Trail Discussion: Kevin's Awesome Adventure in Afton

[jonah]

Thanks to Kevin (1Bad F N Z) and his family for a great time out in Afton. I had a great time playing in the sand and seeing a lot of cool things out in the desert with the highlight for me being "Spooky Canyon"! I will start it off with this video clip, more photos to come soon I am sure.

[jonah]

Here is the desert megaphone:



Megaphone Mike!


Petroglyphs:


Spooky Canyon:

[Mike]

Great pics Jonah! Your shot came out much better than mine did through the Megaphone:



Here's my pics and a truncated version of the adventure

What a fun trip! Years ago, I used to hate the desert, but the more time that I spend there, the more that I find myself drawn to it. This trip just added more fuel to the fire!

I wish that we could have made it up on Friday, but that didn't work out. Instead, Sharon and I got up at Oh-Dark-Thirty and arrived at the camp site just after 8am on Saturday. Better yet, we arrived to a hot breakfast prepared by Kevin's wife, Chris. It was worth the trip just for that!

Sharon and I got some good video that I will share soon, but the pics tell the story fairly well. We started the day with a trip south along the ancient and historic Tidewater and Tonopah RR to the mysterious Desert Megaphone:




Then a little further south to the Bacon Strip (try to contain yourself Chuck): This is a small airport in the middle of freaking Nowhere!:






Mr. Green and Opie just chillin':


From there, we backtracked to the petroglyphs near the Megaphone:


We made our way back along the Union Pacific RR tracks and then ran up Afton Canyon:




We had lunch here:








After lunch, we went to Spooky Canyon. This is one of the best slot canyons that I have been to so far!:




Deep into the canyon, the slot becomes quite steep:


Beyond this, it requires ropes to climb further:




We didn't make it to the top due to the lateness of the day, but I want to go back to explore this canyon fully!

Going back down:


Once back out, we made our way to the Rasor Dunes. But along the way, we stopped at a fantastic old mine and mill structure:


The site had a mailbox, which of course, needed an MJR sticker on it!:


After getting to the dunes, we spent the rest of the day playing there. Great fun! Here's a pic, but the upcoming video will better show the fun we had!:

[daniel_buck]

Looks like a good time!

[dirtman13]

Looks like a fun trip. Wish we could have made it.

[Mike]

Looks like a fun trip. Wish we could have made it.

I wish that you could have too! It was a lot of fun.

[1 Bad F N Z]

Hey Mike, Sharon, and Jonah, glad you could join us for a little fun. Trouble is it's never long enough. Weather was perfect, and little wind. I could spend a couple of weeks out there exploring. Thanks again for coming, Kevin.

[scottymoto]

we are so glad you all came out to explore and show us things we didnt even know was out there...we all wish we could stay longer everytime we go

[nwoods]

Glad you all were able to play around in Spooky Canyon, I was so happy that I checked it out last week Too Cool! I've been through half a dozen times, and never knew it was there.... and now I'm subscribed for the rest of the videos!

[Red rubicon]

I am in next time. Love that area.

[Mike]

I am in next time. Love that area.

I'm in for next time too! It was great fun.

Here is the first video. I promised Kevin that I would post this after we watched it in camp. I love my new video camera! Video all day and then use the projector to watch the adventures while sitting around the campfire!

It doesn't get much better than that!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6pFb...ature=youtu.be

[nwoods]

Lol, hilarious!

[Mike]

Lol, hilarious!

Isn't it? I was LMAO when Kevin went around me.

So here's the second video post. I like this clip. It shows everyone having fun in the dunes in several different ways. This was as much fun to watch as it was to drive / ride / slide in!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxl2x...ature=youtu.be

[1 Bad F N Z]

I'm in for next time too! It was great fun.

Here is the first video. I promised Kevin that I would post this after we watched it in camp. I love my new video camera! Video all day and then use the projector to watch the adventures while sitting around the campfire!

It doesn't get much better than that!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6pFb...ature=youtu.be

[aw12345]

What happened to the black bucket Kevin?