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PRESS RELEASE FROM CA4WDC

Contact: Jack Raudy
530/389-9154

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MARYSVILLE, CA – Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and other four-wheel drive owners are invited to join the Sacramento Jeepers Four Wheel Drive Club on its 4th annual Henness Pass off-road adventure trip, Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13, which will take participants on the scenic and historic road from Marysville, CA to Virginia City, NV.

"This off highway vehicle trip is truly designed as an overnight outing for SUV and other four-wheel drive families seeking an educational and scenic drive through the Sierra Nevada," said Warner Anderson of Auburn, narrator and trail boss for the trip. "We will offer some mild four-wheeling and the opportunity to learn some interesting facts about California’s gold rush era."

Anderson said the Henness Pass Road, constructed during the gold rush era, was one of the most heavily traveled routes in its day, but has virtually disappeared from most modern maps.

"We will take participants on this year’s trip up a ridge between the north and middle forks of the Yuba River and proceed over the Sierra Nevada Mountains via the Henness Pass near Webber Lake," said Anderson. "It is believed that Patrick Henness designed the route through Jackson Meadows between 1849 and 1850. By 1852, this route was the most heavily used road, next to the Placerville Road and saw increased use again in 1859 when silver was discovered near Reno."

The trip will begin in Marysville on Saturday morning and there will be frequent stops as the group proceeds on to Jackson Meadows Reservoir. Camping spaces will be reserved for all participants and the Sacramento Jeepers club will provide their guests with a steak dinner with all the trimmings. After breakfast on Sunday, the contingent will proceed down the eastern slope of the Sierras to Verdi, NV and continue on to Virginia City, the final stop on the trip.

Other interesting stop along the route will feature the Oregon Creek covered bridge, Sleighville House stage stop, Mountain House and the opportunity to view a working Pelton wheel near Bullards Bar Dam.

"This trip is particularly well-suited for families as we will not only explore this forgotten road with its breathtaking scenery, but we will also visit weathered ghost towns, old mines and abandoned camps," said Anderson.

Cost for the Henness Pass Road trip is $140 per adult, $50 for children 7 through 14 years of age and children 6 and under are welcome free of charge. The cost includes all meals, one t-shirt and one dash plaque per adult and one t-shirt for each child ages 7 to 14. There are a limited number of vehicles that may attend this trip, so registration is on a first-register, first-served basis.

Since the trips calls for overnight camping, Anderson recommends all participants bring camping equipment including a tent, sleeping bags, air mattress, cooler, etc. A citizens band (CB) radio is required for the narrated portion of various tour stops and any emergencies. Participants not owning a CB radio, may request a loaner in advance.

For more information on this year’s Henness Pass Road adventure or to request a registration application, contact Kyle Wipf at (916) 966-8636 or e-mail Kyle at kylew1972@yahoo.com. Information and registrations forms are also available on the club’s web site: http://home.off-road.com/~sactojeep/.

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