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    Duck Duck Jeep - Secret Cove, Lake Tahoe
    Jason Sheck
    • Nov 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Duck Duck Jeep - Secret Cove, Lake Tahoe

    This was the first Jeep we ducked. It's a Jeep we see quite often along Highway 28 on the east shore of Lake Tahoe.
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    Buckeye Hot Springs, Kavanaugh Ridge (attempt), and Hawthorne-Fletcher Road and Lucky Boy Road
    Jason Sheck
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Buckeye Hot Springs, Kavanaugh Ridge (attempt), and Hawthorne-Fletcher Road and Lucky Boy Road

    I wanted to keep my dad busy and see as many areas as we could while he visited. So, we took off on Saturday and headed south of the...
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    Downieville to La Porte via Poker Flat and Howland Flat (and bonus through to Bear Valley area)
    Jason Sheck
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Downieville to La Porte via Poker Flat and Howland Flat (and bonus through to Bear Valley area)

    After seeing pictures from a few other outings I've been on this fall, my dad travelled out to visit and join me on a Jeep outing while...
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    Risue Road from Topaz, CA to Desert Creek to NV HWY 338 & Burcham Flat Road
    Jason Sheck
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    Risue Road from Topaz, CA to Desert Creek to NV HWY 338 & Burcham Flat Road

    A lot of the forest road and BLM road routes that I travel are the result of looking at GAIA GPS and simply being curious about an area. ...
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    Henness Pass Road - Part 2 (Jackson Meadows to Downieville via Galloway Road)
    Jason Sheck
    • Oct 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Henness Pass Road - Part 2 (Jackson Meadows to Downieville via Galloway Road)

    With Bri in Wisconsin I thought I'd better stick to easy and regularly travelled forest roads when I head out in the Jeep by myself. I...
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    The Road to Pine Grove (a ghost town)
    Jason Sheck
    • Sep 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Road to Pine Grove (a ghost town)

    Between the smoke from the Caldor and Dixie fires, and the National Forest closures that are scheduled to end on September 17, we've been...
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    Summer of 2021 Update
    Jason Sheck
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Summer of 2021 Update

    The Jeep has been busy this summer, but mostly around town and showing visitors some the forest roads in the Lake Tahoe basin. We've...
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    Leavitt Lake - Jeep Road & Hike
    Jason Sheck
    • Aug 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Leavitt Lake - Jeep Road & Hike

    Bri and I have been busy since Father's Day with various personal travel, visits from friends and family, and dodging the smoky air. The...
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    The Barney Riley Trail
    Jason Sheck
    • May 31, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Barney Riley Trail

    This trail turned out to be the most challenging route we've taken to date. We got a later-than-normal start and hit the trail in early...
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    Ash Canyon Road, Hobarts Reservoir, Marlette Vista
    Jason Sheck
    • May 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Ash Canyon Road, Hobarts Reservoir, Marlette Vista

    Today was a combination of forest road driving and hiking. Ash Canyon Road took us from Carson City, NV up to a parking area where we...
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    Yuba Pass Road, Forest Route 54, and Frazier Falls
    Jason Sheck
    • May 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Yuba Pass Road, Forest Route 54, and Frazier Falls

    The high elevation trails and roads are almost ready! Today's outing took us from the Webber Lake Area north or Truckee, CA through a...
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    Mammoth Lakes, the Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Silver Canyon, and some lakes (kind of)
    Jason Sheck
    • May 8, 2021
    • 7 min

    Mammoth Lakes, the Ancient Bristlecone Pines, Silver Canyon, and some lakes (kind of)

    US HWY 395 runs from the Mojave Desert in Southern California to the Canadian border in Washington. The stretch in California runs...
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    Henness Pass Road - Part 1 (HWY 89 to Verdi, Stampede Reservoir, Dog Valley)
    Jason Sheck
    • May 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Henness Pass Road - Part 1 (HWY 89 to Verdi, Stampede Reservoir, Dog Valley)

    Henness Pass Road was established in 1849 or 1850 and has served a few purposes since then. At times it was a major supply route for the...
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    Antelope Lake, Frenchman Lake, and a lot of Washboard
    Jason Sheck
    • Apr 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Antelope Lake, Frenchman Lake, and a lot of Washboard

    One of my favorite drives in the Tahoe area is heading north from Interstate 80 on HWY 89, near Truckee, CA. Today we took HWY 89 to...
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    The Walker River and Monitor Pass
    Jason Sheck
    • Apr 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Walker River and Monitor Pass

    Not all trips are long, and not all trips require a lot of miles behind the wheel to enjoy the outing. We love a little roadside BBQ...
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    Gold Country and the Yuba River
    Jason Sheck
    • Apr 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Gold Country and the Yuba River

    We headed to lower elevation for this trip, and into a part of California often referred to as "Gold Country". Yes, the Gold Country the...
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    Ophir, a little Jumbo, some Virginia City, and a Brunswick Canyon
    Jason Sheck
    • Apr 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    Ophir, a little Jumbo, some Virginia City, and a Brunswick Canyon

    After last week's trip to the Feather River Canyon, we found ourselves headed back into the Nevada desert. I am getting anxious for the...
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    The Many Bridges of the Feather River Canyon
    Jason Sheck
    • Mar 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Many Bridges of the Feather River Canyon

    Last fall we were anxious to find areas to hike outside of the Tahoe basin, areas where the wildfire smoke wouldn't be so bad? To do so,...
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    Fort Churchill and Wilson Canyon
    Jason Sheck
    • Mar 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Fort Churchill and Wilson Canyon

    We left the pavement in Dayton, NV and headed east on Fort Churchill Road. Like most of our outtings lately, this is another high desert...
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    The 5 Times We Crossed Desert Creek (NFDR 027 from Wellington, NV to the Junction with NFDR 050)
    Jason Sheck
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    The 5 Times We Crossed Desert Creek (NFDR 027 from Wellington, NV to the Junction with NFDR 050)

    It was cloudy and snowy all week in Incline Village but the snow never really seemed to accumulate at our elevation (about 6,600 feet). ...
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