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Just went on my last trip for awhile....

JESSE A

NAXJA Forum User
Location
SIMI VALLEY, CA
It was the Mojave trail, it was a really good trip just a little hot. We ran it from needles to yermo, we arrived in needles around 12am and just went in far enough to find a nice place to camp.
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This was our first spot.
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Some of us slep better than others.
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Saturday morning we headed out to check out the hieroglyphics, and found some fun optional lines.
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group shot.Afterward s we pressed on to the school bus where we had lunch.
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We encountered some rain but it was quite refreshing.
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Our second camp spot eveyone was pretty beat from all the sun and driving so we set up early.
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The mailbox
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Definitely can not forget the frog shrine
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After the frog shrine we decided to go the little extra distance to the lava tubes, and they are totally worth the drive.
 
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The lave tubes were worth seeing and you could go inside and check them out.
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Then after the lava tubes it was on to the lake bed and the rock pile witch was also very interesting.
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blue trying to get comfy.
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all of these rocks were brought here from the outskirts of the lake bed from campers and explorers who have ran the trail.
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there were some cool bridges on the sand wash on the way out.
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Last but not least the water crossing, it was a lot deeper than we expected, large enough to fully submerge a 33, but we all made it fine and had a great trip, besides the excessive heat!
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Great shots! Why the last for a while?

and your puppy got big fast!
 
Nice trip, Next time I do the Mojave road I will have to find those lave tubes
 
man, im only about 20 miles from needles.... woulda been cool to meet you guys
 
My father-in-law wants to do the mojave trail in January riding his mountain bike with his buddies. How doable is this? How many vehichles should we bring?

I know it will be cold and we will need some good camping gear.
 
My father-in-law wants to do the mojave trail in January riding his mountain bike with his buddies. How doable is this? How many vehichles should we bring?

I know it will be cold and we will need some good camping gear.

It's possibly, there's quite a bit of sand, a lot of it uphill.

IIRC you're limited to seven vehicles or 15 participants. More than that you need a permit from the NPS.

http://www.nps.gov/moja/planyourvisit/permits.htm
 
My father-in-law wants to do the mojave trail in January riding his mountain bike with his buddies. How doable is this? How many vehichles should we bring?

I know it will be cold and we will need some good camping gear.


ya just basic camping gear lots of water and gas(i almost ran out) 2 -4 vehicles is good amount, just remember you are all by yourselves in the middle of the desert.
 
hey there. i was looking at the maps for that trail and didnt see where the lave caves where. can you please help me locate them. i would love to go there. also, is this a trail a stocker could get through. thanks
 
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