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In the morning, business as usual. It can be hard to start the day no matter how eager you are about what's to come without a solid breakfast and a bit of go juice from the french press. Candace, as usual, whipped up a solid serving of both while the rest of us started cleaning and packing up...

Thanks! Practically in your backyard! You have so much to see in the surrounding areas, I'm jealous. Thanks, I do not unfortunately.

Candace in her happy place By the time we were ready to crawl out of the giant hole we were in, the realization that it was almost sunset became apparent. There were a couple choice camping spots just above where we were so it worked out rather well. Got everything setup and while...

Next stop – Black Rock Mine/Little Horn claim. Only a short distance away from the Purple Pansey, a series of trails and washes end up at the end of Little Horn Rd. Came around a blind corner and slowed down to a crawl, occasionally honking my horn. Usually enough to scare them...

Unfortunately the mines adit and shaft are all gated off Some foundations and additional outcroppings in the distance There are so many claims in this area that you could easily spend a good part of a day checking them all out, but that wasn't our goal. From the Belmont Mountain we'd...

Some good friends of ours moved to Arizona nearly two years ago to Litchfield Park, just west of Phoenix. Since their time there, we’ve visited a few times and even made a day trip out to Lake Pleasant, but haven’t ventured any further then that. There were talks about doing a offroad/camping...

Good stuff as always.

Thank you. Have a good time! Can never get enough of Mojave.

After leaving the cabin we started our venture home and joined the rat race on the I-15. Another great weekend out in the desert. Until next time!

The next morning I woke up with a hangover and a lighter wallet then what I started off with. Doh. Seems to be a reoccurring theme at casinos… As Candace was getting ready and packing up our stuff, I planned out one last bit of adventure before heading home – The Colosseum Mine. Was glad to...

Last of the 4 camps in the area off in the distance and our last stop before our drive to Primm. Leaving, we took a trail that dropped us off into Piute Valley where we would pick up Zinc Mine rd to take us the remaining distance to the I-15 freeway. Before long you can see...

I wasn’t able to come up with the names of the following camps that we visited. Not sure if they were grouped together name-wise with the others, or if I didn’t dig deep enough to find information. History can be somewhat lacking or missing for a lot of area’s scattered throughout the desert –...

We relaxed a bit at the top of the ridge, taking in the view and incredible scenery. In warmer weather, this would be a phenomenal place to setup camp for the night. Moving on, we stopped by the Geer Camp which is located within earshot of Riley’s. While small, it was quite quaint in the fact...

The first we came to was Riley’s Camp, built by John Riley Bembery in the 1920’s. His cabin is surrounded by numerous claims that were made throughout the years and many mining artifacts scattered about. The house itself has been under renovation by friends & family of Riley in conjunction with...

Primm, NV off in the distance Made our way to the Evening Star mine headframe. Amazingly, it’s still in decent condition compared to the last time I was here back in 2005. The NPS did block off all the mine shafts since then, as I remember walking back into the lower adit. Nonetheless, very...

Tunnel Snakes Rule There was quite a bit of exploring to be done at the Goldome, and even more if you were into all the small details scattered throughout – we had our fill though. Before moving to the next location, we used the facility as our lunch spot so we could look over the Ivanpah...

Most likely because of it’s remote location and lack of interest compared to other state/national parks, this visitor center is nearly flawless and looks almost new since it was refurbished back in 2005. Hardly anyone there allowed us to take our time and read all the excerpts scattered inside...

I’ve always had a deep fascination for the Mojave desert. I suppose it’d be hard not to after spending countless car rides along the 15 and 40 freeways as a kid, staring out the window when boredom set in. Imagination going wild – thoughts of cactus, scorpions and snakes. Mirages tricking the...

For those of you that camp in rain, mud, snow, etc. - Tepui has released Boot Bags that attach to the bottom channel of the tent base. Worked really well for us on our last trip.

The space is incredible! And it's all easily accessible too which is the nice part. That is the old tote style I was using before. I purchased some of FrontRunner's Wolfpack and Cub storage containers and plan on adding L track to the slider cover to have multiple anchor points.