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Tell's
Creek B17C Crash Hike
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Trip Date: 07/21/2013
Distance: 5.0 Miles
Vertical Gain:
575'
Group Size:
8
Hike Rating:
Easy
Moderate
Hard
Strenuous |
GPX for
this trip
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Start Coordinates: |
N 38 55.860 W 120
19.301 |
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End Coordinates: |
Same as Start Coordinates |
Car Shuttle
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No |
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Parking
Directions: |
Take
Highway 50 to Ice House Road. Head north on Ice House for
about
17 miles until you reach the turnoff for Van Vleck Bunkhouse (Cheese
Camp Road.) Follow this road for a little over 5 miles until
you
get to the Van Vleck Trailhead parking area. |
Hazards of
Note: |
Steep dropoffs
Long sections with little shade
Significant early elevation gain |
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Crowd Factor: |
Limited |
General Notes:
Head south from the parking area past
the Tells Creek Equestrian Camp sign to find the trailhead.
It
heads south for about a mile, and then cuts to the right to head toward
Sun Rock. The remnants of the airplane parts are scattered
throughout the area south of the creek.
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Most of the group at the start. |
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Group at the left wing section
of the crash.
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Skye at the left wing section. |
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Another shot of the group at
the left wing. |
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Skye checking out the right
wing section.
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Skye and I at the right wing
section. |
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Small dedication plaque to Leo
Walker, the pilot who died saving the 7 other members of the crew.
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Looking up at the shattered
tail section. |
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Pondering what to look for
next. |
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Looking back down at debris
from the tail section. |
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The group gathered around the
tail section area. |
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GPS Track of the full hike. |
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