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Well we rounded up some of the regulars who didn't over do it last night to go on a little exploring trip this New Years morning. We met at the Lucerne Valero as normal and headed out to Camp Rock Road to air down and hit the trails. We had Scott (avjeepfreek), Dave and friend Courtney (flatpoint), Jeff and Shirley (scaffoldman), Jeff's dad "LC" and two girls, Roger and LeAnne, Joe and a friend (sorry forgot your name) (Chilidipper), and Mitch (great88).
First stop was to Anderson Dry Lake to try and find Randy and Carmen (mybrokenjeep). On the way we bumped into Mary and a friend (Skittles), who were heading off in a different direction after airing down. I talked to Randy and Carmen who said they would catch up with us. This proved to be cat and mouse for the rest of the day.
We headed to the "Cold Fear" Mine that is up a neat winding sand wash. There are several fun little extra credit lines along the 2 mile trail. There are a couple of short mine tunnels and a couple of verticle shafts in the area. The can dumps date this spot prior to the turn of the century with cans that have both soldered bottoms as well as sides. Lots to see at this spot while we still can.
This faintly reads: Cold Fear Mine / Danger with cross bones on it!
Next we headed over to another neat pair of mines in the Fry Mountain area. These mines both have extensive timber supports and alot of rock debris on the floor which says danger! So we got out the lights and headed in. Several hundred feet of exploring at this spot.
Next we kept playing CB tag with Randy and Carmen so we cruised over to where they we camped with friends at Cougar Buttes. We finally met up with them and after watching the croud at Chicken Rock, we ran Box Canyon with Randy and Carmen minus Jeff and Shirley and his dad who headed back to Means Dry Lake where they were camped. We had fun playing on the couple of tippy spot and just enjoyed the end of an awesome day in the desert.
Chicken Rock Crowd
Box Canyon
It was dark when we left the camp spot that Randy and Carmen were staying at. It was an awesome day with great friends. I special note, Courtney who just turned 19 drove with Dave today. So to stir it up a little I asked Dave when he was going to let her drive his Rubicon. He said go for it, and Courtney drove the last half of the day in the Rubicon. Courtney had never driven a Jeep and had only been off road a few times. She did fantastic!!!! Courtney didn't blink at running up Chicken Rock or anything at Box Canyon. She drove nice and slow with confidence and even hit the locker switch at the right spot before getting stopped. Very impressive.
We had to look at this on the way home! Did I ever say how much I love the desert?
Airtime in the dark. Love the long day stuff.
Thanks everyone!!!!! another great day.
Mitch
First stop was to Anderson Dry Lake to try and find Randy and Carmen (mybrokenjeep). On the way we bumped into Mary and a friend (Skittles), who were heading off in a different direction after airing down. I talked to Randy and Carmen who said they would catch up with us. This proved to be cat and mouse for the rest of the day.
We headed to the "Cold Fear" Mine that is up a neat winding sand wash. There are several fun little extra credit lines along the 2 mile trail. There are a couple of short mine tunnels and a couple of verticle shafts in the area. The can dumps date this spot prior to the turn of the century with cans that have both soldered bottoms as well as sides. Lots to see at this spot while we still can.
This faintly reads: Cold Fear Mine / Danger with cross bones on it!
Next we headed over to another neat pair of mines in the Fry Mountain area. These mines both have extensive timber supports and alot of rock debris on the floor which says danger! So we got out the lights and headed in. Several hundred feet of exploring at this spot.
Next we kept playing CB tag with Randy and Carmen so we cruised over to where they we camped with friends at Cougar Buttes. We finally met up with them and after watching the croud at Chicken Rock, we ran Box Canyon with Randy and Carmen minus Jeff and Shirley and his dad who headed back to Means Dry Lake where they were camped. We had fun playing on the couple of tippy spot and just enjoyed the end of an awesome day in the desert.
Chicken Rock Crowd
Box Canyon
It was dark when we left the camp spot that Randy and Carmen were staying at. It was an awesome day with great friends. I special note, Courtney who just turned 19 drove with Dave today. So to stir it up a little I asked Dave when he was going to let her drive his Rubicon. He said go for it, and Courtney drove the last half of the day in the Rubicon. Courtney had never driven a Jeep and had only been off road a few times. She did fantastic!!!! Courtney didn't blink at running up Chicken Rock or anything at Box Canyon. She drove nice and slow with confidence and even hit the locker switch at the right spot before getting stopped. Very impressive.
We had to look at this on the way home! Did I ever say how much I love the desert?
Airtime in the dark. Love the long day stuff.
Thanks everyone!!!!! another great day.
Mitch
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