Last year, 9 Jeeps and 15 members of WAYALIFE set out on a two week epic trek across the California Emigrant Trail. With our starting point in Independence, Missouri, our plan was to head west in our modern prairie schooners and retrace the original trail to the best of our ability and all the way to the gold filled hills out in California. Unfortunately, our journey ended in a bust as one of the Jeeps in our caravan suffered a terrible accident as we made our way across the Nevada desert and our trip had to be cut short.
On Saturday, June 13th, almost a year to the day when we were forced to end our epic trek across the California Emigrant Trail, 6 of the original 10 Jeeps will be picking up where we left off and setting out to complete it. At only 4 days in length, this will be a much shorter trip then the one last year and it'll be one that will only cover the Nevada to California stretch. Also, we will be taking some liberties to change things up a bit to make this trip a lot more fun! If you have the time and would like to join us, please let us know by posting up on this thread. Space is limited so be sure to let us know as soon as possible.
The Plan
We will be leaving Carson City, NV on June 13, 2015 and heading east to the town of Ely. Along the way, we will be making a few stops to check out some of the great stuff you can find out in the Northern Nevada desert. From there, we will head north until we hook back up to the California Emigrant Trail and then make a stop over at a great interpretive center before making our way west to our camping destination for the day. The following day, we will cross what most emigrants considered the most difficult length of the Carson Route known as "the 40 mile desert". Once in Carson City, we will change things up, make our way to Virginia City and spend the night in the oldest and longest running hotel in the state of Nevada. To complete our trip, we will work our way across a historic route connecting Virginia City, NV to Nevada City, CA and once we're in California, we will be lodging one last time in the old mining town of Downeyville. From here, you can either head on home or make the trek back to Carson City with the rest of us.
Who's Coming
1. CarsonCindy & wayoflife
2. JeepFan & GemHunter
3. Moochie
4. Trail Bud
5. JAGS
6. SierraSilver (Sat-Mon)
7. getoverit (Mon-Tues)
8. NV375
NOTE: We do not have anymore rooms blocked off at the towns we will be stopping at. While you are more than welcome to still join us, you will need to find your own accommodations.
There are no minimum requirements for vehicles to attend this run but you will be required to have a WAYALIFE windshield decal on your rig. Lodging is limited and information on where you will need to book your rooms will be provided by PM. Please let me know if you have any questions.
