Re: Barker Ranch - from Ballarat
Posted by Castle on May 23, 2004 at 22:58:37:
In Reply to: Barker Ranch - from Ballarat posted by DeathValleyCoach on May 19, 2004 at 06:26:48:
It's easy to get from Ballarat to Barkers, via Goler Canyon. {Best you have a map too} When you leave Trona/Wildrose Road, the road from Trona, you will go past the radar site following it in to Ballarat. At the cross road in Ballarat, turn south, {Wingate Road} towards the CR/Briggs mine. Go about 14 miles and the road will take you up the alluvial fan towards Goler Canyon. If you run out of good road before you make an almost 90 degree turn, you went too far. There is also a BLM road marker at Wingate/Goler. You will need 4x4 with good clearence. I was just up Goler on 14 May and the road it good, but 4x4 required. Lots of water in the canyon this spring. It's about 6 miles +- to Sourdough Springs. It's alittle tricky here, but follow the best road to the right after you pass the springs. You'll go thru so very over grown cottonwoods and find the Barker Ranch a mile or less past that. Besure to stop at the Newman Cabin {3 miles +- up Goler Canyon} and sigh my guest book that some fine desert traveler was nice enough to leave. If you're going out over Mengel Pass when you leave, go left when you get back to the main Goler road. {did I say road?}