This is a back-country tour of the Southern Sierra Nevada mountains. We travel from desert to high mountain pines and down to a river, then travel back again. Maps and waypoints are included so that you can plan your trip in the area.
Late 90s i would get wood permits and go to Paiute mountain road. Several times dropping down into Isabella. Never took the Jawbone road. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed.
Every time I drive to the Eastern Sierras and see those roads makes me wonder what’s in there? And your video answered that question, thank you for sharing your good work!! Got a new follower 🥾🥾
Wow! Thank you for sharing this video! I actually leave about 30 min away from the Jawbone Station, Didn't know you could get to Lake Isabella thru Jawbone.
I'm sure that you will enjoy it. It is a beautiful area. Explore when you get the chance. I recommend airing down your tires though, especially on Saddle Springs Road.
Man back in 2004 to 2008 my family would go out with so many families to Dove Springs to camp ride to Jawbone store ride to Lake Isabella ride to the cabin on the mountain woods with our dirt bikes we would go every Thanksgiving holiday leave Wednesday night and stayed there till Sunday it was so many of us it was so much fun a lot of kids those were the days
In the late ‘80s we made this trip quite frequently. Along the PCT we have encountered all kinds of interesting wildlife, including mountain lions and bobcats. At that time Rabbit Island was an actual island in Lake Isabella in about 20-25 ft of water. The peaks above were home to the newly restored California Condors, and we saw them on several trips. This nearby adventure, along with many others in the Kings Canyon National Park made living in Mojave bearable.
That's great! It has changed some, but there are still plenty of wildlife in the area. We found fresh bear scat at one of the camping options. We found another campsite. :)
@9:01 …I’m friends with the guy that owns the land behind that log-fencing. He’s cool. He own a helicopter with a helipad back in the property and a huge log cabin style ranch house. Think “Yellowstone” or the Ponderosa house from the Bonanza TV series.
I used the Charles Wells book of SoCal trails to find the basic route. I then traced everything on Google Earth. I created tracks in it and then transferred them to my GPS. Is that what you are asking?
Hi! It is 51.7 miles from the Jawbone station to Hwy 483 south of Bodfish CA. With no stops or side trails, you would have to go about 35 mph on average to do this in 1.5 hours. It can be done, but it will be rough on the rig and the riders. I would plan for at least three hours, or more if you like to stop and take side trails. The Charles Wells book says to plan for 4 to 6 hours.
Sorry for the slow reply. I think that it is limited to street legal vehicles in some areas, which makes it illegal to make the full crossing in a side-by-side unfortunately.
If you want a similar trip with a side by side, try McIver's cabin, that's fully OHV certified, California is just too darn strict, that's why I run a plated motorcycle, then I can go anywhere, which makes absolutely no sense because 4 of use ride motorcycles and use a lot more gas and emissions then if we all "carpooled" in a side by side, gotta love/hate California
