Yup! 2N10 is open! What doesn't kill me does NOT make me stronger. It makes me anxious, bitchy, and vulnerable...but nobody wants to see that embroidered on a pillow...Lisa Kogan...thx LXL...sorry i stole it from you! Ok, maybe I'm not sorry :-P
Life isn't like a box of chocolates. It's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow...Larry the Cable Guy
This past weekend.... 2N10, 3N11, 3N16 to Green Valley Lake, 3N34 (only a mile or so) 2N31Y... Details to follow when im back at my computer.
Ok, time to catch up... Been too busy exploring the roads to post about the roads!
2N10 was in good shape a week ago, but there were some mud puddles that might make the road impassable for a low-clearance car. However, those will dry up shortly. Here's a Google Map of 2N10: [Click Here] Google Maps incorrectly labels the east end of 2N10 (marked as A on the previous map link). The east side of 2N10 is actually at B on this map: [Click Here] and you can see in the satellite view that the road goes pretty much west from B toward the words "Moonridge Truck Trail 2N10".
3N11 leaves 3N16 just east of Big Pine Flat and goes up to the North. Here's a map of the portion we drove a week ago today: [Click Here] This portion definitely requires a high clearance vehicle, and 4WD would be helpful near the top (B on the map) although we were able to make it up without 4WD.
Last Sunday we left Fawnskin and ended up in Green Valley Lake by taking dirt roads! We took 3N14 out of Fawnskin to Big Pine Flat, then took 3N16 to Green Valley Lake Road - map: [Click Here] We did not need 4WD on this route, but the high clearance of the Tundra was nice to have.
On the way back to Fawnskin, we took 3N34 for about a mile to the west. Google Maps incorrectly labels this route as 2W03: [Click Here] As we were driving west on this road, we pulled over to let a bunch of heavy equipment by - a road grader, tractor and bulldozer - they had just graded the road and the dirt was really soft. I put the truck in 4WD a couple of times just to make sure I didn't get stuck in the super soft dirt. We turned around after a mile because we talked to a guy in a Jeep that recommended we not take the truck any farther on this road. On the way back, we made a loop on 2N31Y which is just north of 3N34 but is not shown on Google Maps. This road is about 1/2 mile long and despite it's green circle rating, is not the kind of road a low clearance vehicle could handle.
Yesterday, I went to check out 3N54 which Google Maps incorrectly labels as 3N19 - map: [Click Here] 3N54 leaves 3N16 at point A on this map and the road ends at a pile of large rocks at point B on the map. The road that's labeled as Furnace Creek Rd shown inside the hook of 3N54 (3N19 on the map) is blocked off and no longer passable for vehicles. I was in our Jeep Wrangler yesterday on 3N54 and did not need to use 4WD. However, this road would not be passable in a low clearance vehicle.
We took a quick drive out from Fawnskin through Big Pine Flat today. 3N14 between Fawnskin and Big Pine Flat has been recently graded so I believe that a low clearance vehicle would have no trouble making it on this road. 3N16 east of Big Pine Flat has also seen some recent grading but it appears they're not done with it yet. I would still recommend a higher clearance vehicle to travel this part of the road, although 4WD shouldn't be necessary.
R and I were out on 3N16 today and found that they've put asphalt down for about 1/4 mile right in front of the Holcomb Valley Campground - map: [Click Here]
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Well isn’t that fantastic! As if it wasn’t bad enough to put down road base and lime. FS tried to tell me that is was because of the run off into the lake from the sediment on the roads like 2N09. Hmmmm backside of 3N12 doesn’t directly run off into the lake. Wonder what the excuse here is? Next thing they will pave 3N69 so folks can easily get to Gold Mountain. Maybe sanitize John Bull cuz folks “deserve” to see that area without earning it. nothing in life is free, it ain't about easy it's about tough
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The base and lime is eroding just as well as the former road surface was. Except now, there's un-natural road base and lime flowing into the streams & lakes! R thinks they paved in front of Holcomb Valley Campground to keep the dust down on the campsite. I know there's also pavement in front of Hanna Flat Campground.
TYPE: VEHICLE OVER THE SIDE AREA: HOLCOMB VALLEY UNITS: MA291A BC122 E8 ME291 S97 E97 MA291 0 0XX 1821 116 4817 - HOL MM59-STATE18 X MM59.91,2 VEH,1 VEH OVER THE SIDE, BDC _1328569 SAN BERNARDIN
Forest Service Road Conditions 2011
As if it wasn’t bad enough to put down road base and lime. FS tried to tell me that is was because of the run off into the lake from the sediment on the roads like 2N09. Hmmmm backside of 3N12 doesn’t directly run off into the lake. Wonder what the excuse here is? Next thing they will pave 3N69 so folks can easily get to Gold Mountain. Maybe sanitize John Bull cuz folks “deserve” to see that area without earning it. 
LL