Looking for some help/suggestions - Lone Pine area

[luciano136]

Hi everyone,

I posted this in the Socal chapter but some people suggested I may have more luck here .
http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1051526

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[the_weirdo]

Here's the situation he is in:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/erisians/IMGP0199.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/erisians/IMGP0201.jpg

I say this without meaning any ill will - best of luck to you. It is a 7+ hour drive from San Jose to Lone Pine (most of our members are north of San Jose by at least an hour or two, many are even farther), and then it is probably a good couple of hours to get to your vehicle. Then to dig it out (assuming no more snow falls between now and then) and drag it down the hill is an adventure and another bunch of hours assuming that things go really well.

Its even a 4-hour drive even from Fresno. I think your best bet is to find a couple guys in Bakersfield where the drive is only 3 hours and pay them very well to tow you out. If it was me, I'd offer $1000 plus gas to any group that can get me out depending on how much you need that vehicle before next April.

 

[luciano136]

Oh yeah, I definitely don't expect anyone to drive that far. Someone just told me there are some people in Bishop and Lone Pine area that are members here as well. To get to the vehicle from Lone Pine, doesn't take more than 15 minutes. The lower portion of the road is dry; it's only about a mile of snow that is problematic.

 

[XJensen]

It's about 7 hours from here as well. I would help out but it is too far. Good luck.

With the upcoming storms it might be there until Spring.

 

[the_weirdo]

Another option is to hit up one of the Bakersfield 4x4 clubs and see if they can help. Here's one I found with just a little search - http://www.bakersfieldtrailblazers.org/

 

[luciano136]

I updated my original thread. We shoveled it halfway down the road, so we only have a half mile left before it's out

 

[Lodi Jim]

Well, that is some progress.
Any 4wd make it up there?

 

[the_weirdo]

Glad to hear you made progress. Hope you can get it down soon.

 

[luciano136]

Only part way. It was icier down low and the Jeep was spinning tires a lot since it's a pretty steep grade. Since we only had one Jeep, we didn't want to risk having it get stuck as well.

Well, that is some progress.
Any 4wd make it up there?

 

[the_weirdo]

Looks like you guys are closer to getting out.