White Mountain Peak: Take Two in a Rented Vehicle, Nissan Frontier "or Similar"

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 07/29/2019 at 10:25 • Filed to: None

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“Or Similar” got me a GMC Canyon. I could’ve had the Frontier, but the Canyon had a MUCHO better driver’s seat. 2WD, but the photographic evidence above shows that the rear diff is posi. Very squishy shocks, but the engine is smooth, strong and quiet. Tires are appropriate for 32 miles of the road shown in the intro picture.

About my quest: Green Mountain Peak is 14,037 feet in elevation, second highest in California. You park at 12,000 feet and it’s a 12-mile circuit to the peak and back. Missus and I tried it 25 years ago, but the altitude took me out almost before I began. We tried again two weeks ago, subjecting my beloved van to that awful road, but various knee, ankle and foot ailments caused us to stop short. I vowed to return. Tuesday, I aim to unlock the achievement. Wish me luck!

boredalways > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 10:43

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Good luck!

Cash Rewards > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 11:04

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Good luck!

punkgoose17 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 12:03

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Good luck!

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 12:06

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Good luck! I leave for my trek across Montana in a few weeks. Getting excited!

HammerheadFistpunch > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 12:14

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Have fun, take it slow and descend to lower elevations if you start feeling sick before continuing on.

vicali > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 12:29

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Awesome, good luck. T ake some advil with you ..

http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/20/ibuprofen-can-prevent-altitude-sickness/

The Snowman > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 13:05

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Never heard of Green Mountain Peak in CA...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_California

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch 07/29/2019 at 14:29

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Will do. This GMC drives very nicely.

M.T. Blake > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 17:08

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Map this one out for me. I’d like to see how you got there.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 07/29/2019 at 17:15

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Good luck!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > M.T. Blake 07/31/2019 at 19:16

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Yes, I will do this for you. Give me a minute or two.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 07/31/2019 at 21:53

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Made it.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > The Snowman 07/31/2019 at 21:57

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It’s White  Mountain Peak, and I feel very dumb right now.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > vicali 07/31/2019 at 21:57

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I took 800 mg when I got back down.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > vicali 07/31/2019 at 21:59

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I’ll try that next time.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HammerheadFistpunch 07/31/2019 at 22:00

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Made it to the top before my body said Take me down.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 08/01/2019 at 09:07

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Excellent!