Trip Report by Ken Lollich:

SATURDAY (5/24/03) WE TOOK CHUCK WELLS, AUTHOR OF FUNTREKS,
INC., ON THE TRAILS AROUND THE OVERLAND TRAILS AREA.
CHUCK MAKES GUIDE BOOKS FOR MODERATE, SUV AND HARD
CORE CHALLENGES.  HE HAD FINISHED SOUTHERN CAL AND WAS
BEGINNING WORK ON NORTHERN CAL..  ANYWAY THERE WERE 6
RIGS ON THIS RUN.  WE DID SEVERAL TRAILS AROUND THE
AREA.  SUNDAY WE WANTED TO FIND THE BACK WAY INTO
SHAVER LAKE.  WE TOOK THE WRONG TURN AND ENDED UP HIGH
UP ON A NEARBY MOUNTAIN.  ON OUR TRIP DOWN, JOES LEFT
WHEEL BEARING DECIDED TO GO BAD.  GOOD THING WE
WEREN'T FAR FROM CAMP.  ROD WENT BACK TO CAMP AND GOT
JOES TRAILER AND RETRIEVED JOES JEEP.  WE ALSO DID A
DEEP WATER CROSSING OR TWO EARLIER IN THE DAY.  WE HAD
VERY GOOD POT LUCKS.  JOES TRI-TIP SATURDAY AND RIBS
ON SUNDAY.  GOOD GRUB.  CHUCK STAYED ANOTHER DAY AND
DID BALD MOUNTAIN.  WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS CLOSED BY
THE RANGERS.  A GOOD TRIP, THE WEATHER WAS GREAT.
HATED TO COME HOME.