Raining Hard At Sawtooth & Rye Patch

[Condor]

It's been drizzling all day, now turned to heavy rain and thunder.  If you're planning a trip out here plan accordingly. 

[Purplehays69]

Thinkin bout gettin out thattaway wed/thurs between there n Gerlach.

[Arky]

2 hours ago, Condor said:

It's been drizzling all day, now turned to heavy rain and thunder.  If you're planning a trip out here plan accordingly. 

 

Yikes! We are on the way. Hitting the ground Monday (maybe from what you say). Long drive and we are past the point of no return. Maybe a day or so of scouting coming up.

[Gold Catcher]

2 hours ago, Condor said:

It's been drizzling all day, now turned to heavy rain and thunder.  If you're planning a trip out here plan accordingly. 

I will be in the Lovelock area tomorrow, weather should calm down by then. Good luck and be careful. Can't wait for that wet NNV salty ground tomorrow. Wish I already had my 6000/14DD !!

[Arky]

Love meeting folks with gold fever. We are in a silver jeep with black cargo pod. Say hi if you see us.

[Gold Catcher]

4 minutes ago, Arky said:

Love meeting folks with gold fever. We are in a silver jeep with black cargo pod. Say hi if you see us.

Sounds good. I will be on the other side of RP in the Thunder Mountain area. Perhaps I stop by.

[Valens Legacy]

4 hours ago, Condor said:

It's been drizzling all day, now turned to heavy rain and thunder. 

So is it time for me to bring my sluice?

I am planning a trip out there in the future and hope I meet some good people such as you and other members

Good luck and happy hunting

 

[Mike C...]

Please send some Rain down here to AZ 

[Steve Herschbach]

When I am out there, if the rain is enough to soak a road, watch out. The lake bottom silts turn to snot, and you will slide off a road in a heartbeat. Flash flooding is not impossible. I take extra supplies with me now, and told my wife if the rain gets serious, I’m not moving until it’s safe. I tried twice to keep going when I should have not, and frankly it was stupid. Scared myself silly, and just got real lucky. Not worth it.

The snot will plaster the bottom of your rig with a thick layer that will set up with asphalt like consistency when it dries, and will take an hour of close high pressure washing to remove. Vehicle gets a lot heavier!

I try hard to avoid those conditions now, but the weather forecasting is worthless, as the hills make their own weather. What we are talking about often is massive thunderstorm activity. Stuff pops up out of nowhere in an hour. Believe nothing and be ready for anything.

[Arky]

Good advice Steve. Spent my career doing fieldwork in the west and what you say is true.