Can I join you with a 4x4 vehicle? <<<<Yes but only if you become an NBRI SH'er and get more membermarks(Follow this member)..Number 1 for you and mark yourself #2..Gem and I cant hang around with peasents ya know!
Going to check it out in late April as I don't live too far from there(have 4X4). Right now there are way too many big storms dumping loads of snow. Might have to hike in a bit, be fun. I will get ahold of Perry beforehand to get permission, if we own it by then.
You won't need 4x4 in the Summer. The NBRI Ruby Mine entrance is on Forest Route 30. http://tinyurl.com/4j7as5j (Google Map)
Forest routes are graveled and maintained to low-clearance standards for passenger cars (i.e., you might not be able to travel at highway speeds, but with a little care, you should be able to get most vehicles up the things).
So, if you're coming from out of state, don't rent more vehicle than you need unless this year's higher-than-normal snowpack is still on the ground. When I was younger, I used to drive all over the Sierras in the Summer mostly to fire lookouts on unpaved "trails" in a 2WD Astro van.
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