American Sand Association

Here are some pictures taken 10 minutes ago from wash 7,8,9
the blm has chosen the easiest passage thru the dunes . it's about 200 ft from the old road .

they are almost all the way thru the dunes at 7,8,9

More pictures to come later sorry for the poor quality all i had for a camera is my iphone...Tim

Gpilot:
Have they started to lay down the geotextile piece to the road? Or the material to make it more solid for MH's etc.

No not yet they are working on getting thru the dune at 7 8 9 first....Tim

Sweet howdy. **** I can hardly believe it. Keep the pics coming GP

I know, BLM actually doing something for us offroaders. Stunning

How far is the road going?

Yes which option did they approve I hope it's through the W20's A good road surface should help with user, emergency, enforcment, & maintenance access as well as dispersed camping opportunities that will improve visitors outdoor experiance while minimizing environmental impacts At least that's what I tried to say in my letter of support for the alternative going to W28

Astro

Road is going through to wash 25!!

To be truthful, I'm actually very surprised, in a good way, that any of this was successful. The way things have been going, I thought for sure it would never happen. Kudos to everyone involved.

They are still looking for volunteer's Get ahold of Neil_Hamada@ca.blm.gov or 760 337 4451
Here are some pictures


I am Relay impressed with the RR sand Fence It Works Rather Well !!!!


from wash 9 looking towards wash 7





Tim

I wondered where that info was coming from so did a quick search and found this which states clearly on page 5 para 2.2 that the new road will go from Hwy 78 to wash 25! I'm ecstatic that I'll be able to continue to camp in wash 22+!

wash 1 to 4 sorry sun went down before i could get more pictures....Tim

More Pictures....

Very cool!
Thanks to the BLM for the 'Git-R-Dun' approach here!
Thanks for keeping us posted Tim!

Thanks Tim. We will have to get our night ride A/V tech aka Dennis aka Walter to video a drive up the new wash road in the short bus and post it when we return from the weekend

That reminds me Tim.
Feel free to stop by on Sat night, 8, 9pm or so... we'll be at Wash1.

i think we are all meeting at the hill at midnight...Tim

Looks like we might have better access than before this mess I guess the kids will miss out on Boardmanville for Ice Cream & Posting Dollars on the wall

Astro

Some airelle shot from one of the other boards..
Wash 1


Wash 7


Wash 10

ANY NEW PICS,OR REPORTS?????????????????

I took these on Aug08, 2009.

Signage at the Hwy78 end of Wash Road.


Note there is no indication that the road is closed.


This is taken from Wash 9 looking North towards Wash 7 about 100' East of Wash Road. This is the same dune that I once posted a pic of ding-dong with his FunRunner stuck on at a vertical 45 degree angle. The dune is pretty much gone now.


That's all I have.

They have pictures on the GlamisDunes.com site showing bottom dump trucks hauling gravel onto the new road! It's coming along quickly now.

Dunes Manager Neil Hamada has related that they have completed the first layer of the new road to wash 25. The dump trucks will continue working the rest of this week adding additional material to areas for additional stability. There are additional volunteers, that approached the BLM at the sand show, that are working on the road driving water trucks and loaders.

Mr. Hamada requests that visitors stay out of the construction areas until all the work is complete.

Also as visitors utilize this new road they should take care when they enter the camping areas as the areas adjacent to the new road may have some disturbed areas that will be soft. It will take a while for some of the entrance areas to become stable. Just be aware of this and there should not be a problem.