Southern Emigrant Trail
After putting in some overtime hours at work, decided I'd take off to Anza Borrego and do a little over night trip for my birthday. Along the southern border of the park an old overland route makes it's entry into the parks border and works it's way north. While the Southern Emigrant Trail isn't nearly as popular as the Mojave Road in to [...]
Into The Mojave – Baker’s Dozen – Part 4
Early to bed early to rise. The desert never disappoints when it comes to sunrises and sunsets. This morning was epic with the clouds and sun shining through. After the morning rituals, hit the trail and got the day started. Continued down Saratoga Springs Rd then headed up Sheep Creek Springs Rd. The mighty Amargosa was flowing. P [...]
Into The Mojave – Baker’s Dozen – Part 3
Excited and eager to start the next leg of this trip, I was up early and said my goodbye's Wednesday morning. I'd basically be backtracking to where I was. From Bullhead City - 163 west, 95 north to Searchlight, 164 west, I-15 south and finally exit Cima Rd and head north. Whew. Let's get this party started. Clark Mountain - Ivanp [...]
Into the Mojave – Bullhead City Area – Part 2
In hindsight, I'm glad that this portion of the trip worked out the way it did. Christmas Day wasn't spent alone, a little extra time with the parents and the weather managed to get a bit better as time went on. Also, was able to reprocess the trip in my mind and assess doing it solo. After thinking it through, I was overthinking it. Ther [...]
Into The Mojave – Baker Area – Part 1
Ahhh yes. It's finally time to dive into an area that I've wanted to check out for years and years. Not only has it been a long term project mapping it out, but also collecting text, articles and photos that document the rich history that's associated with this portion of the Mojave desert. This type of adventure is one of my favorites as [...]
The Wilderness Experience
Once again, out to the parents - this time to spend Thanksgiving with them and some family friends. The week prior, Bravo reached out to me asking if I had any plans over the weekend which I didn't really... It had been a couple years since we've seen each other so I was looking forward to it. I knew that I didn't want to touch the Mojave [...]
Ord Mountains
Decided to head up to Barstow/Lucerne area to get in some camping, watch a bit of racing and as always, explore. Drove out Friday night and found myself a solid camp site within a safe distance of the upcoming race in the morning. The M.O.R.E Shreddy/Gravel Kings 200 was going on and it's always nice to be around some local racing every n [...]
Still here. Still exploring. A quick(ish) update.
Dang. It was September 2nd, 2019 since I last posted.. Suppose a lot has changed in that time if I look back, also kind of wild to think of all that happened right after then. Went through a divorce where I left with just my tools, camera stuff, computer and the Superduty/Skampy. Had to move in with some great friends that allowed me to s [...]
Picacho
Sometimes you just need to get away. This weekend was one of them. Heading out of town on a holiday weekend wasn’t originally planned. Staying away from the crowds and keeping around the house was originally the idea, but that went out the window. I was tired of the mountains and the desert was the last place I wanted to be as it’s the p [...]