anyone ever been or heard anything of it? theres seems to be a little something up there by the looks of satellite view, were planning a exploration of the area on monday, and im wondering if its worth checking this out
48°33'34.5"N 123°47'57.7"W
GPS file (Google Earth):
Updated your post with a kml file so if anyone wants to dl it and stick it in their gps they can :)
Haven't been anywhere around that area myself but would be cool to do some exploring.
Someone check it out and report back!
oh nice thanks shane! yea were going over there tommorow, will try and make it! ill post pics and a review tommorow!
Lol there is a ton of local lore about survey mountain having a lost spanish gold mine or sanctuary on it. There was even an expedition to look for it in the 60s by the times columnist they even had helicoptor support to look but to no avail as they were focused in the south west side of the mountian. I also had found a story of a forestry worker found the santuary and made off with the spanish gold bars and retired to the states. Also heard of a story of someone finding a cave on the north side of the mountain annd inside the only thing was an empty smoke package...
lol thats awesome, thanks for the info dude :P did you ever make it there yourself? maybe ill find some gold..
Never have. Unfortunatly its now in the CRD regional district Watershed which is off limits to public.
Oh rlly? Damn
I`m not much for rants but here goes.
Off roading is bigger then it ever has been and a lot of the folks you find out in the woods are somewhat new to the sport. Newbies are great and all but when there lack of thought and preparation cost the seasoned wheeler like myself access to areas because of habitual trespassing it piss`s me off. The average wheeler will spend countless hours researching how to build there rig and nothing researching the dangers or legalities of where there wheeling. You wouldn`t take sky diving lessons and then jump out of a plane in the middle of the ocean or across an international border because that`s just stupid.
I do way more research about the places I wheel in, then I put into my rig. That way I know what`s around me to explore and whether I`m breaking the law while doing it. I`m not saying I personally never trespass. What I`m trying to say is this, I know when I`m doing it and I take steps to protect myself and others with me so that the next folks that want to explore that mountain top, mine or crash site have the same choice as I did.
I have already got about 25 days wheeling in this year and haven`t gone on a single gate bypass yet. As for water sheds they are a little more aggressive with there protection. My local one is on privately owned land with no written land use agreement with the city and Southforks dam itself isn`t even in the watershed. There`s several gates that are impossible to get around protecting it and it`s clearly marked as are watershed. With some research and ground work I know how to get to it without a single gate or bypass and all while staying out of the watershed.
No ware you are wheeling folks. If your in the green area of the map below and you don't personally own the land or have permission then your likely trespassing. The other pictures are of Southforks Dam and res.
Rant over
Nice rant. But i believe that is why sam was posting up about this peticular destination. For reaserch purposes, so guys like me and you (Sean) can chime in and say hey watch yourself. .. I agree it is bigger than ever and that only means that each and every one of us must be even more responcible with the way we conduct ourselves.
80%-90% of us wheel in the green area.
Agreed most of us wheel in that green area, and so far I have never had any issues, most of time we go either gates are open or there's no gates at all. Like Brad said, I rather ask the community and see if anyone has first hand experience! I can def say, today, that like Brad said, that whole area is CRD watershed, there's no way into there, and we didn't try either, because it's not worth it.
Im sure if you were out there on a bike or foot theh wouldnt say much cause its not activly being used for another 50 years. And im sure there are ways around many gates that have been put up however i dont think any of us would wish to risk the consequences of being caught in there in a vehical. That being said i do intend on making a pilgrimage to the site of the cave /sanctuary and trying to scout around for evidence of what has been.
yea that would be awesome brad, id love to go check that out! but yea not worth the consequences...theres other 4x4ing elsewhere :)
I call the "unmotorizes" walkers.
I rolled up to a roadblock on the backside of Mt Benson on 142 last year right after passing a large group of mountain bikers and a father and son on new quads. I had a kayak on the top of the cage and some climbing gear as I had myself an adventure planned.
The man at the roadblock told me to turn around and leave the area. I could see the quads had come up on me so I backed up and pulled over to the side of the road. The quads got turned around and headed back down the mountain. So along comes the mountain bikes and what do ya know, they get a wave and a have a nice day. So I get back in the jeep and pull back up to the road block, he looks at me like I'm lost and asks what's up. I tell him I'm going to do unmotorizes recreation. He tells me to turn around and leave the area or I would be considered a trespasser. Well they had a woodlot permit table set fifty feet from the road block so I go over to it with my jeep still parked in the middle of the road and try and give them my $20 and they won't take it. I had all the safety gear and and my saw and said I'd be sure to cut a few rounds before I returned. They tell me it dosn't work like that.
I turn around and drive to the gate in Nanoose and check in then continue on with my plans.
Lucky for them the roadblock was gone on my return trip as I planned to give him an earfull
Wow Yea that's ridiculous.. it's like second it has a motor, it means death and chaos or something, I'm pretty sure most are respective of the environment...I've also come across a gatekeeper in sooke before, and got turned around quick
I have driven the road to the summit of Survey Mountain maybe 30 times as a contractor working for the CRD. The road is not at all challenging and is easily traversed in a 2WD PU (when not covered in snow), with the odd drainage cut being the biggest obstacle you might come across. They are working at getting the road 100% culverted by this winter. Nice view from the top, but if you never get there you ain't missing much, at least in terms of 4-wheeling. The road is maintained and improved as the years go on as it provides access to a CRD monitoring station (that you see on the summit on Goolge Earth). Security is high, with daily patrols, fences, locked gates, and cameras (including one watching the summit), so making your way in may be bad time. I have been on the road a couple times when trespassers on motorbikes or quads were spotted, and the road-channel radio crackles to life with a pretty serious effort to apprehend whomever it is. I wouldn't bother.