Solo on the Mojave Road 2/17&18/08
It was a 3 day week end, and we wanted to go back and run the Mojave Road from East to West and follow the book “Mojave Road Guide” by Dennis Casebier.
The plan was to travel with our good friend Michael and his awesome full size Bronco, but he was not able to make it, so we decided to be adventurous and head out solo.
It was 528 miles round trip from our house in Fullerton California.
My GPS measured the Mojave Road trip at 134 miles from the Colorado River to I-15 near Baker California (Afton Canyon off ramp).
We packed up the rig, loaded up the dogs (Nicky the red pit bull, and Harley the American bulldog) and took off about 2pm on Saturday afternoon.
We spent the first night at a Best Western off the first off ramp in Needles (don’t tell them about the dogs in the room), and we got up early and hit the road about 7:30 am.
It was a beautiful day…
The Start of the Mojave Road – Mile 0 on the Colorado River near Needles California. Right across the River on the Arizona side is the old Fort Mojave site.
The Road stretches out ahead out toward Fort Piute
Look out mountain
Remains of an old Turkey Ranch near Fort Piute
Lots of Petroglyphs along the creek ridge
Looks like the sheep have been here for a long long time
The dogs had a great time (Nicky the red Pitbull and Harley the American Bulldog
Little Nicky
Fort Piute wall (look close)
Back on the trail
An old corral
The old school bus (not sunfusion any more)
Rock Springs iced over
Government Wells (all dry)
Government Wells gate
The place is beautiful
Nearing the camp site at Beal Mountain
We camped at the same place we did when we went two week ends ago with Uphill and the gang
Nice Barrel Cactus
Turtle Petroglyph
What do they mean?
Moon rise at the camp site
Harley on point
Harley watches me pack up in the morning (notice that my ass has been frozen off)
Claudia and the dogs at Marl Springs
