Bill Moore 4 Wheel Drive 08/26/2014 |
This was a 4 wheel drive from Empire to Bill Moore Lake near Mt. Flora. We went up 183.1 and found the road so bad we went back by Red Elephant Road. It was worse. It was a 14 mile roundtrip drive. |
View of Empire from the highest point of the drive. |
Panoramic of the outlet from Bill Moore Lake. (large) |
Panoramic to the south. |
The destination is just below the snowfield. |
The view to the south from the highest point of the drive. |
Section of 183.1 which was a 4 wheel drive road for sure. |
Approaching the lake from the parking lot. |
An abandoned, collapsed log cabin near the parking lot. |
Approaching the lake from the parking lot. |
Bill Moore Lakewith Mt Flora (13,132) on the left and Witter Peak (12,884)on the right. |
Bill Moore Lake from the outlet stream. |
Bill Moore Lake from the outlet stream. |
Guidance was needed to avoid the rocks. |
Going back by way of Red Elephant Road. This road was worse than 183.1. |
Red Elephant Road was slow the entire 7 miles. |
Bill Moore Lake from the outlet stream. |
We start the 7 mile drive back. |