tomatocity said:
Eric, where is the location of the memorial?
https://goo.gl/maps/Uqy7KTUh9wH2 Guessing the second location on Guru Rd.
The IBA Memorial is located at: 40.681903 -119.360822 or: D/M/Seconds: 40º 40 53.97 -119º 21 38,86
And yes, the second location you have marked on Guru Rd is the IBA Memorial. You can zoom in and see the red picnic table just above the memorial circle of stones.
My typical route when I came down from Portland was I-5 South to Eugene, then Hwy 58 East to Hwy 97. Follow 97 South to Klamath Falls, then pick up OR-30/CA-139 SE to Canby, CA, East on CA 299 to Alturas, (GET GAS), then 299 over Cedar Pass (this gets snow still in early spring and has a CA road camera), to Cedarville, CA where you pick up CA-1 which becomes NV 447 as you head South. That takes you all the way into Gerlach. There is 24 hr gas, food and lodging in Gerlach. FWIW, there is 24 hour gas in Cedarville as well with un-manned pumps.
Obviously there are other variations possible. That was just the shortest, fastest route that avoided snow potential. Hwy 26 is higher elevation coming out of Portland, which is not an issue in the warmer months. 26/97/31/395 thru Lakeview to 299/CR-1/447 is slightly shorter when weather permits. I've made that trip from Portland to Gerlach and back the same day dozens of times.
