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    • Lizard Lee's Passing

      Started by SilverBob in Current Events: This is probably the hardest post I've ever had to make.     Lizard Lee Greenwell passed away in Bishop yesterday, Sept. 6th from complications from the surgery he underwent last...
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    • Fire at the springs. Springs temporarily closed. Any information?

      Started by sierragrl in General Topics: Sierra Wave in Bishop just announced there was a fire near the Crystal Tub, yesterday, 9/15/26. Anyone have information about it??? Also says Springs are temporarily closed!   ...
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    • Rebuilding

      Started by Jukebox Mark in General Topics:   A Template for Rebuilding   Beyond the visceral reaction to try and make everything exactly the way it was, I’d like to see the conversation move towards concrete ideas for...
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    • So sad…

      Started by samdaman in Current Events: We are sad to hear of Lizzard’s passing and the fire.   Our crew has been coming since 2001 for thanksgiving.   if the springs are open for Thanksgiving this year we’ll come with...
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    • Visit and update

      Started by JeepsterWoods in General Topics: After much research and investigation, we decided to go forward with our plan to celebrate our anniversary at Saline after learning the news on the eve before our departure.   The road from...
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    • Scout Needed to Assess Camp Damage and Repair Needs

      Started by Sam D. in General Topics: I might’ve been a bit too jittery and jumped the gun, so please disregard my post. Things are moving and I am just too impatient.   I am still abroad, but we really need to get someone out...
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    • Satellite Texting available on the newer iPhones - does it work at the springs?

      Started by Sam D. in General Topics: Hi everyone! Has anyone successfully used the new iPhone satellite texting feature at the springs? What service provider do you have, and does it even matter for satellite texting? My main provider...
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    • South Pass

      Started by Major Tom in Road Conditions: Please post any up to date information on the south pass in this thread. If you are not seeing the latest posts, check the post numbers in the lower right corner beneath this post, and use the far...
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    • No one's talking...

      Started by JayOtheMountains in General Topics: I find it odd, funny, and way too dramatic that no one has posted, mentioned, or interacted here about the email sent the other day...   Fasebuk is talking about it. Funny. But nothing here...
      7 533

    • North Pass

      Started by Major Tom in Road Conditions: Please post any up-to-date information on the north pass in this thread. If you are not seeing the latest posts, check the post numbers in the lower right corner beneath this post, and use the far...
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    • Camp Needs

      Started by Major Tom in Camp Needs: Part of the magic of the Springs is that this exceptional environment has been created and maintained by the people who use it. The best tradition has been one of personal responsibility to this...
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    • 2024-2025 Camp Needs

      Started by Jorel (Jess&Joe) in Camp Needs: Just returned from a quick trip this weekend and have a few needs/requests to report - feel free to add on:   Palm Springs: There is PLENTY of toilet paper and cleaning products in the...
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    • services for Rolin Bruno

      Started by Amber Bruno in Current Events: Some of you may know Rolin (trail handle pathfinder, and probably other names). He went missing in Hunter Canyon the evening before Thanksgiving in 2019. He was supposed to spend TG at the springs...
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    • Another Death Valley death

      Started by Sam D. in General Topics: Still too hot to visit   https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/french-tourist-dies-death-valley-national-park
      7 329

    • Free RV and Trailer

      Started by bonneaudickson in Swap Sheet: Yo, Michelle.   Please pass the following information on to all users of Saline Valley.   A buddy of mine, Kushala by name, is disposing of a 27-foot 1989 Ford Tioga recreational...
      1 195

    • Kite Bob R.I.P.

      Started by Sacramento Dan in Current Events: We lost a senior member of our Saline family last Friday (6/19/26). Bob Faust, affectionately known in the Valley as Kite Bob, passed away peacefully at his home. Bob had been camping at the Palm...
      7 325

    • Birding

      Started by FVP in General Topics: Greetings fellow Saliners! Within the last couple of years I have gotten into birding. I went to Saline at least once per year from 2011 to 2023 and have not been back the last couple years. In that...
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    • Steele Pass

      Started by Major Tom in Road Conditions: Please post any up to date information on Steele Pass in this thread. If you are not seeing the latest posts, check the post numbers in the lower right corner beneath this post, and use the far arrow...
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    • Clean Tub Club

      Started by Miles_from_nowhere in General Topics: First post in the forum. Howdy y’all. I soaked hard recently and became privy to the discussion around the wizard tub’s black growth on the floor, and various drastic-sounding measures  to...
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    • DVNP Seeks Public Input on Eureka Dunes Access, Camping & Flood Repair Projects

      Started by Jorel (Jess&Joe) in General Topics: Public comment open through April 6th: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?documentID=149665
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    • Lippincott Road

      Started by Major Tom in Road Conditions: Please post any up to date information on the Lippincot Road in this thread. If you are not seeing the latest posts, check the post numbers in the lower right corner beneath this post, and use the...
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    • Favorite tire for Death Valley backcountry

      Started by Jeremynolan94 in General Topics: Hi folks,   Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I hope this isn’t too out of place, but you all seem like the experts on everything Death Valley. I’m trying to decide between a few tire...
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    • Shit House News

      Started by Flipper in General Topics: SPA just got a email update. The toilets at the springs finally got pumped. Good to go for the upcoming soaking season.
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    • Just Sayin

      Started by Flipper in General Topics: Here is where discussions should take place that are non-road conditions or general Saline concerns.
      18 1,909

    • No-See-Ums and other nasties are at full force now

      Started by Sam D. in General Topics: Just came back from the springs. No-See-Ums are the worst I've experienced. My spray was so effective that I forgot to apply it once and paid dearly. These are the ones I recommend 📷(NO DEED):...
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