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Got a tranche of photos to continue with this. Just like they always do, the bad trails just got worse. We handled the rocks OK, but some serious washouts convinced us to turn aound and retrace our steps to Red Cloud Mine and then take the intended route - Clip Wash Trail. This turned into a...

Hi, not on this trip, but on others. Agreed, Ajo is a great little town. We're heading through Ajo and Why on the way to Peurto Penasco next month!

Darn, that kind of negates the effort to put a trip report together. I replaced the (quicker and easier) photo links with uploaded photos. I'm guessing some privacy setting negated the photo URL references. Hope the photos show now.

The problem with sticking with a hobby for a number of years is that it gets difficult to find "new and different." We wanted to do some exploring and camping for the week after Christmas, but we have already done most of the trails and nearby destinations. Death Valley and KofA: been there...

If you happen to be a cyclist, an old brake cable works great for the sunroof drain - blunt end down the top of the tube and work it till it comes out the bottom.

beautiful colors - looks like a good trip!

Or an onboard compressor :-). Should have added compressor or power tank to the tire-focused list. I've tested a couple times, and the ARB compressor will do the job with the xjack.

Nice rig. I have an '05 LR3. It looks like a good kit. I like to start with the most likely thing to leave me stranded: flat tire. On mine, that means a good jack (hi lift and I just added an x-jack). With the hi-lift, I need the wheel-mate to lift from a wheel. Then I carry a couple jackstands...

I've done it a couple times using the process in the Bodsy's Brake Bible. So if that didn't work for you, I don't have anything to add. The epb pads are a pain - not looking forward to the next time.

Really enjoying your reports! Inspirational. I also appreciate the balance of fun offroading and historical background/research.

Great photos and thanks for sharing. The photo of Hyder reminded me of a friend who does "Iron Butt" motorcycling, and that was one of his destinations.

Thanks for the note; edited the post. Dang! Now we'll have to bag Boundary Peak. Actually, we spent some time on the return trip googling facts about Wheeler Peak, and I was sure that I saw it was the highest in NV. Just rechecked and there's a Wheeler Peak as the highest point in NM. Also...

Here's a photo of the inside, attached to the vehicle. We had a similar Land Rover branded day tent (so no floor) that we used for 6 yrs or so, until it broke a couple years ago. We kind of cut our teeth using that tent and bought kit and devised processes that work for us. The bedding is all...

Cool to see fun that awaits if you have a capable rig and a sense of adventure!

Glad you enjoyed the report. Wow, I considered that the park was the only reason Baker existed. The only paved entrance into GBNP intersects highway 487 at Baker, and it's about 5 miles in. Next time you pass through, maybe take the detour and check it out. They were restricting the size of the...

Hi Alan, always great to catch up with you - if only on the forum board. Stella Lake is a detour loop on the hike to the glacier. A little background. GBNP came highly recommended from my sis-in-law, who did a camper trip from AZ to AK a couple yrs ago and said that GBNP was a highlight of the...

Continued A few final comments, if anybody is planning to visit the area. Time shifting. This was funny but also a bit frustrating. GBNP is just a few miles from the NV/UT border and doesn't get good mobile coverage. Sometimes a phone would pick up a UT signal and set the clock to MST. Within...

GBNP Top 10 Continued The return trip was more of the same, except we camped outside the Grand Canyon (North Rim). We took the paved road toward the visitor center for 5 or so miles, then headed off on FS trails toward the rim of the plateau, forking a couple times to turn onto less maintained...

GBNP Top 10 Continued 4. Camping. Laurie and I are both social people, but when it comes to camping, we like to get away from other people. If I can see, or hear, or smell other campers, it kind of ruins the experience. We had 6 nights at beautiful, remote, dispersed sites, with nobody else...

Here's a good old fashioned trip report with words and photos (until I get the go-pro drone and more :) ). Our adventure trips are usually nomadic affairs: camp overnight, pack up in the morning, and hit the trail. Rinse and repeat. This trip was a bit different. Once we got to Great Basin...