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  1. Coffearobusta42

    Mendocino NF - M1 and M6 Hull Mtn - April 2022

    In early April, we spent a few days camping and exploring the M roads north of Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest. Day One The plan was to try and make it to Covelo following the M1 but snow at high elevations stopped that plan. We went in through Potter Valley and stopped at the...
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    Mendocino Backcountry Discovery Trail (California)

    Date: 4/8/2022 Current Status: M6/M61 Open from Lake Pillsbury to just past Cushman Lake rd Additional Details: Deep snow patches on at higher elevations. The first is just past the road to Cushman Lake, just shy of the M1. According to the folks at Soda Creek store, no one has made it through...
  3. Coffearobusta42

    Mendocino Backcountry Discovery Trail (California)

    Date: 4/5/2022 Current Status: M1 Open from Upper Lake to Hull Mt Additional Details: Deep snow patches on M1 at higher elevations. The first is just past the spur road to the summit. According to the folks at Soda Creek store, no one has made it through yet this year.
  4. Coffearobusta42

    Walker Ridge and Bear Valley Rd April Wildflowers

    Are easy dirt and gravel roads worthy of a report? My wife and I drove the Walker Ridge and Bear Valley loop looking for flowers. Walker Ridge is mostly BLM land in chaparral and McNab Cypress forest that is a popular off-highway vehicle area and open for hunting. Bear Valley is protected range...
  5. Coffearobusta42

    Mendocino NF - Pillsbury to Covelo April trip

    I'm planning a trip from Lake Pillsbury to Covelo the first week in April. The idea is to follow the M1 or M6/M61/M1 and find a spot to camp for a few days. The snow levels look good for now, though Hull Mtn might get some snow tonight. https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/interactive/html/map.html...
  6. Coffearobusta42

    Mendocino Backcountry Discovery Trail (California)

    1/15/2022 This was back in January but, I was up the M6 north of the trailhead to Bloody Rock and ran into a big downed tree. Probably been cleared by now.
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