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Another week off from school, another family vacation in the Rover. For a variety of reasons, we settled on a shorter trip this spring: The Mojave Rd.

One can find some very odd places to eat in the desert:




At this establishment, salad dressing is a delight that should not be taken lightly.


After spending some time looking for the dotted line that divides Ca and NV...


Evan settled for having one foot in each state.


I haven't seen too many of these guys (gals?) around:


We were lucky enough to be in the Mojave as an unusual cold front moved through. We camped in bellow freezing temps (27 when we woke up) with 40-50 mph wind gusts (we only had a dozen or so 25+mph gusts where we camped) and snow showers above/rain showers bellow 3000'.

Still, it doesn't get much better than being with family alone and self sufficient in the desert.
























Finally the front passed and it started to warm up a bit.






Evan's first stone:




Afton Canyon






The high winds had wiped clean all tracks... at times it felt like we had found a new land.






What is it about boys that they always find sticks and rocks to play with?


When we had arrived at the west end of The Mojave Rd and informed Evan that we were heading home, he started crying. "I don't want to go home... I want to go camping!" Yeah, he's a keeper.

Adverse weather just adds to the mix!Great pics, gotta love the Mojave.

Curious where this shot was taken?
http://traveltoad.smugmug.com/photos/51 ... cnVJ-L.jpg

traveltoad wrote: One can find some very odd places to eat in the desert:
At this establishment, salad dressing is a delight that should not be taken lightly.

Still, it doesn't get much better than being with family alone and self sufficient in the desert.

Hotel Nipton, a great place to start or end any trip!

And Seventeenmile point, one of my favorite camping spots. My daughters have been making stone circles and fairy houses around that campsite for several years.

How was the mud on Soda Lake? It looked muddy in your photos around Traveler's Cairn.

Looks like a great trip.

Awesome report... good times!

Terrific pics, beautiful family - thanks for sharing...

traveltoad wrote:Another week off from school, another family vacation in the Rover. For a variety of reasons, we settled on a shorter trip this spring: The Mojave Rd.

When were you there?

I was in the Mojave last week from Wednesday the 8th till Saturday the 11th. We had 3 inches of snow early Saturday morning in Caruthers Canyon.

gon2srf wrote:Adverse weather just adds to the mix!Great pics, gotta love the Mojave.

Curious where this shot was taken?
http://traveltoad.smugmug.com/photos/51 ... cnVJ-L.jpg

That is up in Caruthers Canyon... a great place to camp.

unwiredadventures wrote:

traveltoad wrote:Another week off from school, another family vacation in the Rover. For a variety of reasons, we settled on a shorter trip this spring: The Mojave Rd.

When were you there?

I was in the Mojave last week from Wednesday the 8th till Saturday the 11th. We had 3 inches of snow early Saturday morning in Caruthers Canyon.

We left Monday... got back Thursday evening. We had planned on being out one more night, but with the cold weather we ended up sending more time in the truck driving and finished a bit early.

unwiredadventures wrote:

traveltoad wrote: One can find some very odd places to eat in the desert:
At this establishment, salad dressing is a delight that should not be taken lightly.

Still, it doesn't get much better than being with family alone and self sufficient in the desert.

Hotel Nipton, a great place to start or end any trip!

And Seventeenmile point, one of my favorite camping spots. My daughters have been making stone circles and fairy houses around that campsite for several years.

How was the mud on Soda Lake? It looked muddy in your photos around Traveler's Cairn.

The mud was not bad at all. I had expected much worse.