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We had a great mid-week run! Atendees:
Mary (Skittles) and her Jeep-dog Jeanie
John (xthread) and is daughter Kylie
Gregg (TJgregg)
My wife LeAnne & I (Roger)
We all met ant the Valero Station With the exception of John who met us at 3N03 & Hwy 18.
Phase one of the trip was exploring 3N62 and all the spur trails. Here's a map:
The trails were moderate but there were a few spots we all agreed would classify as kinda difficult. The southern most trail ended at a guzzler. I can't recall ever finding one in the SBNF before.
After we left the area, I discoverd I lost my cell phone somewhere. I eventually found it in my center console buried in all the junk there.
Here are a few photos of the trip:
This is the end of one of the spurs. It looks like it used to go all the way to the desert floor but now it is only passable by a motorcycle. It heads down to Grapevine creek:
This is the guzzler:
Coming back down from the top of Silver Peak, Gregg's front drive shaft u-joint came apart. Luckily he stopped immediatly and the bolts & brackets were all right there! So after a few minutes of making the repair, we were back at it:
Here we are on the trail somewhere between Silver Peak and the black Hawk mine:
Here we are at the Lester-Dale Mine. It has had more interior damage by vandals to the main house. If you ever want to see this piece of desert history, DO IT SOON. I don't know how much longer the buildings will be there. Don't put it off, I would be happy and I sure Mitch would be also to take anyone there who would like to see it:
One more view of the other buildings at Lester-Dale:
From there we headed north to HWY 247 and parted company. All in all it was a wonderful day with wonderful people. Oh yes, Kylie & Jeanie the Jeep-dog became best buddies whenever we stopped.
Thanks everyone who came along today - you all rock!
Mary (Skittles) and her Jeep-dog Jeanie
John (xthread) and is daughter Kylie
Gregg (TJgregg)
My wife LeAnne & I (Roger)
We all met ant the Valero Station With the exception of John who met us at 3N03 & Hwy 18.
Phase one of the trip was exploring 3N62 and all the spur trails. Here's a map:
The trails were moderate but there were a few spots we all agreed would classify as kinda difficult. The southern most trail ended at a guzzler. I can't recall ever finding one in the SBNF before.
After we left the area, I discoverd I lost my cell phone somewhere. I eventually found it in my center console buried in all the junk there.
Here are a few photos of the trip:
This is the end of one of the spurs. It looks like it used to go all the way to the desert floor but now it is only passable by a motorcycle. It heads down to Grapevine creek:
This is the guzzler:
Coming back down from the top of Silver Peak, Gregg's front drive shaft u-joint came apart. Luckily he stopped immediatly and the bolts & brackets were all right there! So after a few minutes of making the repair, we were back at it:
Here we are on the trail somewhere between Silver Peak and the black Hawk mine:
Here we are at the Lester-Dale Mine. It has had more interior damage by vandals to the main house. If you ever want to see this piece of desert history, DO IT SOON. I don't know how much longer the buildings will be there. Don't put it off, I would be happy and I sure Mitch would be also to take anyone there who would like to see it:
One more view of the other buildings at Lester-Dale:
From there we headed north to HWY 247 and parted company. All in all it was a wonderful day with wonderful people. Oh yes, Kylie & Jeanie the Jeep-dog became best buddies whenever we stopped.
Thanks everyone who came along today - you all rock!
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