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Desert trip this weekend (1/16/21 - 1/17/21)

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JFanaselle:
The Mrs. and I are planning to take the Tacoma for a little shakedown trip this weekend. Looking to just putz around and explore during the day on Saturday, then spend the night somewhere out in the desert and return back home on Sunday.

Anza Borrego and Ocotillo Wells parks are open to day use, but closed to camping, so I'll probably stay away from those two areas. We can still camp on BLM land, or within the Mojave National Preserve. I'm leaning toward the BLM land along the Bradshaw Trail, as it's easily accessible and there's a lot of good exploring to be done out there along the old railroad. Although with it being a 3 day holiday weekend (and with Ocotillo Wells SVRA shut down to camping), I would expect there to be plenty of side-by-side activity out there, which could get annoying. So, I'm open to suggestions on better places.

If anyone is interested in joining us, either for wheeling/exploring or just for camping on Saturday evening, let me know. The "wheeling" will be very mild in nature, as I'm still getting used to the capabilities of my new truck, and it doesn't have full armor yet. That said, I just need to get away for a weekend and enjoy some time outdoors.

Anyone interested?

xxSVxx:
Hey Joe

I am hitting it this weekend with some friends from church, but we're heading out Fri afternoon and coming back Sat afternoon

Coyote Canyon was thrown around as a possible destination but wasn't confirmed and we're actually getting together tonight to go over possible locales.

I'll let you know where we end up choosing to go if you'd like

JFanaselle:
That's awesome, Christiaan! I'm glad you're getting out there this weekend, too! It should be gorgeous weather.

After some further consultation with the wife, and a general lack of interest from this group (I swear... you sell your Xterra to buy a Tacoma, and all of a sudden, you don't have any friends anymore! :P ) we have decided to start our trip on Saturday morning.

We are going to head out to the Corn Springs area and spend Saturday afternoon exploring. We'll spend Saturday night somewhere in the area of Red Cloud Mine Road, south of I-10. Sunday morning, we'll break camp and then we're going to meet my cousin and his wife at the Chevron station at Chiriaco Summit at 9:00 am. From there, we're heading south on Red Canyon Jeep Trail all the way to the Bradshaw Trail. We'll spend some time exploring around the mouth of Red Canyon, the old railroad line, and of course, the trestle bridge. We'll hook back up with Highway 111 near the town of North Shore in the afternoon, and head back north into the Coachella Valley to grab some dinner.

FBinSD:
I was looking to get the family out for a night camping this weekend also.  Are you bringing you son?

JFanaselle:

--- Quote from: FBinSD on January 14, 2021, 08:20:07 AM ---I was looking to get the family out for a night camping this weekend also.  Are you bringing you son?

--- End quote ---

We are not bringing him. My mom is actually coming in to town from Arizona, and he wants to stay here at the house with her.

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