Where is this wheeling place?

[Pantheus]

The only hint you'll get is that the vehicles were new. (and that pickup was mine)

A new FOTHL T-Shirt to the first correct guess.

[ragdump]

Looks very familiar I think I have a picture of me at the top of that first rocky hill

[Scooterloo]

Almost looks like Ramsey Bar?

[Pantheus]

Almost looks like Ramsey Bar?

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt,  wrong..... 

[ragdump]

I can tell you it's not Ramsey bar,I think it's way west (like the other side of the valley )and a little south of there

[ragdump]

does this look a little bit more like the right place

[Pantheus]

Howard,

Looks a bit more like that...   but I don't remember any such wide spots, for like the staging I see in yours. The background hills sure look about the same though.

You may be close,  but I'm thinking not quite (yet)  But maybe.

Ken

[ragdump]

If's it's not the place that starts with a C then it would have to be the area around Stonyford

[Pantheus]

One name for it did start with a C,  official name started with an O

And the place in my pictures do not even come close to showing how steep and difficult that climb was.   Rescued a Jeeper who rolled, and if we hadn't have gotten him to a hospital in the dead of  night, on a back board in the bed of a truck, he wouldn't be here today.

This circa 1976 - 78    oppps, that's another clue

And Howard you and I may be the only ones still wheeling, and old enough to have even been there.

Name it, if you think you've got it, and PM me shirt size and to where.

Ken

[ragdump]

It took some doing but the official name is Oathill mine road or the Calistoga Trail

[Pantheus]

Close enough   Old Oat Hill Mine Road, from Calistoga to Middletown or Pope Valley.

Had an old mercury mine there too.

Closed because Nature Conservancy bought a very, tiny piece of property, which happened to contain the trail head, put up a gate, and closed the best and closest wheeling to all of the bay Area.... and near by towns, especially Napa.

I spent a great many days, and a few nights there.
It is too bad, we weren't aware much of closures, or didn't try to buy that small piece of property.

That event was one of the major wake-up calls that told me we HAD to get involved in land use issues or lose a LOT... and 30+ years later, look how true that is.


Ken

[boogoos]

Oat Hill Mine Rd????norm

[Pantheus]

Oat Hill Mine Rd????norm

Of course you are right, Norm,  but several posts too late.  You must have known in the first couple posts before reading the rest.

Ken

[08XLT]

Yea wish I would have seen this earlier, Calistoga to Pope creek the old stage rest stop at the top,what was left of it ,beyond that to the right was the stairs I think that's where your Jeep Pick up is .Before the rest that hairpin right turn with a straight drop off and painted rock.Been through there 3 times we used stop at the Pope Creek store for refreshments and then on to Putah Creek bridge for a Swim and jump off the rock.Then back home at that time San Bruno. From the top you could watch the gliders come by whoosh no sound,it was a nice trail.

[boogoos]

Also, the garage next to the store had a old bath tub full of rattle snakes. Just for the tourists. Had relatives living on the the intersection of Putah Creek and Buck Snort Creek. .....norm