UY Mojave Road Expedition 2013

[paddlenbike]

Thanks guys!

Getting out might cost you the supercharger!

If you can catch me.

Mojave Road is high on my list.

[4x4mike]

Great write up Sean and great pictures Dan. By the sounds of it you guys covered some ground. Good to see you had fun and made it home safe.

[DHC6twinotter]

Huge thanks to Sean for putting this trip together. The long hours of planning made for an awesome experience out there. I think Aiken Mine, "The Owl", and the school bus were, for me, the highlights of the trip. It was great to see Mark and Linda, Kevin and Neashell, and also great to finally meet JD. Great group to wheel with.

Dan, you cover some ground! Pretty awesome that you drive half way across the U.S. for trips!
Ken

Yup, I like to drive. I've been in the socal area for several month now though, so the drive to Mojave Road wasn't super far. Hopefully I'll be around for the next trip.

[DHC6twinotter]

Sean did a great job covering the trip, but I thought I'd add a few more pictures:

Sean and I got to camp Thursday evening:


Some flowery plants next to the camp:


Keven and Neashell joined us the next morning, and we headed over to "The Owl":






And we stopped by this late 40's school bus:


Sunset on day 2. JD, Mark, and Linda joined us at this camp:


We stopped at the flagpole and signed the guest book:


Aiken Mine, which I thought was coolest point on the whole trip:


Kevin:




Camp on day 3:


On the way to the lake bed:


Heading out to the lake bed:


Lunch break under the rail bridge:


What an awesome trip! Thanks again, Sean!

[Good Times]

great write up! thanks for sharing guys!

[Jaydee914]

Great time again, guys! Thanks once more for doing the planning Sean - I'd follow you anywhere!

[Seanz0rz]

Thanks JD! That's what I like to hear! I am really looking forward to the next one!

[troyboy162]

how far did the rebar ladder go? That looks to be in good shape.

[Seanz0rz]

I believe the ladder went into the water that had flooded the shaft. The other shaft had been filled in and fenced off.

[Crinale]

I believe the ladder went into the water that had flooded the shaft. The other shaft had been filled in and fenced off.

This is correct... I mentioned that if I had waders or stuff I didn't care about getting wet and a respirator (there was a warning sign about gasses) I would have gone down past the Owl... but alas, I stayed up.

Great report Sean, and sweet pictures Dan. I still have to find my camera as we are slowly getting everything cleaned and put away, but I'll find it soon and post my pictures and a few videos I took. I wish I had pictures or video of the jump I hit at around 40mph, where I learned the hard way that the cheap coilovers I have on the front have zero rebound dampening! My front end pogo-sticked upon landing until I was able to come to a stop

Side note, I think this may have been the last trip for the Tacoma. Both Neashell and I had a hard time staying comfortable in the cramped regular cab, especially on the trip home when we were sore from spending the whole weekend cramped up in it. I probably won't be going back to a 4runner because I would miss the open bed, but a larger truck is definitely on the want list (the short list basically consists of a 97-98 5vz 4wd Xtra Cab T100). The Whole Bernardino trip will probably not happen this year, as I will be trying to replace my truck.