Future Trips
Here we list trips scheduled by the Desert Explorers for the near and distant future. Also listed are some trips that are organized and led by our members but which do not require membership in the Mojave River Valley Museum (MRVM) and are, therefore, not MRVM-sponsored Desert Explorer trips.
Some trips, such as those involving stays at private residences or visits to obscure rock art sites, are posted only in the Desert Explorers' Newsletter. Conversely, some impromptu trips will be posted here and not in the Newsletter.
Scheduled Desert Explorer Trips
Trip descriptions are usually published in the newsletter at least one month before they are posted on this website.
All Desert Explorers trips require a four-wheel drive vehicle and a working CB unless otherwise specified by the trip leader.
We welcome newcomers, but IF THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST TRIP, please talk with the trip leader about your vehicle, camping gear, and off-highway driving experience; you won't have a good time if you get stuck, cold, wet, or hungry! Also, please read the "fine print" which describes the rules we follow on our trips.
We now have a satellite telephone for use where conventional telephone or cell-phone service is not available. See the Satellite Telephone Policy. For each trip, the decision to bring the satellite telephone, and if it to be used only for emergencies, is made by the trip leader. Talk with the trip leader if the use of the satellite telephone is important to you.
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January 20, 21, 22 Leader: Ted Kalil CB Channel 13; Ham 145.535 This will be a base camp off Camp Rock Road near the Rodman Mountains – I’ll give coordinates and directions to those who are coming. The camping area is fairly level but definitely not exclusive (we’re probably spoiled from the San Bernardino Mountains site). Arrive Friday, January 21st, if you can, but if you can only come for a day, that’s OK too. Friday night dinner will be on our own or we can go to Lucerne Valley. The Chinese Restaurant there is good and there are other choices: pizza, Mexican, etc. Saturday we’ll tour the general area including the Camp Rock Mine, Bessemer Mine, Cougar Buttes, Stoddard Valley where we can stop at the Slash X Café for lunch if desired, and possibly Pizgah Crater. Saturday night please bring something for the potluck dinner, a little wood for the campfire, and some at least partially true stories. Sunday we’ll visit the Rodman Mountains Petroglyphs, not far from our campsite. We’ll need to park our vehicles there and walk up the wash where an amazing amount of petroglyphs are located. I remember drawing some of them but have forgotten what I was trying to say. See Bill Mann’s Volume I, page 62 for better info. By the time we’re done with this, it may well be around noon and time to head on home if you like. Please let me know you’re coming, preferably by email tskalil@msn.com or you can call my cell: 760-985-6307. Ted Kalil ------------------------------------------------ January 21 - 29 2012 MOE The annual pilgrimage will happen between the dates listed above. You may plan to come for any or all of the nine (9) days listed. Shopping, camping, RVing, Sightseeing, 4 x 4 ing, Dining out, Cocktails, and Campfires all with good friends - it just doesn't get any better than that. Our MOE camp will again be located on the south side of I-10and east of US-95 in the same area as last year. MOE camp directional boxes will be set up from the frontage road to camp. Here are the basic directions for finding our camp:
At any point from the I-10 exit 19 you can
call us on CB channel 35 or on the following cell phones:
First Segment East Mojave Heritage Trail February 18-19 Leader: Neal Johns The First Segment is affected less than the other parts by the Desert Closure Bill so Casebier’s Guidebook is being brought up to date, include GPS readings and will be republished, perhaps next year. This trip is a preview and will start at Needles and end at old Ivanpah near I-15 at the foot of Clark Mountain via Eagle Pass, Goffs, Searchlight and Nipton. A stock 4x4 will be fine on the trip, with just enough frame twisters before the rock formations known as the Carpenter and the Walrus to keep you entertained. Going through Eagle Pass and the Crescent Mountains is particularly scenic. A nice backcountry (very!) trip. Leave from Needles at 8:00 a.m. Saturday in front of the someday-to-be refurbished El Garcés RR station (Santa Fe Park) between G and F St. a block NE off W. Broadway. Sign-up with Neal Johns, email or phone. CB Channel 13 ----------------------------------------------------------- (M.O.E.) February 19 Dick is calling this our “Snow Ball Toss” trip as we may encounter a little snow this time of year in the Williams area. We’ll start our journey by meeting at the Flying J truck stop for breakfast at 8:00 a.m. with a planned departure time of 9:00 a.m. To save time we will travel I-40 east to Ashfork. Our route will take us out south of Ashfork as we noodle around on back roads to work our way east and north back up to Williams. Bring lunch and drinks for the day and throw in some cold weather gear just in case we run into some inclement weather.This could be a long day trip because of the distance to travel, so come prepared to spend the day. If we are late getting into Williams, we may have dinner before returning to Kingman on I-40. For planning purposes we require an RSVP on this trip so send an email to Dan at dmess@ctaz.com and/or Dick at dickandmouse@aol.com if you want to join the trip. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2012 Rendezvous Needles, CA April 13, 14, 15
We chose the Desert View RV Resport. The
facility is very nice and clean, plus a swimming pool.
We will have the use of their club house (no charge) for our
Friday night potluck and the Saturday night catered dinner -
they do their own catering too. Dinner will be $12.00. Camping/RV sites are a
little pricy - $30/day with hookups. Motels are quite close - just a few minutes away.
And start thinking about those Silent Auction items!
Last year the Silent Auction was very successful and a whole
lotta fun. Clean out your closets, garage, hobby room,
whatever. Or maybe you have found something at a garage sale
you bought and will donate? Everyone has at least one
thing that isn't being used anymore that another person
would love to pay for - start hunting for that stuff! |
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San Andreas Fault
April 21-22
Leaders: Bob Jacoby/Bill Neill
We will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21 in Devore near Cajon Pass. On Saturday we will visit interesting places along the fault, including Lost Lake, several other sag ponds, Swarthout Canyon, Lone Pine Canyon plus a brief visit to Devil’s Punchbowl. We will overnight in the Frazier Park/Lebec area where there are several motels plus parking for primitive camping. On Sunday we will follow the fault through the Carrizo Plain and Temblor Range to Simmler in San Luis Obispo County. The majority of the Saturday route will be rural paved roads. The Sunday route will be primarily dirt roads where high clearance will likely be necessary. If you are interested in attending either or both days, please send an email message to Bob Jacoby with copy to Bill Neill. CB Channel 13
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This was officially updated on January 13, 2012
