitheatre like opening as u follow the wash...
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
My understanding this morning is they're trying to keep the trails open just closing trailheads and related parking areas.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Hmmm, I sense some uncertainty here.
If I go ride the Santa Monicas and I don't leave in handcuffs, then we can assume that the area is open for use?
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