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The '''Log Cabin Wilderness Camp''' is a Boy Scout camp operated by the [[Los Angeles Area Council]] and is located in the [[Inyo National Forest]]. |
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The "Log Cabin" is a [[high adventure]] camp. The camp is near the [[Tioga Pass Road]] on the eastern slopes of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] bordering the [[Hoover Wilderness]] and [[Yosemite National Park]]. It is the highest Boy Scout camp in the country, at approximately 9,800 feet (3,000 m) above sea level. |
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====History==== |
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Gold was discovered in [[California]] in 1849. By the thousands, miners came from all over the world to make their fortunes. From the seaports of [[San Francisco]] and Eureka, they spread out in all directions following the rivers to the high country where gold was just waiting to be picked up. In the north they followed the Trinity and Klamath Rivers high into the Klamath Mountains and Trinity Alps. From San Francisco, they worked their way through the Sierra Nevada’s following the Tuolumne and Merced Rivers. |
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Thirty miles (50 km) from [[Mono Lake]], the population of the sleepy town of [[Bodie, California|Bodie]] exploded. Search for the elusive mother lode drove the miners higher into the mountains until in 1910, at an elevation of 9600 ft. (2,950 m) above sea level, the Log Cabin Gold Mine hit paydirt. Over the next thirty years, the mine became famous for the gold it produced and for the harsh winters the miners endured. The mine was closed at the onset of World War II by order of President Roosevelt. |
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By 1950, new mining techniques and the high price of gold presented an attractive proposition to reopen the mine. Unfortunately, efforts to upgrade the equipment and buildings were not a part of nature’s plan for the mountain. The parts of the mine that were not buried under twenty feet of snow were whipped by winds in excess of 80 mph. Nature’s one-two punch was too much for the modern day miners and the Log Cabin Gold Mine was closed permanently in 1956. |
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In 1971, the Hathaway and Garbutt families who owned the mine, donated the property to the Los Angeles Area Council. The gift included the land, the mill operation, all buildings and equipment. This unique piece of property sits just north of road through the [[Tioga Pass]] on the rugged and picturesque eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada overlooking Mono Lake. |
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In 1981, the Clem C. Glass Eagle’s Nest was built to serve as headquarters for the Log Cabin Wilderness Camp. Today, the Eagle’s Nest has been expanded to include a program center, trading post, health lodge, showers, whirlpool spa, kitchen and dining room. |
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Over the years, Log Cabin was transformed from a traditional summer camp to a high adventure base camp. In 1973, the camp hosted the first “Quest Beyond Eagle” a two-week challenge open only to Eagle Scouts. The program was expanded to include the High Country Gateway program, offering one-week backpacking trips through the Yosemite Wilderness. In 1998, the program was expanded again to include the Sierra Nevada Mountain Man Adventure. |
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Revision as of 03:15, 13 February 2009
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The Log Cabin Wilderness Camp is a Boy Scout camp operated by the Los Angeles Area Council and is located in the Inyo National Forest.
The "Log Cabin" is a high adventure camp. The camp is near the Tioga Pass Road on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada bordering the Hoover Wilderness and Yosemite National Park. It is the highest Boy Scout camp in the country, at approximately 9,800 feet (3,000 m) above sea level.
History
Gold was discovered in California in 1849. By the thousands, miners came from all over the world to make their fortunes. From the seaports of San Francisco and Eureka, they spread out in all directions following the rivers to the high country where gold was just waiting to be picked up. In the north they followed the Trinity and Klamath Rivers high into the Klamath Mountains and Trinity Alps. From San Francisco, they worked their way through the Sierra Nevada’s following the Tuolumne and Merced Rivers.
Thirty miles (50 km) from Mono Lake, the population of the sleepy town of Bodie exploded. Search for the elusive mother lode drove the miners higher into the mountains until in 1910, at an elevation of 9600 ft. (2,950 m) above sea level, the Log Cabin Gold Mine hit paydirt. Over the next thirty years, the mine became famous for the gold it produced and for the harsh winters the miners endured. The mine was closed at the onset of World War II by order of President Roosevelt.
By 1950, new mining techniques and the high price of gold presented an attractive proposition to reopen the mine. Unfortunately, efforts to upgrade the equipment and buildings were not a part of nature’s plan for the mountain. The parts of the mine that were not buried under twenty feet of snow were whipped by winds in excess of 80 mph. Nature’s one-two punch was too much for the modern day miners and the Log Cabin Gold Mine was closed permanently in 1956.
In 1971, the Hathaway and Garbutt families who owned the mine, donated the property to the Los Angeles Area Council. The gift included the land, the mill operation, all buildings and equipment. This unique piece of property sits just north of road through the Tioga Pass on the rugged and picturesque eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada overlooking Mono Lake.
In 1981, the Clem C. Glass Eagle’s Nest was built to serve as headquarters for the Log Cabin Wilderness Camp. Today, the Eagle’s Nest has been expanded to include a program center, trading post, health lodge, showers, whirlpool spa, kitchen and dining room.
Over the years, Log Cabin was transformed from a traditional summer camp to a high adventure base camp. In 1973, the camp hosted the first “Quest Beyond Eagle” a two-week challenge open only to Eagle Scouts. The program was expanded to include the High Country Gateway program, offering one-week backpacking trips through the Yosemite Wilderness. In 1998, the program was expanded again to include the Sierra Nevada Mountain Man Adventure.