OAUSA Net - April 23 ,2015 - Mojave Desert Adventure

[DaveK]

The Net this week will explore the Mojave Desert with an emphasis on the Eastern Mojave. The Mojave is a great place to visit or live. We will concentrate on a few of the highlights of the Desert during the net. Below are some pictures of our recent travels, to which we will refer during the discussion. Note that we have numbered the pictures for quicker reference.

Cinder Cones

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Amboy Crater
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Mojave Lava Tube
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View from Table Top Mountain ((6200 feet)
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Petroglyphs
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Great Camping Spots
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Mitchell Caverns
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Yes, there is water in the Desert. Almost all year long and for almost every year, the Mojave River is dry. When it does run, it can be HUGE. It completely washed out this road. Check out the road way across the river.
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Here are links to the topics we will be discussing during the net:

Links
1. Mojave Desert size http://mojavedesert.net/description.html
2. Mining history of EM http://digital-desert.com/east-mojave-d ... towns.html
3. Amboy Crater http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/needles/amboy.html
4. Lava Bed Cinder Cones http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1007/volcanic.html
5. Mojave Desert Indians http://mojavedesert.net/mojave-desert-indians/
6. Mines of the Mojave:
a. Barnwell http://digital-desert.com/mojave-preser ... story.html
b. Providence Bonanza http://mojavedesert.net/desert-fever/providence.html
c. Kokoweef, http://www.kokoweef.com/River_of_Gold_Legend_01.htm
Calico http://cms.sbcounty.gov/parks/Parks/Cal ... tTown.aspx
d. Cinder Mines http://deathvalleyjim.com/2014/02/05/ai ... -preserve/
e. Salt mines http://www.desertusa.com/mnp/mnp_blake.html
f. Evening Star Mine http://digital-desert.com/evening-star-mine/
g. Death Valley Mine http://digital-desert.com/death-valley-mine/
7.San Dunes (Devils Playground - Kelso Dunes) http://www.duneguide.com/closed_areas_kelso_dunes.htm
8. Roys Café http://www.rt66roys.com/
9. Route 66 http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-info.html
10. General Patton’s Mojave Training Grounds http://generalpattonmuseum.com/general- ... ng-center/ http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/needles/patton.html
11. Mitchell Caverns http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=615
12. Ranching and Cattle Grazing History of the Mojave http://digital-desert.com/mojave-preser ... story.html
13. Fort Paiute http://mojavedesert.net/military/fort-piute.html

[lrsrngr]

Net check-in please for KK6CTT.

Like so many other things that we take for granted, "The desert holds many wonders and secrets that are easily uncovered by the common wanderer and explorer but it is unforgiving for the unprepared and the foolish."

[KK6DYO]

Please check me in to tonight's net. Thank you.

[lrsrngr]

Sharing some shots from last year.

[lrsrngr]

More places Mojave...

[ki6kui]

The net recording is now available at Eastern Mojave Desert Adventure.

[KK6DYO]

Has anyone personally seen the Dinosaur Trackway that's roughly on the way between Mountain Pass and the Kokoweef Mine?

It's supposedly intentionally obscured to hide it from those who might damage it. I've heard that the BLM office in Needles has arranged group trips there. Someone who had been there gave me the GPS coordinates, but I was unable to find it.

[DaveK]

Has anyone personally seen the Dinosaur Trackway that's roughly on the way between Mountain Pass and the Kokoweef Mine?

It's supposedly intentionally obscured to hide it from those who might damage it. I've heard that the BLM office in Needles has arranged group trips there. Someone who had been there gave me the GPS coordinates, but I was unable to find it.

Paul

Is this what you are referring to - http://www.fws.gov/carlsbad/PalmSprings ... art6_8.pdf

Also check out Page 6 of the PDF found here: http://nsm.fullerton.edu/dsc/images/DSC ... tracks.pdf . I think that is the area you mentioned.

[KK6DYO]

Yes, that's it.

It's also mentioned in Southern California SUV Trails, Volume II, The Eastern Mojave Desert, Trail 18 "Where Dinosaurs Once Walked".