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Day 3 Day 3 We managed to actually get some sleep which was good news especially after the previous night’s adventure. We were packed up and ready to hit the road by 8:30 am. A gentleman approached us and asked if we were practicing setting up and taking down our camp. We expressed the fact...

Thanks for checking our story guys! We had an amazing time, Day 3 is where it got very interesting. Will post soon. Thats awesome! Your celica would be cool out there, Perhaps more so when there is no snow on the passes :) Is that Kevin Kraack you are talking about? We used to live rally, I...

Day 2 continued For more info look here…. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_Valley,_California We made a decision to stay the night here as it would have been a very long trip out at night and we weren’t in the mood to be stuck and lost. We set up our camp spot near the upper springs...

Day 2 continued Upon arrival we were amazed at how many people were camped out here. I estimate that there were at least 75 vehicles that turned up for the weekend. Apparently this is the weekend of the year for this place; they have a huge golf game on Saturday and a softball game on Sunday...

Day 2 continued I couldn’t resist, I fought the zipper and finally got it open. It contained a few sleeping bags, if there was cash in there, there wasn’t enough to retire on so we stopped probing and threw it in the Jeep. About 8 miles later we encountered our first head on traffic. There was...

Day 2 continued We noticed what appeared to be a bag on the road directly in front of us. It was about 3’ long and 15” round, black in color. We slowed and saw the “NorthFace” logo and thought… this isn’t trash. After a short debate between me and the wife, we decided that the people that lost...

Day 2 continued As we snaked our way down, the valley the road was fairly smooth. As we got to some of the lower elevation we found ourselves in a canyon with cows, donkeys and river crossings. Ok, make that stream crossings.  It was still very cool to cross the water a few times, max depth...

Day 2 continued We stopped to ask a few questions about the journey, and see if any of these guys had experience here. The Toyota 4 runner owner was busy airing down, and didn’t seem in the mood to answer our questions. I think he was even further put off by our inquiry when he began to look...

Day 2 continued We left the wash and headed up what seemed to be an old asphalt road. This road led over a small mountain range and into what appeared to be civilization, Darwin. Darwin was a small community of 35 people who have decided to live the simple life. Many of which are artists who...

Day 2 continued Next we found ourselves in a precarious position. We came upon a fork in the road, a fork that was nonexistent on our 2005 California road and freeway map, LOL. We decided to flip a coin. My wife wasn't in the mood to decide, she didn't want to make the “wrong&#8221...

Day 2 continued It was cool and creepy at the same time to dare to walk into some of these caverns, but I figured what the heck, I had a flashlight, another person, and was dying of curiosity. There was a strange aroma in one of the caves, we headed out quicker than you can imagine. We have...

Day 2.....on the road again :) Day 2 We decided to get up and make tracks. After a brief discussion we agreed that we would keep going on the same trail as it appeared to go all the way to a town called Darwin. We never did see the Darwin Falls, We didn’t even think about them again until...

Thanks man! Yes, rain scares me. It was 1998 while camping in the Mountains above Palmdale for the "Rim of the World Rally". we were eager spectators, and I selpt in 3" of water.....never again. Coming.......

We were greeted by headlights just as we headed to the tent for some snooze. Then we heard the noise of a front wheel drive rental car begging for traction as it was being forced to negotiate our same sand wash. The noise of the rocks pounding on the inner fender wells and grazing the body were...

Day 1 Continued We decided to head up HWY 395 to about Ridgecrest and head over from there. We took the Searles Station cutoff and headed up to Trona on the 178. We stopped in Trona and fueled the Jeep. While at the station, my wife (while looking at the map) mentioned a town called Darwin, and...

I ended up breaking out the tig welder to mount the lights and burned the light bar to the unibody in effort to save time. I hate drilling holes. I figured I could cut it off as fast as I welded it on so what the hell, right? The CB was a different story, we had no place to mount it, no...

Day 1 continued My wife came home the Wednesday before President’s Day weekend and said, “Let’s go out of town this weekend; let’s load the Jeep and just hit the road”. I, of course asked her where she wanted to go, and she said the ultimate words, “It doesn’t matter”. This is my favorite kind...

A few quick things about us: Me= Scott My Wife= Bris We have familiarized ourselves with all things off-road over the years. If it happens in the dirt, generally speaking, we are enthusiasts. We are currently very interested in adventure. We are learning more and more every time we hit the road...

That Celica is awesome! I have done that event several times, even had the pleasure of instructing the school portion. Funny thing is you learn more from instructing, as you are in the car all day :) Your Celica looks like a ton of fun!! Keep having fun man...... love the rally style! Scott G...